HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Siskiyou RCD was established in 1949 under Division 9 of the California Resource Code as a non-taxing Special District of the County of Siskiyou. Initially conservation projects of the RCDfocused on stream bank protection and erosion control, but in 1971 and since the mission has expanded to include projects related to the protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat.
1992: The Scott River Watershed Council was established as a project of the Siskiyou RCD (originally called the Scott River Watershed Coordinated Management Planning or Scott River CRMP), along with several sub-watershed groups. Together, the Council and the RCD have worked in concert throughout the valley with both the public, and the private sectors to provide a multi-interest effort to cooperatively seek solutions to help manage local resources and to solve natural resource related problems. Volunteer efforts from landowners and stakeholders have averaged over $12,240 of in-kind time contributions annually.
1992 -2002: A total of 101 projects have been implemented on private lands. A total of $5,489,166 has been received from various funding sources and invested into the Scott River Watershed to complete these projects.
Siskiyou RCD History Trivia
In
1949 when this District was being formed, the founding Directors wanted to name
it Scott Valley Soil Conservation District, but that name was already being
used by Scott’s Valley which was too similar and would be confusing. Since this was the first SCD in
It
was never a District for the entire county, but only the
Under Division 9, Soil Conservation Districts were originally empowered to manage soil and water resources for conservation, but these powers were expanded in the early 1970s to include “related resources,” including fish and wildlife habitat. This expansion of powers was reflected in the name change from “soil” conservation districts to “resources” conservation districts in 1971.