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Horsekeeping workshop

Bay-Friendly Training

Fall 09 Newsletter

RCD in the press

 

Healthy Horses, Healthy Watersheds - workshop

January 9, 2009, 9 am to 12 pm

The Napa County RCD, Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association, and Napa County Livestock Council sponsored a free horsekeeping workshop at the Napa Valley Horsemen's Association Clubhouse. Here are resources from the event.

Flier (pdf)

Basics of Horse Management - A guide compiled by the Napa NRCS office (pdf)

Horsekeeping: A guide to land management for clean water (link)

Composting (pdf of Jeff Creque's presentation)

Erosion Control (pdf of Phill Blake's presentation)

Pasture Management (pdf of Morgan Doran's presentation)

Runoff Management (pdf of Jeff Creque's presentation)

Toxic Plants (pdf of Claudia Sonder's presentation)

Healthy Watersheds (pdf of Frances Knapczyk's presentation)

 

Bay-Friendly Landscape Training

March 15 - April 26, 2010

Deadline for submitting application is February 19, 2010

Click here for brochure (pdf)

Click here for application form (pdf)

visit www.bayfriendlycoalition.org for more information or call Frances at 707-252-4188x120

 

Creek to Bay Cleanup Day

September 19, 2009, 9 am to 12 pm

25th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day!

Click here for results

 

Fall 2009 Newsletter

Click here for Fall 09 newsletter cover (pdf) and insert (pdf)

 

RCD in the press

Two wineries recognized for superior hillside care - Feb. 22, 2010

Grant to help clean run-off - Dec. 13, 2009

Students say creek work beats reading science - Nov. 21, 2009

One barrier for fish gone, more are on the way out - Oct. 7, 2009

Conservation district puts name signs near waterways - Sept. 16, 2009

A steel trap for Steelhead - Mar. 19, 2009

Fish-friendly workers hit hard times - Feb. 2, 2009

Volunteers erase the waste up and down valley on Cleanup Day - Sept. 22, 2008

Dirt for grapes, water for fish - Aug. 11, 2008