ATTENTION! The MCRCD is looking for a Part-Time Project Interpreter/Naturalist!
Please see the description and instructions for applicaiton in the link below. Project Interpreter/Naturalist job description
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Next Willits Mitigation Project Tour and Nature Walk On April 18th, Saturday
Location: Plasma and Berry Creek Gate 2 area Tour time: 8:00 am to 12:30 pm Tour meeting location: MCRCD Interpretive Center, Mendocino County Museum, East Commercial Street Willits Led by: Marisela de Santa Anna. We will meet at 8:00 am at the Mendocino County Museum and will be back by 12:30 pm. Please RSVP by…
Read moreNext Willits Mitigation Project Tour and Nature Walk On March 14th, Saturday
On Saturday March 14th, from 08:30 am to 1:00 pm, We will visit an oak woodland and the fields of the Mitigation Lands to observe early spring wildflowers and the wildlife that occupies the valley. Trillium, milkmaids, violets, and buttercups will hopefully all be blooming. Wear waterproof boots, bring binoculars if you have them, and…
Read moreRaptor Bonding Season
February 25, 2026 Have you been hearing loud, sometimes nonstop, hawk calls in the woodlands and riparian corridors? Have you noticed more hawk activity in the sky when it is a sunny day? This is because it is raptor bonding season, the time many raptors such as Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks perform impressive courtship displays.…
Read moreWeek #06 Cruising Coyote
This coyote visits a popular log out in the inundated fields of the Mitigation Lands during a period of rainfall. Mallards and Wigeons are still prevalent when the wetlands are full.
Read moreA Dynamic and Resourceful Predator
February 11, 2026 Recently, while out along the Berry and Davis Creek riparian corridors, I was lucky to observe and get some photographs of a beautiful bobcat. It was midday and it was so focused on getting from Davis Creek to Berry Creek, it didn’t notice me sitting in my car until it was very close.…
Read moreWeek #05 Bobcats
Watch these bobcats wander the mitigation lands looking for prey and taking dust baths.
Read moreInvitation to Bid – OW-1 Fencing Project
The Mendocino County Resource Conservation District is soliciting bids for the construction of 14,000 ft. of livestock fencing with gates and a cattle guard near the town of Willits, CA on state owned mitigation lands. Please find the attached ITB Q &A Question: Will a general A contractors license cover the requirement of the C-13…
Read moreWeek #04 Grazing Elk
These tule elk feed on annual and perennial grasses throughout the year. Annual forbs are also consumed in the spring and summer.
Read moreThe Importance of Fog
Understanding the Prevalence of Fog Recently, many people have remarked on the frequent fog this winter, often expressing their discontent. They mention how the persistent grayness and dampness make it challenging to start the day, especially compared to waking up to sunshine. Despite these negative associations, there are positive aspects of fog that come to…
Read moreWeek #03 Western Screech-Owl
This small screech owl is moving and hunting among the cottonwoods and ash trees along Mill Creek. More often heard than seen, their main song is a series of short, accelerating whistles, akin to a bouncing ball.
Read moreThe Anteater Woodpecker
January 23, 2026 We have a beautiful resident woodpecker that many people do not realize is a woodpecker. Most folks know it as a flicker. It has many common names such as red-shafted flicker, antbird, anteater, dirt eater, black-heart woodpecker, yellowhammer, cotton rump, yecker, yucker, yawker bird, and many others! This is the Northern Flicker…
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