Post-fire Recovery Recovering From Fire In the wake of the August 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fires, the RCD is providing support to those impacted by wildfires in our community. If you have natural resources...
Forest Health and Fire Forest Health and Planning for Fire Due to local topography, high fuel loads, and frequent extreme drought conditions, the Central Coast of California has significant potential for...
Water for Farms, Fish and People San Mateo County’s south coast has no snowpack, no large municipal reservoirs, and no State water project. It is a rural community that relies on local water supplies to meet its...
Carbon Farming Carbon farming takes carbon from the atmosphere where it’s a harmful greenhouse gas and puts it into plants and soil where it’s helpful. Farmers act as climate heroes by reviving centuries-old...
Rural Roads Assistance For many rural landowners and managers in coastal San Mateo County, erosion and washouts of unpaved roads disrupt access and lead to costly repairs and annual maintenance. Additionally the soil erosion and runoff...
