Yavapai-Prescott • Entered by Jenny Cobb on June 27, 2020
Water Sentinels
June 22, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 7 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 7 |
Key Issue: Water-related Conservation
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Sierra Club Yavapai Group, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter
Landscape/area: Prescott National Forest (1257005 acres)
Short Description of Activity
Gary and Jenny Cobb went out on the Upper Verde (unofficially) and measured waterflow and sediment levels at Perkinsville and Bear Siding. The river is a. a record low which will improve once the monsoon season begins. If Verde Springs ever dries up the river will die at least down to Perkinsville. Gary and Jenny visited with the many campers – one upstream, the other downstream. We picked up an abundance of trash – mostly human waste.
Reflection/Evaluation
Gary has written a scathing letter to the Prescott National Forest about not taking care of this health hazard. Joe Trudeau from Center for Biological Diversity chimed in – they are livid about everything – grazing, mining, and landscape restoration just as we are. The Center has lawyers and will sue. PNF is responding but this not anything new. We are always hopeful. Photographs are on Jenny’s FB page.