Gratitude.
We’re taking a moment to thank you for all of the amazing work you helped make possible in 2022.
From our blog: Water for the Future
Introducing Modibo Keita
We’re introducing a new Grizzly Corps member to our team: Modibo Keita!
Assessing Opportunities to Drive Better Outcomes for Water and Sustainable Agriculture
Last year, we introduced you to Mikayla Tran, our 2021-22 GrizzlyCorps Fellow. We’re celebrating the culmination of her time with Sustainable Conservation, a white paper focusing on two comprehensive California water policies and where they can, and should, intersect. Mikayla studied the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term…
Introducing Roshni Katrak-Adefowora
We’re pleased to welcome Roshni Katrak-Adefowora to our team this month! Roshni joins us as our Data and Science Communication Specialist on our Water Recharge Team. She’ll work on collecting, compiling, and manipulating new and existing data while centering our agronomic, environmental, and community priorities. Roshni has a demonstrated and deep passion for data analysis and presenting…
2021 Annual Report
Learn about what your support made possible in 2021 – from accelerating restoration to protecting water quality!
A Watershed Moment with DWR’s Kamyar Guivetchi and Ajay Goyal
Our partnership with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is the bedrock for expanding our climate-modeling scenarios and tools to four additional watersheds in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV.) We sat down with Kamyar Guivetchi, Manager of the Division of Planning, and Ajay Goyal, Manager of the Statewide Infrastructure Investigations Branch, to talk about…
A Watershed Moment: Kate Ridgway on Curiosity and Environmental Ethos
Sustainable Conservation donor and Los Angeles native Kate Ridgway has been starstruck since she was five years old, when her father took her out of the urban sprawl of LA and up to her family’s forest service cabin at Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. “After dark, we went down to the lake…
A Watershed Moment: Scaling Integrated Water Management
We dove deep into flood risk, floodplain potential, and environmental possibilities with our Water for the Future Program Director Aysha Massell. Now, we’re talking to our entire water team about why our DWR-backed watershed expansion is a watershed moment for Sustainable Conservation, and for California. We chatted about why scale matters when managing water, what…
A Watershed Moment: Aysha Massell on Floodplains, Recharge, and Collaboration for the Future
As we chart a path for our joint effort to expand our Merced River Watershed study to four additional watersheds in the San Joaquin Valley, we checked in with Water for the Future Program Director Aysha Massell to learn more about why the project is so critical for California’s water and people. Massell gave a…
Frank Dennis Boren, 1934 – 2022
Frank Boren, Sustainable Conservation co-founder and my dad, passed away on May 25, 2022. While it is impossible to summarize a whole life on the page, I would like to share his obituary with you to celebrate one of the enlivening forces behind Sustainable Conservation’s ethic for environmental problem-solving. As far back as the 1970s,…
Publications Round-Up: PPIC Policy Brief and EDF Land Repurposing Guide
We’re taking a moment this month to spotlight two fantastic publications from partner organizations that arm us with critical strategies, data, and visions for a more sustainable water future in California. Tracking Where Water Goes in a Changing Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta The Public Policy Institute of California’s Tracking Where Water Goes in a Changing Sacramento-San…
A Watershed Approach to Fire, Floods, and Drought
Missed the latest webinar in our Climate Resilience from the Ground Up series? We’ve got you covered with a recap of the event, and you can watch the full recording now! As always, many thanks to our generous webinar series sponsors: ESA, Holland & Knight, Iron Horse Vineyards, and Spottswoode Estate Vineyard and Winery. Sustainable…