Announcements
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....
Notice of Public Hearing
Download a copy of this public notice here. IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice Date: June 25, 2021 San Mateo County PWP No. PWP-2-VTP-21-0002-2. Public hearing and action on Public Works Plan submitted by San Mateo County Resource Conservation...
(CLOSED) Job Opportunity: Forest Health and Fire Resiliency Program Conservation Project Manager
Download this job posting here: Job Opportunity - Forest Health and Fire Resiliency Conservation Project Manager BACKGROUND Located in beautiful coastal San Mateo County, the San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks to fill a full-time position to join the...
South Coast Sea Level Rise Virtual Community Meeting July 14th 6:30-8pm
Sea level rise is increasing flooding and accelerating coastal erosion, affecting what we love about living on the South Coast of San Mateo...
Request for Proposals: San Pedro Creek Fish Passage Project at Adobe Bridge
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks a qualified contractor to complete site investigations and designs for the San Pedro Creek Fish Passage Project at Adobe Bridge. The project will restore ancestral fish migration and improve habitat in San Pedro...
Webinar: Huddart and Wunderlich County Parks Forest Health and Fuel Reduction Projects
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 7:00pmvia Zoom. Register here. Join us for a meeting to discuss forest health and resiliency in parkland, and the planned actions that will be underway this year to achieve these forest health objectives in Huddart and Wunderlich County...
Request for Qualifications: SB-1383 Compost Consulting Services
Download the RFQ package here. The RCD seeks qualified consultants to support various activities related to compost and CA SB-1383 requirements. The following describes specific areas of expertise which a successful candidate will be expected to draw upon as part of...
(CLOSED) Job Opportunity: Conservation Project Manager, Climate & Agriculture Team
Download a PDF of this job posting here. BACKGROUND:Located in beautiful coastal San Mateo County, the San Mateo Resource Conservation District(RCD) seeks the right person to join our team working to build agricultural resiliency andmitigate climate change. Resource...
San Pedro Creek Restoration Community Meeting
Did you know San Pedro Creek is home to threatened steelhead trout? The RCD received grant funding from the California Wildlife Conservation Board to restore historical fish migration to 5 miles of spawning and rearing habitat while also protecting property by...
Request for Bids: Butano Farms San Francisco Garter Snake Habitat Enhancement Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) welcomes qualified contractors to bid on the Butano Farms San Francisco Garter Snake Habitat Enhancement Project (project). The project will improve habitat to support recovery of the endangered San Francisco garter...