Andrew Fulks is the Director of the UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve, a wildlife area that is home to many species of birds, snakes, fish, and other animals. He serves on the advisory committee that advises the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on issues related to parks, recreation, and wildlife in the County.
Cache Creek Storytellers
Jacob Hockman came to Cache Creek Nature Preserve during summer camp and had his first leadership experience there.
Phil Hogan is the District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Woodland. He and the Service help landowners with conservation issues by restoring wildlife habitat, installing water conservation measures, and doing other similar projects.
Tim Horner is a Geology professor at CSU Sacramento, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for Yolo County, and is one of three experts who advise Yolo County on the Cache Creek Resources Management Plan. He advises on water quality issues within Cache Creek and helps mediate the competing interests of the mining industry, agriculture, and restoration of the creek.
Eric Larsen is a Fluvial Geomorphologist from the University of California at Davis who worked with the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on their Technical Advisory Committee.
Local historian JoAnn Larkey has been researching and writing about the history of Yolo County for nearly 50 years. Her extensive knowledge of past events paints a rich story for the local community and provides valuable information for the area that has become the Cache Creek Nature Preserve.
Janet Levers is a retired science teacher from the Woodland School District. Though she lives a mere two miles from Cache Creek, her connection to the creek stems from her sheer love of the creek as a place that has provided her and her family a place to play, has been a source of water, and tied her personally to nature. Levers actively participated in the gravel mining debate of the 1990s, a participation that has greatly increased her connection to Cache Creek and the Yolo County community.
Gina Martin has worked as the Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Cache Creek Conservancy for the past 8 years. She organizes all events held in the Nature Preserve and coordinates with teachers and board members to improve the various educational programs the Conservancy has to offer. In this interview conducted at the Nature Preserve by UC Davis students, Martin reflects on the invaluable experiences the Preserve offers to society, specifically to our youth.
Marshall McKay is chairman of the elected Tribal Council of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. Chairman McKay grew up in Brooks, California, near his present-day home in the Yoche Dehe tribal community in the Capay Valley. He bagan his career in tribal government in 1984 and is committed to cultural renewal and preservation, a focus he extends into education and sustainable land-use practices.
Eldridge Moores is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UC Davis in Geology and has been with UC Davis for 45 years.Moores served as President of the Geological Society of America in1996 and specializes in plate tectonics and geology of the northern Sierra Nevada.