Coastsiders appointed to San Mateo County Resource Conservation District

San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) announces the recent appointments of Jack Olsen and T.J. Glauthier to its Board of Directors.  The mission of the RCD is to help people protect, conserve, and restore natural resources through information, education, and technical assistance programs. The RCD is a public agency dedicated to the protection of the 157,000 acres of coastline in San Mateo County including all watersheds in the county that drain into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Olsen, a resident of Pescadero and the Executive Administrator of the San Mateo County Farm Bureau since 1994, is no stranger to the coastside or to civic participation.  He has served numerous leadership roles in the Pescadero Community Council, the San Mateo County Agricultural Advisory Committee, the San Mateo County Exposition and Fair Association, the Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee, and 28 years as a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West.

Glauthier, a resident of Moss Beach, was the second highest official in the U.S. Department of Energy after serving in the White House as the Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science in the Office of Management and Budget.  His work there included negotiation of the 1997 Farm Bill- legislation the RCD helps to implement.  Previously, Glauthier was the Director of Energy and Climate Change for the World Wildlife Fund.

“The RCD has an opportunity to make dramatic improvements in the fragile resources of coastal San Mateo County,” says Rich Allen, Board President.  “We are so fortunate to be able to harness the incredible expertise of Olsen and Glauthier to make these projects a reality.”

About the San Mateo County RCD.  In 1939, area farmers formed the San Mateo County RCD as a grassroots effort to receive technical assistance from the federal government. It is one of the oldest environmental organizations in the county and was the first such district in California.  Through critical partnerships with land owners and land managers, agricultural producers, environmental organizations, and all levels of government, the RCD is diligent and unwavering in its efforts to maintain the precious resource heritage of coastal San Mateo County.  For more information please visit www.sanmateorcd.org