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2024 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Profiles

Learn about the three outstanding farm operations in line for the 2024 California Leopold Conservation Award!

Here’s how California can conserve 30% of our lands and coastal waters by 2030 | Ashley Boren & Wade Crowfoot in the Sacramento Bee

In their recent Sacramento Bee op-ed, Sustainable Conservation CEO Ashley Boren and California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot call for California to deepen its commitment to achieving the state’s “30×30” goal of conserving 30% of its lands and coastal waters by 2030. For Boren and Crowfoot, this ambitious target isn’t just a policy objective; it’s…

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

Read Don Cameron’s Fresno Bee op-ed on why a vote for California’s Proposition 4 presents historic investment in nature-based solutions to safeguard both natural resources and the communities that rely on them.

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…

Sustainable Conservation Publishes Key Report on Accelerating Ecological Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

Sustainable Conservation is proud to announce a new report, “Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond: Progress and Next Steps to Cut Green Tape in California.” Read the full report here. Read the list of recommendations with agencies, partners, and timelines here. Authors: Erika Lovejoy, Katie Haldeman, Stephanie Falzone, Shayan Kaveh Background California is…

Introducing Thaïs Arjo & Oscar Elias

We’re welcoming two new members to our Communications and Soil Health teams: Eric Epstein and Sam Williams!

Dairy PLUS: Advancing Sustainable Practices to Reduce Nutrient Surpluses and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) are now accepting grant applications through the Dairy PLUS program from dairies for the installation of equipment and the implementation of practices that result in long-term methane emissions reductions and nutrient surplus reductions. At Sustainable Conservation, we are committed to…

Roadmap for Restoration

We’d like to introduce Sustainable Conservation’s new web tool for restoration practitioners in the Sacramento River Basin. This resource was made possible thanks to the time and insights of the approximately 80 individuals interviewed across 39 organizations, as well as the agency staff and experts who provided critical reviews of the roadmap resources. View the…

Sustainable Conservation and Netafim USA Secure Conservation Innovation Grant to Pilot Subsurface Drip Irrigation System on Almond Crops

Sustainable Conservation, in partnership with Netafim USA, is excited to announce the award of a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This grant will fund a first-of-its-kind pilot project at De Jager Dairy, where the award-winning Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Dairy Effluent (SDI-E) system will be adapted to irrigate and fertilize almond crops.