Conservation Resources
Resources for land, farmland, water, news and more
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Below you will find a host of conservation resources for continued education, facts and news. To quickly navigate to a preferred section click below:
- Land
- Farmland
- Water Quality
- Water Quantity
- Drought-Tolerant Garden Planning
- Environmental News & Tips
- Children's Environmental Education Resources
- History, Literature & Poetry
Land
Conservation Policy 2008: Land Trusts Succeed in Sacramento
Planning for the Future: A Sierra Nevada Land Use Index
Central Valley land and education publications from the Great Valley Center
2005 National Land Trust Census
Saving Sierra Places: An Activist’s Toolkit for Winning Land Use Campaigns
Farmland
American Farmland Trust Information Center > a clearinghouse for information about farm and ranchland protection, conservation practices, and programs and policies that support the business of farming
Water Quality
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
State of Sierra Waters: A Sierra Nevada Watersheds Index
"Watershed Council Toolkit” from the Sierra Nevada Alliance
Where Does My Water Come From? > This website is intended to help Californians identify their source(s) of drinking water, learn more about how drinking water is treated, and learn to help prevent pollution of our groundwater and surface water supplies.
Water Quantity
State Water Resources Control Board
Drought-tolerant Garden Planning
Sierra Nevada Yard & Garden: A homeowner’s guide to landscaping in the Sierra
Environmental News and Tips
Ideal Bite: > offers ideas for real people who lead busy lives and want to make small changes that add up to big results.
Children’s Environmental Education Resources
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Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education
California Regional Environmental Education Community
Poetry, Literature and History
Dry Crik Journal: Perspectives from the Ranch > a blog by John Dofflemeyer
"Poems from Dry Creek" > by John Dofflemeyer
"Challenge of the Big Trees" > by William Tweed
"The Great Western Divide" > by John Spivey
"Tending the Wild" > by Kat Anderson
"Indian Summer" > by Thomas Jefferson Mayfield
"Handbook of the Yokuts Indians" > by Frank F. Latta