Resources

• Sustainable Agriculture
• Water Related Links
• General Environmental Info
• Organizations & Agencies

• Agricultural Labor Management (English)
  
  
• Agricultural Labor Management (español)
  
  
• Agricultural Labor Management - Book, free download
  
  
• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
  Technical Information on Sustainable Agriculture for Farmers
  
  
• Astro Calendar-for biodynamic farmers, or nature lovers
  
  
• Bat Conservation International
  
  
• Bat House Information
  succesful bat house installation/DIY-bat house plan/attracting tips
  
  
• Bat Houses for Sale
  
  
• Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
  
  
• Biology of Fire Ants
  
  
• Compost Tea Task Force Report-National Organic Standards Board
  
  
• "Fish Friendly Farming"
  
  
• New York State Integrated Pest Management Program
  
  
• Organics Outlook - CA Integrated Waste Management Board
  
  
• Owl House Design - Built your own (Tree Mounted)(PDF)
  
  
• Owl House Design - Built your own (Pole Mounted)(PDF)
  
  
• Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
  
  
• PD/GWSS Interactive Forum
  
  
• Progrape Forum-A knowledge base and community of wine growers
  
  
• San Francisco Estuary Project
  
  
• Sustainable Farming Connection
  Links to the Texts of Some Pioneering Soil Scientists, Soil Ecology and Health, Composts and Manure
  
  
• UC Study shows farmworkers not addressed by organic agriculture
  
  
• University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project
  How to Manage Pests/ Educational Resources/Research & IPM
  
  
• University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
  Cover Crop Resources, Methyl Bromide Alternatives, Earthworms in Agriculture
  
  
• University of Minnesota: Environmental Risk & Pest Management
  
  
• Vine Mealybug Workgroup (Napa Valley)
  
  

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• Caring for Creeks in Napa Co.: Management Tips for Streamside Property Owners
  
  
• Fisheries Program-California Dept. of Fish & Game
  
  
• National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution by EPA
  Federally endorsed BMPs
  
  
• Recreational River Flows
  
  
• Riparian Areas: Functions and Strategies for Management
  National Research Council book on riparian area science and management
  
  
• Riparian Buffers in the San Francisco Bay Area
  SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board survey and paper on riparian ordinances and issues surrounding them
  
  
• Riparian Habitat Areas, Napa, CA (Ordinance)(PDF)
  
  
• San Francisco Estuary Institute-Reports
  Reports on: Aquatic Habitat Institute / Aquatic Pesticides / Biological Invasions / Contaminant Monitoring & Research / Historical Ecology / Regional Monitoring Program / Watersheds / Wetlands
  
  
• Stream Corridor Restoration
  Free Download of Complete Document or by individual chapters
  
  
• US Geological Survey-Floods, Drought, Monthly Streamflow, Ground Water
  
  
• Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds-Unites States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  
  
• Wildland Hydrology-Free Information on Gully Repair and Restoration
  
  

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• Aerial Photographs
  
  
• AmericanFeast.com
  Sustainable Foods from across America delivered to your door/Recipes/Books
  
  
• Draft Horse Farming Equipment
  
  
• GIS Links
  
  
• Green Scene: Napa Valley
  
  
• Horsepower Organics
  
  
• Mountain Lion Language
  
  
• Napa County Conservation Regulations 18.108 (PDF)
  
  
• Newsletters from the Napa County Resource Conservation District
  
  
• Napa County Soil Survey
  
  
• Napa Life
  
  
• Napa Max-Materials Exchange-"Give unwanted, reusable items a second chance"
  
  
• "Napa Valley Car Free" information
  
  
• Nature Conservancy's Invasive Species site
  
  
• Property Information (Napa County only)
  To find out in which watershed your property is located select "planning applicant" in Step 2
  
  
• Public Deliberation: A Manager’s Guide to Citizen Engagement
  
  
• RUSLE (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation)
  
  
• Sustainable Napa Valley
  
  
• US Government & Technology-Reliable Information about Science & Technology
  
  

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• Acorn Soupe
  
  
• Alameda County Resource Conservation District &
  Natural Resources Conservation Service-SF Bay Savers
  
  
• American Birding Association
  
  
• Americorps
  
  
• Audubon
  
  
• Bat Conservation International
  
  
• Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities-Napa County
  
  
• Blue Ridge-Berryessa Natural Area Conservation Partnership
  
  
• California Department of Fish & Game
  
  
• California Invasive Plant Council
  
  
• Center for Watershed Protection
  
  
• City of Napa
  
  
• Connolly Ranch
  
  
• County of Napa
  
  
• Danish Hydraulic Institute
  
  
• Department of Pesticide Regulation
  
  
• Friends of the Napa River
  
  
• Napa County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
  
  
• Napa County Conservation, Development & Planning Department
  
  
• Napa County Farm Bureau
  
  
• Napa County Resource Conservation District
  
  
• Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project
  
  
• Napa Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
  
  
• Napa Valley Grape Growers
  
  
• Napa Valley Online
  
  
• Napa Valley Vintners
  
  
• National Association of Conservation Districts
  
  
• National Marine Fisheries Service
  
  
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
  
  
• Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
  
  
• Philip Williams & Associates
  environmental hydrology
  
  
• PRBO Conservation Science
  
  
• Rutherford Dust Society
  
  
• San Francisco Estuary Institute
  
  
• Sierra Club-Napa County
  
  
• Society of Wetlands Scientists
  
  
• Sonoma & Marin Resource Conservation Districts
  
  
• The Bay Institute
  
  
• United States Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Services
  Stream Visual Assessment Protocol, Agroforestry, and much more
  
  
• Urban Creeks Council
  
  
• US Army Corps of Engineers
  
  
• Watershed Information Center & Conservancy of Napa County
  
  
• Yolo County Resource Conservation District
  
  
  

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