
Your Local Partner in Conservation
Acting as a dot connector, a bridge builder, and innovative collaborator, we work to provide the best technical and educational resources to solve our most complex natural resource issues. We partner for conservation solutions.

Protecting Our Watersheds
The RCD works tirelessly with rural, agricultural, and urban partners to support healthy ecosystems, habitat and biodiversity, and ensure sustainable, high-quality water supplies for people and wildlife.

Supporting Agriculture
Our programs for farmers, ranchers, and local schools help ensure viable local agriculture while also helping agriculture to be of service to the environment.
What's New at Your RCD
Celebrating Our 2024-25 Cohort of FARMS Advanced
Since 2018, the Sonoma FARMS Advanced Program (Farming, Agriculture, and Resource Management for Sustainability) has provided alumni of the year-one FARMS Leadership Program with opportunities to deepen their knowledge and expand their professional networks. Building...
Reforestation Solutions Through Seed Bank Implementation
During the peak summer, two of our forestry staff—Ari DeMarco and Genevieve Tarino—kept cool while attending a tour of the L.A. Moran Reforestation Center (LAMRC). Located in Davis, it is the only CAL FIRE state-run seed bank and has been operating since 1921! During...
Fall 2025 TEAM Trip Dates: Now Open!
Are you a 3rd – 5th grade teacher in Sonoma County? Are you interested in bringing your class out to a working farm in Sonoma County this fall? We have opened our TEAM (Teaching Environmental and Agricultural Memories) program application for teachers to request dates...
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