2020: what a year it was. Thanks to CanDo's Napa Valley Give!Guide fundraising campaign, we were able to end our year on a series of high notes, punctuated by two successes we hadn't even thought possible.

In case you missed it, we spent the month of December sharing highlights from our 2020 programming. It was great to reflect on the impactful watershed stewardship work that we accomplished in partnership with YOU. Take a look at our past newsletters to see some of the most memorable stories from 2020.

This year, Napa RCD set our Give!Guide fundraising goal at $6,000. We set an ambitious goal but we believe in the work we're doing and have seen our community's support of conservation programs throughout the entirety of our 75 years working in Napa County.

All of YOU helped us to not only reach our goal, but to surpass it by over $2,000! Our total donations came out to $8,795. This year marked the highest number of individual donors we've ever seen. Last year we had a record 72 donors, and this year we surpassed that record by receiving donations from 101 members of our community!

We can't thank you enough for your support during 2020. We are also grateful to The Monkey Flower Group for providing beautiful, locally grown floral arrangements to everyone who donated to Napa RCD. Lastly, we are indebted to Napa Valley CanDo for spearheading the Napa Valley Give!Guide, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for organizations that serve the critical needs of our community.

"Napa RCD has been one of my most valuable partners over the years. First the true care and respect that the staff has had for all my students has been a gift. They are actively engaged in improving our local environment as well as supporting our young people in growing to become stewards of our environment. We have had some many wonderful trips together planting oak trees, restoring habitats, and visiting the fish trap in the Napa River. RCD has also been wonderful grant partners over the years which has been very beneficial." -Julie Lovie 

Our new citizen science program, Stream Watch, was developed in partnership with County of Napa to get a better understanding of when and where our local streams go dry. This has a big impact on fish habitat, but we need your help to collect the data.

Check out the recent WILD Napa: Stream Watch recording on our YouTube page to learn more.

Or, get started more quickly by visiting NapaWatersheds.org/streamwatch.

Donate today at NapaOutdoors.org/AboutReLeafNapa

Have you ever wondered what happens to all that stuff you through out in your brown, blue, and black bins? Are you curious to get to know the people behind the scenes of waste reduction in your community?

Then this fun, frank, and LIVE Facebook series is for you! Join Tim and Kendra for the inside scoop on Facebook Live on Wednesdays at 1pm. You can also view some of the previous topics by scrolling through their Facebook page.