Introducing Modibo Keita
We’re introducing a new Grizzly Corps member to our team: Modibo Keita!
Tag Archives: Water for the Future
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: 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…
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…
Americorps Appreciation Week: Celebrating Mikayla Tran
This week, we’re celebrating our GrizzlyCorps fellow Mikayla Tran for her great contributions to our water team at Sustainable Conservation. Mikayla joined us to help understand the confluence of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) to drive better outcomes in water and sustainable agriculture. Meet Mikayla…
Almond Board of California Releases New Guidance for Groundwater Recharge
As California braces for drier times ahead, we’re making our own silver lining: planning and siting groundwater recharge. The more resources and knowledge we share with each other – be it on-the-ground experience with flooding fields or detailed research into how much water a particular crop can handle – the more flexible and impactful the…
Collective Momentum: Latest Issue of Thrive California
Despite 2021’s many curveballs, we’ve shared a year of hard-won progress toward thriving California communities, farms, and wildlife. From the water pumped up from our aquifers that sustains us during droughts to the families who grow the food we eat, and the habitat that nourishes our plant and animal neighbors – our health depends on so much…