Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) areas work to promote and protect economic, natural, and social resources at the local and regional level. They bring together people, needs, and concerns, opportunities, and solutions. The RC&D works on a variety of projects/programs that can benefit the entire community. By supporting the RC&D, you are helping your own community.
Eastern Sierra Connect Project
The Eastern Sierra Connect Project is completed and we will soon be publishing the final report. The report provides a way to inform and educate the Eastern Sierra Connect region (Inyo, Mono, and Eastern Kern Counties) reguarding requirements and benifits of broadband. Results of the project will be offered as supporting evidence of growth opportunities for existing and potential regional providers. Fpr more information on Eastern Sierra Connect, please go to:
https://sites.google.com/site/dmrcandd/home
The Eastern Sierra Connect project will help identify the communities that need broadband (high-speed Internet) connections and encourage providers to deploy technology options that are appropriate and affordable to residents and businesses in Mono, Inyo and Eastern Kern counties. The project is sponsored by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and is run by the Desert Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D).
Please contact Alice Lauritzen at RC&D via email: a.lauritzen@iwvisp.com or phone: 760-446-1974 for assistance or questions.
The Council, The Process The Plan
The RC&D council is the governing body of the RC&D Area and typically is composed of representatives from such organizations as:
- City/County Governments
- Resource Conservation districts
- Businesses
- Educational institutions
- Tribal Governments
- State & Local Agencies
- Environmental organizations
- Associations
The RC&D program supports the belief that the identification of needs and solutions are best accomplished by local communities dealing with these issues.
Description of the Area
The Desert Mountain Resource Conservation and Development area encompasses a good portion of the high desert and mountain region of southeastern California. The RC&D serves Inyo, San Bernardino, southern Mono, east Kern, eastern Tulare, and the Antelope Valley portion of the Los Angeles County, an area of approximately 24 million acres. The area includes the lowest and highest land elevations (Death Valley negative 238 feet and Mount Whitney 14,495 feet) in the contiguous United States. It is bounded on the east by the California State line, on the north by the southern end of Mono County; on the west by the Kern River watershed, and on the south by the south boundary of San Bernardino County excluding the area within the South Coast RC&D.