Events
Events or meetings that are of interest to landowners and colleagues of the Suisun Resource Conservation District are listed below.
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News
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
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....
