Alameda County Resource Conservation District

The page lists funding opportunities, including the Urban Farms Conservation Mini-Grants Program, whose applications are currently closed.

The Alameda County Conservation Partnership coordinates permitting to help private landowners implement practices that restore and enhance natural resources on their property. It worked with five regulatory agencies to simplify the process.

The Conservation Partnership collaborates with agencies, organizations, and individuals to develop conservation and agricultural strategies and plans for regions, watersheds, and individual parcels.

The Alameda County Resource Conservation District hosted a Day in the District event in Livermore on February 20, 2019, for state and local agencies and officials to learn about its projects, programs, and services.

The Alameda County Resource Conservation District partnered with 3 Calhoun Sister’s Ranch to plant 1,600 drought-tolerant native plants, including milkweed, to address monarch butterfly decline.

Hillary Sardiñas, wildlife biologist at the Alameda County Resource Conservation District offers her perspective on the challenge of teaching children about nature in the age of extinction. Listen to or read it here. Written by Hillary Sardiñas.

Research suggests that applying a thin layer of compost to grasslands could capture carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soil. UC Merced Professor Rebecca Ryals and a team of researchers, ranchers, and public agencies will demonstrate this approach.

Katie is a fifth-generation cattle rancher in Alameda, San Joaquin, and Calaveras Counties. She has long been active in rangeland conservation, serves on Save Mount Diablo’s land committee, and practices international law.

An ACRCD staff member says they are passionate about the District’s mission and previously served as ACRCD CFO for 7 years.

The Alameda County Resource Conservation District supports natural resource conservation, wildlife, and agricultural enhancement through partnerships, education, outreach, services, technical assistance, and funding. California RCDs are independent, non-regulatory special districts.

The page outlines the history of the Alameda County Resource Conservation District, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Conservation Partnership, including federal soil and water conservation developments beginning in 1932.

The Alameda County Conservation Partnership works with agencies, organizations, and individuals to build relationships and advance its work through collaboration.

The page lists contact details for the Alameda County Resource Conservation District, including its address and phone numbers for ACRCD and NRCS.

The Alameda County Resource Conservation District aims to enhance natural resource conservation, preserve wildlife and habitat, and improve rangeland and agricultural management through partnerships, education, outreach, services, and technical assistance.

The Alameda County Resource Conservation District privacy policy describes how the organization handles information collected while operating its website.

The page outlines rules and regulations for using the Alameda County Resource Conservation District website.