Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD)

Welcome Living Arroyos
2022-11-15
Welcome Living Arroyos

We’re excited to announce that the Living Arroyos program has joined the Alameda County Resource Conservation District. Living Arroyos is a multi-agency partnership to enhance and maintain the urban streams and streamside habitats of the Livermore-Amador valley, while continuing to protect drinking water supplies and prevent flooding. The program relies on the support and participation of the community to create beautiful, safe, natural areas that serve the needs of people and other living things. Please join us at one of our community workdays as we rebuild our urban streams from the ground up!

Join the Clean Water Volunteers & H.A.R.D on October 8th, 2022
2022-10-08
Join the Clean Water Volunteers & H.A.R.D on October 8th, 2022

We are excited for you to join the Clean Water Volunteers and the Hayward Area Recreation & Park District’s Volunteers in Parks (V.I.P.) Program!
Come out to Meek Estate Park on Saturday, October 8th from 9:00am to 12:00pm for a litter removal and park beautification day.
Click here for the flyer and to learn more. Please register on the H.A.R.D. V.I.P website by following this link.

Volunteer for Coastal Cleanup on September 17th, 2022
2022-09-27 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Volunteer for Coastal Cleanup on September 17th, 2022

We are excited for you to join the Clean Water Volunteers for the 38th annual Coastal Cleanup Day at the Castro Valley Creek Trail! This effort is part of the statewide Coastal Cleanup Day and is made possible by the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation Districts in coordination with Friends of San Lorenzo Creek.
Volunteers will participate in a litter pickup along the creek trail and beautify the trail starting from the Castro Valley Library to Castro Valley Creek Blvd.
To learn more and register visit: https://2022castrovalleycoastalcleanup.eventbrite.com.

Save the Date for the Alameda Creek Watershed Forum
2022-05-05 | Shannon Center, Dublin, CA, 11600 Shannon Avenue, Dublin, CA, 94568, United States
To stay up to date with the Alameda Creek Watershed Forum, sign up for the newsletter here.

38th Annual Range and Natural Resources Camp
2022-05-01
Don’t miss out on the 38th Annual Range and Natural Resources Camp!
Range Camp is an opportunity for high school students to engage with the professional world of plant, animal, and landscape management. Students will learn about wildlife, forestry, rangeland, and plants from university and cooperative extension staff, as well as other professionals.
Range Camp is organized by the California-Pacific chapter of the Society for Range Management (CalPac SRM). Follow these links for an application and more information. Applications are due May 1st, 2022.
Thinking of becoming a sponsor? Follow this link to the Sponsor Guide.

Earth Day Cleanup of the Castro Valley Creek Trail
2022-04-23 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Castro Valley Creek Trail, 3625 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, United States
Volunteers Wanted!
The Alameda County Unincorporated Area’s Clean Water Program is hosting an Earth Day cleanup of the Castro Valley Creek Trail in collaboration with the Castro Valley Sanitary District and the Friends of San Lorenzo Creek
Space is limited, so register today!
www.cvsan.org/ED

Watershed cleanups start at your doors!
2022-04-22
Volunteers Wanted!
The Earth Day clean-up is an annual event hosted by the Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District’s Clean Water Program, to help keep our waterways free of harmful trash by cleaning up in your neighborhoods and local natural areas.
Watershed cleanups start at your doors! Trash travels through storm drains into creeks, and rivers to become harmful pollution.
Cleanups can be on Earth Day, April 22nd, or any day throughout the month of April and will be self-guided and close to home. Local streets, sidewalks, parks, and other natural areas are good choices. Trash within our neighborhoods becomes the trash polluting the coast once they are washed into the storm drains and waterways.
Register today to have your efforts counted!
https://accleanwater_earthday2022.eventbrite.com

The Alameda Creek Watershed Forum announces a Photo Contest! Submissions are due on April 1, 2022.
2022-04-01

Carlos Bee Park Cleanup & Beautification
2021-12-04 09:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carlos Bee Park, 1905 Grove Way, Hayward, CA, 94541, United States
Join the Clean Water Volunteers and Hayward Area Recreation & Park District (H.A.R.D.) Volunteers In Parks (V.I.P.) for a litter removal and park beautification day and water testing demonstration!

Register to volunteer HERE https://forms.gle/LZBEyD1Qq9nuw1G56

Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall 2021 Meeting
2021-10-21 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
Join us, alongside the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition, for a day of conversations about compost application to degraded rangelands. We will describe the Healthy Soils Demonstration project examining the effects of compost on steep (15-30%) slopes. Preliminary field data will be shared, as well as diverse perspectives on grassland and soil responses to compost, costs, benefits, logistics, and potential problems. After lunch, participants will tour the field site and engage in stations focused on vegetation, soils, and compost quality.

