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1. Why adopt a roadside?

• Increases public involvement  
• Promotes public awareness.  
• Help supplement County resources, saving taxpayer dollars and freeing up roadway workers to deal with higher priority road maintenance.  
• Replace wildflowers lost to roadside construction, urban development, and agricultural expansion
• Provide enjoyment, interest, and pleasure to the senses of motorists and residents alike.  
• Increase vegetation that provides wildlife habitat, consumes carbon dioxide, and helps reduce air pollution.  
• Get recognition with a roadside sign.  
• Get the pride and satisfaction of a job well done.
• It's good exercise!

2. How do I adopt a roadside?

1. Select the location and type of work you would like.
2. Discuss the location and project with Napa C.A.R.E. Coordinator.
3. Develop a work plan for the project.
4. If location chosen is deemed acceptable for adoption and availability, apply for a permit.
5. If you want to adopt more than one section of roadside, you must designate a primary section. A section is one mile, or the entire road if the entire road is less than 1 mile (both sides). You can adopt up to a total of 4 miles of road.

3. What am I committing to?

1. Pick up litter along designated roadside, a minimum of four times a year, and a maximum twelve times per year.
2. Plant and maintain wildflowers, bulbs or native shrubs for two years, according to an approved plan.
3. Follow all safety and permit requirements (below and in the information packet (PDF)).
4. Provide weatherproof decals of your organization's standardized logos if you want them on the recognition panel.

4. What will the County do?

1. Provide use of safety gear: orange vests, signing, gloves, and trash nabbers.
2. Provide free trash bags and dispose of the trash you collect. (We encourage separation of recyclable trash from generic trash and invite you to take recyclable trash with you.)
3. Issue the permit at no charge.
4. Assist you with planting plans and technical help.
5. Install recognition sign.
6. Pick up and deliver any equipment and resources provided by the County.

5. What roads/sections are adoptable?

Sides of County roads (not in municipal areas) that have been deemed safe by the County.

6. What if I want to adopt a section that is already adopted?

• Your name will be put on a waiting list.
• If the section becomes available, you will have a chance to adopt that section according to your rank on the waiting list.
• If this is not the current adopter's primary section, you may have a chance to adopt it when their permit expires.

7. What if I want to adopt more than one section?

• One participant or group may adopt up to four miles (sections) of roadside.
• Renewal privileges are not automatic if others are on a waiting list.

8. What if someone else wants to adopt one of my sections?

• You may not transfer your permit to another person or group.
• Adopted sections, other than your primary section, are not renewable IF others are on the waiting list for those sections. You need only relinquish one section per group that has no other adoptions.