This library is intended to direct users to useful websites, presentations, and downloadable Adobe pdf files.
Ranching with Beavers and Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) Presentation and Q&A Session to Marin RCD Board and Partners
A Half Century of Stewardship: programmatic review of conservation by Marin RCD & partner organizations (1959‐2009)
Environmental Efforts by Ranchers and the Marin RCD in Marin County, RCD Director, Sally Gale Presentation
Carbon Links
- Marin Carbon Project
- Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Riparian Revegetation by UCCE
- A Lifecycle Model to Evaluate Carbon Sequestration Potential and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics of Managed Grasslands
- Increasing Soil Organic Carbon to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases and Increase Climate Resiliency for California
- Point Reyes Light on Marin RCD’s Carbon sequestration efforts December 3, 2015
- North Bay RCD Carbon Farm Websites:
Climate and Weather
- EPA Climate Change
- Local Weather
- National Weather Service California/Nevada River Forecast Center
- USGS National Water Information System: Web Interface
Composting
- Biodiversity across a Rural Land-Use Gradient (pdf)
- EPA: National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices (Compost Filter Berm & Compost Blanket)
- Hepperly, P. & C. Ziegler Ulsh. 2007. Studies & Advances in Composting Technology (pdf)
- Pittaway, Pam. A Practical Guide to On-Farm Co-Composting, Can Do Sheet 04 (pdf)
- US Composting Council
- US Composting Council. 2005. Landscape Architecture/Design Specs for Compost Use (pdf)
Construction
- Groundwork: A Handbook for Small-Scale Erosion Control in Coastal California. (pdf)
- Construction and Function of Electric Fences (pdf)
- Mendocino County RCD publications (click).
- USDA NRCS National Conservation Practice Standards (NHCP)
- Handbook for Forest, Ranch and Rural Roads; A Guide for Planning, Designing, Constructing, Reconstructing, Upgrading, Maintaining and Closing Wildland Roads by Pacific Watershed Associates
- Characteristics of storm-proofed roads
- Central Coast Private Road Maintenance Guide
- Roads Terminology
- Construction Typicals Drawings
- Regulations to Consider for Roads
- Road Maintanence Impacts to Salmonids
Estero Americano Watershed
Fish and Wildlife
- West Monarch Information
- Aquatic Organism Passage: Fish Xing
- Audubon Canyon Ranch: Coexisting with Mountain Lions: A guide for pet and livestock owners of the North Bay
- California Partners in Flight and PRBO Conservation Science: Bringing the Birds Back:A Guide to Habitat Enhancement in Riparian and Oak Woodlands for the North Bay Region (pdf)
- Marin Riparian Habitat Conservation Program: Recommendations for Improving Riparian Bird Habitat on Private Lands in Marin County (pdf)
- North American Bluebird Society
- Songbird, Bat & Owl Boxes
- Taylor, D.A.R. & M.D. Tuttle. Water For Wildlife: A Handbook for Ranchers and Range Managers. Bat Conservation International (pdf)
- UC ANR. Maintaining Wood in Streams – A Vital Action for Fish Conservation (pdf)
- The Beaver Restoration Guide Book by USFWS, USFS, NOAA, & Portland State University
- Beavers and Wildfire Video
Funding
- USDA-NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- USDA Farm Bill
Lagunitas Creek Watershed
- D.W. Kelley & Associates. 1989. The Feasibility of Increasing Fish Populations in Lagunitas Creek by Placing Boulders & Logs in the Creek Channel (pdf)
- Kelley, D.W. 1978. Relationship Btwn Streamflow and Salmonid Rearing in Walker and Lagunitas Creeks. MMWD (pdf)
- Scolari, N. Evaluating Limiting Factors for Salmonids in Lagunitas Creek. MRCD (pdf)
- Stillwater Sciences. 2008. Lagunitas Limiting Factors Analysis for Coho Salmon & Steelhead (pdf)
