CRCD just released an updated Homeowner’s Guide to Fire in Santa Barbara County, in English and Spanish. The guide is a compilation of information and resources funded by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as part of the California Climate Investments Program.

Securing an adequate supply of water at a reasonable cost has become an increasing concern for agricultural producers and the broader community, particularly given recent severe drought conditions. The Cachuma Resource Conservation District–in partnership with the County of Santa Barbara, the Carpinteria Valley Water District, Goleta Water District, and Ag Innovations–completed a study and action…

Have you seen this deceptively beautiful plant in your neighborhood, someone’s yard, a parking lot, or running along a sidewalk? It seems like a great drought tolerant plant…

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires certain groundwater basin areas to form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) by June 2017, and once approved by California Department of Water Resources, draft a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP).

The Santa Barbara County Conservation Blueprint is a project of the Santa Barbara Foundation’s LEAF Initiative (Landscapes, Ecosystems, Agriculture, Food Systems), the Cachuma Resource Conservation District and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. Over the course of 18-24 months, we will work with the community to develop an atlas of natural resources and land assets in Santa Barbara County…

In 2014 CRCD  was awarded a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct a hands-on watershed education project for fifth graders in Guadalupe. CRCD’s partnered with the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center and Mary Buren Elementary School.