Sustainable Conservation

06/04/2026

Join us in giving Sustainable Conservation’s newest staff member, Em Whalen, a warm welcome! With over ten years of experience as a soil scientist, Em supports the research and analytical needs of the Solutions in Our Soils and Waste Not programs as the organization’s Environmental Data Analyst.

Join us in giving Sustainable Conservation's newest staff member, Em Whalen, a warm welcome!

06/03/2026

"Sustainable Conservation’s team is hard at work to scale recharge and its multi-benefit opportunities. Recharge allows us to capture water in wet years, store it underground, and make it available in dry years."

Hear from Sustainable Conservation's Water for the Future Senior Director, Richael Young, on why groundwater is more important than ever.

Sustainable Conservation’s team is hard at work to scale multibenefit groundwater recharge to capture water in wet years, store it underground, and make it available in dry years.

06/02/2026

Together, we can grow environmental progress by listening to experts across sectors and incorporating the latest science to address the most pressing stressors on our water, habitat, and human health at the source.

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06/02/2026

With California’s climate and water challenges escalating quickly, our solutions must scale just as fast. A gift today can lead to conservation that compounds for decades to come.

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06/02/2026

Restoration permitting work is technical, detailed, and sometimes slow to show results. But the salmon are coming back. Erika Lovejoy of Sustainable Conservation, Secretary Wade Crowfoot, and Jake Shannon of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board on what makes this work worth doing and why partnerships are at the center of it. Hear the full story on the Sustainable Conservation YouTube today!

06/01/2026

Missed the most recent episode in Sustainable Conservation's Voices from the Field spring webinar series? Stream it now on YouTube!

Together with panelists from General Mills, East Turlock Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, and EcoThrive Farm Management, we explored how farmer engagement, science, and policy can work together to advance and expand sustainable agriculture across California. The conversation examined how growers, researchers, water managers, and industry partners are finding common ground to support soil health and groundwater sustainability under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

Healthy soils are vital to water reliability, climate resilience, and the long-term productivity of California agriculture. However, scaling soil health prac...

06/01/2026

Recharge is a practice that Sustainable Conservation has championed for over a decade largely because of the myriad beneficiaries it creates. The “Recharge For…” dropdown menu on the GroundwaterRecharge.org website focuses on specific benefits and resources for growers, water districts and groundwater sustainability agencies, communities, ecosystems, and policymakers. Learn more on our blog!

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Homepage From Runoff to Recharge GRAT Viewer StoryMap Websites Watershed Studies This site is under development. Stay tuned for more information on how to practice groundwater recharge in California, and check out the resources below! Groundwater Recharge Assessment Tool (GRAT) Viewer The GRAT publi...

05/29/2026

Landscape-scale restoration delivers an incredible return on investment for ecosystem and habitat benefits, flood protection, and natural resource conservation. In Sustainable Conservation’s latest edition of Thrive California, we explore how restoration-specific permitting has unlocked speedier and more affordable restoration across California. Learn more about how Sustainable Conservation connects the dots between permitting, agencies, and restorationists in the newsletter!

Pictured: Restoration done by The Nature Conservancy on Mendocino coast’s Ten Mile River. These “log jams” are engineered structures designed to replicate the natural accumulation of large fallen trees that provide high quality habitat for salmon and other aquatic species.

05/29/2026

American Pistachio Growers, in partnership with Sustainable Conservation, is hosting a Water Education Day on Friday, June 5th at the Madera Municipal Golf Course. Join growers, industry leaders, and researchers for a morning focused on water management, sustainability, and practical grower education. Registration and networking begin at 8:00 a.m., with the program starting promptly at 8:30 a.m.

The agenda will feature presentations and discussions on cover crops, irrigation education, water recharge, and soil health research results. Attendees will also hear from a grower panel, policy speaker updates, and a listening panel Q&A session.

Registration link below!

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05/28/2026

Join Sustainable Conservation on June 10th for the final webinar in our spring Voices from the Field series as we explore what it takes to advance restoration in California today. We'll discuss how the Cutting Green Tape Initiative and the state's 30x30 strategy are removing policy and permitting barriers. You’ll also hear from leaders at the California Natural Resources Agency and California Trout on the cross-sector collaboration and on-the-ground strategies driving nature-based solutions forward, and what it will take to scale them statewide.

Register now!

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