Our Partners and Funders

CWC partners with city and county agencies, private and community foundations, resource conservation districts, local water departments and agencies, university researchers, professional laboratories and public schools. We preserve and protect coastal watersheds by focusing on water quality issues, offering water quality monitoring services and technical assistance to public agencies and researchers in the region. CWC designs and delivers watershed curricula for all ages of youth, in both classroom and field-based learning environments. We also deliver informal education to youth and adults and promote the adoption of best management practices of watershed stewardship by all citizens.

CWC is a member of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Conservation Working Group, and partners with members of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Protection Program. CWC also keeps abreast of state and federal watershed conservation efforts and policy reforms and works with existing conservation organizations to develop educational and outreach materials on local watersheds.

Our Major Partners and Funders

CWC has partnered with the following organizations to expertly deliver community stewardship, watershed education and water quality monitoring services:

City of Capitola
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Patagonia Outlet
County of Santa Cruz
City of Santa Cruz
David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA B-WET
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz
California Department of Water Resources
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
State Water Resources Control Board
State of California Coastal Conservancy
California State Department of Fish and Game
California State Department of Forestry
City of Pacific Grove
City of Monterey
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
American Rivers
REI, Inc.