🪴Join us and Yolo RCD for our Spring Native Plant sale!
🗓️This Saturday April 25th from 12pm-4pm
📍At Berryessa Brewing Co., 27260 CA-128, Winters
We’ll see you there!
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🪴¡Acompáñanos a nosotros y a Yolo RCD en nuestra venta de plantas nativas de primavera!
🗓️Este sábado 25 de abril de 12pm-4pm
📍En Berryessa Brewing Co., En 27260 CA-128 en Winters
¡Nos vemos allí!
The Center for Land-Based Learning and Yolo County Resource Conservation District is hosting a Carbon Farm Field Day on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 from 8:30 am to 3 pm. The day will start at CLBL’s growing olive orchard and discuss the Healthy Soils research project that has been led by Dr Amanda Hodson since 2022. Then attendees will jump on a bus to visit two other farms in Yolo County that are implementing carbon farm plans. Morning snacks, transportation between sites, and lunch will be provided.
Join us to learn about different carbon farm practices, what carbon benefits and co-benefits these practices can provide, and practical considerations when implementing. The field day will consist of short presentations, a tour of three operations implementing their own carbon farm plans, and opportunities for grower-led discussions.
Carbon farming improves soil health, increases water infiltration, and reduces emission. Join us to learn about carbon farming and what resources and funding opportunities are available. To register, please visit bit.ly/CarbonFarm26.
This event is thanks to funding from the Yolo County Community Climate Action Fund - @yolosustainability
#yolocounty #carbonfarming #compost #biochar #healthysoils
Updates from the Pacific Flyway Pond – another season of planting and maintenance is well underway and you can join to enhance this vital bird habitat in Woodland! Yolo Bird Alliance and the RCD are hosting a planting day at Pacific Flyway Pond on Sunday, April 19 from 9 am to noon. Volunteers will install native plants around the banksides of the pond and enjoy the birds with @yolobirdalliance . To sign up, please reach out to [email protected].
This restoration project is funded thanks to a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. The City of Woodland partnered with the RCD to enhance native plant cover for nesting, forage, and cover opportunities for birds and other wildlife. The Pacific Flyway Pond is actually stormwater drainage system and is a part of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency Regional Water Treatment Facility. The 78-acre detention basin provides year-round open water habitat for birds, including spring and summer breeding grounds for waterbirds.
What better way to celebrate California Native Plant Month than planting some native plants to support wildlife! We hope to see you on Sunday to create more vital bird habitat!
Photo: Brandon Baker, Restoration Field Lead, uses a weed whacker to cut back weeds on the bankside of the pond.
#yolocounty #woodlandca #birds #stewardship #californianativeplants
Join us on Saturday, April 25th from 12 PM to 4 PM for our 2026 Spring Native Plant Sale!
We’ll be at Berryessa Brewing Co. 27260 CA‑128, Winters, CA
Browse a wide variety of California native plants, drought‑tolerant species, and Monarch Waystation Kits. We’ll also have informational booths featuring various of our RCD partners.
Two free workshops will be offered:
📌1:00 PM — Creating a Monarch Butterfly Habitat
📌2:00 PM — Fire‑Resilient Landscaping Principles
We’ll see you there!
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¡Acompáñenos el sábado 25 de abril, de 12:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., para nuestra Venta de Primavera de Plantas Nativas de 2026!
Estaremos en Berryessa Brewing Co., 27260 CA 128, Winters, CA.
Explore una amplia variedad de plantas nativas de California, especies tolerantes a la sequía y kits para crear estaciones de paso para la mariposa monarca. También contaremos con puestos informativos de varios de nuestros socios del RCD.
Se ofrecerán dos talleres gratuitos:
📌1:00 p. m. — Creación de un hábitat para la mariposa monarca
📌2:00 p. m. — Principios de jardinería resistente al fuego
¡Allí nos vemos!
🪴Join us and the Yolo County RCD on April 25th from 12pm to 4pm for our 2026 Spring Native Plant Sale
We’ll be at Berryessa Brewing Co, 27260 CA-128. Winters, CA 95694
In addition to the many types of California native and drought tolerant plants and Monarch Waystation kits, there will be informational booths with various RCD partners.
We hope to see you there!
@berryessabrewingco
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🪴Acompáñenos, junto con el RCD del Condado de Yolo, el 25 de abril, de 12pm a 4pm, en nuestra Venta de Plantas Nativas de Primavera 2026.
Estaremos ubicados en Berryessa Brewing Co, 27260 CA-128, Winters, CA 95694.
Además de una gran variedad de plantas nativas de California y resistentes a la sequía, así como kits para crear «Estaciones de paso para la mariposa monarca» (Monarch Waystations), habrá puestos informativos con diversos socios del RCD.
¡Esperamos verlos allí!
