News Archive
2025 BirdReturns Wetland Incentive Programs – Applications Open Jan. 1st!
BirdReturns Wetland Incentive Programs Receive compensation for providing flooded wetland habitat in the off-season! Program Highlights: Over the past year, BirdReturns supported nearly 60,000 acres of flooded habitat across the Central Valley. In 2024, Suisun Marsh...
Public Notice – SRCD Board Vacancy Posted Nov 26, 2024
This Notice is to inform the public that a vacancy has occurred on the Board of Directors for the Suisun Resource Conservation District as a result of the expiration of the term of office of a Director. Applications are now being accepted and should be submitted to...
2024 Fall Landowner Workshop Recording
The 2024 Fall Landowner Workshop was held on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Please click on the video below to view the workshop recording. Thank you to everyone who attended in person and online! 2024 Fall Landowner Workshop Recording 2024 Fall Landowner Workshop...
SCF 20th Annual Shoot and Social July 26, 2024
Join SRCD at the the SCF fundraiser on Friday, July 26, 2024 @ 9:00AM-2:00PM Birds Landing Hunting Preserve and Sporting Clays 2099 Collinsville Rd, Birds Landing, CA 94512 **Please RSVP by Friday, July 19th** SCF 20th Annual Shoot and Social Flyer
2024 Spring Landowner Workshop Recording
The 2024 Spring Landowner Workshop was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Please click on the video below to view the workshop recording. Thank you to everyone who attended in person and online! 2024 Spring Landowner Workshop Recording 2024 Spring Landowner Workshop...
2024 Suisun Marsh Vegetation Guide Book
2024 Suisun Marsh Vegetation Guidebook The 2024 Suisun Marsh Vegetation Guidebook is intended to help identify some of the more commonly encountered or notable plants of Suisun Marsh. Plants are grouped into four ecotones including aquatic, wetland, transitional, and...
Pampas Grass
Barley
Coyote Brush
Yellow Starthistle and Purple Starthistle
Pickle weed
Fat Hen
Wild Radish
Alkali Bulrush or Nutgrass
Tall Wheatgrass
Swamp Timothy
Rabbitsfoot Grass or Beard Grass
Italian Rye Grass
Public Notice – SRCD Board Vacancy Posted Feb 16, 2024
This Notice is to inform the public that a vacancy has occurred on the Board of Directors for the Suisun Resource Conservation District due to a Director's resignation. Applications are now being accepted and should be submitted to the Suisun Resource Conservation...
2024 PAI Cost Share Program Application Now Open
The Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement (SMPA) Preservation Agreement Implementation (PAI) Fund Cost Share Grant Programs. The PAI Program provides grant funding for activities...
Applications for BirdReturns Wetland Incentive Programs – Deadline Extended to Feb. 4th!
BirdReturns Wetland Incentive Program pays private wetland owners to provide habitat for shorebirds and other waterbirds by flooding outside of the hunting season. By adjusting the management of water depth and timing, private wetlands can meet habitat needs for a...
Terry Connolly Celebration of Life
Terry Connolly, a Member of the Suisun Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, passed away on December 15, 2023 in Vallejo after a brief illness. He served as a SRCD Director for 21 years starting in December 2002, he was the chair of the Finance Committee,...
Improving Hydrological Resiliency of Managed Wetlands in Suisun Marsh
The Suisun Resource Conservation District was awarded a $542,546 grant to improve hydrological resilience in Suisun Marsh from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy under the Proposition 1 Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program funded by the...
Notice To Public Bidders Due February 15th
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES AND OPEN DATES FOR ANNUAL PRE-QUALIFICATION Notice is given that the Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) has determined that all bidders on public works to be undertaken by SRCD must be pre-qualified prior to...
Public Notice – SRCD Board Vacancy Posted Jan 16, 2024
This Notice is to inform the public that a vacancy has occurred on the Board of Directors for the Suisun Resource Conservation District due to a Director's resignation. Applications are now being accepted and should be submitted to the Suisun Resource Conservation...
Wildlife Biologist Analyst Job Posting
Suisun Resource Conservation District is Hiring!Wildlife Biologist Analyst (2-year position that is extendable depending on funding), full- time, $24.91/h ($51,995/yr) with full health and retirement benefits. Wildlife Biologist Analyst Full Job Description...
