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November 2, 2012
Russian River Watershed Symposium 2012

June 6-8, 2012
North Coast Forest Conservation Conference

April, 2012
Gold Ridge RCD Newsletter
Stewards of the Land:
Spring 2012

March, 2012
We've moved to:
2776 Sullivan Rd.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
phone: (707) 823-5244
     fax: (707) 823-5347

December, 2011
Cooperative Projects are Paying off for Russian River Coho Recovery

August, 2011
Groundwater monitoring (CASGEM)

March, 2011
Gold Ridge RCD Gets Kids Outside, Onto Farms & Connected with Nature

Report Weed Infestations Here

Pollinators Farm Biodiversity

Fish Passage Dutch Bill Creek

Save Our Salmon Salmon Creek

TEAM - Teaching Environmental & Agricultural Memories
from Ben Zolno on Vimeo.

Through funding from the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (District), the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (GRRCD) launched its TEAM Conservation Program in Fall 2010, bringing over 220 kindergartners and third- and fourth-graders to the Bianchi family's Mountain View Jerseys dairy. Working with Stephanie Lennox of Envirichment, GRRCD staff led students from Apple Blossom and Sun Ridge Charter schools through a tour of the dairy's milking parlor, calf barn, and cheese factory.

The hands-on field visits allowed the kids to learn about care of the animals, explore nutrient cycling, and even pet newborn calves, while incorporating math and vocabulary sessions that mesh with their grades' curricula.

4:39 film by Ben Zolno with New Message Media,
commissioned by Gold Ridge RCD.