Welcome to your 2015 impact report! Last year, Sustainable Conservation grew a bumper crop of environmental wins for our beloved Golden State – and I hope you’ll join me in celebrating the extraordinary milestones you helped make possible. Go ahead, click around to remind yourself of our important work together in 2015.

MAKING
When we talk about making – about enacting our unique brand of environmental problem-solving – we’re talking about you: our steadfast supporters and our unflagging partners. Our dear friends and our dynamic advocates. We come together from diverse backgrounds and parts of the state with a singular purpose: to solve the toughest challenges facing California’s land, air, and water.

This is no short order. You and I know that to make meaningful progress, we must work together. By listening deeply to one another and honoring all perspectives, we locate common ground on which to forge a better path forward for this unparalleled place we call home.

BIG IDEAS
We are farmers, business owners, home gardeners, government representatives, and local leaders. We are also parents, siblings, friends, and colleagues. We are compelled to do well by the environment – which impacts the health of our communities and our livelihoods.

Our big ideas to drive conservation success are for you, from you, and with you. We seek the germ of the strategy, and work with you to nurture it, tailor it, scale it. You help us grow viable, enduring solutions that impact not only California, but our nation as a whole.

WORK
Simply put, you make these big ideas work. Your partnership fuels us. Thank you for sharing the vision, advising us, and celebrating our collective victories as we strive together for a healthy, prosperous Golden State.

Thank you for uniting with us to help California thrive.

Ashley Boren
Executive Director

P.S. I was honored to take part in “After El Niño: Now What?,” a lively panel discussion about the future of California water hosted by Climate One at the Commonwealth Club in April 2016. Our conversation spanned a wide variety of topics on the minds of many Golden State residents – including the most cost-effective methods of storing water, advances in water-saving farming technology, how the drought affects at-risk communities, and what Californians can do to reduce daily water consumption. If you missed the broadcast on NPR, you can access links for listening here.