Ashley Boren Guest Op-Ed: “A resilient water future for the San Joaquin Valley is within reach. Here’s how”

CEO Ashley Boren contributed a guest opinion column in the Sacramento, Modesto, and Fresno Bees and the Merced Sun-Star. The piece emphasizes how 2023 was a banner year for groundwater recharge, yet there’s more we can do.

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"Recharging California" Webinar Series

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30 Years of Sustainable Conservation

Watch our new video and celebrate three decades of what makes Sustainable Conservation successful - and special!

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New Conservation Innovation Grant for SDI on Almonds

Sustainable Conservation, in partnership with Netafim USA, is excited to announce the award of a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) for a first-of-its-kind pilot project at De Jager Dairy, where the award-winning Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Dairy Effluent (SDI-E) system will be adapted to irrigate and fertilize almond crops.

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A Roadmap for Restoration

Explore our new tool for restoration in the Sacramento Valley!

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2023 Annual Report

Read our latest annual report to learn how your investment in Sustainable Conservation nets lasting, collaborative wins for our most precious resources

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