- Prepared by ESA for SPAWN. 2020. Lagunitas Creek – Floodplain Activation Flow Hydraulic Modeling Analysis
Livestock/Grazing
- Audubon Canyon Ranch: Coexisting with Mountain Lions: A guide for pet and livestock owners of the North Bay
- Council of Bay Area RCDs: Conservation Measures to Reduce Non-point Source Pollution at Horse Facilities (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. Horse Manure Management_A Guide for Bay Area Horse Keepers (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. Horse Owners Guide to Water Quality Protection (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. Horse Paddocks Designed and Managed to Protect Water Quality (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. Land Application of Horse Manure (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. Managing Manure_The Role of Riparian Buffers (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. Manure Storage for Horse Facilities (pdf)
- Council of Bay Area RCDs. The Benefits of Wood Pellet Bedding at Horse Facilities (pdf)
- Council of Bay Areas RCDs. Water Quality and Horse Keeping Facilities (pdf)
- Lennox, Michael. Water Quality Treatment for Livestock Feeding and Exercise Areas_pub8210. UCCE. (pdf)
- San Francisco Bay RC&D Council, Horse Keeping A Guide to Land Management for Clean Water (pdf)
- Sotoyome RCD. Grazing Handbook A Guide for Resource Managers in Coastal California (pdf)
- Tending the Edges: The Benefits of Hedgerows on Bay Area Working Lands (pdf)
- Cuidar a los Bordes: Las ventajas de las cercas de arbustos en las tierras de trabajo en el Área de la Bahía (pdf)
- Resources for Horse Facility Operators (pdf) or Click HERE
Monitoring
- UCCE. 2010. Riparian Zone Monitoring Plan (pdf)
- A Half Century of Stewardship: programmatic review of conservation by Marin RCD & partner organizations (1959-2009) (pdf)
- SWRCB. State and Federal Approach to Control of Nonpoint Sources of Pollution (pdf)
- UCCE. County of Sonoma_Riparian Revegetation Evaluation on Californias North Coast Ranches (pdf)
- UCCE AEM. Tomales. Giardia duodenalis. 2007. (pdf)
- UCCE. Bacterial Sources and Transport in Marin and Sonoma County Estuaries (pdf)
- UCCE. Farm Factors Assoc w Reducing Cryptosporidium Loading in Storm Runoff from Dairies (pdf)
- UCCE. Linking Dairy Mgmt Practices to Storm Flow Fecal Coliform Loading. 2005. EMA41258 (pdf)
- UCCE. Riparian Revegetation Evaluation in North Coastal California. 2004. Proceedings Paper. (pdf)
- Riparian Zone Monitoring Report: Results for Stability, Sediment Loads & Revegetation Survival from Conservation Practices 2008-2011 (pdf)
Petaluma River Watershed
- Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District: Petaluma Watershed Enhancement Plan
Permits
- 2011 Marin Coastal Permit Coordination Program Mitigated Neg Dec: FINAL MRCD MND 2010
- Pine Gulch Permits
- Emergency Project(s) Permit Process (including Coastal Commission)
Pollinators
Resource Information
Rural Roads
- Handbook for Forest, Ranch and Rural Roads; A Guide for Planning, Designing, Constructing, Reconstructing, Upgrading, Maintaining and Closing Wildland Roads by Pacific Watershed Associates
- Characteristics of storm-proofed roads
- Central Coast Private Road Maintenance Guide
- Roads Terminology
- Construction Typicals Drawings
- Regulations to Consider for Roads
- Road Maintenance Impacts to Salmonids
San Antonio Creek Watershed
- CA DFG. San Antonio Creek Stream Habitat Assessment Report. 2007 (pdf)
- Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District: San Antonio Creek Watershed Plan [w/o App A] (available upon request to MRCD)
Soils
- USDA Soils Website
- USDA Web Soil Survey
- Fluvial Geomorphology and River Management PPT by Dr. Brian Cluer
Stemple Creek Watershed
