In this month's edition:
- RCD Public Survey
- Wildlife habitat projects: Gearing up for construction season
- Carbon Farming Producer Meet-up in review
- Upper Green Valley Creek makes the 2019 Waters to Watch List!
- Forest Health Watershed Coordinator
- Partner News
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What matters to you? We want to know.
Please take our brief survey (2-5 minutes) to tell us about
which RCD programs matter to you
and
what new programs you'd like to see from your RCD
. Your input will help inform our 2020-2025 Strategic Planning process. Please provide your input by September 6.
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Gearing up for construction season
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This September, the RCD will construct numerous projects designed to enhance wildlife habitat in West County's streams.
Tannery Creek Large Wood Recruitment Project
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This project will harvest and place forty-three 50'-long redwood logs in Tannery Creek to enhance channel complexity and address limiting factors to rearing and spawning coho salmon.
Dutch Bill Creek Winter Habitat Enhancement Project
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This project will create winter refugia and enhance summer rearing habitat for coho salmon in a 625-ft reach of Dutch Bill Creek.
Iron Horse Vineyards Dam Removal Project
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Removal of a dam structure and installation of large wood debris will restore natural flow conditions through the channel reach and allow for the unimpeded passage of adult and juvenile salmonids through the project reach.
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Carbon Farming Producer Meet-up in review
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At
Fibershed
's
Northern California Carbon Farming Producer meet-up at Bodega Pastures, Gold Ridge RCD Project Manager Jason Hoorn was happy to present more about developing and implementing Carbon Farm Plans. Gold Ridge RCD wrote a plan for Bodega Pastures, which Jason emphasized is a living document that is adaptable to landscape management resources and needs.
Attendees took a field walk to learn more about how and why Bodega Pastures applied compost as a practice of implementing their Carbon Farm Plan. Annual practice implementation is the benchmark for Fibershed's Climate Beneficial Wool verification program. Then, they gathered in the barn to connect and discuss opportunities in our regional fiber and dye economy.
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Upper Green Valley Creek makes the 2019 Waters to Watch List!
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We are excited to see Upper Green Valley Creek included on the
10 Waters to Watch List
, assembled by the nation’s leading authorities on aquatic conservation. The List is a collection of rivers, streams and shores that will be cleaner and healthier habitats for the many fish and wildlife species and people who call these areas home.
From FishHabitat.org: Thanks to the combined actions of concerned community groups, non-profit organizations, local watershed groups, Native American tribes and state and federal agencies, these waters are being improved by planting stream-side vegetation, removing structures blocking fish from habitat and protecting bodies of water from the effects of industrial processes, agriculture and livestock.
They are representative of freshwater to marine waters across the country including lakes and reservoirs that are improving through the conservation efforts of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan — a bold initiative to reverse persistent declines in aquatic habitat.
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Forest Health Watershed Coordinator
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The result of a seven-county partnership, Humboldt County RCD has received funding through the State Department of Conservation to hire a
Forest Health Watershed Coordinator.
The Forest Health Watershed Coordinator's work will expand and improve forest management to enhance forest health and resilience in 13 watersheds--stretching from Marin County to Humboldt County--by focusing on developing projects and opportunities that increase the rate of carbon sequestration in forests and watersheds, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and improve watershed health and resilience in the region.
Applications are due September 4th, 2019
. If the position is unfilled, a second round of applications is due September 20th, 2019.
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Wilder Than Wild - Film Screening - Sept 5
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"Wilder Than Wild: Fire, Forests and the Future" is a one-hour documentary that reveals how fuel build-up and climate change have exposed Western wildlands to large, high intensity wildfires, while greenhouse gases released from these fires contribute to global warming. This vicious cycle jeopardizes our forests and affects us all with extreme weather and more wildfires, some of which are now entering highly populated wildland-urban areas.
The Sept 5 showing is at Rincon Valley Grange in Santa Rosa at 7pm.
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Sonoma Ready Day - Sept 8
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September 8th is Sonoma Ready Day
at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds
. Sonoma Ready Day will offer emergency resources, demonstrations, short lectures, emergency vehicle displays and tools to educate and empower community members to withstand and recover from emergencies.
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Daily Acts Matter! Climate Concert - Sept 8
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Join
Daily Acts
for their first ever "Daily Acts Matter! Climate Concert". Tickets are only $30 for general admission, giving you a full day of music, art, educational speakers and a community created Climate Action Hub where you can learn how to plug into climate organizations driving change in Sonoma County!
When: Sunday, September 8th from 1:00pm to 7:00pm.
Where: SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park.
Cost: $30 General Admission, $20 kids aged 12-18 years, FREE for kids 12 and under.
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CA Coastal Clean Up Day - Sept 21
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On the third Saturday in September California cleans up!
California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers who will pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. It brings awareness to the marine litter problem and provides a community event for direct involvement.
Find your beach!
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Forest Landowners of CA Workshop - Sept 28
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Forester Fred Euphrat invites Forest Landowners of California (FLOC) members and non-members to join him at Bear Flat, his property in Healdsburg, CA for a field day of learning and sharing.
Learn more and register for the full agenda.
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ARTIFISHAL - Film Screening - Sept 30
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Join
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
for a film screening of Patagonia’s new provoking film ARTIFISHAL at OAEC’s Meeting Hall on Monday September 30th!
Artifishal is a film about wild rivers and wild fish that explores the high cost—ecological, financial and cultural—of our mistaken belief that engineered solutions can make up for habitat destruction.
Purchase tickets.
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Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
(707) 823-5244
www.GoldRidgeRCD.org
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