North Santa Monica Bay State Of The Watershed Ever Set For Thursday

MALIBU, CA — Local officials are inviting the community to the 2nd Annual North Santa Monica Bay State of the Watershed event this week.

The event will include information about local efforts to enhance water quality, increase water supply and preserve wildlife and habitats in the watershed area, which includes Malibu, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Agoura Hills.

Here's a rundown of the agenda:

1. Land Acknowledgement, Agoura Hill Councilmember Jeremy Wolf
2. Safe Clean Water Program, Roxanne Hughes, Westlake Village
3. Water Supply Innovation (i. What Goes Around, Comes Around: The Pure Water Project, by LVMWD; ii. Agoura Hills and the Pure Water Project: Creating Local Water Supply)
4. Los Angeles County Department of Public Works / Flood Control, Alberto Grajeda
5. NSMB Water Quality Report by Cities, Malibu, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Agoura Hills
6. Conservation Partnerships: The Big Four in the Santa Monica Mountains (i. NPS – Two water quality projects, Danika Globukar; ii. State Parks, Topanga; iii. RCDSMM, Stream Team + Education program Jelly Kahler)
7. Rewilding Our Backyards: Native Plants Kit, TreePeople
8. Water Conservation In Our Watershed (Gus Meza)
9. How Do We Get to Safe, Clean Water – What Can People Do? Roxanne Hughes
10. The State of the Malibu Lagoon by Dr. Christine Whitcraft, CSULB
11. Annual Watershed Prize

The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Malibu City Hall. For more information and to RSVP, visit the event website.