Get to Know Mariposa County RCD

The Mariposa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is a medium sized, rural RCD in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. The district’s eastern section is the central portion…

Get To Know Feather River RCD

The Feather River RCD The Feather River Resource Conservation District (RCD) is located in the Sacramento Valley region, with its district boundary encompassing roughly the area of Plumas County. Agricultural production largely consists of hay crops, cattle and other livestock,…

What Were RCDs Up To in July?

California 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…

Get to Know Western Shasta RCD

The 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…

Renewed attention on forest management after a destructive 2018 fire season

Building partnerships is a huge part of meeting the forest management needs across the state. In the Central Sierra, CARCD received a $10 million NRCS Resource Conservation Partnership Program grant to support the collaboration between NRCS offices and RCDs to meet the needs of private landowners dealing with catastrophic tree mortality.