Announcements
(CLOSED) Full Time Position: Conservation Project Manager – Applications Due 2/22/19
*Please Note that the submission deadline has been extended until 2/22/19. Greetings, The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks to fill a full-time position for a Conservation Project Manager. View the Job Description here. This new team...
Santa Cruz & San Mateo County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Click Here to view the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The risk of significant wildfire exists in both San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties. The San Mateo - Santa Cruz County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) attempts to identify those...
Request for Bids for Pescadero Creek Streamflow Improvement Project: Carpy Ranch Irrigation Component
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks qualified contractors to implement irrigation improvements at Carpy Ranch, in Pescadero CA. This project aims to 1) improve water security and water use efficiency and 2) improve instream flow conditions for...
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Trust releases Climate Action Plan
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) has released their Climate Action Plan! As an advisor and partner of MROSD, the RCD is excited to play our role in this initiative to reduce emissions related to livestock & agriculture and to increase soil...
Request for Bids for Butano Creek Channel Reconnection and Resiliency Project
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) is seeking qualified contractors to bid on the Butano Creek Channel Reconnection and Resiliency Project. This is a multi-benefit project that requires a number of construction related specialties including: work in...
Request for Bids for San Bruno Mountain West Peak Restoration
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District is seeking an outstanding team of professionals to implement site preparation, revegetation, and watering according to the San Bruno Mountain West Peak Restoration and Monitoring Plan (Appendix A). The aim of this project...
Request for Bids for Pescadero Creek Streamflow Improvement Project: Carpy Ranch Irrigation Component
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks qualified contractors to implement irrigation improvements at Carpy Ranch, Pescadero CA. This project aims to 1) improve water security and water use efficiency and 2) improve instream flow conditions for...
Volunteer for Clean Water! First Flush 2018 Training is Monday, 9/10
Volunteers needed for First Flush! First Flush 2018 Flyer As winter approaches, it is time again for First Flush! The First Flush event, hosted by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), monitors water quality at various locations within the MBNMS...
Butano Creek Reconnection Project CEQA documents now available for review
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) is considering adopting the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Butano Creek Channel Reconnection and Resilience Project. This project is a partnership between the RCD, California State...
$3.1M Awarded to Restore Habitat
(Half Moon Bay, CA- March 22, 2018) At the same time today in different cities, meetings of the California Wildlife Conservation Board in Sacramento and the California State Coastal Conservancy in Oakland awarded grants that will enable the San Mateo Resource...
Seeking Proposals for Agricultural Pond
The RCD seeks qualified contractors to construct one agricultural water storage pond at Carpy Conolly Ranch located in Pescadero, California. The intent of this project is to 1) enhance stream flows in Pescadero Creek for the benefit of native steelhead and coho...
Seeking Proposals for Invasive Species Removal
The San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is searching for an outstanding team of professionals to conduct strategic invasive species removal and limited revegetation along Arroyo Leon Creek on the Johnston Ranch Property in Half Moon Bay. The riparian...
Seeking RFP for Streamflow Enhancement Projects
The San Mateo County RCD is pleased to announce that it is now noticing the request for proposals for the Loma Mar Mutual Water Company and Butano State Park Streamflow Enhancement Projects. These projects will update and reconfigure water supply and distribution...
Seeking RFP for Ag Pond and Irrigation Project
The RCD seeks qualified contractors to construct one agricultural water storage pond and associated irrigation infrastructure. The pond will be built at Moty Farm located in San Gregorio, California. The intent of this project is to 1) enhance stream flows in San...
First Flush 2016 Results
Results from First Flush 2016 are in! The RCD and volunteers monitored water quality at 14 freshwater flows during the first big rain of the season. Data shows that bacteria is the highest pollutant of concern along the north San Mateo County coast, followed by the...
Seeking RFPs for Ag Pond and Irrigation Projects
The RCD seeks qualified contractors to construct two agricultural water storage ponds and associated irrigation infrastructure. The ponds will be built at Butano Farm and Harley Farm located in Pescadero, California. The intent of this project is to 1) enhance stream...
RCD Receives 2017 Silicon Valley Water Conservation Award
The Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards recognize organizations, agencies, businesses and individuals whose programs and leadership advance water conservation and reuse in Silicon Valley. San Mateo RCD is the honored government agency for 2017! We are in good...
Blue Circle: Solutions for Climate Change in our Rural Landscape
We Love You Too!
For Valentine's Day, we asked you to tell us in one word what you love about the RCD, and this is what you said:
Water for Wildlife Workshop
Families, farms and wildlife all need water – whether it is a creek, pond, or water trough- and we are all feeling the pressure of the drought. The RCD is co-hosting a workshop with NRCS and TomKat for people who are interested in implementing wildlife-friendly...