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We’ve been in Napa County for over 75 years, helping our community care for land, water, soil, wildlife- and each other.

Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa RCD) empowers the community to voluntarily conserve, protect, and restore natural resources in a landscape that supports agriculture, urban areas, and wild lands. We provide technical assistance, educational programs, monitoring programs, and funding sources to help ensure thriving watersheds for generations to come.

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2022-2023 Annual Report Release

Apr 19, 2024

Napa RCD would like to invite you to review the 2022-2023 Annual Report! Just as the Napa River ebbs and flows, so does the RCD. This year brought about significant changes within the RCD to move closer towards empowering the community to voluntarily conserve,...

Apply to the Napa RCD Emerging Environmental Leaders Scholarship

Mar 27, 2024

We are now accepting applications from Napa County students for the Emerging Environmental Leaders Scholarship. This opportunity is open to students graduating from any high school, high school equivalent, or GED program in Napa County. Our goal is to celebrate,...

Call for Gardens- 2024 Garden Tour Date Set

Feb 13, 2024

Greetings from the Garden Tour Planning Group! Napa RCD is working with our friends and partners at City of Napa Water Division and UCCE Master Gardeners to plan the 2024 Climate-Friendly Garden Tour in Napa Valley. This year's Garden Tour will take place on Saturday,...

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Upcoming Events

01 May 2024

Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Walk & Talk

May 1 • 5:30-6:30pm • Napa River Trail Join Napa RCD for a Walk & Talk program with local arborist Bill Pramuk who will lead us in observing and learning about Sudden Oak Death (SOD), a plant pathogen affecting native trees around Napa County. Details about the SOD Blitz taking place on May 4 will […] ...

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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04 May 2024

Sudden Oak Death Blitz

Join the SOD Blitz! The 2024 Sudden Oak Death Blitz is coming to Napa on May 4th. This will be the fourteenth year in which Napa volunteers participate in the statewide effort to map this devastating disease. The SOD Blitz is educational and a day of service toward conserving our oaks. All are welcome! Sudden […] ...

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Ag Commissioner's Office, 1710 Soscol Ave

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04 May 2024

Redwood Planting at Napa Valley Community Forest

Join Napa RCD and the City of St Helena for a redwood planting day! Holes will be pre-dug before we begin, and we’ll work together to get trees packed into the ground with soil. When: 9 AM-12 PM, Saturday, May 4th Where: 30 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena at the Napa Valley Community Forest Bring: Don’t forget […] ...

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Testimonials

Farewell, Spring Interns!

This semester's Teen Conservation Interns, Solis Anguiano and Xiara Diaz, worked together to plan, advertise, and lead two invasive plant management workdays and coordinate a very large site for the Earth Day Napa Community Cleanup. Solis and Xiara concluded their internships last week. Before they left, we asked them to share some highlights of working with Napa RCD: "In our internship, we have had the opportunity to help plan different volunteer events throughout the community by doing some...

We’ve been able to provide hundreds of regionally appropriate native milkweed plants to people who are responsibly managing their plantings in pesticide-free areas. We can see our success not just in the local increase in pollinator activity and the number of plants given away, but in the passion for pollinators that our communities have shown in such a short time after receiving and caring for their free plants. ~Erin Arnsteen: Co-Founder, Western Monarch Society of Napa County

"Working with Miguel Garcia and Napa RCD carbon farming team has challenged me to rethink what I believe to be a healthy soil. I scrutinize each tillage pass and evaluate the necessity of the operation by weighing the benefit against the potential impact. All inputs are evaluated on their ability to improve soil health and biodiversity in the vineyard and surrounding areas." ~ Roy Oneto, Foley Family Wines

"I support Napa RCD because they play a vital role in improving our community and our environment. They bring money into our community from grants and foundations to do environmental projects that have real and lasting benefits. Their staff are really talented and know how to work with people to get things done." Jim Lincoln, Board Member

"We've done several projects on our property with Napa RCD staff to support biodiversity. Now, we are building a forest health and wildfire resilience plan. They always provide intelligence, experience, and integrity." ~ Amy Garden, Local Resident

"Acorns to Oaks has changed the way I teach. It brings so many more layers of depth and understanding not only for the students, but for me as a teacher." ~ Christie Wolf, Teacher

Donations Hard at Work

Your donation supports our work to help the community care for our land, water, soil, and wildlife. Cash donations support a variety of things, including scientific equipment, field trips, office technology, or staff time. Donations of goods and services are also welcome; we would love to learn more about what you are able to offer.

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