CSV Celebrates

CSV Celebrates

By Dave Sanden, Public Affairs Specialist, Red Bluff AO

On April 11, representatives from the offices of Congressman Doug Ose and State Senator Maurice Johannessen, three county supervisor boards, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, and a host of sponsors and supporters gathered in Orland, California, to celebrate the official designation of the Central Sacramento a Resource Conservation and Development (CSVRC&D) Area.

CSVRC&D was one of 33 RC&D areas approved by former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman from hundreds of applicants nationwide. The federal approval provides the CSVRC&D Council with federal funds for coordination and clerical support to work towards its goals of developing community outreach programs, promoting wise stewardship through watershed management, developing a fuels management program, and improving employment opportunities within the area.

The ceremony provided an opportunity to recognize and thank all the individuals who worked for and supported the application effort and reaffirmed the partnerships that have been established.

After the ceremony, everyone enjoyed CSVRC&D’s birthday cake, decorated with a map of the new RC&D area.

Partners and supporters included (left to right)

Dan Martynn, Jim Kocsis, John Benoit, Donnan Arbuckle, Ernie White, Gary Freeman, Christy Scofield, Joan Smith, Terry Williams, Dennis Nay, Mark Steffek, Lin Brooks, and Claudia Martin.

The CSVRC&D Area is comprised of Glenn, Colusa, and Tehama counties and has a population of approximately 100,000 within its 3,400,700 acres. The CSVRC&D Council will partner with civic, government, business, and conservation interests to accomplish its goals and will operate throughout the three counties.

Sponsoring the new RC&D are the Colusa County, Glenn County, and Tehama County Resource Conservation Districts. Other sponsors include the Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Corporations from Colusa, Glen, and Tehama counties.

On August 13, Larry Akin came on board as the CSVRC&D Project Coordinator to help sponsors and supporters accomplish their goals. Akin returns to California from the State of Washington, where he served as Assistant Director of Workforce Systems Partnerships and liaison to 12 workforce investment areas. He brings much needed skill and experience to the infant RC&D, having worked ten years for the U.S. Forest Service in California in an interdisciplinary role and 14 years as an international consultant.

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