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Adria Arko from San Mateo Resource Conservation District Has Earned Greenbelt Alliance’s Hidden Hero of the Greenbelt Award
Authored by: Greenbelt Alliance Introducing Hidden Hero of the Greenbelt: Adria Arko Adria Arko is awarded Greenbelt Alliance’s Hidden Hero of the Greenbelt Award for fostering nature-based climate adaptation. Adria has been working to support and protect agricultural viability in…
CARCD Board of Directors updates
PRESS RELEASE California Association of Resource Conservation Districts 801 K Street, MS 14-15 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 457-7904 info@carcd.org CARCD Board of Directors updates and vacancies Sacramento, June 1st 2021 – The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts announces changes…
Carbajal joins Rep. Panetta, Senator Merkley in Introducing Two Bills to Save the Western Monarch Butterfly
The MONARCH Act and Pollinator Highway Act have both been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon). How will the MONARCH and Pollinator Highway Act…
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…
California Resource Conservation Districts Lend a Helping Hand
To address hardships caused by COVID-19, resource conservation districts leverage mini-grants to fund creative projects to support their communities in difficult times. SACRAMENTO, CA, August 17, 2020 – The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is pleased to announce…
New COVID-19 Resources Page
We know that Resource Conservation Districts are working to adapt to the new landscape of the COVID-19 crisis, including complying with new requirements as employers and maintaining important services to their communities. The California Association of RCDs has compiled a…
Announcing the 28th Annual California Envirothon Competition
The California Envirothon Steering Committee is pleased to announce the 28th annual competition at the Springbrook Clubhouse in Riverside on March 28th. As a special project of the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, the first event was held in…
Yolo County RCD is restoring a unique wetland wildlife corridor
Travelers on the I-80 Causeway between Davis and Sacramento are able to rest their eyes on a beautiful stretch of managed wetlands and wildlife-friendly farming making up the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (YBWA), which is owned and operated by the…
Wildlife Conservation Board Approves $750,000 for Monarch and Pollinator Block Grant for RCDs
CARCD was recently awarded $750,000 from the Wildlife Conservation Board to manage a block grant program for RCDs to work on overwintering, habitat, and technical assistance projects to recover monarch and pollinator populations in California.
Join Us at the 73rd Annual CARCD Conference
Featuring four days of trainings, breakout sessions, panels, and networking opportunities, the Annual CARCD Conference is a highly anticipated event that brings together California’s diverse conservation community.
CARCD Post-Fire and Partnership Dicsussion Webinars
CARCD has recordings of our partnership discussion with FSCs and our post fire timeline discussion forum. Below are descriptions of each discussion and links to view the webinars. FSC – RCD Partnership Discussion CARCD hosted a 90-minute partnership discussion on…
RCD San Cruz Completes an Instream Habitat Improvement Project on Zayante Creek
The RCD of Santa Cruz County, in partnership with the City of Santa Cruz, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District and the County of Santa Cruz and many others completed an instream habitat improvement project along approximately one mile of…
CARCD 76th Annual Conference Call for Presentations
The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is accepting presentation proposals for our 76th Annual Conference! CARCD will be continuing the tradition of bringing together representatives from federal and state agencies, non-profits, private industries, farming communities, and resource conservation…
RFP Released For Development of CFDN Website
Click here to view the full RFP. The California Farm Demonstration Network (CFDN) was formed in 2016 by six of California’s biggest agricultural organizations to help turn vision into reality. Those organizations included: The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts…
Partner Spotlight: NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez
Carlos Suarez is the California State Conservationist for USDA-NRCS. After his parents emigrated from Cuba in the sixties to Puerto Rico, Suarez grew up aiming for a career in mechanical or electrical engineering. Attending University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on a…
CARCD annual report highlights successes for RCDs and California
In the spirit of reflection following New Year’s, the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts is proud to present our Annual Report for 2019-2020. Despite all the challenges the past year has brought, we are proud what we have accomplished as…
San Mateo RCD releases 10,000 coho salmon into Pescadero Creek
The San Mateo RCD released 10,000 endangered coho salmon into Pescadero Creek in November 2020. The release was a culmination of decades of work to restore the watershed, which could not have supported the salmon otherwise. Community members, federal and…