Putah Creek Party - Celebrating 20 Years
June 3rd, 2008 Categories: Amusement, Davis Fun to Do, Davis Nature, Real Estate News
If you are new to Davis you may not know that it took a tremendous collaboration of lawmakers, attorneys, landowners, farmers, ecologists and citizens who cared to save one of the only natural riparian woodlands in Northern California - Putah Creek.
At least 100 people gathered at my house along the creek this weekend to celebrate and remember the past 20 years of the Putah Creek Council and the victory to adjudicate Federal law and keep water in the creek year round. The day was gorgeous, the wonderful local band Hardwater played, there was meat on the barbie, and wine poured freely. Energetic young members and revered old timers gathered to talk and remember. Most notably Steve Chainey, the founder of Putah Creek Council, shared his understanding that though not yet pristine, Putah Creek is so much cleaner than it was twenty years ago. The eco system is more complex and vibrant, with salmon spawning, mink, otters and more. We were inspired to consider what a difference citizens can make, and we all wondered where it was we got all that energy (and time) to see it through.
