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Balancing California’s Water Future
A Vital Resource California’s groundwater – a critical resource in times of drought – is disappearing faster than we’re replenishing it. Our underground savings accounts are tapped, and we face a host of challenges like land subsidence, storage capacity loss and, most importantly, a dwindling water supply for California’s dry times. To address groundwater reliability,…
Black Lives Matter
We bear witness to Black lives extinguished by police and vigilantes. These losses are singular and cannot be conflated. Each person killed deserved a life of joy and safety, not one cut short by anti-Black, state-sanctioned violence. In each instance, a family was robbed of a loved one, a community stripped of a unique mind and soul. We condemn the brutal actions of individual perpetrators –…
Accelerating Conservation in Marin County
Salmon photo courtesy of the National Marine Fisheries Service/Southwest Fisheries Science Center; Salmon Ecology Team. Right now, it’s more important than ever to celebrate environmental successes. This month, we’d like to spotlight how a coalition of restorationists in Marin County is bringing a holistic, watershed-level approach to salmonid habitat in Lagunitas Creek – and how…
Groundwater: The charge to recharge water needs to be data driven
Article by Lois Henry, CEO/Editor of SJV Water, a nonprofit, independent online news site covering water in the San Joaquin Valley. Reach her at lois.henry@sjvwater.org and visit/subscribe at www.sjvwater.org May 12, 2020 – In the world of groundwater recharge, not all dirt is created equal. Where, when, how much and how fast water can best…
Missed the Lagunitas Creek Restoration Webinar? Watch the Recording Here!
We hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and safe right now. We look forward to the day when we can meet again in person to discuss and collaborate on environmental solutions for our Golden State. In the meantime, Sustainable Conservation offered the next webinar in our Check In & Connect series this…
Missed California Water 101? Watch the Recording Here!
We hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and safe right now. We look forward to the day when we can meet again in person to discuss and collaborate on environmental solutions for our Golden State. In the meantime, Sustainable Conservation offered the first of our Check In & Connect webinars this week:…
Scaling Innovation and Environmental Wins: Sustainable Conservation Partnership Receives 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award
This Earth Day, we celebrated 50 years of conservation consciousness at home – and today we’re celebrating all our work in the field! We’re pleased to announce that Sustainable Conservation, Netafim USA, Western United Dairies, De Jager Dairy and Michael McRee Dairy were honored with the 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Community Contribution…
Sustainable Conservation’s #EarthDayAtHome
From 1970 to now, Earth Day’s been a time to reflect, replenish, reconnect and restore our relationship with nature. This year, Earth Day turns 50. As we recognize the monumental nature of this milestone, we must also adjust to our new collective reality, find ways to stay connected and celebrate #EarthDayAtHome. Read on for a…
How water managers can build recharge basins to boost resilience for farmers and birds alike
This article was originally featured on EDF’s Growing Returns blog. By Anna Schiller (Bio) I wasn’t expecting to see egrets, herons and pelicans on my first trip to the San Joaquin Valley — a region in the southern part of California’s Central Valley known for its impressive agricultural production and scorching summer heat. I didn’t…
Checking in.
Hi. How are you? We hope you’re staying healthy and finding moments of solace. We all have whiplash from reconfiguring our lives to try to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California, and worldwide. And while we can’t touch base in person right now, staying connected – for sanity, for support, and for planning our…
Newsom Administration Makes Sustainable Water Management a Top Priority
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…
Highlights from the 2020 World Ag Expo
We were back at it this week in Tulare, CA at the 2020 World Ag Expo. We shared some of our adventures with you last year, but this time around we’ve got even more to report! The Show The World Ag Expo (or farm show, for those in the know) is the biggest outdoor ag…