2022 Annual Report
Learn about what your support made possible in 2022, and how you helped build a more sustainable water future for our state.
From our blog: Leopold Conservation Award
Nominations Open for the 2023 CA Leopold Conservation Award
Are you a California farmer, rancher, or forestland owner who improves soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on your working land? Apply for the 2023 California Leopold Conservation Award®
Beretta Family Dairy Receives 2022 CA Leopold Conservation Award
Doug and daughter Jennifer Beretta. Photos: Paolo Vescia The votes have been tallied, and thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, we’re pleased to announce that this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award recipient is Beretta Family Dairy! Finding Balance Long ago, Doug Beretta was taught that you only milk as many cows as your land…
Meet the 2022 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalists
Meet the California finalists for the Leopold Conservation Award, and learn how their conservation ethos drives their farming every day!
Nominations Open for the 2022 CA Leopold Conservation Award
Marie and Glenn Nader of 2021 recipients Witcher Creek Ranch pictured with their son, Alan. The Naders’ decades of consistent, monitored and innovative restoration work and their community leadership demonstrate their commitment to natural resources conservation. Know a California farmer, rancher, or forester who goes above and beyond in their care and management of natural…
Witcher Creek Ranch Receives 2021 CA Leopold Conservation Award
Photo: Paolo Vescia The votes have been tallied, and thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, we’re pleased to announce that this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award recipient is Witcher Creek Ranch! 2022 Nominations Open Now Finding Balance The Nader family – Marie, Glenn, and their son, Alan – are dedicated to promoting water conservation…
Become a California Conservationist on #GivingTuesday2021!
This Giving Tuesday, become a California Conservationist! We’ve faced many challenges together , and climate change is accelerating our already intense drought and deluge water cycle. Make a gift today to help put water back into our underground aquifers in ways that protect community water quality. If you have already made a generous gift to…
Meet the 2021 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalists
Photos: Paolo Vescia for Sustainable Conservation. When it comes to keeping California leading in conservation, our landowners are key front-line defenders of the environment. Over 50% of all land in California is privately owned, and how people manage this land has a dramatic effect on our environment, from combatting climate change, to boosting clean air…
Burroughs Family of Farms Receives 2020 CA Leopold Conservation Award
Photo: Paolo Vescia The votes have been tallied, and thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, we’re pleased to announce that this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award recipient is Burroughs Family of Farms. Continuous Innovation 45 years ago, Ward and Rosie took over Ward’s father’s conventional dairy and beef farm. Today, they work with their…
Meet the 2020 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalists
When it comes to keeping California leading in conservation, our landowners are key front-line defenders of the environment. Over 50% of all land in California is privately owned, and how people manage this land has a dramatic effect on our environment, from combatting climate change, to boosting clean air and water, to protecting wildlife. Leopold…
Rominger Brothers Farms Receives 2019 CA Leopold Conservation Award
The votes have been tallied, and thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, we’re pleased to announce that this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award recipient is Rominger Brothers Farms. First Adopters, Innovators The farm and rangeland owned and managed by Bruce and Rick Rominger represents a community they love, respect, share with others and protect…
Give Sustainably with Our Free Holiday Gift Guide!
Californians navigated many challenges this year, but we’ve also come together to keep our Golden State leading, and thriving. As 2019 draws to a close, we’re taking time to gather with our friends, family and colleagues to reflect and celebrate. It’s also the time of year to give, and what better way to celebrate the…