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Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) are special districts governed by an independent Board of Directors, within boundaries set by the state. They were established by Public Resources Code Division 9 <ref>[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=PRC&division=9.&title=&part=&chapter=&article= PRC (PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE). 1975. DIVISION 9. RESOURCE CONSERVATION [9001 - 9972].</ref> and are designated to implement and monitor resource conservation projects across private and public land <ref name="dlrp"> [http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/RCD RCD (Resource Conservation District). 2017. Resource Conservation District Assistance. State of California Department of Conservation.] </ref>. The mission of these locally governed special districts is to educate the public and land owners about resource conservation in each area. In doing so, they provide an integral link to conservation programs and agencies on the local, state, and federal level. RCDs engage in:
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Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) are special districts governed by an independent Board of Directors, within boundaries set by the State of California. They were established by Public Resources Code Division 9 <ref>[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=PRC&division=9.&title=&part=&chapter=&article= PRC (PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE). 1975. DIVISION 9. RESOURCE CONSERVATION [9001 - 9972].</ref> and are designated to implement and monitor resource conservation projects across private and public land <ref name="dlrp"> [http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/RCD RCD (Resource Conservation District). 2017. Resource Conservation District Assistance. State of California Department of Conservation.] </ref>. The mission of these locally governed special districts is to educate the public and land owners about resource conservation in each area. In doing so, they provide an integral link to conservation programs and agencies on the local, state, and federal level. RCDs engage in:
  
 
* Agricultural land conservation
 
* Agricultural land conservation

Revision as of 13:25, 1 April 2019

An environmental summary created by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Summary

Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) are special districts governed by an independent Board of Directors, within boundaries set by the State of California. They were established by Public Resources Code Division 9 [1] and are designated to implement and monitor resource conservation projects across private and public land [2]. The mission of these locally governed special districts is to educate the public and land owners about resource conservation in each area. In doing so, they provide an integral link to conservation programs and agencies on the local, state, and federal level. RCDs engage in:

  • Agricultural land conservation
  • Conservation education
  • Forest stewardship
  • Fuels management
  • Irrigation management
  • Recreational land restoration
  • Soil and water management on non-agricultural lands
  • Urban resource conservation
  • Watershed planning and management
  • Water conservation
  • Water quality protection and enhancement
  • Wetland conservation
  • Wildlife habitat enhancement


The RCDs of California's Central Coast Region include:

References

  1. PRC (PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE). 1975. DIVISION 9. RESOURCE CONSERVATION [9001 - 9972.
  2. RCD (Resource Conservation District). 2017. Resource Conservation District Assistance. State of California Department of Conservation.

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