restoration

Dirt from the Field-January 2012

Submitted by Gregg Fell on January 19, 2012 - 4:10pm

-We have had lots of activity going on at Watson Woods this past month!

Dirt from the Field-November 2011

Submitted by Gregg Fell on November 21, 2011 - 5:20pm

I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is almost here!  Time goes fast when you are having fun, and my job here at Prescott Creeks is exactly that.  This past month I have worked a lot with various volunteers and community groups, which has been an enriching experience…fitting for the upcoming Holiday Season. 

Here is the latest and greatest:

It Takes Community to Fix a Watershed

Submitted by Michael Byrd on April 8, 2011 - 8:00am

Prescott Creeks recently had the opportunity to visit with representatives from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Thoughts from the Director

Submitted by Michael Byrd on January 4, 2011 - 11:47am
Western Bluebird perched on a mullein seed stalk.

The 2010 year ended on a high note for Prescott Creeks. We’d recently completed a second phase of fieldwork for our Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Project and we then had weather in the form of rain and snow.

Imagine the Next 20 Years!

Submitted by Michael Byrd on November 4, 2010 - 10:39am
Before-and-After shot of Watson Woods restoration.

Founded in 1990, it is hard to believe that Prescott Creek Preservation Association has reached its 20th Anniversary (and that I have been involved for almost three-quarters of those 20 years)!

Winter Storms Test Restoration Work

Submitted by Michael Byrd on July 30, 2010 - 5:00pm
Heavy winter flows at Watson Woods.

During the spring of 2009, initial construction of the Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Project was completed. Planted vegetation responded well with a 95% success rate on the willow species and an 87% survival for the cottonwoods.

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