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The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County protects, conserves, and restores natural resources through education, information, and technical assistance programs
 
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RCD By the Numbers

Supporting San Diego County and its residents, year in and year out, since 1941. Recent efforts include:

2,169

Students educated about caring for our watershed

7

Conservation Scholarships awarded to high school seniors (117 scholarships since 1989)

455

Homes protected from fire risk

70,000

Visitors to the pollinator habitat at San Diego County Fair

2,400

plants given away

7

Conservation Scholarships awarded to high school seniors (117 scholarships since 1989)

2,169

Students educated about caring for our watershed

455

Homes protected from fire risk

30,295

Hours of in-kind volunteer hours for fire prevention

70,000

Visitors to the pollinator habitat at San Diego County Fair

6,153

Acres treated to improve fire resilience

78

Elderly & disabled residents’ homes cleared of dangerous fire fuel

72

Garden plots added to the Tijuana River Valley Community Garden

300

Volunteers at 3 community clean up days in the Tijuana River Valley Community Park

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What’s New

Exciting Change for the RCD!

Sep 13, 2019

The Resource Conservation District is happy to announce that we will begin collaborating with Wild Willow Farm and Education Center! For years the RCD and WWF have been working side by side to bring you the Soil Shindig and various projects in the Tijuana River...

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Speak-Off Competition

Aug 14, 2019

Every year, the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) hosts a competition for high school students who want to speak out about conservation. Students first compete at the regional level, with the top speaker advancing to the state...

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Sweetwater Community Garden – opening in August!

Jun 20, 2019

A new community garden will be opening in Bonita in August 2019! The garden is located in the Sweetwater Regional Park at the Pinery site on the corner of Bonita Road and Sweetwater Road. The RCD will be managing the garden through an agreement with the County of San...

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