Items Tagged with 'repurposing fallowed farmland for conservation projects'

California is scaling up its grid infrastructure but the buildout is putting more scrutiny on natural and working lands and collaborations with rural counties.

California lawmakers and the governor are hashing out the final details for investing billions of state dollars into a drought relief plan with long-term water investments and some benefits to farmers.

Sen. Dahle took aim at a program for repurposing fallowed farmland for ecosystem restoration and other conservation goals.

The Department of Conservation is collecting input from Californians as it drafts guidelines for the new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program it will launch with $50 million of state funding next spring.

The San Joaquin Valley Water Collaborative Action Program is bringing farmers to the table alongside environmental groups, drinking water advocates and local municipalities.

Lawmakers were frustrated the administration's priorities had dramatically shifted in the final legislation.