Putah Creek Council hosts an annual 6-month series of public talks about the history, culture, and nature of our region called CreekSpeak!
CreekSpeak is our speaker series about the nature, history, and culture of the Putah Cache Region and more broadly, California. From May through October, the Council hosts monthly talks that feature insights from regional experts and researchers about important issues, notable projects and publications, and much more!
Each year, CreekSpeak and its presenters educate hundreds of people about important creek issues. Past topics have included aquatic insects, native fish, farming in the watershed, mercury in Putah Creek, local wildlife, the history of the region, and more.
Check out our past lineups:
CreekSpeak 2023
Spring Loop Trail Guided Nature Hike at Bobcat Ranch with naturalist Marc Hoshovsky
The Cold Canyon Fire Journals: Green Shoots and Silver Linings in the Ashes with Robin Lee Carlson
Policies to Protect Ecosystems and Environmental Health with Álvaro Palacios Casanova, East Bay and Northern California Conservation Advocate
WATCH: Efforts to Protect Molok Luyuk, Sacred Land to the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
California Indigenous Ethnobotany & Land Management w/ Landin Noland
Berryessa Citizen Monitoring Project with Paul Havemann, Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve Manager of the UC Davis Natural Reserve System
The Use of Prescribed Fire and Its Benefits on the Landscape with Alli Permann, Outreach Coordinator for the Yolo County Resource Conservation District
Historical Ecology and Restoration of Putah Creek to Better Understand the Pre- and Post-dam Dynamics of Regulated Semi-arid River Systems and Build Models for Riparian Restoration Design with Clancy McConnell
Guest speaker is to be determined, stay tuned for more information!
CreekSpeak 2022
Guided Nature Walk of Bobcat Ranch’s Bray Canyon with Naturalist Marc Hoshovsky
Managing California’s Cold Water With Conservation and Regulation with Dr. Ann Willis from UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Looking Upstream with Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning from UC Davis
Stay tuned to hear more about our July CreekSpeak!
How to Keep an Imperiled Smelt Alive: Lessons Learned from Conservation Aquaculture with Yuzo Yanagitsuru from UC Davis
WATCH: How to keep an imperiled smelt alive: Lessons learned from conservation aquaculture
Multiple Benefit Conservation: A Pathway for Collaborative, Inclusive, and Effective Conservation with Kristen Dybala from Point Blue Conservation Science
Climate Change, Vegetation, Restoration, and Seed Transfers, A Presentation from James Thorne from UC Davis
WATCH: Climate Change, Vegetation, Restoration, and Seed Transfers
Climate and Fire Impacts on the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count with Bart Wickel from Yolo Audubon
CreekSpeak 2021
Regional Watershed Planning to Advance the Human Right to Water in California with Kristin Dobbins
WATCH: Regional Watershed Planning to Advance the Human Right to Water in California
Reducing Car Dependence in California with Susan Handy
Riparian Forests Along Urban Creeks in the Sacramento Area: Changes, Challenges, and Possibilities with Joanna Solins
Hedgerows: Why We Need Living Fences in our Ag Landscapes with Rachael Long
WATCH: Hedgerows: Why We Need Living Fences in Our AG Landscapes
New Public Accessibility Improvements at the City of South Fork Preserve with Tracie Reynolds
WATCH: New Public Accessibility Improvements at the City of South Fork Preserve
