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Lake County RCD reports $2M in grants, 12‑staff expansion and new programs; seeks sustained funding
Summary
Julia Sullivan, the new executive director of the Lake County Resource Conservation District, told the Board of Supervisors the RCD has expanded to a staff of 12, holds $2 million in current grant funding and is enlarging its watershed restoration, forest health and fire‑safe programs, while seeking long‑term operating funds.
Julia Sullivan, the newly appointed executive director of the Lake County Resource Conservation District (RCD), told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 that the district has substantially increased staffing and grant activity over the last year and is expanding programs in watershed restoration, sustainable agriculture, forest health and the Lake County Fire Safe Council.
Sullivan said the district’s annual budget has grown from roughly half a million dollars to about $2 million in the current fiscal year because of competitive grants and new contracts, and that the RCD now employs 12 people (seven full‑time staff pictured in RCD materials). She described a programmatic portfolio that includes wetlands restoration at Kalanipa, Middletown trailside mitigation for Caltrans, an emerging sustainable…
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