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mission of the RCD is to conserve and improve our natural resources,
integrating the demand for environmental quality with the needs of
agricultural and urban users. The RCD is guided by a Board
of Directors who serve voluntarily and represent a broad spectrum
of experience including farming, ranching, financial and non-profit
land conservancy management. The RCD has an annual budget in excess
of $600,000 and employs seven staff members with backgrounds in hydrology, engineering, agriculture,
forestry, wildlife biology, and environmental studies and earth science.
The RCD provides direct assistance to Monterey County farmers and
landowners working with us voluntarily to protect their soil, water,
and natural habitats. We also partner with agricultural
and natural resource protection organizations and agencies throughout
the Central Coast.
The RCD of Monterey County was established in 1942 as a non-regulatory
special local district, authorized under Division 9 of California
Public Resources Code.
Funding for all RCD projects and ongoing operations are derived
entirely from grants and contracts. Unlike other Special Districts
in California, we do not have a tax base, nor do we currently receive
any funding from the County of Monterey.
Monterey County is rich in natural resources. The nearly 2.1
million acres of the county covered by the District supports a diversity
of agricultural crops and commodities as well as some of the greatest
plant and animal biodiversity in temperate regions of the world.
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