Supporting California’s Water and Land Future
Joya Banerjee offers concluding reflections on the Foundation’s Environment Program.
Environment
Foundation, Education, Environment
The Commonwealth Club’s 2020 Distinguished Citizens Award (Video)
Dr. Gloria Duffy of the Commonwealth Club interviews Lauren Dachs, Joya Banerjee, and Arron Jiron in this tribute to the Foundation, a recipient of the Club’s 2020 Distinguished Citizens Award.
Water, Environment
Tools to advance water trading in a new era of sustainable groundwater management
Environmental Defense Fund partnered with water managers and landowners in the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District to create the first open-source water accounting and trading platform in California’s Central Valley.
Water, Environment
Filling the Biggest Data Gap in Water Management
A Foundation-supported partnership including NASA, Google, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Desert Research Institute announces a web application to transform water management in the American West.
Water, Environment
Incentives Prove Vital to Waterbird Habitats
New research shows the impact of extreme drought – and of incentive programs designed to ensure that waterbirds have a home in the Central Valley.
Water, Environment
Community Foundations are Working for Water Sustainability
Marselle Alexander-Ozinskas and Joya Banerjee co-author a blog post describing the Community Foundation Water Initiative.
Water, Environment
New Hope for the Salton Sea
Allison Harvey Turner co-authors an op-ed highlighting promising steps toward restoring and sustaining California’s largest inland lake.
Water, Environment, President's Updates
Water Solutions Network: A New Approach to Learning and Collaboration
Foundation president Lauren B. Dachs writes about cross-sector collaboration of leaders focused on the future of water management in our state.
Land, Environment
Charting the Course for 21st Century California State Parks
The state park system is being transformed to help improve access and uses today, while preserving its resources for generations to come.
Water, Environment
Aspen Institute Report Calls for “Internet of Water”
A new report from the Aspen Institute and its partners provides the blueprint for connecting data and advancing water sustainability.