Solano RCD's impact across Solano County
On October 2025, Marianne Butler and Lee Ascencio proudly accepted the Distiguished Constributions Award from the California Association of Science Educators (CASE).
The award recognizes the impactful work of the Solano RCD's Watershed Education Program. Solano RCD was nominated for this prestigious honor by the Solano County Office of Education and by Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.
On October 2025, Marianne Butler and Lee Ascencio proudly accepted the Distinguished Contributions Award from the California Association of Science Educators (CASE). The award recognizes the impactful work of the Solano RCD's Watershed Education Program. Solano RCD was nominated for this prestigious honor by the Solano County Office of Education and by Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.
Marianne Butler, Deputy Executive Director, and Lee Ascencio, Program Manager, were honored with the prestigious CASE award in November 2025 in Palm Springs
The Fairfield-Suisun Water Resilience Program has been recognized by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) as the winner of the 2025 Excellence in Public Outreach/Education Award!
Our partnership with the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District to produce and facilitate this program is now entering its third season. Through two classroom lessons and a field trip, the Water Resilience Program is teaching students about sustainability, infrastructure, and their role in shaping the future of their communities amid increasing change and challenge. With classroom curriculum written and delivered by our Solano RCD educators alongside interaction with engineers, operators, and administrators from FSSD when they visit the treatment plant, students get a varied and rich exposure to the world of wastewater treatment.
Staff from FSSD collected the award on behalf of the whole team at CASA’s annual conference in San Diego on July 31, 2025 (see program note below). We are all so proud of this work, and are looking forward to continued impact this year and beyond!
In 2019, Solano RCD received the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA)
This is California's highest environmental honor. This award recognizes organizations that show exceptional leadership and voluntary contributions.
Solano RCD received the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) in 2016 for their outstanding success in running environmental education programs. The award, announced in January 2017, recognizes their excellence and leadership in conducting environmental education programs throughout Solano County.
Accompanied by the full-time education staff, Marianne Butler (former Education Program Director) and Narcisa Untal (Senior Planner, Solano County Dept. of Resource Management) and former education staff, were honored with the GEELA Award at the CAL EPA building.