Brake Pad Partnership

30th Anniversary Blog

Christa Harader | December 14, 2023

We’re celebrating 30 years with a look back on our early successes and how our programs have grown.

A Watershed Moment: Kate Ridgway on Curiosity and Environmental Ethos

Christa Harader | June 24, 2022

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 […]

More Profiles in Conservation

Kim Delfino: Problem Solving, Pushing Forward, and Looking for Solutions

October 7, 2022

Giving Together for Generational Impact: Staying True to CA

December 5, 2021

Building a Sustainable Economy: Meet Adán Ortega

September 1, 2021

Seek, Savor, Share: Meet Sue Rikalo

May 13, 2021

A Lifetime Appreciation of the Outdoors: Meet Sally and Craig Falkenhagen

April 20, 2021

A Lifetime Appreciation of the Outdoors: Meet Sally and Craig Falkenhagen

Christa Harader | April 20, 2021

Photo: Sally & Craig Falkenhagen Behind every environmental win in California are the people who work to make collaboration and progress possible. We couldn’t do what we do every day without folks who are willing to think differently, see possibilities and make change together. As part of our Check in & Connect series, Director of […]

More Profiles in Conservation

Kim Delfino: Problem Solving, Pushing Forward, and Looking for Solutions

October 7, 2022

A Watershed Moment: Kate Ridgway on Curiosity and Environmental Ethos

June 24, 2022

Giving Together for Generational Impact: Staying True to CA

December 5, 2021

Building a Sustainable Economy: Meet Adán Ortega

September 1, 2021

Seek, Savor, Share: Meet Sue Rikalo

May 13, 2021

Stronger for the Effort: CEO Ashley Boren on Success & Opportunities Ahead

Christa Harader | January 22, 2021

January’s here – and almost gone! This month, we sat down with Chief Executive Officer Ashley Boren to get her thoughts on 2020 and what’s in store for Sustainable Conservation in the year ahead. What are you proudest of that Sustainable Conservation accomplished last year? I’m proud of lots of things we accomplished – first […]

A Conversation with Sally Liu

Environmental Engineer, Rock Enthusiast and Sustainability Advocate

Christa Harader | February 23, 2018

In honor of Sustainable Conservation’s 25th anniversary, we are celebrating the thoughts and perspectives of people that have supported us along the way. Our first profile features Sally Liu, self-described “nature girl” and Advisory Board member, who has known and been involved with us since the early days of our Brake Pad Partnership. We’re […]

More Profiles in Conservation

Kim Delfino: Problem Solving, Pushing Forward, and Looking for Solutions

October 7, 2022

A Watershed Moment: Kate Ridgway on Curiosity and Environmental Ethos

June 24, 2022

Giving Together for Generational Impact: Staying True to CA

December 5, 2021

Building a Sustainable Economy: Meet Adán Ortega

September 1, 2021

Seek, Savor, Share: Meet Sue Rikalo

May 13, 2021

Celebrating 25 Years of Successful CA Land, Air and Water Stewardship

Christa Harader | February 14, 2018

Keeping California Leading When Sustainable Conservation opened its doors in 1993, we pledged to help California build a flourishing environment and economy by bringing diverse interests together, not dividing them. Over the past 25 years, we’ve worked with everyone, from community business owners to legislators and farmers to corporations, to protect our most important resources […]