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Project Details
RCD Project Tracker Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District

Ranch Illegal Disposal Site Clean Up

Program
Cleanups
Primary RCD
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery
Other Organizations
CalRecycle
Project Primary Contact
Adriana Stagnaro (Adriana@goldridgercd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2017
Technical Assistance and Education/Outreach Cleanups
The purpose of the project is to clean up debris resulting from a cannabis cultivation site established illegally ("trespass grow") on a ranch in Sonoma County. The landowners approached the RCD for assistance in cleaning up debris from the discovered grow: fencing, potting, irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide materials. Upon completion of the clean up, the project also installed preventative measures to reduce the chance of a repeat offense on the ranch, such as No Trespassing signs and security cameras.

Key Accomplishments

  • Waste Disposal/Removal: 0.13 tons

Project Themes

  • Wildlife/Endangered Species
  • Healthy Watersheds
  • Local Farms
Abandoned plastic bags containing potting soil for cannabis cultivation.
(Timing: Before) (~3,419 KB)
Credit: William Hart
Abandoned plastic bags containing potting soil for cannabis cultivation.
Credit: William Hart

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $11,511.00
Farm and Ranch Solid Wa... (CalRecycle): $11,511

Photos

Fencing around cannabis cultivation site 
(Timing: Before) (~3,664 KB)
Credit: William Hart
Fencing around cannabis cultivation site (Timing: Before)
Credit: William Hart
Removing plastic pond liner from creek channel
(Timing: During) (~2,743 KB)
Credit: Adriana Stagnaro
Removing plastic pond liner from creek channel (Timing: During)
Credit: Adriana Stagnaro
Fencing, tubing, potting debris removed from site. 
(Timing: After) (~2,422 KB)
Credit: Adriana Stagnaro
Fencing, tubing, potting debris removed from site. (Timing: After)
Credit: Adriana Stagnaro
Irrigation, potting and liner debris removed
(Timing: After) (~2,645 KB)
Credit: Adriana Stagnaro
Irrigation, potting and liner debris removed (Timing: After)
Credit: Adriana Stagnaro

Project last updated 8/1/2018

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