Mendocino County Resource Conservation District

By Linda MacElwee

Nine Americorps members, including two Vista interns, volunteered to help widen and clear the trail down to the Riparian Zone of the Robinson Creek Restoration Project on an extremely hot Tuesday afternoon in the midst of a late September heat wave. The members/civil servants came from all over the United States. They are beginning an 8 month long service stay in Northern California, working in the health care sector. They were here in the Anderson Valley for an orientation and team building stay at Wellspring Renewal Center. Americorps Regional Coordinator, Rachel Kradin, inquired through the AV Junior High looking for a special service project they could work on. Teacher Nat Corey-Moran put them in touch with the River Center, and we put them to work clearing and widening the nature trail on the Robinson Creek Restoration Project .

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MCRCD will have an information table at the upcoming 2nd Annual Watershed Poetry Mendocino Celebration on Saturday, October 3rd. We will be there from 8:30AM to 12:30PM at Alex Thomas Plaza, in Downtown Ukiah in conjunction with the Ukiah Farmers’ Market. Eco-organizations, green businesses, and nature writers have been invited to set up so there should be many items of interest to check out. Come by and say hello while you’re at the Market!

Watershed Poetry Mendocino 2009 is presenting a series of watershed-oriented events mixing poetry readings and ecological presentations on October 3rd, 9th and 10th in Ukiah. Go to their website linked above or contact Larry Sheehy at 485-7072 or ecotopialarry@pacific.net for more information on these events.

Mendocino County RCD and Nelson Family Vineyards are pleased to host the North Coast California Resource Conservation Districts meeting Thursday, October 8th. Below is more information and the agenda. Please RSVP by September 29th to Nicole.Porter@mcrcd.org or by calling (707) 462-3664. Hope to see you!

north-coast-area-carcd-meeting-agenda (PDF)

By Linda MacElwee

7^th grade Life Sciences Class engaged in macro-invertebrate study.

Connecting to Creeks, a hands-on stream ecology program designed to connect kids to the creeks adjacent to the school and apply those connections to the larger Navarro River watershed. Launched by AVUSD and the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District (MCRCD) through a Tobacco Settlement grant in 2008, the program had its second successful spring at the Middle School. I had the good fortune, through AVUSD and Ken Montgomery, to work again with Nat Corey-Moran’s 7^th grade Life Science classes.We met four consecutive Tuesdays in May/June to conduct mini-units at the confluence of Robinson Creek and Anderson Creek on school property.

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People can search the NRPI Website and obtain information on the thousands of conservation, restoration, mitigation, assessment, acquisition and planning projects throughout California.

Click on “Mapping Tool” at the top of the page, then enter “Mendocino County Resource Conservation District” in the “Organization name” text box to view some of the hundreds of projects that we have been associated with through the years.

by Linda MacElwee for the Anderson Valley Land Trust newsletter

You may be noticing some new signs posted around the watershed. The Navarro Watershed Working Group (NWWG), the Navarro River Resource Center, and the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District have been collaborating on a sign project to develop watershed awareness in the Navarro, through a grant from the State Coastal Conservancy.

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Mendocino County Resource Conservation District (MCRCD) is seeking a committed director, experienced in natural resource conservation, for a vacant position on its board.

MCRCD provides a means for interested people in the community to work together for natural resource conservation on a voluntary, cooperative basis throughout Mendocino County. We offer support through technical assistance and grant development for projects which control erosion, improve water quality, and restore fisheries and wildlife habitat.

The District is governed by five volunteer directors, who are appointed by the Board of Supervisors in lieu of election. Directors have a critical role in the protection and improvement of local natural resources. As representatives of their community, directors have the responsibility to assess local conservation needs and to develop programs and projects to meet those needs. Directors participate in the development of plans, gathering information and making recommendations to the board and staff, and participate in all board meetings.

The MCRCD is involved in a variety of resource conservation projects that take place on both public and private lands. Examples of projects include: conservation education, erosion control, installing best management practices, road management or maintenance, and developing watershed plans.

Call 462-3664 for more information and to introduce yourself. Our application is available for download here (PDF). The Board of Directors has regular meetings the second Tuesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at MCRCD’s office located at 206 Mason Street, Suite F, in Ukiah.

UPDATE: This position has been filled, but there are opportunites for Associate Directors. Please go here for more information.

GIS data and documents compiled/developed for the Russian River Watershed Adaptive Management Plan (RRWAMP) Baseline Assessment by the US Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center is now available!

Russian River Watershed Geospatial Data Catalog

Russian River RRWAMP Document Catalog

Updated information on the Mendocino Fire complex can be found on the Mendocino County Fire Emergency website.

Other useful information links:

CAL FIRE - Mendocino Lightening Complex

Mendocino County Firesafe Council

Center for Fire Research and Outreach

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