Upper Salinas Las Tablas RCD

What Upper Salinas Las Tablas RCD does

Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (USLTRCD) is a California special district (local government entity) headquartered in Atascadero, California, founded in 1951 and operating with 1-10 employees. The organization delivers conservation programs and education to farmers, ranchers, and landowners in northern San Luis Obispo County, addressing soil health, water conservation, forest health, wildfire resiliency, wildlife and pollinator habitat, and sustainable land management through a portfolio of service programs including Healthy Soils, Forest Health and Wildfire Resiliency, Creek Stewardship, Mobile Irrigation Lab, Equipment Rental Program, Wildlife and Pollinator Habitat Improvement, Technical Assistance, Alternative Review Program, and Sustainable Land Initiative. It also stewards the 360-acre Willow Creek Conservancy in the Adelaida area of Paso Robles and participates in the Central Coast Soil Hub, a voluntary four-RCD collaboration covering Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties. The organization does not maintain proprietary technology platforms and conducts no disclosed AI/ML activity.

The business model is grant-driven with three identified revenue streams: grant funding from federal, state, and local agencies (the primary source, exemplified by a 2023 California Department of Food and Agriculture grant of $248,000 and a Department of Water Resources funding partnership); fee-for-service income from the equipment rental program and technical assistance; and donations via the public website. Pricing for services is not publicly disclosed. USLTRCD is not a vendor of a commercial product; it is a mission-driven public district funded predominantly by appropriations and competitive grants, with quasi-governmental authority conferred by California Resource Conservation District status.

The go-to-market motion is community-led: services are delivered directly through the RCD office, on-farm technical assistance, workshops, field days, and collaborative partnerships with agricultural organizations (Noble Research Institute, Vineyard Team, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, CAFF, CSWA, Camp SLO, Boots to Roots) and government partners (US Department of Energy, Department of Water Resources, California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts). Marketing and stakeholder engagement run through events, newsletters, Instagram, Facebook, and annual reports. Customer segments are uniform: small-to-mid-market farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers across the Central Coast, with no enterprise customer concentration.

Name

Upper Salinas Las Tablas RCD

Legal name

Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District

Website

https://us-ltrcd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (USLTRCD) is a California special district government entity, founded in 1951 and headquartered in Atascadero, delivering conservation programs, technical assistance, and education to farmers, ranchers, and landowners in northern San Luis Obispo County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Conservation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Administration of Conservation Programs (924120)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Ecosystem Services & Carbon/Conservation Programs (AFAMAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disaster Risk Reduction Services (Flood Mitigation, Erosion Control, Landslide Stabilization) (AFAMAMAJ)

Keywords

• Agricultural conservation
• Resource management
• Soil health programs
• Watershed stewardship
• Wildfire resiliency

Headquarters

HQ city

Atascadero

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: The RCD operates primarily through grant funding from federal, state, and local government agencies to deliver conservation programs.
2. Fee-for-Service Programs: Equipment rental program and technical assistance services generate program revenue.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations to support mission activities and conservation initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (USLTRCD) is a California special district that delivers conservation services to agricultural producers and landowners in northern San Luis Obispo County. Its core offerings include technical and financial assistance programs, farm equipment rental, irrigation evaluations, workshops, and field-day education covering soil health, water efficiency, forest health, wildfire resiliency, creek stewardship, wildlife habitat, and land-use review. The RCD also co-leads the Central Coast Soil Hub collaborative and stewards the 360-acre Willow Creek Conservancy.

Product overview

Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District is a single unified service organization offering a portfolio of conservation programs rather than a technology platform. The RCD's programs include Forest Health and Wildfire Resiliency, Healthy Soils, Creek Stewardship, Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat Improvement, Mobile Irrigation Lab, Equipment Rental Program, Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Regional Wet Wastes, Alternative Review Program, Technical Assistance, and Sustainable Land Initiative. Additionally, the RCD participates in the Central Coast Soil Hub collaborative and oversees the Willow Creek Conservancy property.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Central Coast Soil Hub: A voluntary collaboration between four Central Coast resource conservation districts (RCDs) including Upper Salinas-Las Tablas RCD, working to support agricultural conservation in the Central Coast region.
• Willow Creek Conservancy

