Mission Statement:
The mission of
Solano Resource Conservation District is to protect, promote and enhance the
soil, water, wildlife, plant-life and air quality resources within Solano
County.
History:
Solano Resource
Conservation District was formed in 1956 for the purpose of conserving and
enhancing the living resources within its District. SRCD is supported by
County property taxes, grants and contracts and is governed by a Board which is
appointed by the County Board of Supervisors.
2005-2010 Long
Range Goals & Focus Areas:
- Increase
cooperative efforts with other agencies and groups
- Water quality
protection, enhancement and control
- Reduction of
soil erosion
- Promoting
viable agriculture
- Wildlife
habitat improvement, enhancement & preservation
- Invasive
species control & weed management
- Promoting
citizen-based land stewardship within the watershed
- Enhancing
conservation education programs
SRCD Activities &
Programs
- Farm
Conservation Planning Program
- District
Landowner Conservation Planning
- Best management
practices installation & cost sharing
- Water Quality
Coalition administration
- Grant writing
to support watershed projects
- Watershed group
support & coordination
- Biannual native
plant sale and wildlife fair
- Watershed
friendly demonstration gardening
- Welcome to the
Watershed landowner support program
- Small Landowner
Field Day Series
- Environmental
education program implementation
- Solano County
Weed Management Area coordination
- Solano County
Water Agency committee participation
- Stream, river
and upland restoration projects