@berryessabrewingco
Thinking about planting a hedgerow along your farm field edge, like the one pictured above? The NRCS Woodland Service Center can help!
In Yolo County, many growers are planting native plant hedgerows along farm edges, sloughs, and fence lines to create habitat for pollinators, beneficial insects and wildlife while improving farm resilience. Hedgerows consist of a row (or rows) of native shrubs, grasses, and flowering native plants that support pollination, biodiversity, soil health, water management, wind protection, and natural pest control.
Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), agricultural producers can receive technical guidance and financial assistance to install conservation practices, like hedgerows, on working lands.
Interested in installing a hedgerow or exploring other conservation opportunities on your farm or ranch? Contact the NRCS Woodland Service Center by reaching out to District Conservationist Brandi Murphy at [email protected] or call (530) 662-2037.
#yolocounty #hedgerows #NRCS #EQIP #yolocountyag
Did you catch Tanya Meyer, RCD Senior Program Manager, on Sacramento Fox 40? Tanya was featured on a Fox 40 segment about the invasive plant, black mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum)! Black mustard and its yellow flowers are often associated with spring in California, but the plant displaces California native plants by growing vigorously, outcompeting native plants for shade and resources. Black mustard even releases a chemical that prevent the germination of other plants.
Visit the link in our bio to watch Fox 40’s coverage of black mustard and hear from Tanya on how the plant impacts our ecosystem! The Pacific Flyway Pond even makes a cameo! The Pacific Flyway Pond is a stormwater retention basin in Woodland where the RCD manages extensive native habitat plantings along the bank sides of the pond.
#yolocounty #invasiveweeds #restoration #stewardship #conservation
The March 2026 Newsletter from the Yolo County RCD is out now at the link below (link in bio)!
https://conta.cc/47bvbki
The March 2026 Newsletter has the 2024-2025 Annual Report, the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, updates from a few RCD project sites, and more! If you want to receive the RCD’s newsletter straight to your inbox, sign up on our website at /newsletter-sign-up/.
#yolocounty #conservation #restoration #stewardship
On Saturday, the Yolo Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) hosted a pile burn workshop in Rumsey, CA to help de-mystify permitting and encourage safe and effective pile burning. Thank you to everyone who attended! If you missed the workshop or want to learn more about how to pile burn in Yolo County, check out the Yolo PBA Pile Burn Guide at the link in our bio!
As we head toward fire season, proactive fuels management is more important than ever for properties in the high fire areas of western Yolo County. Now is a great time to reduce excess vegetation – especially dead and downed debris, tree limbs overhanging structures, and ladder fuels. Pile burning and broadcast burning can be a great way to manage fuels to prepare your defensible space ahead of fire season. If you have questions about pile burning and prescribed burning in Yolo County, reach out to Bailey Adams, Yolo PBA Coordinator, at [email protected].
For pile burning and prescribed fire resources, visit: /what-we-do/yolo-pba/
#yolocounty #pileburning #prescribedburning #readyforwildfire #fuelsmanagement
The Yolo, Solano, and Napa PBAs, in partnership with the Watershed Research and Training Center, are hosting a regional RT-130 Refresher on Sunday, April 12 at Lake Solano Park from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
The annual RT-130 refresher course is for people who have completed S-130 and want to maintain their Firefighter Type 2, or higher, qualification. This training is open to all (no qualifications or experience required), but priority will be given to those who need to maintain their qualifications. There are a limited number of spots – participants from Yolo, Solano, and Napa counties will be prioritized!
To register for this training, scan the QR code or visit /yosona-130. There are two options for pack tests - 7:45 am to 9:00 am or 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm.
Interested in attending, but not sure if this training is for you? Contact Bailey Adams, Yolo PBA Coordinator, at [email protected] or (530) 661-1688. @solanorcd@naparcd@hayforkwatershedcenter
#prescribedfire #rxfire #calpba #goodfire
The recording and resources from the 2026 Farm and Ranch Programs 101 are available on the RCD website at: /26-progs101-recap (link in bio). Thank you to attendees and presenters for joining us at the Yolo County Farm Bureau in Woodland and the Farm Bureau for hosting us this year!
Every year, Yolo County RCD hosts a Farm and Ranch Programs 101 to bring together agricultural producers with local, state, and federal agency representatives to learn about technical assistance and funding opportunities to support Yolo County farms and ranches. If you missed it, check out the resources page for a recording, a copy of the presentations, and all the flyers and resources about these programs.
Presenting agencies included: USDA NRCS, USDA Farm Services Agency, CA Dept of Food and Ag, CAFF, Yolo County RCD, UCANR, Project Apis m., and Yolo Solano AQMD.
Are you looking for support on your farm or ranch? Reach out to Conor Higgins, Ag Program Manager, at [email protected] or call (530) 661-1688 ext 4.
#yolocounty #californiaagriculture
