Announcements
Help Develop Resource Priorities: Join the 2022 Local Working Group Meeting September 9
Join the RCD and NRCS's Local Partnership Office for the 2022 Local Working Group meeting, September 7, 2022 on Zoom. At this meeting, we'll discuss and set resource priorities for the next calendar year. All are welcome, and your insights into what resource concerns...
Join Our 2022 First Flush Volunteer Team!
Join the San Mateo RCD during the first big rain of the year for California’s longest-running community science project! You can help ensure clean creeks, beaches, and oceans by volunteering for First Flush. This amazing opportunity will give you a chance to be a...
CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Loma Mar Pipeline Replacement and Water Plant Upgrade Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD), as Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), issued a Notice of Exemption for the Loma Mar Pipeline Replacement and Water Plant Upgrade Project. The project is exempt under CEQA according to...
El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Scoping Project: Presentation of Results
Join us to learn about the results of the El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Scoping Project on Tuesday, June 28, 6-7:30pm, via Zoom. The purpose of the project is to advance solutions to help reduce the risk of wildfire to the community in and around El Granada. At this...
(CLOSED) Job Opportunity: Wildfire Resiliency Program Manager
Download a copy of this posting here. BACKGROUND The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks a Wildfire Resiliency Program Manager to support the fire resilience and ecological health of local forests and help protect communities at the Wildland Urban...
Request for Bids: San Bruno Mountain Owl & Buckeye Canyon Habitat Enhancement Project
* Download the complete bid package here. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District welcomes contractors to bid on the San Bruno Mountain Owl & Buckeye Canyon Habitat Enhancement Project (Project) to implement a 47-acre management project to benefit butterfly...
Request for Bids: Mindego Creek Fish Passage Project
Download the complete bid package here. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (SMRCD) welcomes contractors to bid on the Mindego Creek Fish Passage (Project) to restore fish passage to 5 miles of habitat in the San Gregorio Creek watershed. Project activities...
Request for Bids: Little Butano Creek Flow Enhancement, Butano State Park Project
Download the complete bid package here. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (SMRCD), in partnership with the California State Parks Department (State Parks), welcomes contractors to bid on the Little Butano Creek Flow Enhancement, Butano State Park Project...
2022 Chipper Dates Announced!
The best time to prepare for wildfire season is NOW! The RCD can help you to protect your home, your neighbors, and the entire community with the Neighborhood Chipper Program. Defensible space is critical, so we provide a FREE "you cut, we chip" program to remove that...
Request for Bids: Green Oaks Restoration Project
Download the complete bid package here. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD), in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation (Department) welcomes qualified contractors to bid on the Green Oaks Restoration Project (Project). The Project is...
CEQA Notice of Exemption for Service Area Boundary Expansion
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD), as Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), issued a Notice of Exemption for the San Mateo Resource Conservation District Service Area Boundary Expansion Project. This project is exempt...
Request for Bids: Quarry Park Shaded Fuel Break
Download the bid package here. (Updated 3/22/22) Addendum #1 Bid Walk Q&A (Updated 4/7/22) Addendum #2 Bid Sheets Submitted (Updated 4/25/22) San Mateo Resource Conservation District (SMRCD), in partnership with San Mateo County Parks, aims to create a shaded...
RCD Receives National Award from NOAA
San Mateo RCD is among nine national recipients of the "Partner in the Spotlight" award reported to Congress for helping prevent extinction of the most imperiled marine species in the United States. We have been recognized for our efforts to recover populations of...
El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Listening Session: January 25, 6pm
Attention: This event has passed. You can watch a recording of the listening session here. Members of the El Granada community are invited to a listening session hosted by the Resource Conservation District to share your insights, information, priorities, and...
Honoring the Life of Jim Reynolds, RCD Board Member
RCD Board member James "Jim" Reynolds passed away at home in Pescadero, California on December 8, 2021, after a life lived to the absolute fullest. James embodied the Renaissance Man: a Wall Street analyst and international business consultant, Peace Corps volunteer,...
Request for Bids: San Mateo County Parks Water Distribution and Infrastructure Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD), in partnership with San Mateo County Parks Department, welcomes contractors to bid on the San Mateo County Parks Water Distribution and Infrastructure Project (Project). The Project is located in Memorial County...
Volunteer for Clean Water- Join the First Flush 2021 team!
Join the San Mateo RCD for the first big rain of the year! You can help ensure clean creeks, beaches, and oceans with a one-day commitment to our "First Flush" program! The RCD is seeking adventurous volunteers to be scientists for the day and help us collect water...
Request for Proposals: El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Consultant
Download the full RFP here. The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks an experienced consultant for a Fire Resiliency Scoping Project for El Granada. The selected consultant will complete background research and site investigations to (a)...
Adria Arko wins “Hidden Heroes of the Greenbelt” Award
Our very own Adria Arko (Climate & Agriculture Senior Program Manager) has been awarded Greenbelt Alliance's Hidden Hero of the Greenbelt Award for fostering nature-based climate adaptation. Adria has been working to support and protect agricultural viability in a...
Workshop Series: Soil Health for Urban Agriculture
Join the San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) and Rob Bennaton, the Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE), for a two-part online workshop series on the importance of soil health in urban agriculture and how to improve it....