The RCDSCC invites contractors to bid on the Trabing Restoration Project Phase 2, an invasive species removal and site preparation effort on a 3.5-acre property known as the Trabing Property that is owned by the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County. This project is permitted through the RCDSCC’s Partner In Restoration streamlined permitting process. See documents below. The project will be a crucial step to remove the standing eucalyptus and the debris piles to provide a blank slate for restoration.

The RCDSCC invites contractors to bid on UCSC Demo Forest Health Project, a 12-acre forest stand improvement project permitted through the University of California Santa Cruz Wildfire Vegetation Management Project CalVTP Project Specific Analysis (PSA). See documents below. The project treatment will improve the health of redwood stands on UCSC Upper Campus and reduce fuels.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) submission period is now closed. Proposals were due by 5:00 PM on August 6, 2026.

The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCDSCC) is seeking a qualified communications consultant or firm to develop a comprehensive Communications Plan. This plan will strengthen our public presence, clarify our identity, and enhance engagement with diverse audiences. It will help foster a positive understanding of our work and encourage landowners, residents, and partners to participate in conservation efforts. It will also inspire community support through donations, funding, collaboration, and other forms of involvement. The Plan should ensure consistency across messaging, branding, and outreach, both internally and externally.

The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCDSCC) is inviting licensed contractors to apply for prequalification for upcoming habitat restoration and vegetation management projects throughout Santa Cruz County. This prequalification process will establish a roster of qualified contractors eligible to bid on projects from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. Projects will focus on fuel reduction, invasive species removal (including eucalyptus and acacia), and restoration work in environmentally sensitive habitats, including areas that support special-status species.

The Brothers Ranch Hydrologic Restoration Project will correct natural surface and subsurface water dynamics on this historic ranch in Northern Monterey County.  It will do so by building two infiltration basins in what is currently farmland, re-grading the adjacent ephemeral creek and , to be performed separately from this project, restore the floodplain and creek with native plants.  The project will create a more natural mosaic of wet meadow and wet-associated habitats while improving water dynamics throughout the project area. 

Please accept the enclosed Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, and Contract Documents for the Old City of Santa Cruz Dam Removal Project. This project will remove a fish passage barrier on Branciforte Creek. The project will be implemented after August 1, 2026, and needs to be completed no later than September 30, 2026. It is estimated that the project will take approximately 15 working days to complete.