Welcoming New Staff Member Em Whalen
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From our blog: News
Sustainable Conservation’s Accelerating Restoration Team Receives Water Quality Stewardship Award
At the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s April 15th meeting, Sustainable Conservation’s Accelerating Restoration team was honored with the Executive Officer’s 2025 Water Quality Stewardship Award. This year’s award recognized the decades of work the team has put into restoration permitting improvements to make habitat restoration faster, more effective, and more accessible across California.
A Healthy Soils Week Conversation: Tawny Mata on Healthy Soil Practices as a Strategy for Resilience
To kick off Healthy Soils Week, we spoke with Dr. Tawny Mata, Director of the Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), about healthy soil practices, groundwater resilience, and what it takes to bring science from research into real-world agricultural management. Healthy Soils Week highlights the essential…
Welcoming New Policy Director Lauren Navarro
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A Snapshot of California’s First Nature-Based Solutions Summit
On January 29, 2026, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) hosted California’s first Nature-Based Solutions Summit, bringing together a diverse group of leaders to share experiences, offer insights, and discuss next steps. Nature-based solutions are not a side dish; they are the full meal. They are investments in public safety, economic resilience, workforce development, and cultural restoration.
CEO Column: Josette Lewis’ Reflections to Start 2026
“There is no miracle prescription that will solve all of California’s climate and natural resource challenges, but a combination of science-backed solutions that can be feasibly scaled across the state is what gives me hope right now.”
2026 California Leopold Conservation Award Applications Now Open
Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 California Leopold Conservation Award®.
Welcoming New Board Members Ellen Hanak and Nicole Montna Van Vleck
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Welcoming New Staff Member Taylor Fridrich
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Gratitude.
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2025 Collaboration in Action Event Retrospective
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Join Us This Giving Tuesday!
This Giving Tuesday, your new or increased investment in Sustainable Conservation can go twice as far to scale groundwater recharge, advance sustainable agriculture, and drive natural resource policy solutions.