Join the League of North and Central San Mateo County to learn about the San Mateo Resource Conservation District, its mission, current initiatives, and accomplishments from a recent 15-year impact report.  

From the Dust Bowl of yesteryear to today’s climate crisis, the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) has been a partner to those wishing to manage natural resources best. In 1939, visionary farmers in San Mateo County formed the first conservation district in California, which was also one of the first in the nation, in response to the Dust Bowl crisis.

Today, the RCD connects private and public landowners, land managers, public agencies, interest groups, and others with technical, financial, and educational assistance to focus on conserving San Mateo’s wildlife, water, climate, and agriculture.