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
Visitors to the pollinator habitat at San Diego County Fair
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What’s New
San Diego Successes in Carbon Farming
This event is the second farmer/rancher outreach opportunity for local farmers and ranchers to observe our local successes to boost carbon sequestration, soil moisture, and plant yields. Thanks to our CDFA Demonstration Project Grant, our head farmer Gregg will talk...
read moreTwo internship opportunities at the RCD!
We are looking for interns to help us with our environmental education and community garden programs! The Environmental Educator Internship will focus on our Watershed Education Program delivered in partnership with the San Diego Unified Port District. The program...
read moreHigh school conservationists in action!
The RCD recently started a new program for high schools students called SLEWS (Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship). This program, developed by the Center for Land-Based Learning, brings students into the field to participate in real-world...
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