USDA provides technical and financial assistance, and sponsors obtain additional funding and services from a variety of other sources.” The Central Sierra Resource Conservation has 4 main Goals as a district: 1 to protect and restore watersheds; 2 to reduce the risk of fire in the wildland/urban interface; 3 to promote sustained use and management of forest land, grazing land, and crop land resources and promote sustained yield on working landscapes; and 4th to stimulate natural resource based tourism, recreation, and economic viability of area communities. The question before the board today was whether or not they wanted to pay the $300 renewal fee to remain a member of the organization. The $300 fee is collected from members of the district so the Central Sierra Resource Conservation District can remain nonprofit. The board decided that being a member is beneficial and voted to pay the renewal fee. They also appointed Supervisor Oneto to sit on the Conservation Board.