Specialty Crops in the Sacramento Valley- An Exploration of Groundwater Recharge Opportunities By David Shabazian,  Rural-Urban Connections Strategy Manager, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) SACOG’s Sustainable Water Management Strategies for Specialty Crops in the Sacramento Valley examined scenarios to consider optimal locations for strategic flooding of cropland to maximize groundwater infiltration and improve water supply … Continue reading “SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR SPECIALTY CROPS IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY”

By Correen Nichols Davis, Managing Partner/Chairman, Gorrill Ranch On Friday, July 20, our family and business had the pleasure of welcoming friends and community members to our farm in the beautiful Sacramento Valley to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Gorrill Ranch.  The Gorrill Ranch is my family’s 4th generation family farming operation.  We grow … Continue reading “Farming, Birds and Fish in Harmony: Gorrill Ranch Celebrates 100 Years in the Sacramento Valley!”

  A Focus on Recovery Planning and Action With all the discourse surrounding the Endangered Species Act, some observations from the Sacramento Valley may be instructive to these discussions. From our perspective, various parties in California have been fighting for several decades over the Biological Opinions (BiOps) involving the Bay-Delta and the related river systems. … Continue reading “New Approaches to Implement the Endangered Species Act in California – Updated”

  Leading scientists from nearby University of California, Davis and throughout the world are pointing towards the value and importance of re-activating floodplains as the key element to improve conditions for fish within a managed water system like the Sacramento Valley. (See: Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services by UC Press). To improve conditions … Continue reading “Reactivating the Floodplains in the Sacramento Valley”