CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project: Carbon Farm Planning
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Project Overview
Basics
CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project: Carbon Farm Planning
Implementation
Mission RCD will work with local growers to further develop carbon farming planning in the region. We plan to create carbon farm plans with pollinator habitat, using native plants for beneficial cover crops, hedgerows, and/or windbreaks on ten different groves/farms/vineyards.
2023
2025
2027
1/15/2026
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
False
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
The Bonsall project and the Fallbrook project are not located in identified Disadvantaged Communities according to the Census Tract Income (ACS: 2016-2020)
EnviroScreen
Fallbrook project on Sandia Creek Drive: 35.2 percentile
Bonsall project on Paso Del Lagos: 35.2 percentile
Free and Reduced Lunch
False
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
Introducing carbon farming methods to local growers will further climate mitigation goals, including improving wildfire/drought preparation and resilience for underserved members of the community.
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
False
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
This Project's Simple and Detailed location is considered private and is hidden from most users.
Locations will be primarily in MRCD's District - Fallbrook, Rainbow, Bonsall, Deluz, Oceanside, etc.
Organizations
| Funder | |
| Lead Implementer | |
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| Primary RCD | |
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| State Assembly Voting Districts | |
| State Senate Voting District | |
| Other Partners | Southern California Soil and Water Hub |
Contacts
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 340 - Cover Crops Operation Type: Orchard | 1 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 340 - Cover Crops Operation Type: Vineyard | 0.5 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 327 - Conservation Cover Operation Type: Vineyard | 1 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 327 - Conservation Cover Operation Type: Cropland | 2 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 327 - Conservation Cover Operation Type: Orchard | 2 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Orchard | 500 lf |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Vineyard | 500 lf |
| Events | Event Type: Workshop | 2 |
| Events | Event Type: Outreach/Education | 1 |
| Habitat Restoration/Creation | Action Taken: Restored Habitat Type: Riparian | 0.25 acres |
| Planning Document | Plan Type: Carbon Farm Plan | 10 |
| Plants Installed | 500 |
Reported Performance Measures
| Events | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event Type | 2025 | Units |
| Outreach/Education | 2 | number |
| Workshop | 1 | number |
| Total | 3 | number |
| Planning Document | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Type | 2025 | Units |
| Carbon Farm Plan | 4 | number |
| Total | 4 | number |
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s): | 2026 |
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| Explanation: | Reporting for 2026 not yet due. |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) | $1,115.00 | $281.25 | $37,753.00 | $0.00 | $39,149.25 |
| Grand Total | $1,115.00 | $281.25 | $37,753.00 | $0.00 | $39,149.25 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
Many species of California pollinators and other wildlife are in peril due in large part to habitat loss and climate change. Restoring habitat and increasing carbon sequestration are necessary to increase our wildlife’s ability to survive the effects of climate change.
MRCD staff will include carbon farm planning when communicating with growers and providing other technical assistance. Staff will use existing relevant pollinator information and best management practices from Xerces, MJV, CCI, CDFW and others. As a partner in the So Cal Carbon Farming Hub and working with the San Diego Farm Bureau’s Carbon Farming Task Force will host two educational and demonstration workshops on native plants for cover crops and hedgerows, and build a peer-to-peer carbon farming community for information and resource exchange.
These projects will increase climate resilience and habitat corridors for Monarch butterflies and native bees. Monitoring of these sites will provide data to support conservation efforts.
This program will support carbon farm planning and provide consultation assistance with growers for implementation of pollinator habitat corridors including cover crop, hedgerow and windbreak habitats.
Project Details
Attachments
Carbon Farm Plan for Van & Laila's Farm
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- 1/14/2026
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- Implementation of pollinator habitat for this carbon farm plan is in progress.
Carbon Farm Plan for Twice Twisted Vineyard
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- 1/14/2026
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- Description
Carbon Farm Plan for Regenerative Ranch Homestead
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- 1/14/2026
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Carbon Farm Plan for Deanna Bell's Farm
- Uploaded On
- 1/14/2026
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Carbon Farm Workshop Presentation
- Uploaded On
- 8/5/2025
- File Type
- Powerpoint (PPTX)
- Description
- Emily Andersen, Conservation Advisor, led a workshop in May 2025 to educate local growers about the Carbon Farm Planning process and benefits.
Carbon Farm Planning Program Flyer - English
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- 8/5/2025
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- Description
Carbon Farm Planning Program Flyer - Spanish
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- 8/5/2025
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- PNG
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Carbon Farm Planning Workshop Flyer
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- 8/5/2025
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- Description
- Emily Andersen, Conservation Advisor, led a workshop in May 2025 to educate local growers about the Carbon Farm Planning process and benefits.
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Notes
| 01/15/2026 10:50 AM | Lisa Dibbell | Emily and Mia have been working steadily with local small farm operations reaching out, conducting site visits, writing Carbon Farm Plans with landowner input. They have completed four, and are working on a fifth. When appropriate, they focus on including in their plans the conservation practices such as cover crops and hedgerows to support long-term monarch and native pollinator habitat. We are currently working on the implementation of pollinator habitat as conservation cover bordering the avocado groves at Van and Laila's Farm. In the last report, we should have included two local grower outreach events in April 2025 that Mia and Emily participated in: Graze at the Fields and Grape Day. They promoted the Carbon Farm Plan program and made contact with several landowners and farmers. |
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| 08/05/2025 2:59 PM | Lisa Dibbell | Our CFP program is picking up speed, after two initial site visits in June 2025, Emily Andersen has begun creating Carbon Farm Plans this summer, and more site visits are scheduled. We are developing a closer partnership with Point Blue staff and anticipate the benefit of their input on conservation practices and pollinator habitat design. Our goal as we accept applications to the program is to implement habitat on 1-2 properties this winter and to find a way to reach the growers of disadvantaged communities within our district. | ||
| 01/15/2025 2:18 PM | Lisa Dibbell | A new plan is in place for this funding and Miranda Vineyards is no longer a site. A new staff member, Emily Anderson, will be working on the carbon farm plans and workshops for this project. We should have new sites and more progress to report in six months. | ||
| 08/13/2024 3:07 PM | Lisa Dibbell | Our staff member Jameson Meyst is working on the carbon farm plans for identified sites in our district under the CAPGP grant administered by RCD of Greater San Diego. When these plans are complete, those sites interested in implementation and open to signing landowner agreements will be included in this project. | ||
| 01/11/2024 3:43 PM | Lisa Dibbell | Our first site visit is pending, however looking at the Miranda Vineyards property on Google Earth reveals potential areas for native plant conservation cover along the main drive and up the hill, and a hedgerow along the fence bordering the vines. |