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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
Photo: Paolo Vescia The votes have been tallied, and thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, we’re pleased to announce that this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award recipient is Bowles Farming Company of Merced County. Cannon Michael, Bowles Farming Company President, was presented with the $10,000 award during the California Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting…
Healthy Soils Week 2024: How Sustainable Conservation Leverages Circularity for Soil Health and Water Security
Celebrate circularity for Healthy Soils Week 2024 with Sustainable Conservation!
Champion Collaboration this Giving Tuesday!
This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating Sustainable Conservation’s core value: collaboration. Join us to build smart climate solutions that last!
Welcome, Julia Ravella!
Join us in welcoming our new Donor Database and Prospect Research Specialist, Julia Ravella! In supporting Sustainable Conservation’s fundraising efforts, Julia carries out reconciliation and data entry processes for the development team and manages donor prospect research. She came to Sustainable Conservation from Friends of the Urban Forest where she created and managed all data…
2024 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Profiles
Learn about the three outstanding farm operations in line for the 2024 California Leopold Conservation Award!
Community-Driven Solutions for Groundwater Resilience StoryMap
Practical strategies for how to manage and broaden recharge benefits for communities, ecosystems, agriculture, and flood risk reduction.
Here’s why Central Valley farmers should champion this California climate proposition | Don Cameron in the Fresno Bee
Last week, longtime Sustainable Conservation partner Don Cameron wrote an op-ed in the Fresno Bee encouraging the Central Valley’s agricultural community to support Proposition 4 in the upcoming 2024 election. This critical funding initiative presents historic investment in nature-based solutions to safeguard both natural resources and the communities that rely on them. For Sustainable Conservation,…
Proposition 4: Holistic, Sustainable, and Equitable Water & Climate Investments
Proposition 4 offers a significant opportunity to mitigate these disasters and bolster our state’s environmental resilience for decades to come. This critical funding initiative — which will appear for all Californians on the November ballot — presents historic investment in nature-based solutions to safeguard both natural resources and the communities that rely on them.
Welcome (Back) Modibo Keita!
We’re thrilled to welcome back Modibo Keita (he/him), who was previously with the Sustainable Conservation team as a GrizzlyCorps Fellow for 2 years before joining staff as the Central Coast Project Associate this fall.
“Recharging California” Webinar Highlights Featuring Climate Scientist Dr. Daniel Swain
Photo: Kelly M. Grow / California Department of Water Resources On September 4th, we had the distinct privilege of kicking off our 2024 fall webinar series, “Recharging California,” with a conversation between Sustainable Conservation CEO Ashley Boren and Climate Scientist Dr. Daniel Swain. Daniel holds joint appointments as a research scientist within UCLA’s Institute of…