The following agencies have jurisdiction or oversight responsibilities within the Ventura River watershed.

Federal Government Sites:

Army Corps of Engineers (http://www.usace.army.mil/)
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is made up of military
and civilian engineers, scientists and other specialists to work hand
in hand as leaders in engineering and environmental matters.

ACOE Los Angeles District Office (http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/)

Bureau of Reclamation (www.usbr.gov/main/index.html)
The Bureau of Reclamation manages, develops and protects water and related resources in an environmentally sound manner, in the interests of the American public.

Local Area Office/Mid-Pacific Region (http://ww.mp.usbr.gov/)

National Marine Fisheries Service (www.noaa.gov)
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or "NOAA Fisheries" is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NMFS administers NOAA's programs which support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources including anadromous species.

NMFS Southwest Office (http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/)
NMFS Salmon & Steelhead page (http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/salmon.htm)
NMFS Steelhead Recovery Planning page (http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/cbd/trt/index.html)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (www.fws.gov)
The Service is the lead federal agency for conservation of migratory birds, threatened and endangered species, certain marine mammals and fish.

USFWS Ventura Office (http://ventura.fws.gov/)

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (www.rcw.nrcs.usda.gov/index.html)
To provide leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, improve and sustain our natural resources and environment.

California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (http://www.carcd.org/)

State Government Sites:

California Department of Fish and Game (www.dfg.ca.gov/)
DFG manages California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.

CDFG Native Anadromous Fish Page (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/nafwb/index.html)
CDFG Fisheries Restoration Grants Program (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/nafwb/fishgrant.html)
CDFG Streambed Alteration Agreement Permit Page (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/1600/)
CDFG California's Plants & Animals Page (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/t_e_spp/tespp.shtml)

Coastal Conservancy/Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (http://www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov/scwrp/)
The Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project is a partnership of public agencies working cooperatively to acquire, restore, and enhance coastal wetlands and watersheds between Point Conception and the International border with Mexico.

State Water Resources Control Board (www.swrcb.ca.gov/)
Ensures the highest reasonable quality of the state's waters, while allocating those waters to achieve the optimum balance of beneficial uses, including the environment, agriculture, municipal districts and industry.

Regional Office/Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb4/html)

Ventura County Non-Profit Groups:

Friends of the Ventura River (http://www.americanrivers.org/groups/friendsventurariver.htm)
A non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy natural rivers and the variety of life they sustain for people, fish, and wildlife.

Matilija Coalition (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/pjenkin/matilija/index.htm)
The Matilija Coalition is an alliance of community groups, businesses, and individuals committed to the environmental restoration of the Ventura River watershed. Starting with the removal of Matilija Dam, we are working for the recovery of the bioregion to benefit the recovery of the Southern Steelhead trout and to restore the natural sediment supply to the beaches of Ventura.

Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (www.ovlc.org)
The Conservancy is a volunteer, community-based group of private citizens working for the common goal of preserving open space in the Ojai Valley.

Santa Barbara Channel Keepers (http://www.sbck.org/)
To protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds through enforcement, citizen action, and education.

Southern California Steelhead Recovery Coalition (http://www.socalsteelhead.org/)
An organization of environmental, conservation, surfing, sport and commercial fishing and river groups who have joined together to restore free-flowing rivers and streams, riparian habitat, and watersheds in order to foster the full recovery of the Southern Steelhead and other native aquatic and riparian species of Southern California.

Surfrider Foundation, Ventura County Chapter (www.west.net/~srfrdrvc/index.html)
To protect and enhance the quality of the world's waves and beaches through conservation, activism, education and research.