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Spring Teen Conservation Internship Applications Now Open!
Applications are now open for the 2025 Spring Teen Conservation Internship Program! The Teen Conservation Internship is a pathway for high school youth to develop career skills, gain work experience, and lead meaningful environmental projects in their community....
Support Napa RCD in CanDo’s 2024 Napa Valley Give!Guide!
Support Napa RCD in the Napa Valley Give!Guide! We’re thrilled to announce that Napa RCD has been selected once again to participate in this year's Give!Guide campaign! Organized by Napa Valley CanDo, the Give!Guide brings together nonprofits across all sectors of...
Meet the 2024 Fall Teen Conservation Interns!
Recently, Napa RCD welcomed three 2024 Fall Teen Conservation Interns. The Teen Conservation Internship empowers high school students to develop valuable career skills and lead impactful environmental projects in their communities. As interns, these teens will...
Tribute to Dennis Bowker
It is with heavy hearts that we remember Dennis Bowker, a true pioneer of conservation in Napa County, who recently passed away. His profound impact on land stewardship and sustainable farming resonates throughout our community and beyond. As we honor Dennis’s...
2024-2029 Strategic Plan Release
Napa RCD is excited to share our strategic plan for 2024-2029, a blueprint for nurturing a thriving environment and vibrant communities in the years ahead. This plan reflects our dedication to a future in Napa County that includes: • Actions that support greater...
Fall 2024 Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops Open For Registration
Napa RCD is teaming up with our friends at City of Napa Water and the UC Master Gardeners to offer the Fall 2024 Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop Series! We will be set up at the Pelusi Building in Kennedy Park, ready to share information, experiences, and advice on...
Join Us in Creating a Wildfire Resilient Community! City of Napa Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
In partnership with local agencies and stakeholders, the City of Napa is preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) to help its community identify fire risks and actions to limit damages due to wildfire. A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a...
We’re Hiring- Conservation Project Manager
Napa RCD is hiring for a Full-Time Conservation Project Manager. The Conservation Project Manager will support exciting growth in Napa RCD’s Forest Health program and broader natural resource management goals. The Project Manager will be an important resource to...
Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) Website and Survey are Live
Para español, continúa abajo. The Napa County RCAAP is a multi-jurisdictional planning and engagement effort that aims...
2022-2023 Annual Report Release
Napa RCD would like to invite you to review the 2022-2023 Annual Report! Just as the Napa River ebbs and flows, so does the RCD. This year brought about significant changes within the RCD to move closer towards empowering the community to voluntarily conserve,...
Apply to the Napa RCD Emerging Environmental Leaders 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,...
Call for Gardens- 2025 Climate-Friendly Garden Tour
Greetings from the Garden Tour Planning Group! Napa RCD is working with our friends and partners at City of Napa Water Division and UCCE Master Gardeners to plan the 2025 Climate-Friendly Garden Tour in Napa Valley. This year's Garden Tour is TENTATIVELY set to take...
Teen Conservation Intern Applications Due Jan 28
Purpose Napa RCD offers the Teen Conservation Internship as a pathway for Napa County high school youth to develop job skills and gain professional experience related to environmental or service-oriented careers. Interns will receive on-the-ground training to lead...
Reflecting on Rural Roads
Monitoring Effectiveness of Road Stormproofing BMPs In 2017, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted the Vineyard General Permit to increase water quality in local watersheds. The General Permit regulates pollutant discharges from vineyard...
We’re Hiring- Community Engagement Project Manager
Napa RCD is hiring for a Full-Time Community Engagement Project Manager. The Community Engagement Project Manager designs and delivers project-based community engagement activities in our different program areas, including community forums, workshops, seminars and...
Workforce Development & Forest Management: Suscol Intertribal Council
Over the past couple of years, Napa RCD has partnered with Suscol Intertribal Council to improve forest health and wildfire resilience of the Suskol House land and support the Suscol Intertribal Council’s development and implementation of a workforce training program....
Volunteer – Help Collect Local Acorns
Each fall, RCD collects, plants, and distribute acorns from local native oak trees in our efforts to re-oak Napa County.
Prescribed Burn Association Meetings Encourage Community-Based Burning to Restore Resilient Landscapes
Fire has been a land management tool since time immemorial. Before fire suppression policies, fire was a consistent and natural disturbance in California ecosystems, whether ignited naturally or by native communities stewarding the land. Many of our ecosystems need...