Products and services

• Central Coast Soil Hub A multi-RCD collaboration between USLTRCD, Cachuma RCD, Coastal San Luis RCD, and Ventura County RCD that delivers technical and financial assistance to support agricultural conservation and carbon farming practices across the Central Coast.
• Willow Creek Conservancy A 360-acre conservancy property in the Adelaida area of Paso Robles dedicated to land preservation and conservation, received as a donation to the district.
• Forest Health and Wildfire Resiliency

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Cachuma RCDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Central Coast Soil Hub collaboration serving Santa Barbara County. Partners with other RCDs to share knowledge and resources for agricultural conservation across the Central Coast region.
• Coastal San Luis RCDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Central Coast Soil Hub collaboration serving San Luis Obispo County. Collaborates on carbon farming and regenerative agriculture programs.
• Ventura County RCDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Central Coast Soil Hub collaboration serving Ventura County. Partners on climate-smart land management initiatives.
• Carbon Cycle InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides financial support for collaborative activities of the Central Coast Soil Hub, enabling carbon farming and regenerative agriculture programs.
• California Association of Resource Conservation DistrictsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides support for Central Coast Soil Hub collaborative activities and statewide resource conservation initiatives.
• US Department of EnergymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering on sludge management and biofuels production process development suitable for regional wet waste utilization.
• Camp SLO - Regenerative Open Air Grazing LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosting Profitability Essentials workshop for ranchers to boost operation profitability.
• Boots to RootsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in co-hosting Profitability Essentials workshop for ranchers.
• Noble Research InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner offering Profitability Essentials workshop to help boost rancher profitability in San Luis Obispo.
• Department of Water ResourcesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for dry farming research and education programs including the Science and Practice of Dry Farmed Vineyards event.
• CSWA (California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for dry farming research and vineyard sustainability programs.
• CAFF (Community Alliance with Family Farmers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization for dry farming and sustainable agriculture programming.
• Vineyard TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosting 2026 Industry Update event on grape markets and grower resources.
• Paso Robles Wine Country AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for 2026 Industry Update bringing together growers, experts, and advocates for grape market analysis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): Federal agency delivering overlapping conservation technical assistance, EQIP funding, and farm planning services nationally. Competes for the same farmer relationships and often funds RCDs as delivery partners.
• University of California Cooperative Extension: Statewide extension network providing agricultural research, technical assistance, and farmer education across California counties - overlapping significantly with RCD programming and farmer audiences.

Others

• California Association of Resource Conservation Districts: Statewide membership organization supporting all California RCDs including USLTRCD. Provides policy advocacy, training, and grant coordination across the RCD network.
• Carbon Cycle Institute: Major funding and programmatic partner for the Central Coast Soil Hub. Drives carbon farming framework adoption across California RCDs and is therefore highly comparable in mission.
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers: California nonprofit collaborating with USLTRCD on dry farming and sustainable agriculture programming. Comparable non-profit conservation service provider serving similar Central Coast farmer base.

Direct peers

• Monterey County Resource Conservation District: California RCD with a comparable portfolio of agricultural conservation, irrigation efficiency, and habitat programs serving Central Coast growers.
• Cachuma Resource Conservation District: Neighboring California RCD and explicit Central Coast Soil Hub partner. Operates the same RCD model delivering conservation technical and financial assistance to farmers in Santa Barbara County.
• Ventura County Resource Conservation District: Central Coast Soil Hub partner RCD serving Ventura County agricultural producers. Closely comparable service portfolio, funding model, and program types.
• Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District: Same-county California RCD that is a co-founding member of the Central Coast Soil Hub. Provides directly overlapping conservation services to agricultural producers in San Luis Obispo County.

Emerging players

• Sustainable Conservation: California nonprofit advancing stewardship on working lands including carbon farming, water efficiency, and wildfire resilience - partial overlap with USLTRCD's program priorities and Central Coast farmer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/usltrcd
• Facebookfacebook.com/USLTRCD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/upper-salinas-las-tablas-resource-conservation-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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