CARCD Receives USFS Post‐Fire Disaster Recovery Grant
CARCD Receives USFS Post‐Fire Disaster Recovery Grant Responding to the statewide unprecedented wildfire events, California’s resource conservation districts work with communities to complete critical post‐fire disaster recovery work. The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) announced the recent award of grants…
CAL FIRE Awarded CARCD a 4 Million Dollar Wildfire Resilience Block Grant
Increasing Pace and Scale: Taking Critical RCD Projects to Implementation Responding to the statewide unprecedented wildfire events, California’s resource conservation districts work with communities to complete critical fire resilience and reduction work to decrease the severity and impacts of wildfire…
Farm Visit Report: The Journey Towards Soil Health Begins on a Satsuma Mandarin Orchard in Placer County
Click the photo below to learn about the journey towards soil health on a satsuma mandarin orchard in Placer County Farm Visit Reports by Jennifer T. Wood, Soil Health Specialist, jennifer-wood@carcd.org
Northern California prescribed-burning community releases video to inspire action
Private-public partnership promotes community-based prescribed burning For immediate release: September 21, 2020 Media contacts: Wendy Coy, Communications Manager Audubon Canyon Ranch wendy.coy@egret.org | 707-829-9582 Lucas Patzek, District Manager Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa RCD) lucas@naparcd.org | 707-690-3119 Napa, CA…
Partner Spotlight: Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (“Partners Program”) is one of the habitat restoration and enhancement programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Partners Program supports voluntary conservation projects on private lands (non-federal/non-state owned) in order to…
COVID-19 Can’t Stop California’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Efforts
Responding 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…
Ventura County RCD takes creative approaches to save the monarch butterfly
Ventura County provides a wealth of opportunities for monarch conservation. The region contains both coastal overwintering sites as well as inland locations that are prime areas for breeding and nectar habitat restoration. The Ventura County Resource Conservation District (Ventura RCD)…
Plant Trees, Not Too Many, Mostly Oaks: the Butte County RCD Reforests After the Camp Fire
In the aftermath of the Camp Fire, the Butte County Resource Conservation District (RCD) has been collaborating with partners and the Paradise community to reforest the landscape. In spring alone, the RCD helped plant 137,000 trees on private lands. Their…
What have RCDs been up to during Shelter in Place?
Like everyone else in California, Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) are adapting to California’s Shelter in Place Order by taking their meetings virtual and social distancing to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Many continue to provide essential services like…
What were RCDs up to in February?
California is home to 95 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…