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Ridges to Reefs


June 2020

THE DISTRICT GOES DIGITAL!

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Earth Day 2020 was a whole new experience for America. When you couldn't go out for Earth Day, we brought Earth Day to you!
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FIRED UP

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In the coming years, the CCRCD hopes to take a new approach in wildfire prevention. Learn about this new foray and how you can participate!
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​TEAMING UP WITH MONARCHS

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Insect pollinators help us every day. One species that has experienced a crippling decline in recent years is the monarch butterfly.​ How can we help them?
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April 2020

Revegetating Dutch Slough

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It’s not every day that a 1,200-acre wetland restoration takes place in your backyard, or that you get to help make it happen. Read about the Dutch Slough Restoration Planting Day and the volunteers who made it happen!
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A Fresh Take on Earth Day

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This year, we invite you to try something new for Earth Week. Please join the CCRCD staff online for a series of live, interactive, conservation-themed activities!
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Staying connected while working apart

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While following orders to shelter-in-place, everyone can benefit from exploring creative and productive ways to go about their lives, work, and relationships. It's not easy, but we have some ideas.
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November 2019

Watershed Heroes

Giving Tuesday

The Symposium turns Twenty

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There are watershed heroes throughout Contra Costa County; people that go the extra mile to make sure the rest of us can enjoy the beauty of our watersheds.           
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We'll soon welcome the first rainstorm of water year 2020 and, in Pinole Creek Watershed, we eagerly anticipate this year's seasonal return of Steelhead trout.  
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The CCRCD is planning a birthday bash for the 2019 Contra Costa Watershed Symposium
 
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September 2019

Welcoming Autumn

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We'll soon welcome the first rainstorm of water year 2020 and, in Pinole Creek Watershed, we eagerly anticipate this year's seasonal return of Steelhead trout.  
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Cleaning our
​Creeks

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Contra Costa Resource Conservation District and its volunteers discover telling trends in pollutants collected in Alhambra and Rodeo watersheds. 
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Board Member Goodbyes

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The Contra Costa Resource Conservation District says goodbye to two longtime Board members after their collective 40+ years of service. 
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May 2019

Pasta With
​a Purpose

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Thank you for raising a fork for clean creeks and shores. Our first annual celebration of watersheds in Contra Costa was a success! 
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​Farm Field
​or Landfill

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Illegal dumping seems to be a never-ending issue, especially on quiet farm roads. But hopefully not for much longer!
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​A Foot in
​the Door

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Looking for a summer intern opportunity? Read about Charlotte's experience last summer with the CCRCD.  
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FEBRUARY 2019

Nestled among Industry

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Somewhere in the distance, a flock of snowy egrets takes flight, headed to a small freshwater marsh in an unlikely place in Contra Costa County. 
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Everybody
​Can Serve

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“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. … You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King 
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Don't Be Selfish,
Save the Shellfish

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Do you love sushi? Ride your bike or walk to school!

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NOVEMBER 2018

Join the Movement

A Small Town's Big Vision

A Hidden Habitat

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Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Will you be there to support and ensure 75 more years of Contra Costa conservation?
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The towns of the Carquinez Strait come together to enhance the natural corridor and the needs of the shoreline communities.
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Livestock ponds provide unexpected habitat for many species, including some Bay Area endangered amphibians.
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SEPTEMBER 2018

#PlasticFree

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The RCD has given up plastic. Starbucks and Disney are giving up plastic straws. Can we end our plastic habit at Coastal Cleanup Day?
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Creek Invaders!

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Do you know what an invasive plant is? Would you recognize one if you saw it lurking in your local creek? How would you treat it? 
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Farm to Farm

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How do you blend urban youth and traditional agricultural practices? It’s simple, take them out to experience it for themselves!
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  • Home
  • About
    • Board & Staff
    • Projects
    • Annual Report
  • Events
    • ShorelineFestival2021
    • CCCD2020
    • Digital Events
    • Hack Bay Delta
  • Agriculture
    • Agriculture News & Events
    • Healthy Soils Incentives Program
    • Healthy Soils Initiative
    • Livestock Pond Initiative
    • Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Prevention Program >
      • Illegal Dumping Resources
    • Carbon Farming
  • EcoStewards
  • Watersheds
    • Alhambra Creek Watershed >
      • Alhambra Watershed Council
      • Peyton Slough Watershed >
        • Peyton Slough Wetlands Advisory Committee
      • Friends of Alhambra Creek
    • Bay Point, Pittsburg & Antioch >
      • Agua
    • Carquinez Watershed Council
    • Pinole Creek Watershed
    • Rodeo Creek Watershed
    • Walnut Creek Watershed >
      • Arundo Removal and Replacement Team
      • Creek Invaders
  • Contact
  • Opportunities
    • RangeCamp
  • Donate Now!
  • Newsletter