These resources include RCD and partner publications as well as general, technical, and permitting related references.
Conservation Methods
CAFF Hedgerows and Farmscaping for California Agriculture (2018)
Hillslope Farms Runoff Management Practices Guide (2014)
Guia De Prácticas Para El Manejo De Erosión Y Escorrentía Agrícola En Laderas (2016)
Carmel River Watershed Stewardship Manual (2013)
Central Coast Private Road Maintenance Guide
Handbook of Agricultural Conservation Practices (2012)
Manual de Prácticas para la Conservación Agrícola (2012)
Slide Show: Conversion of Agricultural Drainage Ditches into Treatment Wetlands
Vegetated Waterways
Controlling Erosion on hillside farms
Controlando la erosión en las lomas y camínos agricolas
Furrow Alignment: A How-to Guide for Growers
Irrigation Evaluation
Evaluación de Riego
Irrigation and Tail Water Monitoring
Vegetative Treatment Systems for Water Quality Improvement
Technical Paper: Stormwater Erosion and Runoff on Salinas and Pajaro Valley Farms
How to Use a Tensiometer
Cómo Usar un Tensiómetro
Review of Innovative Research on Nutrient Management
Factores Para Determinar el Diseño de un Sistema de Riego (Abril 2021)
Permitting References
CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration for Salinas Watershed Non-Native Weed Control Program (2011)
Elkhorn Slough Watershed Permit Coordination Program: 2003 Implementation Report
Food Safety And Water Quality Co-Management
Challenges to Co-Management of Food Safety and Environmental Protection—A Grower Survey (July 2009)
Food Safety Considerations for Conservation Planners—A Field Guide for Practitioners (July 2009)
Food safety and environmental quality impose conflicting demands on Central Coast growers - Grower Survey Article (Spring 2008)