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Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative
The Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative (TBWCC) is a collaborative of natural resource managers working together to advance watershed planning and resource management in the Tulare Basin based on sound science and mutually identified needs for regional economic and ecological sustainability. The group conducts its work through active subcommittees and convenes as a full group on a quarterly basis to coordinate overarching strategies. The TBWP founded the Watershed Connections Workgroup (rechristened the Watershed Connections Collaborative) as an evolution of the Tulare Basin Working Group, which the TBWP coordinated for 11 years. Michelle Selmon, DWR Climate Change Specialist, served as the group's coordinator until January 2018. The TBWCC is now coordinated by the Tulare Basin Watershed Partnership.
The group's goal is:
To advance collaborative watershed planning and resource management in the Tulare Basin based on sound science and mutually identified needs for regional economic and ecological sustainability.
The group's goal is:
To advance collaborative watershed planning and resource management in the Tulare Basin based on sound science and mutually identified needs for regional economic and ecological sustainability.
The Latest TBWCC Work
Important source materials relayed by Armando Quintero on Sept. 10, 2018 providing guidance for TBWCC next steps:
Meeting minutes & materials for TBWCC meetings, including the June 2014 strategic planning workshop:
October 25, 2019 Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative Steering Committee Meeting
1pm - 4pm : Meeting Minutes | Agenda
MATERIALS:
MATERIALS:
- ONE TAM ppt
- French Meadows Forest Restoration Project
Fact Sheet
Building Partnerships
YouTube Film
Lesson Learned
Related TCI Initiative
July 18, 2018 Watershed Connections Collaborative Meeting
9am - 12pm : Agenda | Meeting Summary
MATERIALS:
MATERIALS:
- DWR Tulare Lake Basin Watershed Boundaries Map
- GRAT Groundwater Recharge Assessment Tool
- Roche, Goulden, & Bales research article: Estimating evapotranspiration change due to forest treatment and fire at the basin scale in the Sierra Nevada, California
- The documentary "Beyond the Brink: A Matter of National Security"
April 30, 2018 Watershed Connections Collaborative Meeting
February 26, 2018 TBWCC SGMA +Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Meeting
January 26, 2018 Watershed Connections Collaborative Meeting
9am - 12pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda
MATERIALS:
RESOURCES:
Next Meetings: April 30, 2018 & July 18, 2018 (for details, contact TBWP)
MATERIALS:
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative DRAFT Strategic Plan
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Collaborative DRAFT Charter
RESOURCES:
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy Strategic Assessment Policy Discussion
Next Meetings: April 30, 2018 & July 18, 2018 (for details, contact TBWP)
July 10, 2017 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
1pm - 4pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: December 21, 2017 (for details, contact TBWP)
RESOURCES:
- Sequoia Riverlands Trust + San Joaquin Valley GreenPrint | Watershed Enhancement Strategies for Groundwater Sustainability
Next Meeting: December 21, 2017 (for details, contact TBWP)
March 23, 2017 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
1pm - 4pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: July 10, 2017 (for details, contact TBWP)
RESOURCES:
- The Nature Conservancy | Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs)
Next Meeting: July 10, 2017 (for details, contact TBWP)
November 3, 2016 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
1pm - 4pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: March 23, 2017 (for details, contact TBWP)
RESOURCES:
- Project WET and the DWR Climate Change Team: Understanding Climate Change in the Tulare Basin Watershed
Next Meeting: March 23, 2017 (for details, contact TBWP)
July 14, 2016 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
1pm - 4pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: November 3, 2016 (for details, contact TBWP).
RESOURCES:
- KREW Climate Variability DRAFT
- KREW Sediment DRAFT
- KREW Overview Final Draft
- The Importance of Streamflow in California's Southern Sierra Nevada Brochure
- Future Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Workshop Ideas
Next Meeting: November 3, 2016 (for details, contact TBWP).
April 6, 2016 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
1pm - 4pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: TBA (for details, contact TBWP).
