Amador Resource Conservation District

08/10/2026

Join us for our Ranching for Profit Workshop here in Amador County on August 22nd. This is a great opportunity for some peer-to-peer learning, ranching management and some business planning.

This workshop is free to attend, lunch is included, and sponsored by Halter. Whether you are a multigenerational or first generation ranching family, this workshop is a chance to learn from other ranchers about practical tools, proven strategies, and fresh perspectives toward building a more profitable, sustainable, and resilient ranching business.

Registration link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/agPwtVM0WS?origin=lprLink

There will be an additional Ranching for Profit workshop coming up in January, hosted in Tuolumne County.

08/02/2026

If you haven’t stopped by our booth at the Amador County Fair yet…. What are you waiting for?! Join us today on the fair’s last day! We’ve got wildflower seeds, stickers, pollinator habitat exhibits and more!

07/17/2026

If you're a forestland owner or steward interested in learning about forest health treatments, join us next Saturday, July 25, in Woodford, CA for the third session of our Forest Health Stewardship Series.

Registration is free, and lunch will be provided. Spend the day connecting with fellow forestland stewards, exploring practical forest health strategies, and engaging in open, honest conversations about the opportunities and challenges of caring for your land.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Scan the QR code below to register. Or use the link to register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OePYQXC9VUGZVR6JS37h_H5Mewfk25lCtlchRbn6XnZUOTZLRlM4UTRWUVVMWFNHSTFOM1VOVlJTRi4u

06/10/2026

Registration for our Rancher to Rancher: Adaptive Management: Stewardship in the Immediate & Long-Term Session is open.

Join us if you are interested in learning and observing indicators of rangeland health alongside fellow ranchers and rangeland managers. Lunch provided! Register here: https://www.amadorrcd.org/2026-06-27-rancher-to-rancher-rangeland-health-series

06/01/2026

Registration is still open! Learn about long term forest health and wildfire resilience with our field day facilitators: Tim Lane and Chris Conrad. Registration and lunch are free!

05/28/2026

If any of our local Amador County community members are interested in a free tree seedling reach out to Nevada County RCD via phone or email.

(530) 798-5529
[email protected]

05/12/2026

ARCD is excited to announce our Defensible Space Assistance Program Application period is opening tomorrow at 8 AM!

This assistance program is first-come-first-serve as we have limited funding. Assistance is also for Amador County residents that fall at least into 1 of 4 eligibility classes (folks with disabilities, seniors, low-income, and/or veterans).

If you or someone in your house is eligible please check out our website before applying: https://www.amadorrcd.org/defensible-space-assistance-program

04/27/2026

Amador Resource Conservation District in partnership with Tuolumne RCD, California Rangeland Trust and the Natural & Working Lands Hub are putting on their third session our Rangeland Health Series this Saturday, May 2nd.

If you Central Sierra resident and you are interest in joining us at Sardella Ranch to learn more about Ranch Carrying Capacity and Safe to Fail Trails, registration is free!

You can register at this link here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7oj2JxNoQU6l-4gsHghPCwytJs3w1A5CsAJOMO-2wL5UNTQzVEZaRzZVV0VaVzhCTUlJQ1g0ODE1Ni4u&route=shorturl

Can't make it this weekend, be on the look out for our next session coming up later this year in Alpine County.

04/23/2026

Register now! Amador RCD in partnership with Calaveras RCD, Tuolumne RCD, Alpine County Forest Health Community Work Group and Alpine Watershed Group are hosting a Forest Health Stewardship Series.

Our field day facilitators will be:
- Peter Donovan, Soil Carbon Coalition
- Ed Struffenegger, Registered Professional Forester
- El Dorado Prescribed Burn Association and MORE.

There is still room to join our first session, May 9th! Register today through our link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=HDFncsSA50qPY0S2l7QH9jrowt4lF3BEtdNOb4kjgFdUODRGSFRDUUQzU1paRk41ODlOV1dWWEtYMS4u

Be on the lookout for more of our sessions occurring throughout 2026.

04/22/2026