Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council Inc. was established in 1972. Our mission is to act as a community resource that can work across county lines to address large-scale environmental issues in a manner that protects both the environment and economies of our 13-county service area. Golden Sands RC&D is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3, non-partisan entity created by the counties it serves and funded by public and private grants, donations and service fees.