Announcements
Job Opportunity: Conservation Project Manager, Forest Health and Fire Resiliency
Download this job posting here: Conservation Project Manager, Forest Health and Fire Resiliency (PDF) BACKGROUND Located in beautiful coastal San Mateo County, the San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks to fill a full-time position for a Conservation...
read moreJob Opportunity: Seasonal Botanist, Vegetation Map Project
PDF: Job Opportunity - Seasonal Botanist - Santa Cruz / Santa Clara Countywide Vegetation Map Project BACKGROUND The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) is a special district that acts as a focal point for local conservation efforts on private and public...
read moreDark Gulch
Summer 2020: The repair of Dark Gulch creek crossing on Old Haul Road in Pescadero Creek County Park is underway! Project Overview (Presented to RCD Board 3/26/20) Dark Gulch Project Photo Gallery & Videos Weekly Construction Updates (pdf) Links to San Mateo...
read moreIn Solidarity, In Service
The San Mateo RCD stands in solidarity with the Black community against systemic racism and injustice. Racism and inequality are antithetical to our mission to help people - all people - help the land. We are committed to solidarity and to supporting Black...
read moreCEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration for Butano Farms San Francisco Garter Snake Habitat Enhancement Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD), as Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), approved the Mitigated Negative Declaration and adopted the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Butano Farms San Francisco Garter...
read moreOpen Edible Gardens Virtual Tour
Community gardens and urban farms are special hubs where communities can bloom. They act as a source of healthy, fresh food for urban residents as well as an opportunity for people to connect and spend time in nature. As part of our ongoing Urban Agriculture program,...
read moreCovid-19 Field Protocol
During the current global pandemic, our lives are changing day-by-day as new information comes to light. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) is dedicated to the health and safety of our community, workers, and the environment. To ensure the health and...
read moreRequest for Bids: Slender False Brome Program
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District seeks an outstanding team of professionals to implement integrated pest management projects, including control of slender false brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) and hanging sedge (Carex pendula) throughout San Mateo County,...
read moreRequest for Bids: Butano Farms SF Garter Snake Habitat Enhancement Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks qualified contractors to bid on the Butano Farms San Francisco Garter Snake Enhancement Project (project). The project will enhance habitat for San Francisco garter snake (SFGS) and California red-legged frog...
read moreHealthy Soils Grant Assistance Available
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's Healthy Soils grant program is now open. The San Mateo RCD provides free assistance. We can tell you more about the program, scope your project ideas, assist you with your application and help you with...
read more2019 First Flush Results
The results from our water quality sampling of the first big rain of the season -"First Flush"- are finally here! This is an important citizen science program where trained volunteers collect water samples at outfall pipes and creek mouths during the first big rain of...
read moreRequest for Qualifications: Creek Habitat Enhancement
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks contractors to support the RCD’s creek habitat enhancement projects throughout San Mateo County. The overall goals of the program include restoring fish passage by removing barriers, increasing creek complexity...
read moreRequest for Bids: San Bruno Mountain Lower West Peak Restoration Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks qualified contractors to bid on the San Bruno Mountain Lower West Peak Restoration Project. The San Bruno Mountain Lower West Peak Restoration Project will restore and enhance habtiat on the Lower West Peak of...
read more$5.3M Awarded for Forest Health and Fire Resiliency Across San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties
View a PDF of this press release here. (Half Moon Bay and Capitola, CA- February 7, 2020) The Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) of San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties have been awarded two grants totaling nearly $5.3 million for a collaborative regional effort to...
read morePostponed: Open Gardens
Join the San Mateo RCD for a self-guided tour of San Mateo County's Urban Agriculture and Community Gardens! Visit any of the following locations where you can find free refreshments, site tours, and opportunities to get your hands into the soil. When: April 4th,...
read moreBarbara Kossy Named President of Resource Conservation District
Barbara Kossy of Moss Beach, California, will chair her first meeting as President of the San Mateo RCD on February 20. Kossy has served on the board of the RCD for more than 11 years and is the first woman to chair the district in its 80+ year history. “I’m committed...
read moreRequest for Bids: Dark Gulch Crossing Stabilization Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) invites contractors to bid on the Old Haul Road Dark Gulch Crossing Stabilization Project (Project) located in Pescadero Creek County Park, in San Mateo County, CA. The project will stabilize a failing crossing on Old...
read moreRequest for Qualifications: Forest Health & Fire Resiliency
Download the complete RFQ here. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) is seeking contractors to support the RCD’s Forest Health and Fire Resiliency (FHFR) Program which includes forest management and fuel reduction projects throughout San Mateo County,...
read moreAlpine Creek Fish Passage Project Complete!
As of Fall 2019, the RCD has completed the Alpine Creek Fish Passage project in the San Gregorio watershed! This project restores three miles of habitat for fish like steelhead and coho salmon by modifying a culvert, removing a fish ladder and failing weirs, and...
read moreInvasive Species Alert!
We are sad to report that the highly invasive species New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) has been found in Pescadero Creek. This snail has been linked to the displacement of food sources critical to threatened and endangered salmonids that call the...
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