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We are a firm believer in having multiple partners. Collaboration among a diverse set of government and non-government groups and private citizens will allow us to extend efforts more efficiently.

About Us

On the November 2016 ballot, Calaveras county voters approved the formation of our RCD. Calaveras County was the last rural county in California to establish an RCD. Under the rules established in the formation documents, no dedicated monies from the County or taxes will be collected to fund the Calaveras RCD…

Our Mission

Welcome to the Calaveras County Resource Conservation District (CC-RCD)!

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Mother Lode Prescribed Burn Association

Event for a Seed & Scion Exchange on Feb 22, 2026, at Mountain Ranch Town Hall: live music, vendors, and educational booths.

We'll be at the Mountain Ranch Seed & Scion Exchange - Feb. 22

BOARD VACANCY

Interested persons are hereby notified that pursuant to Government Code § 1780 there is a Vacancy on the

Bird & Bat Wildlife Structures info session on March 12, 2025, discussing conservation efforts and species of interest.

Support Critical Species on Your Land

Click Here for access to the Bird & Bat Wildlife Structures Program.

Conservation Saturday Series about archaeology at San Andreas Library on Nov 15th. Topics: history, artifact myths. Families welcome.

Conservation Saturday - Archaeology

Link below is for a printable flyer.

Answers to Questions about the Moke Hill Project - Phase 2

Firewise Calaveras FESTIVAL

A recent surge in local communities banding together to create their own Firewise Communities is continuing to build a head of steam.

Conservation event on October 18th, 10am-1pm, at San Andreas Library. Topics: water health, conservation. Family-friendly activities included.

Waterway & Water Health of Calaveras County

The Calaveras County Resource Conservation District (CC-RCD) invites the community to our next Conservation Saturday Series event, “Waterways & Water Health of Calaveras County,” on Saturday, October…

The Team - Erin Livernois, Walter Tryon, Sarah Theofanopoulos, Trina Walley, Gordon Long. Sarah helps make a pinecone birdfeeder. - Erin plays the Migration Game.

Conservation Saturdays - July 19, 2025

Conservation Saturday Series event on rangeland at San Andreas Library, Sept 20, 10am-1pm. Includes topics on farming, soil health, and more.

Learn All About Rangeland Health & Regenerative Agriculture at Conservation Saturday.

AT THE SAN ANDREAS LIBRARY FROM 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM
1299 GOLD HUNTER ROAD

Forest & Fire Capacity Roundtable on defensible space, Aug 27, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Murphys Library. RSVP at elivernois@calaverasrcd.org.

free DEFENSIBLE SPACE Roundtable! August 27

Defensible Space ROUNDTABLE

Virtual Fence Workshop for Livestock

https://ucanr.edu/vfworkshop

Wildfire Safety Extravaganza on June 14, 2025, offers presentations, fire engine tours, free lunch, and prizes at West Point Community Hall.

Wildfire Safety Extravaganza_West Point

Flyer for a Forest & Fire Capacity Roundtable event on Nov 20th, discussing conservation and fuels reduction in Calaveras County.

FUELS REDUCTION ROUNDTABLE

Printable flyer link here -

Aerial map with marked regions, possibly for land use planning or conservation.

Information Covered at Town Hall Meeting for the NW Calaveras Fuels Rediction Project

Project Goal:
To mitigate the potential of wildfire ignition in the project area and to slow the intensity and rate of spread in case ignition does occur. Wildfire in foothill communities can start…

Flyer for a conservation event on healthy soils and water management, on Sept. 6th, with a QR code for registration.

HEALTHY SOILS: Restoring Water on Working Lands

Event Webpage: SAVE THE DATE! Healthy Soils: Restoring Water on Working Lands Event - September 6th - Amador Resource Conservation District (amadorrcd.org)

A forest fire next to a road, viewed from a car, with towering flames and smoke.

Mechanical thinning, prescribed fire or both?

Hilary Clark

NW Calaveras Fuels Reduction Project

The northwestern portion of Calaveras County, in a large part, has become a bedroom
community for eastern San Joaquin and Stanislaus County. Large residential communities have sprung up in these…

$3.4M is now available for farmers and ranchers in the Central Sierra looking to improve their soil health!

Placer RCD recently received $4,000,000 in funding from the California Department Food and Agriculture to form the Central Sierra Healthy Soils Program alongside other regional RCDs.

Your Land’s Water Story: Unravel your land’s water mystery for $48

One our board members, Mike Dvorak, recently blogged about simple way he tracks annual rainfall on his land here in Calaveras County. And he tells you how you can get started tracking your own…

Healthy Soils Program

Click on link below for downloadable flyer.

Comparing two images: the left shows overgrown land before treatment, while the right shows a cleared, managed area afterward.

Forest Meadows/Wylderidge Fuels Reduction Project

The project would reduce fuels on 174 acres and extend the existing fuelbreak network, providing protection for the northern and eastern sides of these developments as well as surrounding homes…

The image features a mix of tall green trees and some dead trees, set against a clear blue sky.

Technical Assistance Available for Forest Health Assistance Program (FHAP)

The Amador Resource Conservation District (ARCD) is offering technical assistance to landowners in Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne Counties for Forest Health and Fuels Reduction.