Colusa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan 2021 In 2019, the CCCRCD recieved funding through the California Fire Safe Council and from Colusa County to develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. This plan covers all wildland within the county addressing potential risks to wildfire and identifying project that would protect the people and property of our county. These project range from organizational such as developing a locally-led fire…
Upper Little Stony Inholders Alliance Fuels Treatment Project USDA AWARD OF DOMESTIC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Colusa County GrownThe Colusa County Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) was a recipient of a 2014 SCBGP grant to enhance and expand the Colusa County Grown campaign with a focus on specialty crops. The goal of the project is to enhance the marketability and competiveness of specialty crops within the County and beyond. There are four specialty crops among the County’s top ten commodities which include; almonds…
Colusa Basin Watershed Managment PlanThe health of our communities and natural resources is dependent upon the overall health of our watershed. Similarly, the health of our watershed is dependent upon the actions of those living within its boundaries. The Colusa County Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) Watershed Coordinator has created the Colusa Basin Watershed Management Plan (Plan) to function as a road map to watershed…
Colusa County WildflowersCURRENT Wildflower viewing information can be obtained from local Bear Valley rancher Jim Keegan at keeganranch@gmail.com.
GIS Weed Mapping Project in the Colusa Basin WatershedIn an effort to identify areas of invasive weed infestations in the watershed, the Colusa Basin Watershed Coordinator is creating GIS mapping of 8 species of invasive weeds:
Colusa Basin Watershed AssessmentThe Colusa County RCD was granted funding through the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as an implementing agency for the CALFED Bay Delta Watershed Program grant under the Water Security, Clean Drinking Waters, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 50) for developing and implementing the Colusa Basin Watershed Assessment.
Colusa Basin Streambank AnalysisFollowing the completion of the Colusa Basin Watershed Assessment, a Streambank Analysis study was completed on 36 foothill streams in the watershed. These streams were mapped for erosion potential, riparian habitat quality and invasive species infestation. Next, 24 critical management reaches were selected that showed potential for restoration projects.
Department of Conservation- Capacity Building GrantName of Grant: Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, RCD Funding Assistance Program