- Prunuske Chatham, Inc. Stemple Creek Estero de San Antonio Watershed Enhancement Plan (pdf)
- Science Direct Geomorphology. Sediment Deposition in the Flood Plain of Stemple Creek Watershed, Northern California (pdf)
- UCCE. Stemple Creek CEAP Water Quality Analysis Final Report (pdf)
- USDA & ARS. Stemple Creek Watershed CEAP Special Emphasis Project Final Report (Draft) (pdf)
Tomales Bay
- Tomales Bay Integrated Costal Watershed Management Plan (pdf)
- USGS: Interferometric Sidescan Bathymetry, Sediment and Foraminiferal Analyses; a New Look at Tomales Bay, California (pdf)
- Tomales Bay Watershed Council: Tomales Bay Integrated Coastal Watershed Management Plan (see September 2007)
- Tomales Bay Watershed Council: Tomales Bay Watershed Stewardship Plan: A Framework for Action (pdf)
- Tomales Bay Watershed Council: Tomales Bay Watershed Water Quality Monitoring Plan (pdf)
- UCCE. The Marin Coastal Watershed Enhancement Project (pdf)
- Watershed Bibliographies 2003 (pdf)
Water Resources
- Trout Unlimited’s List of Water Rights Resources
- Occidental Arts and Ecology Center’s Water Institute Page with Resources and more
Walker Creek Watershed
- Kelley, D.W. Possibly Restoring Salmon and Steelhead Runs (pdf)
- Hammack, Lauren. PCI_Geomorphology of Walker Creek (pdf)
- Kelley, D.W. Relationship Btwn Streamflow and Salmonid Rearing. MMWD. (pdf)
- Prunuske Chatham Inc., CI. Walker Creek Watershed Enhancement Plan (pdf)
- Rich, AA. Fishery Resources Habitat Surveys in Walker Creek Marin County (pdf)
- UCCE. The Marin Coastal Watershed Enhancement Project (pdf)
Weed Management/Invasive Species
Tribal Agencies and Indigenous Stewardship
To learn more about Indigenous stewardship:
- “Indigenous Archaeology at Tolay Lake: Responsive Research and the Empowered Tribal Management of a Sacred Landscape,” Peter Andrew Nelson, PhD dissertation, UC Berkeley, 2017.
- “Indigenous Uses, Management, and Restoration of Oaks of the Far Western United States,” United States Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources Conservation District, PDF, 2007.
- “Indigenous Stewardship Methods and NRCS Conservation Practices,” United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, PDF, 2010.
- Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural Resources, M. Kat Anderson, UC Press, Book, 2005.
- “Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Important Facet of Natural Resources Conservation,” Natural Resources Conservation Service & National Plant Data Center, PDF.
- The Archaeology of Refuge and Recourse: Coast Miwok Resilience and Indigenous Hinterlands in Colonial California, Tsim D. Schneider, The University of Arizona Press, Book, 2022.
Federal Agencies
- To find any federal office: http://www.countyoffice.org/
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
State Agencies
Local Agencies
Non-Profit Organizations
- AmeriCorps
- Audubon Canyon Ranch
- California Cattlemen’s Association
- Environmental Action Committee of West Marin
- Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT)
- Marin Community Foundation
- Marin Farmers Markets
- Marin Horse Council
- Marin Organic
- North Coast Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D)
- Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
- Point Blue (Point Reyes Bird Observatory)
- Point Blue Conservation Science: Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed (STRAW) Project
- Point Reyes Seashore Association
- Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN)
- Sierra Club – San Francisco Bay Chapter
- Stemple Creek Landowners Association (no website)
- Tomales Bay Ag. Group (no website)
- Tomales Bay Association (no website)
- Tomales Bay Watershed Council
- Trout Unlimited
- Walker Creek Landowners Association (no website)