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City of Redding to Step Up Water Conservation Enforcement

City of Redding water customers have done an excellent job of limiting outdoor irrigation to reduce water consumption during this critical drought. Even during the record heat of June, customers came within 6 percent of the 36 percent reduction mandated… Continue Reading

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Conservation Service Seeks Input on 2012 Preservation Priorities

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California will hold its next State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting on Sept. 7, 2011, to discuss 2012 priorities for Farm Bill conservation programs. The meeting will be held at the USDA… Continue Reading

Disability Not a Barrier to Conservation Planning

Shasta County landowner Karen Freitas has worked with the staff of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) since 2009, when she sought help recovering from a devastating wild fire that had burned much of her 160-acre tree farm the previous… Continue Reading