Items Tagged with 'rangeland conservation easements'

State Sen. John Laird is hoping to catalyze more partnerships between ranchers and conservationists to preserve wildlife and support California’s climate goals.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon unveil a revised budget proposal that adds more details to a new $22 billion climate package. Yet some agricultural counties and farm groups say a decades-old farmland conservation program could be revived and accomplish some of the same goals.

A draft plan released shows that many sustainability practices would not fall within the 30x30 framework. But farm and environmental advocates are hoping for many changes to come in the next version.

The California Natural Resources Agency has been gathering feedback over plans to conserve 30% of the state’s land and coastal waters by 2030.