2023 Suisun Marsh Fall Landowner Workshop
The 2023 Fall Landowner Workshop was held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Please click on the videos below to view the workshop recording and a special Wetland Water Pumping Efficiency Demonstration provided by Mr. Bill Green, the Advanced Pumping and Efficiency...
2023 SCF 19th Annual Fun Shoot & 60th Anniversary July 28th
Join SRCD at the the SCF fundraiser at Birds Landing Hunting Preserve and Sporting Clays 2099 Collinsville Rd, Birds Landing, CA 94512 2023 SCF 19th Annual Shoot Social Flyer
NUTRIA ERADICATION Program Temporary Entry Permit and Instructions
CDFW's Nutria Eradication team has recently identified nutria on properties along Roaring River and captured a nutria on Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. In an effort to find the complete extent of nutria present in California, CDFW staff needs to increase our...
Public Notice – SRCD Board Vacancy Posted May 3, 2023
This Notice is to inform the public that a vacancy has occurred on the Board of Directors for the Suisun Resource Conservation District due to a Director's retirement. Applications are now being accepted and should be submitted to the Suisun Resource Conservation...
2023 Spring Landowner Workshop and SRCD 60th Anniversary
The 2023 Spring Landowner Workshop and SRCD 60th Anniversary Party was held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Please click on the link below to view the workshop recording. Zoom Recording Workshop Agenda Workshop Flyer
2023 PAI Cost Share Program Applications Now Open
The Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement (SMPA) Preservation Agreement Implementation (PAI) Fund Cost Share Grant Programs. The PAI Program provides grant funding for activities...
Marsh Vulnerability in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
USGS WERC’s Dr. Karen Thorne, her team of reseachers, and her partners are currently taking a local site network approach to describe current and future conditions and projected responses of coastal ecosystems to sea-level rise and other stressors. The Coastal...
2022 Fall Landowner Workshop
The 2022 Fall Landowner Workshop was held on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Please click on the link below to view the workshop recording. Zoom Recording2022 Fall Landowner Workshop Flyer2022 Fall Landowner Workshop Agenda
Developing a 21st Century Wildlife Monitoring Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJMs168ZqRo US Geological Survey Researcher Mike Casazza Speaks on the changing needs for wildlife monitoring and the developing technology that makes it possible.
Fun Shoot July 29th
Join SRCD at the the SCF fundraiser at Birds Landing Hunting Preserve and Sporting Clays 2099 Collinsville Rd, Birds Landing, CA 94512 2022 SCF 18th Annual Shoot Social Flyer
PAI Applications, Final Applications Due June 30th
The Preservation Agreement Implementation (PAI) Fund provides grant funding for activities needed to improve managed wetland facilities, operational efficiency and water management capabilities. Instructions for each cost-share program specify which types of habitat...
Recording of April 20th Spring Landowner Workshop
The SRCD Spring Landowner workshop, focused on management and permitting will be help April 20th at F.P. Smith Parts and Equipment Warehouse. Topics will include invasive plant management, updates on current research, and information on maintenance permitting. Zoom...
2022 Pest-Weed Programs
2022 Lepidium Program letter 2022 Phragmites Letter
Delta Smelt Closure Ends May 31
Delta Smelt Gate Diversion Restrictions The Suisun Resource Conservation District will continue gate monitoring for the Spring Run of Delta Smelt starting April 1st through May 31st. SRCD will be checking all intake gates in these designated Delta Smelt areas by boat...
Notice To Public Bidders Due February 15th
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES AND OPEN DATES FOR ANNUAL PRE-QUALIFICATION Notice is given that the Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) has determined that all bidders on public works to be undertaken by SRCD must be pre-qualified prior to...
New Diversion Reporting Due Dates April 1st
New Legislation Consolidates All Water Use Reporting Periods and Due Dates Senate Bill 155 was passed by the California Legislature on September 9, 2021 and signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 23rd. As a budget trailer bill, the new law is...
SRCD Fall Science Workshop
Landowner Workshop Agenda and Zoom Recording Watch The Recording
SCF Fun Shoot is July 30th
Find the Flier and Fillable form below: 2021 Suisun Conservation Fund 17th Annual Shoot Social
Marsh Day is June 19th
April 21 Landowner Workshop Recording Available
Access a recording of the SRCD Spring Landowner Workshop here: SRCD Workshop Recording
Individual Management Plan Updates and Public Hearing April 14th
Individual Management Plan Updates When the Suisun Marsh plan was certified in 1977, it required an individual management plan for each private duck club. The original plans used a simplistic cookbook style management which we hope to change to a more adaptive and...
