By JP Robinette, Engineering and Construction Manager of the Sites Project Authority Sites Reservoir represents a historic opportunity to improve the generational water outlook for California’s farms, cities, and environment. The Sites Project Authority (Authority) has established a model for how to come together and develop a mega-project with local leadership and investment from water … Continue reading “From “If” to “How” — The Sites Reservoir Contracting Strategy”

By Casey Gudel, Client Relations & Project Manager Land IQ  Understanding what is happening on the surface of the ground is important to a range of groups including local and state governments, water managers, commodity organizations, and growers alike. As a firm deeply rooted in land-based science, Land IQ realized more than fifteen years ago that … Continue reading “Land IQ: Mapping All Crops, Everywhere, All the Time”

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”