As part of our commitment to working with landowners to continue to steward their land, we connect landowners to resources that are helpful in caring for their land.
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Landowner Funding & Assistance Programs
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- California Rural Business Development Grants
- Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Grants
- Sonoma Resource Conservation District
- Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
- Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
Best Management Practices & Resources
Agriculture
- Sonoma Resource Conservation District LandSmart program
- Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District LandSmart program
- Sonoma County Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Erosion & Sediment Control
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
- Community Soil
- UC Cooperative Extension
- UC Cooperative Extension — Sonoma County
- UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute
- California FarmLink
- California Rangeland Conservation Coalition
- California Rangeland Trust
- Fish Friendly Farming
- American Farmland Trust — Farmland Information Center
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Pasture, Rangeland, and Grazing
- Fish and Wildlife Service – Grazing Best Practices
- Society for Range Management
- Sotoyome Resource Conservation District Grazing Handbook
Roads and Erosion Control
- Sonoma County Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Erosion & Sediment Control
- Pacific Watershed Associates’ Handbook for Forest, Ranch, and Rural Roads
Drought
- UCCE Sonoma County Drought Resources
- MALT Drought Resources for Farmers & Ranchers in Marin and Sonoma
- MALT Recursos de Sequía para Agricultores y Ganaderos en Marin y Sonoma
Fire
- See our Wildfire in Sonoma County page for more resources here >>
- Fire Forward Program
- Sonoma Resource Conservations District Fire Prevention and Recovery Resources
- FireSAFE Sonoma
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Fire-Adapted Communities
- Joint Fire Science Program
Forestry
- Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group
- California Forest Stewardship Program
- California Forestry Association
- California Oak Mortality Task Force
- USDA National Agroforestry Center
Vegetation & Invasive Plant Management
- Vegetation Management Plan – template for vegetation management activities subject to Ag + Open Space review
- California Invasive Plant Council – Invasive Plants
- California Native Plant Society
- UC Integrated Pest Management Program
- US Forest Service – Non-native Invasive Species