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Winterizing Your Vineyard
Winterizing your Vineyard By Charles Schembre, Vineyard Conservation Coordinator After conducting winterization/erosion control inspections on over 150 vineyard properties throughout the County, we want to take a moment to share our observations. Ground cover is one...
Il Posto Dine and Donate Certificate
Il Posto Dine and Donate Flyer 2016 (pdf)
LandSmart Vineyard Planning
Vineyard Planning Workshop
Workshop – Road Maintenance – Dec 6
Training focuses on maintaining and creating roads to reduce annual maintenance costs and the amount of sediment entering local streams.
Volunteer for Napa RCD’s Oak Monitoring Team
Calling all citizen scientists, oak enthusiasts, and anyone with a smartphone! Join the Oak Monitoring Team and help track re-oaking efforts in Napa County. Team members visit publicly accessible planting sites and use an app (on either an iPad or their phone) to take...
Results from 2015-2016 Fish Monitoring Now Available
Napa County Resource Conservation District conducts fish monitoring in the Napa River watershed to collect information about native fish populations with emphasis on two salmonid species - steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus...
Workshop ~ Laundry to Landscape ~ Dec 4
Greywater systems pass used household water through mulch and soil to nourish plants in the landscape. During the workshop, we will learn by doing. We will be assisting the install of an actual system
WILD NAPA ~ Napa River Wildlife & Restoration ~ Sept 14
Get to know Napa County’s wild creatures with our free monthly lecture series
Photos Needed for 2017 Watershed Calendar
We need YOUR help in creating a beautiful, vibrant, locally produced calendar. We are now seeking images for the 2017 edition: “Hikes and Trails of Napa County”.
Training for Cleanup Site Captains ~ Aug 30
Volunteers are needed to serve as Site Captains and Co-Captains for Community Cleanup Days.
Tool for DIY Well Monitoring Now Available
County of Napa and RCD offer a great service for County residents interested in monitoring the status of their wells. RCD and County provide County residents with use (on short-term loan basis) of a Well Sounder Pro, a sonic well-depth measuring device. This is a...
LandSmart® for Kids Partners with STRAW
Over the past year the RCD has been partnering with the Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed (STRAW) program of Point Blue Conservation Science to enhance land-based education opportunities for youth in Napa County.Thanks to a grant from the North Bay Watershed...
News Release: LandSmart® Offers Additional Path to Napa Green
Local resource specialists help landowners meet rigorous environmental standardsJune 23, 2016, St. Helena, CA – The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) and Napa Resource Conservation District (RCD) announced today that they have partnered to offer LandSmart® Level II...
Upper Napa River Watershed Road Assessment
Unpaved roads can have unanticipated effects upon the watersheds in which they are found because they often concentrate runoff, increase erosion, and can potentially deliver excess into streams. These effects can negatively impact aquatic habitat; however, it is...
Wild Napa – Bees – July 13
Get to know Napa County’s wild creatures with our monthly lecture series
Wild Napa – Turtles – June 8
Get to know Napa County’s wild creatures with our monthly lecture series
5,000 Oaks Volunteer Day – May 21
Monitor germination, remove invasive weeds and grasses, and apply soil protecting mulch to these young tree starts.
Bay-Friendly Garden Tour – May 22
This year’s garden tour will feature gardens in Napa and American Canyon on May 22. We are now seeking a diverse array of home-grown and professionally designed gardens.