Sequoia Riverlands Trust Partners
Sequoia Riverlands Trust makes collaboration a key component of our mission to conserve the natural and agricultural legacy of the southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley. As a land trust, we are proactive, forward-thinking problem solvers. To be most effective, we partner with a diversity of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies who offer unique skill sets and resources that enhance our capacity to conserve Central California’s heartland. Together, we can accomplish far greater goals that prove more meaningful to a larger sphere of stakeholders.
We are grateful for the time, skills, expertise and financial support of the following groups. Thank you.
(* = member of the Southern Sierra Partnership, an ongoing collaborative effort that conserves large landscape-scale sections of the Southern Sierra.)
Non-Profit
American Farmland Trust
Works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment.
www.farmland.org
*Audubon California
Conserves and restores natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity
and the earth’s biological diversity. http://ca.audubon.org/about.php
California Council of Land Trusts
Acts as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working in local communities throughout California.
www.calandtrusts.org
California Native Plant Society
Seeks to increase understanding and appreciation of California's native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future
generations.
www.cnps.org
The Conservation Fund
Forges partnerships to preserve our nation's outdoor heritage — America's legacy of wildlife habitat, working landscapes
and community open-space. Balancing environmental principles with economic goals, the Fund creates public and private partnerships to demonstrate
sustainable conservation solutions for the 21st Century. www.conservationfund.org
Friends of the Tule River
Community-based public interest group whose purpose is to restore and preserve the natural habitat values of land and water
in the Tule River drainage.
The Great Valley Center
A private, non-profit and non-partisan organization working to make the Great Central Valley a better place to live. Founded
in 1997 based on the belief that the Central Valley's future is dependent on development of strong Valley leadership and a balanced approach
to public policy.
www.greatvalley.org
Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District
www.kdwcd.com
Kings River Conservancy
A land trust working along the Kings River corridor from Pine Flat Dam to Highway 99. Their mission is to foster community involvement in protecting and enhancing environmental values, to enhance and control public access for recreation, to educate the public on environmental values, to preserve agricultural lands and to encourage sound public conservation practices along the Kings River.
www.krcd.org
Land Trust Alliance
Promotes voluntary land conservation and strengthens the land trust movement by providing the leadership, information, skills
and resources land trusts need to conserve land for the benefit of communities and natural systems.
www.lta.org
National Audubon Society
Conserves and restores natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity
and the earth's biological diversity. Their national network of community-based nature centers and chapters engage millions of people of
all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
www.audubon.org
*The Nature Conservancy
Dedicated to preserving the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting
the lands and waters they need to survive. With similar values and conservation goals, Sequoia Riverlands Trust and The Nature Conservancy
partner to conserve the natural and agricultural lands and waters in Tulare, Kern and Kings counties.
www.nature.org
San Joaquin River Parkway
and Conservation Trust
Preserves and restores San Joaquin River lands having ecological, scenic or historic significance; educates the public
on the need for stewardship; researches issues affecting the river and promotes educational, recreational and agricultural uses consistent
with the protection of the river's resources.
www.riverparkway.org
Sequoia Natural History Association
A non-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting education, interpretation, research, and the natural and historic
preservation of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Devils Postpile National Monument, Lake Kaweah, and other areas of the National
Park System.
www.sequoiahistory.org
*Sierra Business Council
A nonprofit association of more than five hundred businesses, agencies and individuals working to secure the social, environmental
and financial health of the Sierra Nevada region for this and future generations.
www.sbcouncil.org
Sierra Nevada Alliance
Seeks to protect and restore the natural environment of the Sierra Nevada for future environments while ensuring healthy
and sustainable communities. www.sierranevadaalliance.org
Sierra Cascade Land Trust
Council
a broad coalition of private local and regional land trust and conservancy organizations working with willing landowners
to promote and preserve natural, cultural and recreational resources, open space and working farms and ranches in the Sierra Nevada and California
Cascade region.
www.sierracascadelandtrustcouncil.org
The Sierra Fund
A non-profit community foundation providing philanthropic stewardship and charitable support services for environmental conservation
in the Sierra Nevada region. The Sierra Fund partners with private donors and public agencies to increase and organize investment in the
land, air, water and human resources of the Sierra Nevada. www.sierrafund.org
Stewardship Council
A private, nonprofit foundation that was established in 2004 as part of a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) settlement.
www.stewardshipcouncil.org
Trust for Public Land
Conserves land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.
www.tpl.org
Tulare Lake Basin Working Group
Aims to develop creative conservation solutions that benefit all segments of society with an eye toward balancing nature,
agriculture and the economy. www.tularebasinwildlifepartners.org/about/howwework.html
Wild Places
Preserving, restoring and protecting California's wild and rural places and the peoples who are part of these native landscapes
through volunteer-driven habitat restoration, environmental and cultural education, political advocacy and career development. www.wildplaces.net
Foundations
California Council for the Humanities
The California Council for the Humanities connects Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.