Reminder! Diversion Reporting for the 2020 Year is Due July 1st
Remember to fill out the diversion reporting for the 2020 year. The reporting deadline is July 1st. Your Diversion Right IDs and passwords should be included on the letter that was mailed by the California Water Board. To do your diversion reporting go...
Nutria Identification
Nutria have now been found in San Joaquin County, which marks the fifth California county (in addition to Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties) where the destructive, non-native rodents have been detected. Click the link for more information on the Identification of Nutria.
No 2021 Funding for Preservation Agreement Implementation
Unfortunately there will be no Preservation Agreement Implementation Funds this year. For details, see the attached letter. PAI Letter 2021
World Wetlands Day — February 2, 2021
February 2nd each year is World Wetlands Day to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the...
Suisun RCD Board of Directors Vacancy
Suisun RCD Board of Director's Vacancies
Announcement of Pre-Qualification Procedures for Public Works
Notice is given that all bidders on public works to be undertaken by SRCD must be pre-qualified prior to submitting bids for public works. It is mandatory that all Licensed Contractors who intend to submit bids fully complete the pre-qualification questionnaire,...
Actual Work Reporting is Due November 15th
If you filed a USACE Wetlands Maintenance Application, a Request for Maintenance Amendment, or an Authorization Request for Urgent or Unforeseen Maintenance for the 2020 work season then you must return a copy of that application with the Actual Lineal...
How Fish Interact with Wetland Topography
Check out this podcast from Dave Ayers at University of California Davis. Dave is working with SRCD to study the Tule Red Restoration Project as a Delta Science Fellow. Maven's Notebook & Estuary News Service · SCIENCE IN SHORT: How fish interact with wetland...
SRCD ZOOM Landowner Workshop
2020 SRCD Fall Landowner Workshop Recording 5.30 Klamath Basin Waterfowl Challenges - John Vradenberg, Klamath NWRs 24.40 Management Challenges in the Grasslands - Bob Nardi, Landowner 41.45 Duck Movements and Sanctuaries - Fiona McDuie, SJSU 59.20...
2020 Mosquito Abatement Waivers
Fall Flood-Up Program The Fall Flood-Up Program is a joint facilitated program between the Solano County Mosquito Abatement District (SCMAD) and SRCD. The goal is to reduce production of mosquitoes during the flood up of the managed wetlands. Information...
SRCD Virtual Landowner Meeting Held September 16th
The 2020 Suisun Marsh Landowner workshop is going virtual! The Covid pandemic has forced us to adapt operations in many ways, but SRCD is committed to continuing to provide landowner outreach and assistance through the Suisun Marsh Landowner Workshop. To avoid large...
Tidal Elevation and Growth of Wetland Plants
Along the Pacific coast, tidal salt marsh plants grow at different elevations. The elevation where they are found in marshes is related to their ability to withstand being submerged in a saltwater environment. In a cooperative study led by the U. S. Geological Survey,...
SRCD 5-Year Plan
SRCD Five-Year Long Range Plan January 2019
Conservation of the Suisun Marsh Harvest Mouse – Katie Smith
Conservation of Suisun Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse - Katie Smith
Preservation Agreement Implementation (PAI) Application Deadline is June 19th
The first round of Preservation Agreement Implementation applications has been reviewed, and the the second review has been scheduled for the end of June. Please submit any PAI projects by June 19th! Late applications will be accepted until the original...
May Migratory Bird Surveys Cancelled – Frequently Asked Questions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has made the difficult decision to cancel participation in the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey (WBPHS or May Survey) this year that was scheduled to start May 1st. Similarly, the Canadian Wildlife Service and several...
Suisun RCD 2019 Annual Plan
The Suisun Resource Conservation District Annual Report describes the objectives and accomplishments from the 2019 year. See the details below: SRCD 2019 Annual Report
April 22 SRCD Spring Landowner Workshop is Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Concerns
Note: The Landowner Workshop is CANCELLED to comply with Social Distancing recommendations. We still hope to hold the science based landowner workshop this fall.
Notice to Bidders on Public Works 2020
Notice is given that the Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) has determined that all bidders on public works to be undertaken by SRCD must be pre-qualified prior to submitting bids. It is mandatory for all Licensed Contractors who intend to submit bids fully...
