About the Whittier Watershed Council

The mission of the Whittier Watershed Council is to protect water quality and the life it sustains in the Whittier watershed ecosystem.

We are a community based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that wants to work together with community members to monitor and protect through active stewardship of Whittier’s Watershed.

Whittier Watershed Councils’ Vision is to identify problems that affect the water quality of Whittier and advocate for the public’s right to protect a healthy environment, which sustains our ways of life, both physically and spiritually.

The WWC was established in 2005, is made up of concerned citizens from Whittier, Alaska and throughout South-Central Alaska.

WWC Public Workshop Agenda - November 4, 2010 - 6:30PM


Please join us on Thursday, November 4 for:

Public Workshop for the 
Whittier Watershed Council

04 November 2010
Whittier School Cafeteria  
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM


Three Objectives:
  1. Introduce the Whittier Watershed Council
  2. Education on issues and concerns
  3. Receiving public input

The Evening

6:30 Introduction of the WWC voting and non-voting membership (30-40 min)
  • Post WWC mission statement on the wall.  Membership takes 3-5 minutes explaining why the council has been formed and a piece of how it functions (i.e. decision making method, mission statement, bylaw development comment, watershed area encompassed, etc.) 
7:15 Presentations of Watershed Council projects and other technical information (40-45 min)
  • What is a watershed plan - Meg Muller 
  • U.S. Forest Service PWS project - Aaron Poe
  • Maps – landownership, watershed boundaries, land use areas - Mike Fretwell
  • Water Data – hydrology, water supply, drinking water quality - ARWA
  • Fish and Wildlife around Shakespeare Creek
  • PWS Resource Advisory council projects
  • Update regarding Corps of Engineers Project in Whittier - Bruce Sexauer
  • Levee – Bank Erosion presentation and report Whittier City Manager - John Janik
  • Contaminates and Community clean up - Councilman Shannon Tolman
  • Kenai Watershed Council - Michelle Marten
8:00 Break (15-20 min)

8:20 Discuss results of the activities (40 min)
  • Ask for comments/observations
  • Open up discussion to any questions
9:00 Wrap-up (5 min)

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Upcoming WWC Meeting - October 16, 2010

Please join us at 11AM on October 16, 2010 at the BTI Homeowner's Lounge for the next Whittier Watershed Council meeting.  The meeting will be held from 11AM to 1PM.

Topics for discussion include the Prince William Sound RAC, proposal for joint pursuit by WWC and the City of Whittier, the upcoming annual WWC meeting and more.

We hope to see you there!

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