LandSmart On-the-Ground for Sonoma Creek Vineyards
Program
Agricultural Lands Best Management Practices
Primary RCD
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Funders
California State Coastal Conservancy, Private party
Other Organizations
LandSmart, Napa County Resource Conservation District
Project Primary Contact
Robert Heim (rheim@sonomarcd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2017 - 2019
Water Quality Improvement
Agricultural Lands Best Management Practices
The Sonoma Resource Conservation District (RCD) worked with four vineyard properties in the Sonoma Creek Watershed to install a total of 82 best management practices (BMPs). These practices were originally identfied from LandSmart plans completed by RCD staff and were aimed at improving water quality, groundwater recharge, water conservation, habitat enhancement, and drought and climate change resiliency.
Key Accomplishments
- Roads Treated for Pollutant Reduction: 5.40 miles
- Sediment Load Reduction: 40.00 tons
Project Themes
- Climate Change
- Groundwater
- Healthy Watersheds
- Local Farms
Before and After Photos of treated eroding waterway
Credit: Kevin Cullinen and Anya Starovoytov
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $470,415.00
Landowner Cost Share (Private): $212,915
Prop 1 (SCC): $257,500
Photos
No additional photos provided
Project last updated 2/27/2023