SDCK Watershed Wiki:About

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The San Diego Coastkeeper Watershed Wiki is a platform to share information about San Diego region's watersheds along with the data collected through San Diego Coastkeeper's water quality monitoring program. It also includes information about other issues affecting the waters of San Diego. Our program is completely fueled by community participation. Please add your thoughts by registering (it's easy) and starting a conversation about your watershed.

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• Wikis are all about community input – share your thoughts or observations by participating in our discussions about San Diego's Watersheds.

• Questions? Contact us by e-mail.

Mission

San Diego Coastkeeper protects the region’s inland and coastal waters for the communities and wildlife that depend on them by blending education, community empowerment and advocacy

Vision

San Diego Coastkeeper is the region’s go-to organization inspiring individuals and communities to make clean and thriving coastal and inland waters a reality

Values

In striving to achieve our mission, the San Diego Coastkeeper team seeks always (and all ways) to be:

Impactful: Addressing the root issues affecting our inland and coastal waters with a solutions-oriented approach that recognizes the connections between people and the natural world

Thoughtful: Basing our decisions and actions on the best available scientific, legal and public policy rationale, while being respectful of those who disagree with our views

Courageous: Being a zealous advocate for those positions we believe are right and necessary, even when unpopular

Transparent: Providing the public with the rationale for our decisions and actions in a straightforward fashion to help raise the level of public discourse about the important issues in which we engage

Collaborative: Engaging broad-based coalitions in our work to enhance effectiveness while empowering local communities to steward our shared environment

Passionate: Caring about the work we do and the waters we protect, ensuring that generations to come will be able to better enjoy the region’s resources

Exemplar: Serving as role models for protecting the environment in both our personal and professional lives

Coastkeeper is a registered trademark and service mark of Santa Monica Baykeeper and is licensed for use herein.