Author Archives: Deborah

Pond and Creek Restoration Field Days for Landowners

The UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) and Sonoma State University Galbreath Wildlands Preserve have teamed up to offer a two-part series sharing effective approaches to preserve and enhance the creeks and ponds vital for local ecosystems. These events will include the role of maintaining stream flow, woody debris, restoring riparian vegetation and invasive…

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Eel River Cleanup, October 1

On Saturday, October 1, 2022, between 9:00 am and noon. We will meet at the Potter Valley Tribe’s ER14 property, on the left, just before the Pioneer Bridge over the Eel River, five miles north of Potter Valley on Eel River Road. The Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority, Potter Valley Tribe, Solid Waste of Willits…

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MCRCD Receives $1.38 Million for Sustainable Cannabis

MCRCD is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded funds through CDFW’s first round of Cannabis Restoration Grant Program’s Qualified Cultivator Funding Opportunity, one of only two applicants statewide. MCRCD will receive $1,388,181 for water conservation projects in the South Fork Eel River Watershed. The funds will focus on three cannabis cultivation sites and…

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Free Harmony Day Event June 18

Free admission! Event will be at Hardwood Hall in Laytonville from 10 AM to 2 PM. Come learn about forest and grassland health, water conservation, erosion control and riparian restoration. Doors open at 9 am with free coffee and bagels and a lunch at 12:30. Co-sponsored by the Eel River Recovery Project, Ten Mile Creek…

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Drought Resilience for Vineyards Webinar May 11 & 12

Join MCRCD, University of California Cooperative Extension and Anderson Valley Winegrowers for a two day workshop exploring curtailments, voluntary drought initiatives, climate resilience, soil practices under drought, viticulture in drought, management strategies and more! See our flyer for more information. May 11 – 12 from 8:00am – 12:00pm. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waterresilience-for-vineyards-in-droughttickets-277210071787

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Online Water Transaction Workshop on January 18

SRF and Trout Unlimited are hosting an online Water Transaction workshop at 5:30pm on January 18, 2022. This workshop is designed for landowners to learn more about flow enhancement efforts in Mendocino County, winter water storage for use in the summer, and the permitting pathways for various types of water projects both domestic and agricultural.…

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