About Us
The McCloud Watershed Council is a non-profit organization of residents and business owners in McCloud, northern California. Our supporters represent every aspect of McCloud community life, from ex-mill workers to telecommuters, from retirees to high school students. We are currently funded through individual donations and foundations. We have come together to provide a community voice on issues that affect the greater McCloud watershed.
Our Mission
To support a sustainable community and protect natural resources by providing advocacy and stewardship for the greater McCloud River watershed.
The Nestlé Sale
In 2003, the sale of McCloud's water to the Swiss multinational, Nestlé, was approved by the McCloud Community Services District's Board of Directors. There was little effort made by Nestlé or the Service District to gain community approval for the sale or to take community input on the contract.
One of our objectives is to encourage continued public debate about this decision and to clearly communicate the wishes of McCloud to the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors and the McCloud Services District Board members. We are also looking for economic alternatives to Nestlé that bring living wage employment and long-term health to the community -- without giving away the rights to our town's water for the next 100 years.
Officers
- Debra Anderson - President
- Lynne Butler - Treasurer
- Linda Cline - Secretary
- Aaron Beverly - Vice President
Board of Directors
- Debra Anderson
- Aaron Beverly
- Linda Cline
- Lynne Butler
- Angelina Cook
Farewell to Our Friend Janet
We regret to report that we lost a great friend and co-worker in democracy in January, 2009. Janet Connaughton was one of the founders of our organization, a woman who truly believed in our mission. Thanks to her dedication and countless hours of labor, this fledgling group of citizens quickly received its 501(c)(3) status, and steadily became the organization it is today.
Janet was the type of person that welcomed everyone equally, whether you were a visitor, a newcomer to our community, or you were born and raised in McCloud. She made friends quickly, and didn’t take long to show what a good friend she was.
She was a strong green republican who had a great respect for the environment and did not believe in the privatization of water. “Water should be for life and not for profit” was most certainly her motto. She always held onto the hope that the light of democracy would prevail, both in our national and local civic arena. We will miss her greatly, and are honored to continue our work in loving memory of her.
