The Alameda Creek watershed covers an area of nearly 700 square miles and is populated by over 200,000 people. For decades, migrating fish in Alameda Creek were blocked by a gas pipeline and concrete barrier that crossed the creek in Sunol Valley.
On November 5-6, 2025, over 120 water professionals, researchers, farmers, and agency representatives gathered for the Flood-MAR Network’s biennial forum. The energy in the room told a story years in the making: flood-managed aquifer recharge (Flood-MAR) is gaining widespread adoption across California. Mike Antos (Stantec) opened the forum with a quote from Charles F. Brannan,…
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Pictured Above: Strip tillage in progress using newly purchased implements on a field in Hilmar, CA. Learn more about Sustainable Conservation’s current work to scale healthy soils practices in California! What is Conservation Tillage? Conservation tillage, also known as strip-till, is a method of low-impact farming that leaves crop stubble on the surface of the…