For a more resilient California
Our Vision
What could the future look like?
California is successfully adapting to and mitigating climate change; our water ecosystems are healthy and supporting California’s diversity of wildlife and people; all Californians have access to clean, reliable, and affordable water and have reduced flood risk; and California agriculture is thriving and stewarding natural resources to feed the state and the nation.
Our Work
Sustainable Conservation advances the collaborative stewardship of California’s land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people.
Upcoming Event: A Historical Guide to Our Water Future – November 17th, 2026
Join Sustainable Conservation on 11/17 at 1 PM for a conversation about the action underway across California and what we can still learn about building a more resilient water future. We’ll sit down with water expert Jeffrey Mount, PhD to explore the past successes and shortcomings in managing California’s water extremes, how solutions like flood-risk reduction and groundwater recharge can help communities prepare for heavy rainfall and replenish water supplies, and answer your questions about building resilience through both wet and dry years
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Sustainable Conservation Celebrates the Reauthorization of a Vital Permitting Tool
Restoration projects throughout California come in all shapes and sizes. Practitioners often need to move quickly to take advantage of seasonal conditions, available funding, construction windows, and opportunities to improve habitat. Restoration-specific permitting pathways, like the HREA, have long track records of ensuring measures are in place to reduce temporary impacts, while enabling long-term environmental…
Sustainable Conservation at SF Climate Week: Watch Now!
Sustainable Conservation, Pacific Institute, and friends convened to hear how food companies, farmers, water managers, and communities are adapting to a more climate-resilient future using regenerative farming, watershed-scale planning, and multi-benefit land transition.
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