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Our Programs

 
     

The RCD works with cooperating farmers, ranchers, landowners and other land managers to voluntarily prevent erosion, control runoff, demonstrate management practices, and protect water supplies. We utilize and facilitate access to state and federal programs to fund these activities. The RCDMC is a public resource agency and has no enforcement or regulatory authority. Landowners, be they public or private, partner with the RCD on a voluntary basis. Operating funds are derived entirely from grants and contracts.

GROWERS, RANCHERS, LANDOWNERS

The RCD provides farmers and landowners planning and design assistance and coordination of multiple permits to facilitate the voluntary installation of a range of resource protection and conservation practices.  RCD staff assist farmers to access local, state and federal funding programs to support these projects.  We also work to monitor and evaluate conservation practices and develop innovative practices to meet the economic, water quality, and environmental needs of our cooperators. Through the Livestock and Land Program, the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County will actively recruit and train livestock owners on implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to accomplish goals for water quality improvement.

PRACTICE INNOVATION AND EVALUATION

Our staff partner with local farmers and researchers to conduct effectiveness monitoring of these practices and develop innovative conservation management practices.  These conservation measures can reduce soil losses, bank erosion and/or water and fertilizer consumption. All of the management practices that the RCD promotes and designs are based on sound science and engineering combined with local experience.  The RCD also works with farmers and partners to develop innovative technologies and practices to address local resource concerns. 

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

The RCD educates landowners, growers, ranchers, agency staff, K-12 and college students, and the general public about natural resource conservation. These educational forums include workshops, educational presentations, tours, direct mailings, media outreach, special events, classroom visits, and internship/volunteer opportunities.

SUPPORT TO PARTNERS

The Resource Conservation District is an active member of the local farming community and acts as a bridge between agricultural producers and the natural resource scientific community. We stay abreast of the latest developments in science and regulation to provide this level of service as well as participate in various Technical Advisory Committees of a variety of projects led by partner organizations.

CARMEL RIVER WATERSHED COORDINATION

The Carmel River Watershed Coordinator is working with landowners, non-profit organizations and agency partners to provide a centralized and neutral role in assisting with the coordination and prioritization of critical resource issues affecting habitat, water quality and supply, flooding, and listed species in the Carmel River watershed. With grant funding from the California Department of Conservation through July 2014, the watershed coordinator will help transform the volumes of assessment information and prioritization and planning to active improvement work in the watershed.

Rural Roads Assistance Program

RCDMC has support from the Coastal Conservancy to implement the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program (IWRP) in Monterey County. This includes support for a Rural Roads Erosion Control Technical Assistance Program in Monterey County, which provides landowner and road association assistance with road erosion and drainage improvement evaluations, and potentially road improvement design and permitting assistance for selected sites.

Please note that due to programmatic funding limitations, not all services are available in all areas of the county.

 
       

 

 

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