The Grassland Environmental Education Center connects youth to wildlife and wetlands
6/29/20Candace Sigmond, the Grassland Environmental Education Center’s education coordinator, can get a class of thirty students and ten parents outfitted in thick, chest-high, waterproof waders in 15 minutes flat. Her goal is to minimize the amount of time spent getting…
COVID-19 Can’t Stop California’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Efforts
6/2/20Responding to a drastic decline in the population of western monarchs, California’s resource conservation districts work with land managers and communities to protect and enhance habitat for monarchs. SACRAMENTO, CA, May 12, 2020 – The California Association of Resource Conservation…
Resource conservation districts jump into action to help save the monarch butterfly
5/29/20The recent staggering decline of the population of the western monarch butterfly to just 1% of its levels 20 years ago has prompted resource conservation districts (RCDs) throughout the state into...
What were RCDs up to in January?
2/14/20California is home to 95 unique Resource Conservation Districts (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…
What were RCDs up to in December?
1/15/20California is home to 96 unique Resource Conservation Districts (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…
What Were RCDs Up To in November?
12/17/19California is home to 96 unique Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) operating in ten regions throughout the state. RCDs are California’s boots-on-the-ground, providing everything from technical assistance to design and installation of conservation projects to community education — and more. Each…
Promoting Conservation in the Cannabis Sector
11/19/19Several RCDs have been subcontracted by CARCD to carry out watershed conservation work in cannabis cultivation, including self-assessments, creating local partnerships, creating resources for...
Get to Know Upper Salinas-Las Tablas RCD
Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (RCD) serves North San Luis Obispo County including portions of Monterey and Kern Counties. Like many RCDs, since they do not receive tax payer funding, they bring millions of dollars to local communities through…
What were RCDs up to in October?
11/14/19California is home to 96 unique Resource Conservation Districts (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…
What were RCDs up to in September?
10/16/19California 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…