UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

01/05/2024

07/17/2022

Summer is a good time to control invasive plants. In this case, Tamarisk ("salt cedar").

06/25/2022

Our summer interns have started working! They will help us throughout the summer to deal with infrastructure repair and fabrication work, trail maintenance, littering and vandalism issues as well as invasive plants control and restoration. If you see someone littering, vandalizing or having an open flame fire on the Reserve please call (530) 752-1230 that is the UCD Dispatch (fire and police - our internal number for 911). Our Reserve is a unique and beautiful place a few steps away from Davis. Please help us keep it this way for everyone's enjoyment!
(Picture is from first trip canoeing down the creek to trim branches that hang over the water to provide safe pathway for canoes or other floating devices).

05/11/2021

Here is a great recording. Listen (audio only) to Rich Marovitch, Putah Creek Stream Keeper, talk about Putah Creek.

Putah Creek in Yolo County is much better off than it was a generation ago, and Rich Marovich’s job is part of the reason why. He’s the creek’s streamkeeper, and his work has involved him in everything from restoration projects to the removal of trash and derelict cars from the channel. On tod...

04/25/2021

Great day #2 of Putah Creek Cleanup yesterday on the UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve . Thank you Putah Creek Council for organizing this much needed event.

07/17/2020

https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/news/wildland-fire-training-2020?utm_source=FOA+Digest&utm_campaign=1558d7ffc8-FOA_DIGEST_2020_07_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d5d04e85f1-1558d7ffc8-189008273

Video of prescribed campus and regional fire department training opportunity at UC Davis Russell Ranch. These burns help regenerate native grasses while offering first responders the experience of responding to fires during a pandemic. Just two days after undergoing annual wildland fire training at....

05/27/2020

https://patch.com/california/davis/note-public-rural-uc-davis-isn-t-park

"The Putah Creek Riparian Reserve is a teaching and research natural area, first and foremost,"

05/27/2020

Now for the good news...

By Todd R. HansenMcNaughton Newspapers WINTERS — Near the Lake-Sonoma counties border — not far from Mount Saint Helena and Snow Mountain — Southwest Peak of Cobb Mountain stands higher than all else in the Mayacamas Mountains. On the east side of Cobb Mountain flows the headwaters of Putah Cr...

05/27/2020

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/05/26/uc-davis-arboretum-wildlife-at-risk/

The Putah Creek swimming hole on the UC Davis campus is in danger of shutting down after an influx of misbehaved visitors is putting wildlife at risk.

04/18/2020

Please do not gather in groups on the Reserve and follow the cov-19 order especially social distancing. If you see group gathering (especially this weekend), please contact the police department.
"The Yolo County Public Health Officer has ordered all Yolo County residents to shelter in place until May 1, 2020. Furthermore, all travel in Yolo County is limited to carrying out essential business. The Yolo County Law Enforcement Agencies continue to remind people that compliance with these orders is essential to limiting the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.

Although we have seen substantial compliance with the orders, law enforcement has seen an increase in the number of complaints regarding large gatherings and businesses failing to follow the rules established by the Public Health Officer. These violations threaten our communities and we are asking all residents to please do everything they can to comply with the shelter in place order until this crisis is contained. Initially our efforts primarily focused on educating our communities regarding the importance of following the restrictions. We would like to remind everyone that failing to follow these orders may result in arrest or citation with a punishment of up to 90 days in jail and/or a fine between $50 and $1,000. Each day of violation is a separate offense and may result in additional jail time and/or fines.

We are aware that the shelter in place orders are disruptive to our daily lives and businesses, and may also result in severe loss to everyone. Nevertheless, following these orders will reduce risk and save lives; we continue to ask everyone to help us accomplish that."

04/15/2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AtyDGg7f_/?igshid=1cmda3wa2ut5h

04/07/2020