By Tim Johnson, President and CEO of California Rice Commission The future of working agriculture lands has been captured in this recent report completed by UC Davis and supported by the California Rice Commission. In a first of its kind in California report, multiple species use of ricelands has been undertaken and a bold step of how … Continue reading “Read this Blog – The Rice Footprint is Like Nothing You Have Ever Seen “

Ali Meders-Knight is the Executive Director of California Open Lands. She is a Mechoopda tribal member, mother of five, and traditional basketweaver based in Chico, CA. She has been recognized by the Mechoopda Tribe as a Master TEK practitioner, and works to form partnerships for federal forest stewardship contracting and tribal restoration programs on public … Continue reading “Personal Story: Ali Meders-Knight”

By Ivy Brittain, Legislative Affairs Director at NCWA In November 2024, California voters passed Proposition 4 to fund projects for water, wildfire prevention, and protection of communities and lands. On behalf of the Floodplain Forward Coalition, we urge the Legislature to fund floodplain reactivation and priority projects through Proposition 4 and other available funding to … Continue reading “Proposition 4: A Call to Fund Multi-Benefit Floodplain Projects”

By Todd Manley, Director of Government Relations at NCWA In late March, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released a Progress Report for the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future: Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems in the Age of Climate Change. The progress report comes a little over a year after the California Salmon … Continue reading “Department of Fish and Wildlife Releases Progress Report for the California Salmon Strategy”