CEQA Notice of Exemption for Mindego Creek Fish Passage 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 Mindego Creek Fish Passage Project. This project is exempt under CEQA according to Class 33, Section 15333:...

(CLOSED) Job 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...

Open 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,...

2019 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...

Barbara 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...

Happy Gratitude Day from the RCD!

We hope that you spend this day with friends and family, enjoying good company in a beautiful setting – we’re remembering how lucky we are to live in this place!