Partners in Conservation
Our work is made possible through partnerships with local, state, and federal partners that bring resources and expertise to our projects. The Gold Ridge RCD works with many different partners at many different levels, so we recognize that this is not a complete list that encompasses all of our valuable partners. If you are a partner who is missing from our list, please let us know!
Resource Conservation Districts
Sonoma RCD: www.sonomarcd.org
Marin RCD: www.marinrcd.org
Napa County RCD: www.naparcd.org
Mendocino County RCD: www.mcrcd.org
Local Partners
Bay Area Invasive Plant Council Early Detection Network: www.cal-ipc.org/WMAs/BAEDN
Bodega Land Trust: www.bodegalandtrust.org
Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration: www.cemar.org
Center for Land-Based Learning: www.landbasedlearning.org
Community Alliance of Family Farmers, North Coast Chapter: www.caff.org
County of Sonoma: www.sonomacounty.ca.gov
Dutch Bill Creek Watershed Council: www.dutchbillcreekwatershed.org
Farmers Guild: www.farmersguild.org
Farm Stewards: www.farmstewards.com
Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation: www.lagunadesantarosa.org
LandPaths: www.landpaths.org
LandSmart: www.landsmart.org
North Bay Climate Action Initiative: www.northbayclimate.org
North Bay Conservation Corps: www.ccnorthbay.org
North Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board: www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/
North Bay Watershed Association: www.nbwatershed.org/
North Coast Resource Partnership: www.northcoastresourcepartnership.org/
North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council: www.ncrcanddc.org
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center: www.oaec.org
Partners for Sustainable Pollination: www.pollinator.org/bff.htm
Pepperwood Preserve: www.pepperwoodpreserve.org
Point Blue Conservation Science STRAW Project: www.pointblue.org
Russian Riverkeeper: www.russianriverkeeper.com
Salmon Creek Watershed Council: www.salmoncreekwater.org
Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner: www.sonoma-county.org/agcomm
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: www.sonomaopenspace.org
Sonoma County Farm Bureau: www.sonomacountyfarmbureau.com
Sonoma County Farm Trails: www.farmtrails.org
Sonoma County Food System Alliance: www.sonomacofsa.org
Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group: www.sonomaforests.org
Sonoma County Regional Parks: parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
Sonoma County Water Agency: www.scwa.ca.gov
Sonoma County Winegrowers: www.sonomawinegrape.org
Sonoma Land Trust: www.sonomalandtrust.org
Sonoma Marin Coastal Grasslands Working Group: http://www.sonoma.edu/cei/prairie/workgroup.shtml
Sonoma-Marin Water Saving Partnership: www.savingwaterpartnership.org
Sonoma Valley Groundwater Basin Advisory Panel: www.scwa.ca.gov/svgroundwater
UCCE Sonoma County: http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu
UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab: http://bml.ucdavis.edu
State Partners
California Association of RCDs: www.carcd.org
California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN): www.calclimateag.org
California Department of Conservation: www.consrv.ca.gov
California Department of Fish and Wildlife: www.dfg.ca.gov
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE): www.calfire.ca.gov
California Department of Water Resources: www.water.ca.gov
California Farm Link: www.californiafarmlink.org
California Regional Water Quality Control Boards, North Coast Region: www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast
California Special District Association: www.csda.net
California State Coastal Conservancy: www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov
California State Parks: www.parks.ca.gov
California State Water Resources Control Board: www.swrcb.ca.gov
California Wildlife Conservation Board: www.wcb.ca.gov
Carbon Cycle Institute: www.carboncycle.org
Council of California Land Trusts: www.calandtrusts.org
University of California Cooperative Extension: http://cesonoma.ucdavis.edu/
Federal Partners
National Association of Conservation Districts: www.nacdnet.org
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service: www.nmfs.noaa.gov
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: www.nfwf.org
United States Army Corps of Engineers: www.usace.army.mil
United States Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov
United States Fish & Wildlife Service: www.fws.gov
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: www.nrcs.usda.gov
Xerces Society: www.xerces.org
