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Workshop: Watershed- and Wallet-friendly Roads
Workshop about maintaining unpaved roads
Sign up for a free vineyard irrigation assessment
We will evaluate your vineyard irrigation system and provide custom efficiency recommendations.
LandSmart for Vineyards Workshop Series Coming Soon!
Workshops will be held in December 2014.
A warm watershed welcome to new staffer Eric McKee
Eric McKee has joined the RCD staff as Education Program Manager.
RCD Received Conservation Partner Award from Friends of the Napa River
This award recognizes the RCD’s commitment to the Napa River.
Donate to the RCD! We’re in the NapaValley Give! Guide
The RCD is honored to be one of just 40 Napa non-profits selected to be in the 2014 Napa Valley Give! Guide.
Healthy Horses, Healthy Watersheds
Horse management & environment–resource materials.
Watershed & Wallet-friendly Roads
Learn about the influences roads can have on hydrology and water quality in rural watersheds.In rural watersheds, roads are one of the most significant and easily controlled sources of modification to the stream systems. Road systems can have three major impacts on...
Stormdrain Outflow
At the request of the Napa Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (NCSPPP), Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) conducted a countywide dry-weather assessment of municipal storm drain outfalls to assist in compliance with waste discharge...
Gravel Permeability
The RCD measures gravel permeability to determine how suitable streambed gravels are for salmonid egg incubation and larval (alevin) development. This is based on the fact that salmonid egg and alevin survival is correlated with the amount of flow through the gravels...
Steelhead Trout
Importance Steelhead trout are an important component of California´s diverse wildlife heritage. They are a good indicator of the health of aquatic systems because they use all portions of a river system, and require cool, clean water. Steelhead are a sport fish,...
Napa River Fishes
The Napa River watershed provides a range of habitat types for fish--from the steep, cold, fast-moving waters in the mountain streams, to the flat, warm, salty and tidal waters of the esturary. Twelve native fish species can be found in the upper, nontidal portion of...
Napa River Fish Barrier Plan
The plan identified 11 sites to be of highest priority, which, if repaired, could restore access to over 33 miles of high-quality salmonid spawning and rearing habitat.
Murphy Creek
RCD removed two fish barriers on Murphy Creek and made 633 feet of habitat available.
Bay-Friendly Training for Professionals
There are no trainings scheduled in the Napa Valley in the near future. Learn about trainings in other Bay-area communities here.
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DIY at the Ecological Reserve
The Napa River Ecological Reserve Curriculum Guide was created to encourage the use of the Napa River Ecological Reserve as a learning laboratory for students of all ages. The 73-acre Reserve is the last sizable section of riparian vegetation in the Napa Valley and...