RESOURCES:
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Work Group Draft Outreach Plan
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Work Group Draft SGMA Outreach
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Work Group Grant Opportunities
- Region-wide grant opportunities for the Tulare Basin | Excel sheet
Next Meeting: TBA (for details, contact TBWP).
January 6, 2016 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
1pm - 4pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda | Subcommittee List
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: TBA (for details, contact TBWP).
RESOURCES:
- TBWP/TBWI's Conceptual Conservation Project List for Climate Change Mitigation
- Sierra Nevada tree die off; lessons learned and future challenges | Powerpoint presentation from Roger Bales
- Connecting Watershed Efforts in the Kings River Watershed | Concept overview
- Climate Change in the Tulare Basin | Powerpoint presentation from Michelle Selmon
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Work Group Needs and Capacity Full Survey Results
- Tulare Basin Watershed Connections Work Group Needs and Capacity Survey Summary
Next Meeting: TBA (for details, contact TBWP).
August 12, 2015 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
9am - 12pm: Meeting Minutes | Agenda | Subcommittee List
RESOURCES:
Next Meeting: December 12, 2015 (for details, contact TBWP).
RESOURCES:
- Regional Conservation Partnership Program: Flyer | Powerpoint presentation from Joe Williams
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy Grant Opportunities Summary
- Grant summary: Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative
Next Meeting: December 12, 2015 (for details, contact TBWP).
April 16, 2015 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
9am - 12pm: Meeting Minutes | Subcommittee list
RESOURCES:
PRESENTATIONS
Next Meeting: August 12, 2015 (for details, contact TBWP).
RESOURCES:
- "Floods and Droughts in the Tulare Lake Basin," by John T. Austin, 2nd Edition, in DRAFT form, 2015. The new edition covers the current drought, incorporates new information that has become available in the last two years, and covers important details about where we source our water.
- "Applying the Connectivity Approach: Groundwater Management in the Kings Basin," a report published by the California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply (Ag Innovations), April 2015. The report identifies opportunities for improved connectivity in groundwater management planning and implementation in the state. It builds on a report they produced in April, 2014: From Crisis to Connectivity: Renewed Thinking About Managing California’s Water and Food Supply.
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy Watershed Improvement Program (summary brochure) | Prop 1 Grant Guidelines
- Sierra Nevada Watershed Fact Sheet | State of the Sierra Nevada's Forests Report
PRESENTATIONS
- Ag Innovations, Lucas Patzek, Presentation to the Watershed Connections Workgroup
Next Meeting: August 12, 2015 (for details, contact TBWP).
January 15, 2015 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
October 28, 2014 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
August 26, 2014 Watershed Connections Workgroup Meeting
June 10, 2014 Watershed Connections Strategic Planning Workshop
TBWP Watershed Connections Strategic Planning Workshop Minutes | Agenda
Meeting Presentations
Meeting Presentations
- Pre-Workshop Assessment Results, presented by Sarah Campe
- The Tulare Basin: Historical Context and Current State, presented by Rob Hansen
- DWR Water Sources (1998-2010), presented by John Austin
February 25, 2014 Watershed Connections Meeting
TBWP Watershed Connections Meeting Minutes
TBWP Watershed Connections: Table of local organizations and collaboratives
TBWP Watershed Connections: Table of local organizations and collaboratives
Supplemental Meeting Materials, for review
- Kings River Experimental Watersheds: Project Overview
- Kings River Experimental Watersheds: New Findings about Headwater Streams of the Southern Sierra Nevada
- A Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
- A Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Appendix 3 Erosion and Mass Wasting
- Forests and Water in the Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project, by Roger Bales, et al.
- Alternative Futures for Fire Management under a Changing Climate, by Koren Nydick and Charisse Sydoriak
- Mokelumne Avoided Cost Analysis, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
- National CZO Program: Advances in Measurement Design, Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
- National CZO Program: Vegetation‐Water‐Regolith Interactions, Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
- National CZO Program: Outreach to California Water Providers, Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
- National CZO Program: Structure and Formation of Regolith, Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
