California

A Wet Start to 2023: Rethinking Floods and Aquifer Recharge

Christa Harader | January 10, 2023

Is the drought over? No, but it’s complicated – so get in touch! We walk you through our work to date on recharge, flood risk and water quantity.

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…

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

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Seek, Savor, Share: Meet Sue Rikalo

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

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A Watershed Moment: Aysha Massell on Floodplains, Recharge, and Collaboration for the Future

Christa Harader | June 24, 2022

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

Christa Harader | June 10, 2022

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…

Feeding the Future: Sustainable Food for People and Planet

Christa Harader | March 8, 2021

Missed the first webinar in our new Feeding the Future series? We’ve got you covered with highlights and a full recording of the event. CEO Ashley Boren kicked off the event by discussing our global food system, the unique role California plays and the key factors of a sustainable and climate-friendly food system. Agriculture accounts…

CalMatters Op-Ed: How Cutting Green Tape Can Make California More Resilient

Christa Harader | March 5, 2021

Yolo Bypass. Photo: DWR. Read our latest op-ed by CEO Ashley Boren in CalMatters on how California’s Cutting Green Tape efforts mean big wins for waterways and wildlife, and a substantive way to boost both our economic and climate resilience. “With 30 percent of plants and animals facing extinction, and predictions that we have 10…

Newsom Administration Makes Sustainable Water Management a Top Priority

Christa Harader | February 27, 2020

The Newsom Administration’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio was released in January, and a wide variety of stakeholders submitted comments based on the Portfolio’s importance to our collective water future. From clean to affordable to enough water for all Californians, the Administration has made sustainable water management a top priority. Sustainable Conservation couldn’t be more pleased…

Watershed Moment for Newsom Administration

Christa Harader | February 7, 2019

There’s no denying the challenges facing California’s new governor. Punctuating Gavin Newsom’s January swearing-in was a chorus of critical issues calling for immediate action. Issues like affordable housing, immigration, healthcare, wildfires, climate change, education. He’ll need to juggle these skillfully while keeping the world’s fifth largest economy humming in the face of a slump experts…