New Summer Fellows

The RCD welcomed two new fellows through the Climate Action Corp Fellowship Program this summer, Parker and Valeria. They are assisting with planting events, prescribed burns, community outreach, and wildfire education.

If you are interested in gaining career experience with the VCRCD please email info@vcrcd.org

Monarch Alerts

We are launching Monarch and Pollinator Alerts! This is a new notification program that will let residents know about local resources and events aimed at helping pollinators. Learn when monarch butterfly populations are migrating, when to reduce pesticide use, and about pollinator population surveys.

Home Assessments

Wildfire embers are often the culprit for homes catching on fire, these embers have been shown to fly over a mile before landing. During the month of July you can book a free home assessment with trained personnel and learn how you can protect your home and be prepared.

Prescribed Burn In Ojai

The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) in cooperation with the Ventura County Prescribed Burn Association, the Ventura County Resource Conservation District, the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC), the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD), the UC Cooperative Extension and other key partners and landowners conducted its first prescribed broadcast burns on two adjacent properties on June 22 at OVLC’s Ventura River Steelhead Preserve and the separately owned Nye Ranch. These prescribed fires were conducted to achieve multiple objectives, including fuel reduction of fire-prone non-native grasses and the noxious weed, yellow star thistle. Reduction of this non-native vegetation will help regenerate native bunchgrasses and native bulbs like wild hyacinth, further helping to build wildfire resilience within the region.

These burns and those to come are always intended to provide training opportunities for personnel involved. If you are interested in being a part of this community effort, please contact Conservation Ecologist, Monica Matthews, at the Ventura County Resource Conservation District at monica.matthews@vcrcd.org. Whether you work or have worked in fire suppression or prescribed fire or not, we welcome your interest.

Survey For Disabled and Older Adults Announced

The Independent Living Resource Center needs your help to identify the resource needs of the disabled and older adult communities in ILRC's service areas (Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties). The questionnaire takes about 5 to 10 minutes to complete and can help inform advocacy action items within the three counties with lived experiences from community members.