Announcements
2023 California Farmland Conservancy Program Awardees
March 13, 2023 - Director Shabazian approved more than $3 Million in grants through the Department of Conservation’s California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP). Awarded grants will permanently protect approximately 1000 acres in the counties of Kings, Lassen, and Mariposa. Funding was also awarded for four land improvement projects in Amador, Plumas, Shasta and San Luis Obispo counties. Land improvement grants are exclusive to and for the benefit of already-protected agricultural lands.This round of the program was funded by the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 40), and California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68).
2022 CFCP Solicitation Notice and Application Package
Awarded Grants
| Sierra Foothill Conservancy | Mariposa
| Easement
| $641,000
| Acquisition of an agricultural conservation easement on a 571-acre ranch in Mariposa County
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Sequoia Riverlands Trust
| Kings
| Easement
| $1,713,750
| Acquisition of agricultural conservation easements on a 187-acre farm in Kings County
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Lassen Land & Trails Trust
| Lassen
| Easement
| $163,000
| Acquisition of an agricultural conservation easement on a 248-acre ranch in Lassen County
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Mother Lode Land Trust
| Amador
| Land Improvement
| $59,600
| Installation of an irrigation well and solar-powered pump. Installation of ~1,300 linear feet of perimeter fencing. Native plant restoration and propagation.
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Feather River Land Trust
| Plumas
| Land Improvement
| $249,920
| Construction of riparian fencing and livestock handling facilities. Establishment of a livestock watering system. Modernization of the existing irrigation system. Finalization of Carbon Farming Plan. Preparation of a Meadow Restoration Plan.
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Ducks Unlimited
| Shasta
| Land Improvement
| $160,000
| Completion of an irrigation well and associated infrastructure.
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City Farm SLO & City of SLO
| San Luis Obispo
| Land Improvement
| $200,000
| Restoration of the Prefumo Creek corridor. Establishment of ~3,000 linear feet of pedestrian educational walking path.
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