Goats in Hill Slough
The 850-acre Hill Slough Habitat Restoration Project on the Hill Slough Wildlife Area is finally underway! In Spring 2019, several hundred goats were hard at work eating vegetation on either side of Grizzly Island Road where road construction will begin next month....
Reminder! 2018 Diversion Reporting is now Available
Remember to fill out the diversion reporting for the 2018 year. The due date this year is June 28th. To ensure that you file on time, check the reporting deadline on the letter that was mailed by the California Water Board. To do your diversion reporting go...
Automated Emergency Defibrillator (AED) Now Available at SRCD Office
SRCD has acquired an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for emergency use in Suisun Marsh in case of cardiac arrest. Even for untrained users, AED survival is 4-times better than CPR (which saves 9% of victims) and doubles survival compared with...
2019 Preservation Agreement Cost Share Information
Preservation Agreement Applications for 2019 projects are now Available. The Preservation Agreement Implementation (PAI) Fund provides grant funding for activities needed to improve managed wetland facilities, operational efficiency and water management...
Reclamation District Workshop Presentation on New Requirements
Bernadette Curry’s presentation on the new state requirements for Suisun Marsh Reclamation Districts: Reclamation District Workshop
Flash Flood Watch – Monday-Tuesday (February 25/26)
Find more information about the Flood Watch here: Flood Alerts San Francisco and Bay Area
Automated Emergency Defibrillator (AED) Now Available at SRCD Office
SRCD has acquired an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for emergency use in Suisun Marsh in case of cardiac arrest. Even for untrained users, AED survival is 4-times better than CPR (which saves 9% of victims) and doubles survival compared with...
Reclamation District Workshop (February 22) 10:00 am @Rush Ranch
Suisun Marsh Reclamation District Workshop Agenda “New State Requirements”
February 22nd, 2019 10:00am-12:00pm
2019 Preservation Agreement Cost Share Information
Preservation Agreement Applications for 2019 projects are now Available. The Preservation Agreement Implementation (PAI) Fund provides grant funding for activities needed to improve managed wetland facilities, operational efficiency and water management...
SRCD contractors pre-qualification application (1-15 February 2019)
Notice is given that the Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) has determined that all bidders on public works to be undertaken by SRCD must be pre-qualified prior to submitting bids.
Water Rights and Diversion Reporting Seminar (January 18th)
RMS Waterboard's Diversion Reporting Seminar January 18th Water Rights Measurement Regulations (SB88) Reporting Workshop: Sacramento* Date: Friday, January 18, 2019 Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: 1001 I Street, Klamath Room, Sacramento, CA 95814...
Grizzly Island Road Closure, Monday, Feb 25th 7am-4pm (SRCD Office Closed)
The SRCD Office will be closed due to the road closure. Please call staff on cell phones. Staff cell numbers can be found on the staff page here: Staff
2018 SRCD Fall Science Workshop Presentations
2018 SRCD Fall Science Workshop
Tidal Elevation and Growth of Wetland Plants
Along the Pacific coast, tidal salt marsh plants grow at different elevations. The elevation where they are found in marshes is related to their ability to withstand being submerged in a saltwater environment. In a cooperative study led by the U. S. Geological Survey,...
911 Location Services and Cell Phones
Wireless phones are mobile, and therefore not associated with one fixed location or address. According to the Federal Communications Commission: “While the location of the cell site closest to the 911 caller may provide a general indication of the caller’s location, that information is not always specific enough for rescue personnel to deliver assistance to the caller quickly.”
CDFW Hunt Dates and Regulations
Nutria Identification
Nutria have now been found in San Joaquin County, which marks the fifth California county (in addition to Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties) where the destructive, non-native rodents have been detected. Click the link for more information on the Identification of Nutria.
Managed Wetland Assessments
The Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) is requesting your permission for an access agreement to measure elevations of the water control structures, staff gauges, and pond bottom elevations as needed on your duck club. Working in partnership with the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), this year we have received grant funding to model drainage capacity of landowners to meet the 30-day flood and drain objective.
World Wetlands Day February 2nd
February 2nd marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands which was adopted in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. Since that time, over 2,000 wetlands, encompassing more...
Causes of mortality of California Ridgway’s rails
Studies of California Ridgway’s rails in tidal marshes of San Francisco Bay indicated that predation accounted for 98% of mortalities and avian predators were responsible for 64%. More mortalities occurred on high tides during daylight hours....