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DLRP / RCD

Resource Conservation District Assistance  

what's new

Lower Clear Creek Watershed
    In 2005 we created an RCD Information Sharing Library on compact disc. The CD contained a variety of documents created by RCDs that we felt may be of use to other RCDs. We have been collecting documents for an updated version of the CD and now have them on our website. The documents include agendas, minutes, newsletters, plans, outreach materials, policies, job announcements, and more.

    We will be periodically adding documents to the Library. If you have a document you created that you feel other could benefit from please send them to us at rcd@conservation.ca.gov and we will add them.
 

RCD Assistance

 

The Department of Conservation provides assistance to California’s Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) in their mission to develop a land stewardship ethic that promotes long-term sustainability of the state’s rich and diverse natural resource heritage.

This support can take the form of

Some files on this site are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) or compressed (zip) format.  Utilities to read both are freely available on the Internet.  Spreadsheet information is formatted in Excel 97 or 2000 for Windows.

 

 

what is an rcd?

 

Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) are "special districts" of the state of California, set up under California law to be locally governed agencies with their own locally appointed or elected, independent boards of directors. California RCDs implement projects on public and private lands and educate landowners and the public about resource conservation.  RCDs, authorized under Division 9 of the Public Resources Code, work together to conduct:

  • Watershed planning and management

  • Water conservation

  • Water quality protection and enhancement

  • Agricultural land conservation

  • Soil and water management on non-agricultural lands

  • Wildlife habitat enhancement

  • Wetland conservation

  • Recreational land restoration

  • Irrigation management

  • Conservation education

  • Forest stewardship

  • Urban resource conservation