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California Stewardship Success Stories By Area

All Areas

NRCS California is organized into four geographic areas, each unique in its environmental and conservation strengths and challenges.

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Area 1 (Northern)
Alternative Energy Innovation (PDF; 1 MB)
Araujo Dam Project (PDF; 784 KB)
Bill Scholtes Klamath Sportsman Park (PDF; 288 KB) - Ore-Cal RC&D
Conservation in the Klamath Basin: Bill Micke (PDF; 705 KB)
Conservation in the Klamath Basin: Bob Smiley (PDF; 2.8 MB)
Cooperative Conservation in the Klamath Basin (PDF; 2.4 MB)
Cooperative Conservation: The Trinity Partnership (PDF; 3.1 MB)
Cooperative Conservation: Weaverville Community Forest Stewardship Project (PDF; 1.2 MB)
Hamilton Creek: Streambank Bioengineering Project (PDF; 352 KB)
Integrated Pest Management (PDF; 840 KB)
Landowner Profile: Alex Palmerlee (PDF; 429 KB)
Landowner Profile: Cajun James (PDF; 1.7 MB)
Landowner Profile: Gerald Scanlan (PDF; 665 KB)
Landowner Profile: Hank Stone (PDF; 224 KB)
Landowner Profile: Joshua Sheppard (PDF; 2.9 MB)
Landowner Profile: Lundberg Family Farms (PDF; 1.8 MB)
Landowner Profile: Mike Vereschagin (PDF; 606 KB)
Landowner Profile: Peter Carey (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Landowner Profile: Rickert Agricultural Services (PDF; 650 KB)
Native Pollinators (PDF; 232 KB)
Pit River Watershed Alliance (PDF; 987 KB) - North Cal-Neva RC&D
Upstate California Adventures  (PDF; 416 KB) - Central Sacramento Valley RC&D

Area 2 (Central Coast)
Agricultural Tourism (PDF; 288 KB)
Conservation Outreach: Santa Maria (PDF; 425 KB)
Farm Water Quality Compliance Made Easier (PDF; 160 KB)
Landowner Profile: Al Poncia (PDF; 320 KB)
Landowner Profile: Jesus Castillo (PDF; 368 KB)
Landowner Profile: Kathy Tresch (PDF; 320 KB)
Landowner Profile: Mike Bonnheim (PDF; 189 KB)
Ponds, Permits and a Powerful Conservation Ethic (PDF; 224 KB)
Reasons To Love Local (PDF; 288 KB)

Area 3 (Central Valley)
Agriculture-Nature Tourism (PDF; 828 KB) - Yosemite-Sequoia RC&D
California Amer-Asian Resource Education (PDF; 632 KB) - Yosemite-Sequoia RC&D
Chrome Ridge Gets a Break (PDF; 1.62 MB) - High Sierra RC&D
Conservation Tillage in Kings County (PDF; 3.4 MB)
Conservation Tillage in the San Joaquin Valley (PDF; 140 KB)
Farm Water Quality Compliance Made Easier (PDF; 160 KB)
Landowner Profile: Bill Longfellow (PDF; 232 KB)
Living Lightly in Eastern Madera County (PDF; 461 KB) - Yosemite-Sequoia RC&D
Nutrient Management Planners (PDF; 860 KB)
Profile: Almond Grower Lee Moren (PDF; 160 KB)
Profile: Baldip Sahota (PDF; 232 KB)
Profile: Cresci Vineyard (PDF; 235 KB)
Profile: High Sierra Beef, Inc. (PDF; 315 KB)
Profile: Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area (PDF; 120 KB)
Profile: Lake Tahoe Schoolyard (PDF; 370 KB)
Profile: Lemoore Wetland (PDF; 540 KB)
Profile: Mosquito Fire Department (PDF; 980 KB)
Profile: North Fork Rancheria (PDF; 150 KB)
Profile: Robyn Singh, Almond Grower (PDF; 120 KB)
Profile: Stuart Porter (PDF; 164 KB)
San Joaquin Valley Blueberries (PDF; 140 KB)
Southeast Asian Trellis Project (PDF; 329 KB) - San Joaquin Valley RC&D (Proposed)
Stewardship Through Education (PDF; 370 KB) - Central Sierra RC&D
West Rim Fuel Reduction Project (PDF; 910 KB) - High Sierra RC&D

Area 4 (Southern)
Farmer's Market Outreach (PDF; 790 KB)
Intaglios Geoglyphs (PDF; 2.7 MB)
Keeping With Tradition (PDF; 415 KB)
Landowner Profile: John De Boni (PDF; 391 KB)
Landowner Profile: Kira Ezis (PDF; 452 KB)
Meadowbrook Dairy (PDF; 1.3 MB)
Radio Acquisition (PDF; 192 KB) - Southern Low Desert RC&D
San Diego Nurseries (PDF; 2.2 MB)
Tribes and the Farm Bill (PDF; 543 KB) - Desert Mountain RC&D
Watershed Recovery Project (PDF; 1.4 MB)

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