Feb 12, 2026
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - February 13, 2026Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties. Julie Lee, of Auburn, has been reappointed to the Delta Stewardship Council, where she has served since 2022. Lee was a Consultant at CPS...
Feb 12, 2026
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - February 13, 2026RCRC press releases and related news clips about RCRC and our member counties. Please note that a subscription may be required to read some external publications.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire RCRC Addresses HR 1 Impacts on CountiesRCRC worked closely with CSAC, UCC, CMSP, and county affiliate organizations to develop details about the county impact of H.R. 1.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 936 (Blakespear and Umberg) - Nitrous Oxide: SalesRCRC, along with the National Stewardship Action Council and Orange County, is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 936, authored by Senators Catherine Blakespear (D-Oceanside) and Tom Umberg (D-Anaheim). This measure bans the sale of nitrous oxide as commonly used for illicit purposes.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire Partial Government Shutdown EndsThis week, the partial government shutdown ended after President Trump signed a $1.2 trillion spending package that separated the Homeland Security appropriations bill from the five other bills included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire | federal issues Padilla Introduces Two Bills to Bolster California’s Water Supply and Drought ResilienceOn February 4, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced a pair of bills to help address growing water supply challenges in California and the American West as severe droughts, warming temperatures, limitations on groundwater pumping, and outdated infrastructure compound California’s water scarcity issues.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire | grants Interior Announces $20M Available to Strengthen Local Wildfire ResponseOn February 2, the Department of the Interior announced that up to $20 million is available to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response capacity in another round of funding for the Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire | grants CDFW Invasive Species Program News - Grant AnnouncementCalifornia State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) QZ Grant Program announces that the application period for the 2025 cycle will open on March 9, 2026, and will close on April 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - February 6, 2026Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Feb 06, 2026
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - February 6, 2026RCRC press releases and related news clips about RCRC and our member counties. Please note that a subscription may be required to read some external publications.