The mission of the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains is to promote land stewardship and resource conservation through ecological research, conservation planning and design, habitat restoration and environmental education, while adhering to the highest standards of transparency and accountability as a public agency.
Current services & projects of the RCDSMM include:
-Restoration of Topanga Lagoon
-Wildfire resiliency information and services to homeowners and land managers
-Permit reporting and compliance assistance for landowners
-Watershed restoration
-Oak monitoring and restoration
-Wildlife inventory and biodiversity studies
-Regional and local conservation planning
-Natural science education field programs at Malibu Lagoon, Topanga State Park and Sepulveda Basin
-Research/reference conservation library.