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Safeguarding Water Reliability across the Central Coast

California’s Central Coast is one of the most beautiful places in the state and home to one of the state’s key agricultural regions. And should agriculture suffer, so to will those coastal communities.

Combating Climate Change: Dairies Key in Reducing Methane

Learn about and download our study, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies for California Dairies, prepared to inform CARB’s short-lived climate pollutants strategy.

First Habitat Restoration Project Approved Under Assembly Bill 2193

Just this month, California Department of Fish and Wildlife formally approved the first AB 2193 effort: a fish passage improvement project in Santa Barbara County.

Third Annual Conservation Tillage Tour Explores Precision, Air Quality, and Water Management

Check out a slideshow chronicling last week’s Sustainable Conservation & California Ag Solutions hosted CT Coach Tour!

2014 Annual Report: Uniting to Help California Thrive

We’re pleased to announce the release of our 2014 annual report! Inside, you’ll find tales of collaboration, innovation, and leadership that speak to the power and role all Californians can play in helping the Golden State thrive.

Bridging Corporations and Communities: Partnering to Safeguard Water Reliability

Sustainable Conservation teamed up with Ceres to bring representatives from global food brands & socially responsible investment firms out of the boardrooms and onto the farm.

Dairy Industry Partnership Key to Protecting Tricolors

California is home to more than 90% of all tricolored blackbirds on the planet. But with the state’s wetlands drying up, these birds have made themselves home on Central Valley farms, where they risk being mowed down during harvest season.

PlantRight, Home Depot Team Up to Stem Sale of Invasive Plants

PlantRight has secured key corporate commitments in promoting safe, non-invasive plants, including from more than 200 The Home Depot stores in California.

Growing Momentum for Steelhead Habitat Restoration in Southern California

Populations of endangered Southern California steelhead have declined from historic levels of as many as 45,000 returning adult fish to perhaps fewer than 100 today.

Promoting Drip Irrigation at the 2015 Western United Dairymen Convention

We teamed up with Netafim USA at this year’s Western United Dairymen convention to talk to dairy producers about using liquid manure in drip irrigation systems.

Pilot Project Spurs Grower Interest in Groundwater Recharge

In the midst of a four-year drought, a group of farmers, farm advisors and water managers met to discuss capturing & recharging groundwater basins using floodwater – once the rains begin.

California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

California’s persistent drought has underscored groundwater as a crucial source of water. Unfortunately, groundwater has been drastically over-pumped and the tools needed to manage groundwater effectively haven’t always been available.