The RCRCD has amazing staff and partners who work to steward our land, water, soil, plants and wildlife. Check our their news worthy work below!

2025

The Press-Enterprise: How Southern California naturalists are trying to save monarch butterflies

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/01/12/how-southern-california-naturalists-are-trying-to-save-monarch-butterflies/

2024

Raincross Gazette: Monarch Butterflies Face Extinction: Local Efforts Aim to Turn the Tide

https://www.raincrossgazette.com/monarch-butterflies-face-extinction-local-efforts-aim-to-turn-the-tide/

The Press-Enterprise: Conservation district wins state honor

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/06/03/bob-kelley-longtime-publisher-of-kelley-blue-book-dies-at-age-96/

2023

The Press-Enterprise: Gardening: Protecting drip irrigation lines from chewing critters

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/10/28/gardening-protecting-drip-irrigation-lines-from-chewing-critters/

UC Riverside: Native American Garden grows at the center of campus

https://insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/2023/07/26/native-american-garden-grows-center-campus

The Press-Enterprise: Gardens benefit everyone, from people to wildlife

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/03/02/gardens-benefit-everyone-from-people-to-wildlife/

2016

The Sun: Santa Ana River sucker rescue saves hundreds of endangered fish

https://www.sbsun.com/2016/11/16/santa-ana-river-sucker-rescue-saves-hundreds-of-endangered-fish/

Los Angeles Times: Clean water versus the sucker fish: Drought creates a bizarre dilemma

https://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-sucker-rescue-20160226-story.html

2015

The Press-Enterprise:  RIVERSIDE: Role model helped her learn to lead

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2015/11/20/riverside-role-model-helped-her-learn-to-lead/

The Press-Enterprise: SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS: Threatened fish may get new breeding grounds

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2015/10/29/san-bernardino-mountains-threatened-fish-may-get-new-breeding-grounds/

2014

The Press-Enterprise: SANTA ANA RIVER: Invasive red algae clouds fish habitat

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2014/04/14/santa-ana-river-invasive-red-algae-clouds-fish-habitat/

2011

The Press-Enterprise: RIVERSIDE: Water agencies to restore Santa Ana sucker habitat

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2011/11/03/riverside-water-agencies-to-restore-santa-ana-sucker-habitat/

The Press-Enterprise: RIVERSIDE: Bluebirds are back, but some could lose homes

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2011/02/17/riverside-bluebirds-are-back-but-some-could-lose-homes/

2010

The Press-Enterprise: Arlington High team wins North American Envirothon

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2010/08/08/arlington-high-team-wins-north-american-envirothon/