Josh Smith –Watershed Stewardship Program Director
While Josh brings nearly two decades of hydrology and ecology experience to his position, his extensive local knowledge is potentially his most valuable asset. Over the past decades, Josh’s work has been focused on developing plans for restoration work in the region. He started with widespread monitoring and outreach to learn about conditions in the watershed, developed assessments to treat the problems identified, and grew strong partnerships and funding for required interventions and restoration projects.
Over the last several years he’s focused on implementing local projects: restoring the Hayfork Community Wetlands, conducting road upgrade projects to reduce sediment pollution, leading riparian planting efforts and water conservation initiatives and, conducting a Spring Chinook habitat restoration project on the South Fork Trinity River. Josh also helps manage the Watershed Center’s Youth Development and Trail Stewardship programs.
He has a degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His favorite outdoor activities are backcountry skiing, backpacking, rafting and mountain biking, which also happen to be extremely valuable for learning more about the ecoregion that he loves. He also enjoys sharing his love of the outdoors with his wife and two daughters.
Email Josh: josh@thewatershedcenter.com