We're hiring a full-time Forestry Project Manager to support forestry, wildfire mitigation, and related programming. The position will contribute to exciting and critical growth in Napa RCD’s forestry programming, which began following the 2017 Wine Country wildfires and has advanced significantly since.

The Forestry Project Manager will work with land managers, community partners, and stakeholders to improve the health of Napa County’s forests. The Forestry Project Manager will apply forestry principles, conservation planning, and project management skills to improve forest health and watershed function, facilitate wildfire prevention and preparedness, and promote healthy regeneration of burned areas. The position will be an important resource for practical forest health knowledge and experience within the community, and support planning and implementation at a variety of scales.

To learn more and to apply, either follow the QR code in this newsletter

or visit NapaRCD.org/ForestryProjectManager

Usually, the one person that keeps us all in line is the last to step forward and take credit for the work they do. Here at Napa RCD, we are no exception!

Meet Anna Mattinson, our Office Manager Extraordinaire! Anna works behind the scenes to help manage contracts, do our billing, keep us in check from an HR standpoint, make sure we're reporting on the work we do at the right time, and getting each of us the supplies we need to do our work.

Anna is a Napa native, born and raised here in Napa County. She's been with Napa RCD for about 17 years but like many folks did not know what an RCD was before joining the team. She learned fast, and now knows many of our programs inside and out due to her work keeping all of us in line!

Throughout her 17 years, Anna's job has expanded to include more tasks as our team and our program areas have grown. That growth is what Anna says is the biggest change she's seen in her time here- growth not just in the services we provide but in the numbers of staff. At this point, Napa RCD is bursting our office at the seams and keeping Anna more than busy.

Luckily, Anna says that her favorite part of working at Napa RCD is the people she gets to work with. Staff come from different backgrounds and work in very different areas, offering up a variety of things to talk and learn about!

In her free time, Anna loves to hang out with her family, spend time in Hawaii, garden, put together puzzles, read, and, just like all of us, binge watch a good show now and then! When asked if there was one thing she wanted to share with folks, she responded with the following:

"It is illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. It's considered animal abuse because they're social beings and get lonely."

That seems like a great place to leave this staff spotlight! If you call our main number it's Anna that answers, so next time you're trying to get in touch make sure you thank her for all of her hard work!

Each August, Napa RCD goes into planning mode for Coastal Cleanup Day! Somehow it is already August, and we're at it again.

September 17 • 9am-12pm

We will have multiple sites throughout the county, so stay tuned at NapaRCD.org/Cleanup2022

**We are looking for a couple more people to act as Site Captains, who will help support the following tasks for our sites:

If you would like to be a site captain at one of our sites this year, please contact Ashley@NapaRCD.org or 707-690-3117.

We're excited to join our friends at City of Calistoga Water for the Calistoga Summer Waterwise Expo! We'll be there with activities for kids, info on ways to remove your lawn and get it ready for a drought-tolerant, native landscape plan, and more! Our friends from the California Native Plant Society will also be there!

Don't miss out- the City of Calistoga will be talking about Water Efficiency Rebates, Greywater Systems, and more!