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Fall/Winter 2023 Webinar Series in Review: Our Watershed Moment

Missed any of the conversations in Our Watershed Moment webinar series? We’ve got you covered with a full recap of each event, plus recordings!

30th Anniversary Blog

We’re celebrating 30 years with a look back on our early successes and how our programs have grown.

Park Farming Organics Receives 2023 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 Park Farming Organics. Park Farming Organics’ owners, Brian and Jamie Park, and Scott and Ulla Park, were presented with the award during the California Farm Bureau…

A Roadmap for Restoration

California’s Path to Creating Efficient Restoration Permitting and Sustainable Conservation’s Newest Project to Accelerate Restoration  by Shayan Kaveh Before there were the levees, canals, and aqueducts that moved water across the Central Valley from the sierras to the sea, there were the rivers and floodplains. Nestled between one of America’s snowiest mountain ranges, the Sierra…

Six Barriers to Expanding Soil Health Practices in CA: Sustainable Conservation Releases 2023 Soil-Water Report

Soil health has the potential to play an outsized role in conserving and protecting California’s valuable water resources, which is at the core of our work. The following report represents an analysis of the barriers preventing California’s growers from implementing soil health practices and solutions to address them.

Restoration Round-Up: Butano Creek Floodplain and Streamflow Enhancement Project

by Eric Epstein From county-level programs to multi-agency statewide permits, our Accelerating Restoration program’s impact has grown exponentially in three decades. Hundreds of organizations and landowners have used the permits we’ve helped put in place to restore miles of critical riparian habitat, revitalize our rivers, protect iconic species, and reconnect our surface and groundwater resources.…

Celebrate 30 Years with Us!

This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating 30 years of stewarding California’s most precious natural resources. If you have already made a gift to Sustainable Conservation this year, thank you for your generous support! If you haven’t yet, this Giving Tuesday is a very special time to join us. All new and increased gifts will be matched…

A Watershed Moment Interview Series: Sustainable Conservation Agronomist Rogell Rogers

Rogell Rogers is Sustainable Conservation’s staff Agronomist, and much of his time is spent with his boots on the ground in the Central Valley. He is an expert proponent of groundwater recharge projects, and this past wet year provided him ample opportunities to facilitate on-farm recharge. While Rogell has seen every barrier, pitfall, and pain…

2023 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalist Profile: Bowles Farming Company Inc.

Sustainable Conservation is proud to help coordinate the California Leopold Conservation Award (LCA,) now in its 18th year! Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes landowners who inspire others with their exemplary dedication to land, water, and wildlife habitat management on private, working lands. Since 2006, the award has recognized California…

2023 California Leopold Conservation Award Finalist Profile: Park Farming Organics

Sustainable Conservation is proud to help coordinate the California Leopold Conservation Award (LCA,) now in its 18th year! Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes landowners who inspire others with their exemplary dedication to land, water, and wildlife habitat management on private, working lands. Since 2006, the award has recognized California…

A Watershed Moment Interview Series: Turlock Grower Christine Gemperle

We sat down with Turlock-area grower Christine Gemperle to learn about her motivation to be a leading figure in the on-farm recharge space

Welcome Olivia Naves!

Join us in welcoming Olivia, the new Corporate and Foundations Grants Associate, to the team!