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On Sale Now: Climate-Friendly Garden Tour Tickets!
Tickets are now on sale for the Climate-Friendly Garden Tour, May 13, 2023, from 10am-4pm! Online ticket sales have ended. You can still purchase tickets at Las Flores Community Center for $5. We hope to see you there! What is the Climate-Friendly Garden Tour? It is a...
March 2023 Rainfall Summary
from Paul Blank, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist March brought 11 storms and sixteen days of measurable rainfall to the Napa Valley. Rain totals observed at the County ALERT monitoring stations (napa.onerain.com) were well above average for the month, ranging between...
Creating Community: Napa Valley Community Forest
Over the past two years, we've worked with the City of St Helena, Sustainable St Helena, various schools and community groups, and the general public to plant native oaks and also redwoods in the effluent spray fields at the St Helena Wastewater Treatment Plant along...
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Rotary Screw Trap
The 2023 Rotary Screw Trap Open House has been postponed until late May. Stay tuned for updates. Smolt trapping using a rotary screw trap Napa RCD monitors steelhead and salmon populations by collecting data on the number of smolts migrating to the ocean each year. A...
February 2023 Rainfall Summary
from Paul Blank, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist February brought six small storms and nine days of measurable rainfall to the Napa Valley. Rain totals observed at the County ALERT monitoring stations (napa.onerain.com) were below average for the month, ranging...
January Rainfall Summary
from Paul Blank, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist Heavy December rainfall continued into January in the Napa Valley with nine storms and 14 days of rainfall observed at the County ALERT monitoring stations (napa.onerain.com). Rain totals were above average for the...
It’s Time to Apply for Our Scholarship!
We are now accepting applications from Napa County students for the Emerging Environmental Leaders Scholarship. This opportunity is open to students graduating from any high school, high school equivalent, or GED program in Napa County. Our goal is to celebrate,...
Fall Internship Wrap-Up
Napa RCD staff took some time this past year to put together what we hoped would be a successful teen internship model, focusing Fall activities on our efforts to re-oak Napa County. We often get requests from teens for internship opportunities, and we have hosted a...
It’s Salmon Sighting Season!
A note from Martin Perales, PhD, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist Its refreshing to see some water and fish in the rivers! Chinook salmon are staged in the estuary as early as August and wait for the first rains of the season. Our environmental scientists, Martin...
Napa RCD Board Signs Climate Emergency Resolution
On August 11, 2022, Napa RCD's Board of Directors adopted a resolution to act on the ongoing climate emergency. See below for the complete text of the resolution. [pdf-embedder url="https://naparcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2022-03-Climate-Emergency.pdf"...
5 Reasons to Give to Your Local RCD This Season
The season of gifting and giving is upon us! One way you can give the gift of healthy soil, land, water, wildlife, and other natural resources is by supporting local farmers and land managers who work with your local Resource Conservation District (RCD). Throughout...
Earth Day 2023 Coordinator Position Open!
Hello Friends! The Environmental Education Coalition of Napa County (EECNC) is currently looking for a coordinator for our annual Earth Day Napa festival in downtown Napa! See the position description below! [pdf-embedder...
CA Biodiversity Day- Sept 11
Join Napa Open Space, CA State Parks, and Napa RCD for CA Biodiversity Day at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park! September 11, 2022 • 9-11am We will be hosting a brief how-to for iNaturalist, and then sending folks loose in the park to log as many species observations...
Million Trees Napa Launches in Napa County!
Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa RCD), in collaboration with Tom Gamble, owner of Gamble Family Vineyards, Anna Chouteau, and Jon-Mark Chappellet is pleased to announce the launch of Million Trees Napa, a non-profit program focused on improving the...
Million Trees Napa Donation Page
Thank you for investing in the Million Trees program to support the long-term health of Napa County’s forests, from urban areas to farmlands and wild spaces. To donate to the Million Trees program, please follow the Donate link below to PayPal or use this QR code to...
Irrigation Water Management Workshops – July 22 & 28
Irrigation water management workshop. Friday July 22nd 8:00am-11:30am. $15 - Registration Required During this workshop we will talk about soil properties that affect water movement and retention and the role of soil health in irrigation water management. We will...
Dry-Season Grazing Workshop – July 21
Morning Discussions: Pope Valley Farm Center, 9:30am-12pm Afternoon Field Tour: Wantrup Preserve, 1-2:30pm Land Trust of Napa County and Napa RCD are joining together to offer an in-depth look at dry-season grazing aimed at avoiding impacts to, and possibly...