Resource Library
This library is intended to direct users to useful websites, presentations, and downloadable Adobe pdf files.
Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs)
Ranching with Beavers: Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) Presentation and Q&A Session to Marin RCD Board and Partners
Carbon Links
Point Reyes Light on Marin RCD’s Carbon sequestration efforts December 3, 2015.pdfA Lifecycle Model to Evaluate Carbon Sequestration Potential and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics of Managed Grasslands.pdfMitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Riparian Revegetation by UCCE.pdfIncreasing Soil Organic Carbon to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases and Increase Climate Resiliency for California.pdf
- 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)
Pittaway, Pam. A Practical Guide to On-Farm Co-Composting, Can Do Sheet 04.pdfHepperly, P. & C. Ziegler Ulsh. 2007. Studies & Advances in Composting Technology.pdf US Composting Council. 2005. Landscape Architecture:Design Specs for Compost Use.pdfConstruction
Construction and Function of Electric Fences.pdfGroundwork- A Handbook for Small-Scale Erosion Control in Coastal California.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
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
- 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
Kelley, D.W. 1978. Relationship Btwn Streamflow and Salmonid Rearing in Walker and Lagunitas Creeks. MMWD.pdfLagunitas Creek – Floodplain Activation Flow Hydraulic Modeling Analysis.pdfThe Feasibility of Increasing Fish Populations in Lagunitas Creek by Placing Boulders & Logs in the Creek Channel.pdfScolari, N. Evaluating Limiting Factors for Salmonids in Lagunitas Creek.pdf
Stillwater Sciences. 2008. Lagunitas Limiting Factors Analysis for Coho Salmon & Steelhead (pdf)
Livestock/Grazing
Council of Bay Area RCDs. Horse Paddocks Designed and Managed to Protect Water Quality.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs. Managing Manure_The Role of Riparian Buffers.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs. Manure Storage for Horse Facilities.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs. Horse Manure Management_A Guide for Bay Area Horse Keepers.pdfLennox, Michael. Water Quality Treatment for Livestock Feeding and Exercise Areas_pub8210.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs. The Benefits of Wood Pellet Bedding at Horse Facilities.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs. Land Application of Horse Manure.pdfResources for Horse Facility Operators.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs- Conservation Measures to Reduce Non-point Source Pollution at Horse Facilities.pdfCouncil of Bay Area RCDs. Horse Owners Guide to Water Quality Protection.pdfCouncil of Bay Areas RCDs. Water Quality and Horse Keeping Facilities.pdfTending the Edges- The Benefits of Hedgerows on Bay Area Working Lands.pdfSotoyome RCD. Grazing Handbook A Guide for Resource Managers in Coastal California.pdfCuidar a los Bordes- Las ventajas de las cercas de arbustos en las tierras de trabajo en el Área de la Bahía.pdfAudubon Canyon Ranch- Coexisting with Mountain Lions- A guide for pet and livestock owners of the North Bay.pdfSan Francisco Bay RC&D Council, Horse Keeping A Guide to Land Management for Clean Water.pdf
Monitoring
SWRCB. State and Federal Approach to Control of Nonpoint Sources of Pollution.pdfUCCE. Bacterial Sources and Transport in Marin and Sonoma County Estuaries.pdfRiparian Zone Monitoring Report- Results for Stability, Sediment Loads & Revegetation Survival from Conservation Practices 2008-2011.pdfUCCE. Linking Dairy Mgmt Practices to Storm Flow Fecal Coliform Loading. 2005. EMA41258.pdfUCCE AEM. Tomales. Giardia duodenalis. 2007.pdfUCCE. Farm Factors Assoc w Reducing Cryptosporidium Loading in Storm Runoff from Dairies.pdfUCCE. Riparian Revegetation Evaluation in North Coastal California. 2004. Proceedings Paper.pdfUCCE. County of Sonoma_Riparian Revegetation Evaluation on Californias North Coast Ranches.pdfUCCE. 2010. Riparian Zone Monitoring Plan.pdfA Half Century of Stewardship- programmatic review of conservation by Marin RCD & partner organizations (1959-2009).pdf
Petaluma River Watershed
- Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District: Petaluma Watershed Enhancement Plan
Rural Roads
Regulations to Consider for Roads.pdfRoads Terminology.jpgCharacteristics of storm-proofed roads.pdfRoad Maintenance Impacts to Salmonids.pdfCentral Coast Private Road Maintenance Guide.pdfConstruction Typicals Drawings.pdfHandbook for Forest, Ranch and Rural Roads; A Guide for Planning, Designing, Constructing, Reconstructing, Upgrading, Maintaining and Closing Wildland Roads by Pacific Watershed Associates.pdf
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)
Stemple Creek Watershed
Science Direct Geomorphology. Sediment Deposition in the Flood Plain of Stemple Creek.pdfPrunuske Chatham, Inc. Stemple Creek Estero de San Antonio Watershed Enhancement Plan.pdfUSDA & ARS. Stemple Creek Watershed CEAP Special Emphasis Project Final Report (Draft).pdfUCCE. Stemple Creek CEAP Water Quality Analysis Final Report.pdf
Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay Integrated Costal Watershed Management Plan.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)
Watershed Bibliographies 2003.pdfTomales Bay Watershed Council- Tomales Bay Watershed Water Quality Monitoring Plan.pdfUCCE. The Marin Coastal Watershed Enhancement Project.pdfWater 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
Rich, AA. Fishery Resources Habitat Surveys in Walker Creek Marin County.pdfHammack, Lauren. PCI_Geomorphology of Walker Creek.pdfKelley, D.W. Relationship Btwn Streamflow and Salmonid Rearing. MMWD. .pdfKelley, D.W. Possibly Restoring Salmon and Steelhead Runs.pdfUCCE. The Marin Coastal Watershed Enhancement Project.pdfPrunuske Chatham Inc., CI. Walker Creek Watershed Enhancement Plan.pdf
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
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)