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A Conversation with Suds Jain
In this fourth installment of our 25th Anniversary profiles, we are featuring Sustainable Conservation supporter Suds Jain. A long-time resident of the South Bay, Suds is engaged in climate change work through teaching, environmental project review, research and legislative advocacy. Where did you grow up and who influenced your environmental path? Suds Jain: I lived…
Speeding Statewide Fish & Wildlife Recovery
Sustainable Conservation is dedicated to making it easier to restore California, and we’re thrilled to share the latest round of successful restoration projects that accelerate critical habitat and species recovery made possible in part by our simplified permitting efforts. We’re also working with state and federal agencies to craft new approvals that will help more…
25th Anniversary: Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company
Keeping California Leading Sustainable Conservation is celebrating 25 years of big wins for California’s environment and people, but we don’t do it alone. Our partners keep our Golden State feeding and leading the nation every day by caring for the land that sustains us. We sat down with Bob Giacomini and daughters Diana,…
Understanding the 2018 Water Bonds
Drought continues to be a top-of-mind issue for many Californians. Fortunately, last year’s historic wet winter didn’t wash away the memory of our five-year drought, which ranks as the worst on record. Because experts predict a changing climate will usher in even more frequent, intense and longer droughts, California lawmakers continue to promote measures intended…
A Conversation with Charlene Harvey
In honor of Sustainable Conservation’s 25th anniversary, we are celebrating the voices and perspectives of our long-time supporters. This profile features Charlene Harvey, dedicated civic leader, parks champion, and Sustainable Conservation Board member. Charlene brings more than 50 years of civic leadership to our organization, and we are grateful for the passion and wisdom she shares with us. Let’s start by talking about your environmental path. How and when…
Conversations from the Field: Adapting to Extremes
Missed the live stream of our thought-leader panel, Conversations From the Field: Adapting to Extremes? Click below to hear diverse experts explore on-the-ground strategies for managing California’s rivers and runoff to protect human health, safety, and a sustainable water supply for people, wildlife and our economy. Moderated by Ashley Boren Executive Director, Sustainable Conservation…
A Conversation with Sally Liu
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…
Celebrating 25 Years of Successful CA Land, Air and Water Stewardship
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…
Sustainable Conservation, Earth Genome Build Tool to Boost CA Groundwater Resiliency
Building a Toolbox for Smart Water Management California recently passed landmark groundwater legislation aimed to help boost critically over-drafted groundwater basins statewide and build a more secure water future for communities, agriculture and the environment. Groundwater is a go-to resource for drinking and irrigating farmland, especially during our state’s frequent droughts. Under this law, regional…
Reconnecting Fish to Historic Habitat
Location: Quiota Creek, Santa Barbara County Project: Fish passage improvement Restorationist: Tim Robinson, Ph.D., Senior Resources Scientist and Fisheries Division Manager, Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board Endangered Southern California steelhead are getting a big boost thanks to Tim Robinson, who’s working with his colleagues in the Santa Ynez Watershed in Santa Barbara to restore access…
Pescadero Floodplain Revitalized
Location: Butano Creek, San Mateo County Project: Floodplain restoration Restorationist: Kellyx Nelson, Executive Director of San Mateo County Resource Conservation District and Sustainable Conservation partner Pescadero is home to a tiny and vibrant farming community that’s also dedicated to preserving its natural environment. When Kellyx Nelson, Executive Director of the San Mateo Resource Conservation District, saw…
Restoration Projects Approved Since 2014
Del Norte County Waukell Creek off-estuary habitat enhancement Yontocket Slough fish passage improvement Humboldt County Baker Creek groundwater recharge ponds/stream flow improvement Martin Slough tidegate improvement Lower Beith Creek stream restoration Wood Creek aquatic habitat enhancement Strawberry Creek fish passage barrier and invasive species removal Marin County Stemple Creek stream channel improvement Redwood Creek/Green Gulch…