North Santa Monica Bay Watershed
Melina Watts
Melina Semphill Watts Consulting LLC
melinawatts@gmail.com
A combination of rugged open space and residential communities, this watershed has many natural channels that carry stormwater and other runoff directly into the Pacific Ocean. This watershed contains another unique feature – the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon over the 101 Freeway.
I actually started off working in films, and came to this work originally more as a storyteller than as a scientist. I learned that a big part of this role is engaging with the public, and it became my passion to educate others about how we can protect this watershed. I believe in consensus-based action. To me, that means finding a sweet spot between what community members and policy experts want, and then letting me go out and find the funding to make it happen. If I had to choose one favorite place in this watershed, it would be the Calabasas Commons.
– Your Watershed Coordinator Melina
Get in touch with Melina to learn about how we can create exciting water capture projects in your community.
From the Community
Watershed Area Steering Committee Members
Watershed committee members work with the watershed coordinators to develop investment plans for their watershed.
Madelyn Glickfeld
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability UCLA
Marcela Benavides-Aguilar
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Craig Jones
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Susan Nissman
Resident
Tevin Schmitt
Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation Ventura County
Jessica Forte
Agoura Hills
Tatiana Holden
Calabasas
Joe Bellomo
Hidden Hills
Aaron Ordower
Los Angeles County SD 3
Bruce Hamamoto
Los Angeles County
Mark Johnson
Malibu
Roxanne Hughes
Westlake Village
Melina Sempill Watts
Melina Sempill Watts Inc.
Upcoming Events
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Resources
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