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California Stewardship Success Stories By Area

NRCS Area 2 (Central Coast)

Low, parallel mountain ranges supporting cattle ranches border the broad, fertile valleys of California's Coast and Bay Delta. A long, warm growing season supports an $11.25 billion agricultural industry with hundreds of crops that include localized dairy farms plus widespread ranching and specialty crops throughout the area.

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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)

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