Click here to register

September Board Meeting
2021-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
Download September Board Meeting’s agenda here

Castro Valley Creek & Trail Clean Up
2021-09-18 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Castro Valley Creek Trail, 3625 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, United States
Join with Clean Water Volunteers for a cleanup of the Castro Valley Creek Trail from Castro Valley Blvd. to the Castro Valley Library. Help Beautify Your Local Creek!
Register here: https://coastalcleanupcvcreek.eventbrite.com/

Carlos Bee Park Clean Up & Beautification
2021-09-11 09:45 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carlos Bee Park, 1905 Grove Way, Hayward, CA, 94541, United States

August Board Meeting
2021-08-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
August 21 Board Agenda

Bay Area Womxn Farmer Field Day
2021-07-29 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sunol Ag Park, 505 Paloma Way, Sunol, 94586, United States
We’re excited to announce that we’ve scheduled the follow-up field day from the recent Bay Area Learning Circle and we hope you can join! A flyer is attached and the event info is below. Feel free to invite a farmer friend! Please reach out to me with any questions you may have.

WHAT: Bay Area Womxn Farmer Field Day
WHEN: Thursday, 7/29, 2-5 PM
WHERE: Sunol Ag Park, 505 Paloma Way, Sunol, CA 94586
DESCRIPTION:
As a follow-up to the virtual learning circle on July 6th and 8th, this event will provide womxn farmers and agricultural stewards with a chance to see on-farm water conservation in action, as well as discuss unique dynamics associated with land leases on public and private lands.
At the event, participants will:

Hear from conservation service providers about grant funding & technical assistance for small and urban farms;
See conservation in action on small farms, including best-practices for irrigation and soil health;
Learn about creative land access strategies at a unique publicly-owned agricultural park that hosts working farms;
Receive resources on conservation technical assistance, as well as template lease agreements, and more.

There is no charge to attend this event and light food, AFT tote bags, and resources from our agencies will be provided.
A $100 gift card to Pollinate Farm & Garden in Oakland will be raffled off at the event!
REGISTER HERE

*Womxn includes women, transfeminine, and non-binary people, and anyone marginalized by misogyny or impacted by women-related issues.

July Board Meeting
2021-07-26 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States

Negotiation Skills for Womxn-led Farms: Exploring the intersections of land tenure, conservation, and farm viability on urban farms
2021-07-08 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Have you struggled to navigate the complex web of government programs available for small and urban farms? Do you struggle to negotiate the best deal or most secure land tenure arrangement for your farm? Just want to meet some peers in agriculture in your area? This Learning Circle can help!
WHAT: Negotiation Skills for Womxn-led Farms: Exploring the intersections of land tenure, conservation, and farm viability on urban farms
WHEN: 2 Sessions – July 6th and 8th, 2-4 pm Pacific
WHERE: Zoom (link to be sent, upon registration)
Urban and peri-urban farmers play a vital role in feeding communities and providing access to nature for city-dwellers, and many are led by innovative, gritty womxn producers who often face complex barriers. Negotiation skills are critical to navigating these challenges and can help producers lay the foundation to access more conservation programs for on-farm resilience and viability.
We’re partnering with local agricultural resource providers to offer this peer-to-peer learning opportunity for womxn-producers in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Mateo Counties.
Co-conveners:
Caitlin Joseph, Women for the Land Program & Policy Manger, American Farmland Trust
Alyson Aquino, District Conservationist, Alameda County – USDA-NRCS
Clarimer Vargas-Hernandez, District Conservationist, Contra Costa County – USDA-NRCS
Colleen Hotchkiss, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Alameda County Resource Conservation District
Adria Arko, Agriculture & Climate Programs Manager & Agricultural Ombudsman
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Andrea Levy, Senior Associate, Land Access & Farm Business Education – California Farmlink
Description:
Learning Circles apply a peer-to-peer model, focused on participants as experts of their own experience, providing a supportive environment from which to learn collectively. American Farmland Trust has been utilizing this model across the country to engage women farmers and landowners to support their increased access to on-farm conservation support and farm viability resources. At this womxn-centered learning circle, you will be able to:

Learn tips for successfully negotiating in a variety of farm-related scenarios.
Dialogue about challenges you are facing & build relationships with fellow farmers in your area.
Meet local service providers who are poised to support your conservation and farm viability goals.
Hear from fellow urban farmers about innovative ways they have navigated the systems of support that exist, including (but not limited to) USDA, local agricultural extension and non-profit partners.

