Since 2004, working with local farmers and land managers, the RCD has implemented over thirty Agriculture Best Management Practices in the Pajaro Watershed. Seven others are in the project design stages. To date, these projects have covered a total of 362.5 acres and resulted in an annual reduction of 9,983 tons of sediment, 7,094 pounds of phosphorus and 14,155 pounds of nitrogen into Pajaro waterways.
In 2006, in partnership with the City of Watsonville, two wetlands restoration projects were completed that created an unprecedented 82 contiguous acreage of wetlands. These projects contributed to an expansion of Ramsey Park and the inclusion of new hiking and jogging trails and a Nature Center.
General Project Locations and Quantity Map