Projects

 

 Wildlife, Water, Climate, Agriculture, and Fire…

The RCD provides comprehensive, integrated services for all aspects of natural resource management tackling these priorities in San Mateo County.

Below is a partial list and map of our active efforts. Check back soon, as this information is updated regularly.

Cabbage

Agricultural Ombudsman

Firefighter fighting a forest fire

Forest Health and Fire Program

              

Cows grazing on a seaside cliff

Carbon Farming

              

A person in a safety vest sits by a creek holding a water quality measuring device

Clean Water

   

A sea star among kelp

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Pollution Reduction

   

A tractor mulching a field

Compost Program

      

Three people in waders standing in a creek surrounded by vegetation

Integrated Watershed Restoration Program

       

Two people standing next to a gulch about four feet deep

Erosion and Sediment Management

   

A creek flowing over a rock surrounded by green vegetation

Habitat Restoration

       

The edge of a road lined in sandbags, safety cones, and plastic above a steep drop off

Rural Roads Assistance

       

A creek lined partially with cement and sandbags between two steep hills with trees above.

Butano Creek Channel Stabilization and Habitat Enhancement at Cloverdale Road Bridge

   

A post-burn forest with blackened, leafless trees and ash covering the ground

Post-fire Recovery

              

A fish swimming underwater among other fish.

Restoring Fish Migration Corridors

Three people feeding wood into a mobile chipper machine in front of a house with forest in the background.

Neighborhood Chipper Program

 

A flower garden with many types of flowers, and a small wheelbarrow

Urban Farming Assistance

          

Many plants of one species with many large, dried seed heads.

Vegetation Management

   

A water pump next to a pond with green hills and blue sky in the background.

Water for Farms, Fish and People

              

California Red Legged frog in a gloved hand

Año Nuevo Wetland Restoration Project

 

An image of Eucalyptus trees in Quarry park, with a clear understory.

Quarry Park Shaded Fuel Break

An image of a large eucalyptus tree with curling bark.

El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Scoping Project

An image of a sunlit valley with grassland and mixed forest.

La Honda Fuel Break

A forest understory covered in a species of grass.

Weed Management

 

A person shoveling manure into a wheelbarrow labeled "barn" with a horse and gate in the background.

Manure Management