Resource conservation districts play a vital role in addressing climate change as essentially all our work addresses climate change and conservation issues. Mission RCD has built on its strong institutional relationships with other resource conservation districts, the Carbon Cycle Institute, our historic collaborative relationship with the USDA NRCS, and our trusted relationships with local agricultural communities to address and support regional climate action efforts.

Our climate programs are based on accepted NRCS conservation best management practices and centered in equity and inclusion to create healthy soils, reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon. Mission RCD is developing new mitigation and adaption programs and our current programs addressing climate issues include: