Finding solutions for groundwater management in California
9/13/19Partner Spotlight: Sustainable Conservation
Who is Sustainable Conservation? Sustainable Conservation is a California-based non-profit whose mission is to tackle California’s natural resource challenges surrounding land, air, and water. They do this by bringing partners together, facilitating conversations, brokering relationships, and bridging different fields of…
Get to know the Sloughhouse RCD
The Sloughhouse Resource Conservation District (RCD) is a smaller RCD recently reinvigorated after the passing of the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The RCD has hired a new District Manager, Austin Miller, to lead their efforts in helping to…
Get to Know Western Shasta RCD
8/13/19The RCD This month, get to know the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District (WSRCD), which will be co-hosting CARCD’s Annual Conference taking place in Redding in November 2019. WSRCD encompasses approximately 1.7 million acres bounded on the east by the…
Ensuring Thriving Trout and Salmon Populations for Future Generations
Many RCDs are involved in salmonid recovery and conservation efforts. Stories from the Inland Empire RCD and the Cachuma RCD highlight the diversity of efforts needed to help salmonids thrive in...
Partner Spotlight: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has been a long-time partner of Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) through collaboration and thanks to numerous grant programs that the Department oversees. Their mission is “to manage California’s diverse fish, wildlife, and…
Bringing the Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon to Life
7/15/19The RCD of the Santa Monica Mountains has been working in collaboration with partners to bring the Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon to life. The crossing would knit together two crucial...
What were RCDs up to in June?
7/12/19California is home to 96 unique RCDs operating in ten regions throughout the state. RCDs are California’s boots-on-ground, providing everything from technical assistance to design and installation of conservation projects to community education — and more. Each month, we work…
The Wildlife Conservation Board Announces $1.4 Million in Funding for Carbon Farming
6/10/19Last month the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) met to vote on funding for carbon farming projects across the state. WCB voted unanimously to approve $1.4 million for the projects! Ten (10) RCDs and the Carbon Cycle Institute will create at…
Get to Know Mojave Desert RCD
Established in March 1951, the Mojave Desert RCD is the largest of the 3,000 Districts across the nation. The District is so large it could include the states of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, and still have additional…