Coarsegold Resource Conservation District

The current directors of the Coarsegold RCD, with brief biographies of each director.

The Coarsegold Resource Conservation District (CRCD) is considered a legal subdivision of the State of California. Under state law, the CRCD is responsible for soil and water conservation work within its boundaries. The district governing board is appointed by the Madera County Supervisors, and it is their job to plan and carry out long-range programs based on the conservation work needed in their area. At the request of the CRCD board, The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) assigns a district conservationist and a staff to provide technical assistance to the district and its cooperating land users.

Tom Wheeler, President

Mr. Wheeler was appointed to the CRCD board in 1994 and is currently serving as President. He was born in Fresno and attended the local schools in North Fork . He currently serves as Madera County Supervisor representing District 5.  He sits on a number of committees including the Madera County Transportation Commission, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Sierra Forest Resource Advisory Committee and Central Sierra Watershed Committee.

He is the former manager of the 4,500-acre Frank Wyle's Circle W. Ranch. He currently owns and manages his own toy company business. He has served on the North Fork Community Development Council, numerous local school boards, and chaired the North Fork Loggers Jamboree. He was also a youth soccer coach for ten years.

Ralph E. "Ernie" Beck
Vice President
O'Neals, CA 
 (559) 641-2381
email - ernieb@sti.net

Mr. Beck was appointed to the CRCD board by the Madera County Board of Supervisors, effective November 26, 2002.

He has a degree in Business Management from the Upper Iowa University. He is currently retired after 30 years experience in software development and several years selling real estate locally.

He is married and his hobbies include horses and flying.

Neil K. McDougald 
Friant, CA. 93637
(559) 822-2289
email:  mcdougaldranch@netptc.net

Douglas Bowman
(559) 822-2653
email: longbeards@netptc.net

Douglas is married with one daughter.  He is a life member of the National Rifle Association and is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing.

Kelley NeVille

 Mr. Neville is currently a Hydro Station Operator I with the Big Creek Hydro Electric Project and is the owner of a local pest control firm.  He has formerly served as cochairman of the S.C.E. Northern Hydro United Way campaign, past chairman and board member of the Chawanakee School, shop steward for I.B.E.W. Local 47, and currently is a volunteer Redinger Lake boat patrolman for the U.S.F.S.

Allan Rosasco

Jenny, a California native, grew up in the eastern portion of the SF Bay Area.  After receiving BS degree in Animal Science and Management from UC Davis she started her career with Natural Resources Conservation Service in 1998 in Davis.  A move into the San Joaquin Valley brought her to the Fresno Area Office in 1999 and shortly thereafter she joined the Madera Field Office team as Soil Conservationist from 2000-2008.  After spending a short time in the Petaluma Field Office working with agricultural producers in Marin and Sonoma Counties she has returned to the Madera Field Office as the District Conservationist.  She enjoys her job which allows her to work alongside agricultural producers and resource professionals to conserve and maintain our natural resources. Jenny enjoys photography while experiencing outdoor recreation whenever possible and has a passion for working with animals.

Assisting Jenny in the Madera Field Office are Dennis Dudley, Rangeland Management Specialist;  Garry Ford, Soil Conservationist; and Mira Dick, Farm Bill Assistant.  

The NRCS provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.  NRCS conservationists bring needed technical and financial tools to plan and fund projects that will protect soil, water, air, plants, and animals on private land.