www.calhum.org/
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Established by Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the habitat on which they depend. They create partnerships between the public and private sectors and strategically invests in conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
www.nfwf.org
*Resources Legacy Fund
An independent, non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the quality of life. RLF works in collaboration with a variety of interests to help philanthropic institutions and individuals serve as strategic catalysts in conservation endeavors, and to leverage their gifts by stimulating other private and public funding.
www.resourceslegacyfund.org
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Created in 1964 by David Packard (1912-1996) and Lucile Salter Packard (1914-1987), the Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: Conservation and Science; Population; and Children, Families and Communities.
www.packard.org
The James Irvine Foundation
Expands opportunities for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. James Irvine, a California agricultural pioneer, established the Foundation in 1937 to benefit the people of California.
www.irvine.org
Agencies
Bureau of Land Management
Sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of its public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The BLM administers 261 million acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 western states.
www.blm.gov
California Department of Fish and Game
Manages California's diverse fish, wildlife and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
www.dfg.ca.gov
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Protects the people of California from fires, responds to emergencies and protects and enhances forest, range and watershed values providing social, economic and environmental benefits to rural and urban citizens. A department within the CNRA.
www.fire.ca.gov
California Department of Water Resources
A Department of the CNRA, focusing on water issues in California. Facilitates the Southern Sierra Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP).
www.dwr.water.ca.gov
California Farmland Conservancy Program
A program run by the Department of Conservation, within the CNRA. Distributes Proposition 40 funds.
www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/cfcp/Pages/Index.aspx
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA)
To restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.
www.resources.ca.gov
California River Parkways Grant Program
Distributes Proposition 50 funds through competitive grant process. Part of the CNRA.
http://resources.ca.gov/bonds_prop50riverparkway.html
California State Parks
www.parks.ca.gov/
California Department of Transportation
California Regional Blueprint Planning Program
www.calblueprint.dot.ca.gov/
California Wildlife Conservation Board
WCB is an independent Board with authority and funding to carry out an acquisition and development program for the purchase of land and waters suitable for recreation purposes and the preservation, protection and restoration of wildlife habitat.
www.dfg.ca.gov/wcb/
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb5/
City of Visalia
www.ci.visalia.ca.us/
College of the Sequoias
Visalia Community College
www.cos.edu/
Fresno County
www.co.fresno.ca.us/
Kern County
www.co.kern.ca.us/
Kings County
www.countyofkings.com/
Environmental Protection Agency
Committed to protecting human health by safeguarding the natural environment.
www.epa.gov
National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
East of SRT's project area, these parks protect almost a million acres of wildlife habitat and scenery in the foothills, sequoias, alpine mountains and Kings, Kern and Kaweah River canyons. The National Park Service, dedicated to conserving natural and cultural resources, manages over 385 parks, monuments and historical sites.
www.nps.gov/seki
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
The Conservancy initiates, encourages, and supports efforts that improve the environmental, economic and social well-being of the Sierra Nevada Region, its communities and the citizens of California. Part of the CNRA; distributes Proposition 84 funds.
http://sierranevada.ca.gov/
Tulare County
www.co.tulare.ca.us/
Tulare County Office of Education and SCICON
The Tulare County Office of Education exists to serve, support, encourage, develop and consistently improve on hundreds of programs and services to benefit over 85,000 students in 47 school districts across Tulare County. SCICON is the Outdoor School of Science and Conservation operated by TCOE and located just outside of Springville in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
www.tcoe.org
Tulare County Resource Management Agency
Balances economic development consistent with the goal of being the preeminent agriculture county in the country; stewardship of the County's natural resources; and permitting for infrastructure and services that provide for the public’s health and safety needs.
www.co.tulare.ca.us/government/rma/default.asp
University of California Cooperative Extension
http://ucanr.org/
University of California, Davis
www.ucdavis.edu/index.html
University of California, Merced
www.ucmerced.edu/
University of California, Santa Barbara: The Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
A leading center of research and teaching that integrates science, management, law, economics, and policy as part of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem-solving.
www.bren.ucsb.edu/
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Works to manage, develop and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound matter in the interest of the American public.
www.usbr.gov
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Provides quality, responsive engineering services to the nation.
www.usace.army.mil
U.S.D.I. Fish and Wildlife Service
Works with others to conserve protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
www.fws.gov
U.S. Forest Service, Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument
East of SRT's project area, Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument conserve 38 groves of giant sequoia. Majestic granite monoliths, glacier-torn canyons, roaring whitewater, and lush meadows await your discovery at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The Forest Service manages forests and grasslands by caring for the land and serving people, achieving quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of people.
www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia
U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.
www.nrcs.usda.gov
Visalia Convention & Visitors Bureau
An information hub that provides visitors to Visalia and surrounding communities a comprehensive guide to lodging, dining, things to do, things to see, community events, conventions and much more. The website even provides itineraries for various sightseeing and activities around the area, including a three-day eco-tourism itinerary that steers nature-loving visitors toward unique and accessible outdoor adventures, and another three-day suggested itinerary for farms and agriculture that helps visitors to the region understand the path their food travels, from farm to fork.
http://www.visitvisalia.org/