The Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District

We’re working to become a go-to hub for natural resource conservation and agriculture, on public and private lands in our county. 

Cover Cropping For Drought Resiliency

The Madera-Chowchilla RCD, in collaboration with East Stanislaus RCD and East Merced RCD, is hosting a cover cropping workshop discussing key strategies for starting and managing cover crops on your farm system for water and soil conservation.

Monthly Board Meetings

MONTHLY BOARD MEETING:

Tuesday, March 26,  2024 – 5:00PM to 6:00PM

Materials related to items on this agenda, included in the agenda packet or distributed to the Board after distribution of the agenda packet, are available for public inspection at 425 N Gateway Dr, Suite E, Madera, CA 93637, by appointment. To request board package information, please contact Amy Siliznoff at (626) 483‐1345, or by email at amy@maderachowchillarcd.org.

MLRP | Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program Workshop

Work Shop Event: March 20, 2024

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST

 

Join the M/CRCD Team

The Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District is searching for someone to join our wonderful staff! 

Drought

When will it end?

It is your RIGHT to have a sustainable and clean source of water!

Thank You for Visiting

The Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District (MCRCD) aims to provide landowners and managers with educational materials to help manage their property’s resources.  Our organization was designed to evolve with the changing needs of the people and land, to ensure the Madera – Chowchilla area is home to thriving and resilient communities, landscapes, and economies. The information found on this website was developed to help public and private landowners to become better land stewards. 

MCRCD Projects

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Board Meetings

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Territory of the Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District

Our area of representation covers over 552,000 acres, generally consisting of ranching, productive agricultural activities, and open space lands, in the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada, and the San Joaquin Valley floor, where ranching and productive agricultural activities are prevalent.

Our Vision & Mission

The mission and vision of the Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District is is to provide education and technical guidance in sustainable resource conservation and management to our communities, landowners, and managers; both current and future.
Madera Chowchilla RCD Field Day Participants
Madera Chowchilla RCD Oakhurst River Cleanup Crew

Our Methods

The Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District maintains working relationships with Federal, State, and County Agencies and Departments, non-profit organizations, educational institutions which have natural resource duties and responsibilities under law, and with public and private landowners to save the basic resources, soil, water, and air of the state from unreasonable and economically preventable waste and destruction.

Featured Publication

The Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District is a regional organization that is focused on water quality and quantity to ensure sustainable water resources for future generations.

MCRCD work includes conservation, education, partnerships, and research. The goal of this organization is to manage water in an efficient way while looking for solutions to make sure that there will be enough water in the future.


Madera Chowchilla RCD Oakhurst River Cleanup Crew

Pacific Nut Producer

Take your water future into your own hands with on-farm recharge.

October 2022, Volume 28/No. 10

Chowchilla almond and walnut grower Mark Hutson believes that farming is 50% science and 50% art – that each field is a different canvas to paint on with its own unique needs and possibilities. While water is the major limiting factor these days, the possibilities are nearly endless in the diverse agricultural landscape of the Central Valley of California. When it was time to rip out an old 40-acre block of walnuts, Hutson decided to do something completely new with his “blank canvas”, something that Mark Hutson Farms a Canvas of Possibilities Takes Water Future into His Own Hands with On-Farm Recharge By Matthew Malcolm, Editor (matthew@malcolmmedia.com) will leave a more lasting impression on the land.