Watershed Resilience

Lake County's meadows, wetlands, streams, and working lands are closely connected. Changes in water availability, drought, wildfire, erosion, vegetation condition, and land management can affect both ecological function and agricultural operations.

Watershed resilience means finding practical, locally appropriate ways to improve the function and resilience of these landscapes while supporting the people who depend on them. 

• Connect, inform, and engage Lake County landowners and land managers.
• Provide opportunities to learn about restoration practices and see projects firsthand.
• Demonstrate approaches to meadow, wetland, and mesic-area restoration.
• Improve vegetative growth and soil health.
• Increase water infiltration and retention.
• Reduce erosion.
• Raise water tables.
• Enhance late-season water flows.
• Connect landowners with technical assistance and potential funding opportunities.

LEARN
Workshops and presentations provide practical information about restoration approaches, management strategies, and available resources.

SEE
Field tours take participants to local project sites where they can see restoration practices and outcomes firsthand.

CONNECT
We bring landowners together with conservation partners, technical specialists, funders, and other land managers.

APPLY
The goal is to help landowners identify opportunities, develop projects, and connect with the resources needed to move projects forward.

This event is geared toward agricultural producers and land managers interested in making their operations more sustainable. Attendees will learn practical strategies for improving water reliability, increasing irrigation efficiency, boosting forage production, and connecting with technical and financial resources. The agenda includes visits to local project sites and firsthand stories from Lake County landowners who have successfully adopted these practices.

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