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Sotoyome Resource Conservation District

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The Mission of the Sotoyome Resource Conservation District is to provide technical, financial, and educational support to landowners in rural and urban communities to help sustain agriculture, the economy and the environment.


Programs

Watershed Assessment and Monitoring

Watershed Assessment and Monitoring program The Sotoyome RCD has been a leader in the development of programs for watershed assessment and monitoring since 1998. The SRCD collects data on the physical condition of our district's watersheds which allows us to evaluate ecological events, long term trends, and the effectiveness of our restoration projects. Our Assessment and Monitoring Program is designed to improve watershed conditions through collaboration between private landowners, community groups and public agencies.

Restoration

culvert installation The Sotoyome RCD Restoration Program brings communities together to restore and preserve important natural resources. We work with private landowners, cities, non-profits, and other agencies interested in natural resource conservation to identify resource concerns and their solutions. Projects include streambank erosion control, invasive species removal, rural road sediment reduction projects, and riparian planting projects. Since 1997 we have successful installed 13,400 native plants, improved 129 miles of rural roads, and removed over 800 acres of invasive Arundo donax.

Education

Education program Our education program delivers adult education on a variety of natural resources issues including erosion control, invasive species control, grazing, water quality, funding for restoration projects, and a variety of other topics. Our workshops, which are free to the public, promote an understanding of the interplay between agriculture and natural resources.

News

6/11/08
"Habitat Restoration and Conservation Plan for Anadromous Salmonid Habitat in Selected Tributaries of the Russian River Basin"
- NMFS draft report

3/19/08
Sotoyome RCD Newsletter - Winter/Spring 2008

12/7/07
Russian River
Team Arundo

11/6/07
Management Tips to Enhance Land & Water Quality for Small Acreage Properties is now available for download.

11/6/07
Grazing Handbook available for download.

10/8/07
Rural Roads Sediment Reduction Program

10/8/07
Land Management in the Santa Rosa Plain

6/19/07 update
Fee for service work available from Sotoyome RCD.



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