Dry Creek Watershed, Red Sesbania Removal Program
2020-2025
The Dry Creek Red Sesbania Removal Program is a large-scale, multi-year, and multi-jurisdictional project located within a complex urban watershed in western Placer County. I managed the the Program, coordinating with the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Rose Foundation, contractors, and landowners across an urbanized stream network. My responsibilities included securing new funding, overseeing fieldwork, developing plans for treatment, budgeting and administrative tasks, directing GIS mapping and data collection, producing annual monitoring reports, and building relationships that enabled access in difficult-to-reach tributaries. This project required adaptive management, regular communication, and trust-building across five municipalities and hundreds of landowners, illustrating my ability to lead, design, and manage long-term and complex programs.
Medium / Project Type
Skills Used
Project role(s)
2024 Annual Report Sample
What this Work Enables
Systems Level Project Management
The immediate needs of removing highly infested areas was balanced with identifying and treating sources of red sesbania upstream—which required increased funding, mapping capacity, partnerships, and relationships among landowners to think at a systems level.
Collaboration
Coordinated with SAFCA, USFWS, a private contractor, and residents across the watershed.
Centered on Relationships
Maintained consistent landowner engagement, developed landowner agreements, and fostered trust essential for navigating a dense urban landscape and accessing streams safely.
Note: The materials in this project/work are the property of the Placer County Resource Conservation District and used here as an illustration of my experience and skills.