CDFA Seeks Comments on Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on new program priorities being developed for the 2016 Special Crop Block Grant Program. Please submit comments to grants@cdfa.ca.gov beginning September 18, 2015 at 5 p.m. until October 2, 2015 at 5 p.m. The proposed program priorities may be accessed here.

Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Grant Program Public Scoping Workshop

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October 15 Sierra Cascades Dialog: Planning Tomorrow’s Forests Today

The USDA Forest Service has scheduled the next Sierra Cascades Dialog for Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Lions Gate Hotel in McClellan, CA.  The session, entitled Planning Tomorrow’s Forests Today: Pacific Crest Trail, Wilderness, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and Species of Conservation Concern, will cover four topics of interest in the current and future forest plan revisions being undertaken by the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region.  Full details can be accessed here.

Request for Public Comments – Proposed NOFA Regarding Drought-Related Water Laterals Installations

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Study Claims Flooding Farms in Winter May Help Replenish Groundwater

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UCS Groundwater Report: Setting Measurable Objectives to Achieve Sustainable Groundwater Management in California

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