• education
• research
• planning

• Education and Outreach
• Research and Monitoring
• Integrated Planning and Management
• Sustaining the Organization

1. Build the Sun Valley Neighborhood Retrofit demonstration at Elmer Street
2. Write an operations and maintenance manual, and conduct trainings for City staff and residents, for the
   demonstration.
3. Write a regional strategy report on the potential for infiltration to create new water supply.
4. Update and reissue Stormwater: Asset Not Liability.

1. Offer Sustainable Landscape Design and Maintenance Seminar series at least twice per year.
2. Develop and offer Sustainable Landscape Maintenance trainings, including the maintenance manual
   template, once per year.
3. Update the Plant Profiler.
4. Distribute existing and develop additional invasive plant materials and information.
5. Inventory water use efficient landscape ordinances and conduct outreach to cities and parks departments
   regarding best practices.
6. Develop and disseminate a resilient “California friendly” plant palette for high use commercial landscapes.

1. Hold Watershed Symposia/forums/workshops at least quarterly addressing issues of the day.
2. Publish an expanded magazine, WatershedWise, and add a periodic web-based newsletter.
3. Develop toolkits for cities to develop general plan guidelines for water and watershed elements.
4. Develop and fund a program for education and outreach to policy-makers.

1. Adopt legislative policy goals to guide staff interactions with elected officials.
2. Collaborate with affiliated organizations and stakeholders regarding regional and statewide policies
   related to our mission and vision.
3. Meet regularly with State legislators and agency staff.
4. Meet regularly with local elected officials and their staff.

1. Issue water quality monitoring reports annually, starting with 2005 for San Gabriel River.
2. Issue water quality monitoring reports annually, starting with 2008 for Los Angeles River.
3. Monitor the impacts of the Sun Valley Neighborhood Retrofit (Elmer Street).

1. Research and write Indicators of Watershed Health report, in collaboration with both local and statewide
   partners.
2. Report on the health of a pilot watershed, in collaboration with local partners.
3. Issue State of the River/Watershed reports annually, starting in 2010 for San Gabriel River.
4. Issue State of the River/Watershed reports annually, starting in 2012 for Los Angeles River.

1. Complete baseline vegetation maps of habitat along the river Right-of-Ways by 2008.
2. Continue the Weed Watch program, including the Comprehensive Invasive Plant Species Database.
3. Complete maps of native populations suitable for seed-collection; seeds collected appropriately;
   established network of native nurseries growing at least short-list plants for each watershed.
4. Expand our historic aerial photo collection to include all of the Los Angeles region and include historic
   hardcopy maps. Build an online clearinghouse that will allow stakeholders to use the data freely.
5. Assist in efforts to remove invasive non-native plants from rivers and streams.

Integrated Planning and Management.

Goal: The Watershed Council will provide leadership, guidance, and assistance, working with other agencies and
organizations, to affect sound watershed assessment, planning, and management.

Objective 8: Provide technical assistance/products/data (on a fee for service, contract basis, or through membership
program) for watershed-related planning efforts.

1. Provide GIS/mapping support to the Tujunga Watershed Management Plan as funded.
2. Develop large-format hardcopy reference maps for each subwatershed in the region.
3. Provide technical assistance on a fee-for-service or gratis basis, as appropriate, for watershed management
   planning and project development.

Objective 9: Continue to develop & implement watershed goals and objectives, focusing work in disadvantaged
communities.

1. Provide project development assistance to disadvantaged cities and organizations, focusing on under-
   represented communities, to develop multi-benefit projects identified in the Watershed Management Plan
   or the IRWMP.
2. Complete the Compton Creek Earthen Bottom Restoration Feasibility Study and provide recommendations
   for further work.
3. Complete the Compton Creek Daylighting Study.
4. Develop and complete collaborative studies based on recommendations for projects arising out of
   watershed goals & objectives; partner as appropriate on projects.

1. Participate on the Leadership Committee and three steering committees: upper Los Angeles River, Upper
   San Gabriel River, and Lower Los Angeles and Lower San Gabriel River watersheds.
2. Obtain additional funding for project prioritization and project development assistance for small cities and
   disadvantaged communities.

1. Participate in regional efforts and take a leadership role as appropriate to identify needs and actions to
   achieve the objective.

1. Annually update the long term strategic plan and track progress.
2. Periodically review and revise staff and board policies and procedures.
3. Develop and implement a Board orientation and training program.
4. Improve our financial accountability and performance.
5. Organize watershed organization summits for Los Angeles County watershed groups to explore
   jurisdiction/service area issues.

1. Develop and implement a financial strategic plan for unrestricted and project-oriented funding.
2. Train program staff in grant writing and program planning.

1. Develop a searchable, interactive website using the information currently hosted on the static site; build
   in database applications for searching the Council's reference library, map library, and relevant data.
2. Develop and carry out a marketing and outreach strategy to publicize the results of the work of the
   Watershed Council and our stakeholders.