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Farmland Conservation: New Awards Give Ag Climate Strategy a Boost
The Strategic Growth Council recently approved nearly $34 million in new grants for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALCP). SALCP is one a suite of Climate Smart Agriculture...
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Application Released for New Climate Adaptation Grant Program
The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) is currently accepting pre-applications for their new Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program through May 18, 2018. The program will fund conservation easements...
View ArticleDeadline extend for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program
Pre-proposals due on May 29th The Department of Conservation and the Strategic Growth Council recently announced an extension for pre-proposals for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation...
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California, Southwest on Edge of Megadrought: CA’s Climate Smart Ag Programs...
We are all witnessing the consequences right now of what happens when governments ignore scientists’ warnings and fail to prepare for predicted crises. I’m referring to Covid-19 – which is exactly the...
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What do COVID-19 AND Climate Change Have in Common? They Both Threaten the...
This is reposted from American Farmland Trust. Click here to view the original article. American Farmland Trust’s new report shows how the destruction of California’s prime agricultural land is...
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Agriculture Underscored in House Climate Committee Report
This blog is reposted from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), of which CalCAN is a member. NSAC advocates for federal policy reform for the sustainability of food systems, natural...
View ArticleGovernor Newsom Announces Plan for Advancing Agricultural Climate Solutions
California’s farms, forests, wetlands, and urban green spaces are part of our beauty but also the source of our freshwater, clean air, food security, and ultimately our climate resilience. Today’s...
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Investments Increase Affordable Housing, Farmland Protection But Pandemic...
As legislative leaders have returned to Sacramento and begin to address the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) today released its report,...
View ArticleProvide Input on State and Federal Climate & Agriculture Strategies
There are several policies and programs at both the state and federal level that are open for public input right now. CalCAN is submitting comments and attending these different sessions to help scale...
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Farmland Protection & Support for Underserved Producers: Funding Available
California grant programs for supporting underserved producers and protecting farmland are now accepting applications. Pandemic Support for Underserved Producers The California Department of Food and...
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