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Ashley Boren Reflects on her Time at Sustainable Conservation
2025 is a year of big changes at Sustainable Conservation. After 28 years of outstanding leadership, Ashley Boren will transition her role to Sustainable Conservation’s next CEO.
AmeriCorps Week 2025 – Appreciating GrizzlyCorps Fellow Oscar Elias
For AmeriCorps Week this year, we’re celebrating our GrizzlyCorps fellow Oscar Elias for his contributions to Sustainable Conservation’s Solutions in Our Soil team.
How Executive Order N-16-25 Enables Recharge During Floods
The Newsom Administration has taken an important step toward improving California’s flood safety and water resilience by issuing Executive Order (EO) N-16-25, which waives the requirement for local planning documents to include flood threshold definitions that indicate when groundwater recharge diversions can occur. This temporary waiver allows recharge diversion efforts to begin when local agencies…
Nominations are Open for the 2025 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 2025 California Leopold Conservation Award®
GrizzlyCorps Fellow Oscar Elias: The Power of a Handshake
I was reminded of the power of a handshake 58 times that day – I kept that in mind for the remainder of the conference. I shook the hands of others, listening to who may work in similar fields and who we can work together with to serve our communities.
2025 Burroughs Family Farms Regenerative Tree Nut Field Day Recap
On January 21st, growers agriculture professionals, and sustainability nuts (pun intended) converged on Burroughs Family Farms for their 4th Annual Regenerative Tree Nut Field Day!
Welcome, Tammy Chan!
The Sustainable Conservation team couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome our new Chief Financial Officer, Tammy Chan!
Top 5 of 2024: Blog Highlights
Read Sustainable Conservation’s top 5 blogs of 2024 – from habitat restoration and community webinars to cover crops and water sustainability, it was a busy year!
Gratitude.
Thank you for your support in 2024! Read what you helped make possible this past year with Sustainable Conservation.
Another Wet Winter: How We’re Preparing
What does all this rain mean for our water future? Our experts are ready with info on climate, drought, deluge, and all things groundwater recharge
Fall 2024 Webinar Series in Review: Recharging California
Missed any of the conversations in our Recharging California webinar series? We’ve got you covered with a full recap of each event, plus recordings!
Bowles Farming Company Receives 2024 CA Leopold Conservation Award
Congratulations to Bowles Farming Co., our 2024 California Leopold Conservation Award recipient!