1999

Jan T. Lowrey, a local farmer from a long-time Capay Valley family, whose father Lloyd Lowrey pioneered the legislation creating the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, is named Executive Director of the Cache Creek Conservancy. The CCC Board of Directors agrees to manage the CCNP. At the request of Assemblywoman Helen Thomson and through the Wildlife Conservation Board, Yolo County receives $200,000 for improvements to the Preserve, which will include the establishment of observation platforms, informational kiosks, and educational areas. The County also receives a $200,000 grant from the State Water Resources Control Board, used in part to improve the wetlands area. Phase I in readying the Preserve for public use begins in 1999 and includes the construction of fences, rebuilding of the entry bridge, refurbishing of the barn, and construction of the Salisbury Spill and wetlands overlooks.

“Cache Creek Conservancy Projects: 1995 to Present, 2005;” Sacramento Bee, 1-25-2006

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