*Womxn includes women, transfeminine, and non-binary people, and anyone marginalized by misogyny or impacted by women-related issues.

Negotiation Skills for Womxn-led Farms: Exploring the intersections of land tenure, conservation, and farm viability on urban farms
2021-07-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Creeks & Livestock: Climate Smart Restoration in Alameda County
2021-06-29 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
The Alameda County Resource Conservation District invites you to a discussion of Climate Smart Restoration solutions with Point Blue Conservation Science’s STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed) program and Copper Moon Ranch. We will discuss restoration in the context of Carbon Farming, the importance of planning for future conditions, and student engagement in hands-on restoration of working lands.
This event is made possible by the California Department of Food & Agriculture and the State Coastal Conservancy , which have both awarded grant funds to the ACRCD through the California Climate Investments to plan, implement, and monitor carbon farming projects.
The event will be held on Zoom. Details will be sent upon registration.
Click here for more information and here to register.

June Board Meeting
2021-06-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
June_2021_Board agenda

May Board Meeting
2021-05-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
Download agenda here.

Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and Green Home Tour
2021-04-25 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Registration for the free, virtual Seventeenth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, which will take place on Sundays April 25 and May 2, 16, and 23, 2021 from 10:00 to 3:00, is now open. This award-winning tour will be kicked off with a presentation by the inspirational Doug Tallamy, feature twenty five beautiful native plant gardens, Q and A sessions with garden hosts, “Ask the Experts” opportunities, garden design and plant selection information, and more. Check out the schedule of events here, and Register for the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour now.

Earth Day Litter Clean Up
2021-04-22
The Earth Day clean-up event is an annual event hosted by the Alameda County Clean Water Program, that helps keep our waterways free of harmful trash. This year, we need your help to clean Castro Valley Creek, San Lorenzo Creek, and other community waterways by cleaning up in your neighborhoods and local natural areas. Please participate and help us get the word out. These annual clean up events are so important to the waterways!
To register or for more information, click here.

Wildfire and You: Protecting Your Home from Wildfire
2021-04-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District and Alameda County Resource Conservation District are excited to announce this upcoming webinar on actions residents can take in and around their homes to protect against the threat of wildfires. This 1-hour webinar will cover topics of home hardening, defensible space creation, defensible space and chipping programs in our counties, and actions our own RCD members have taken to fire-scape their homes.

Presenters include:
Douglas Kent:
Principal, Douglas Kent & Associates
Adjunct Professor, John Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at CalPoly Pomona
Author, Firescaping: Protecting your home with a fire-resistant landscape
Cheryl Miller:
Executive Director, Diablo Fire Safe Council
Igor Skaredoff:
President, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District Board of Directors
Lisa Anich:
Watershed Conservation Manager, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
This webinar is in support of Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on May 1st, a national campaign that “encourages people and organizations everywhere to come together on a single day to take action to raise awareness and reduce wildfire risks”. To read more about Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, please visit the National Fire Protection Association’s website: https://www.nfpa.org/…/National-Wildfire-Community

To register for the webinar, please use this link.

April Board Meeting
2021-04-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
April_2021_Board agenda

March Board Meeting
2021-03-15 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States

February Board Meeting
2021-02-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States

“Spreading Compost on Rangelands” Workshop
2021-02-09 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
On February 9th 3-5pm, the Alameda County Resource Conservation District will be hosting a workshop highlighting our carbon farm projects, spreading compost on rangelands.
What: Join the Alameda County Resource Conservation District and its partners for a discussion about spreading compost on rangelands. We will look at costs, compost quality, and lessons learned from demonstration carbon farming projects. We will hear from ranchers about their experiences applying compost through CDFA’s Healthy Soils Program Demonstration and Incentives projects.
Who: Hear a range of perspectives from varying entities, including the Alameda County Resource Conservation District, StopWaste, Paulo Farms, Calhoun Ranch, and the Carbon Cycle Institute.
When: February 9, 2021 3-5pm on Zoom.
RSVP here. Zoom details will be sent upon registration
Click here for more information

State of the Alameda Creek Watershed Webinar Series
2021-01-14 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Please join us for the acwForum’s January 14 webinar featuring the Dumbarton Quarry Campground project and the City of Livermore’s Arroyo Las Positas Low Flow Channel project.

Click here to register

December Board Meeting
2020-12-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ACRCD, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
