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California Stewardship Success Stories By Area

NRCS Area 3 (Central Valley)

This area contains the nation's greatest agricultural producing region, which encompasses the San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada Mountains. More than 300 crops are produced, with annual sales over $12 billion. Six of the nation’s top 25 counties, in terms of agricultural product sales, are here.

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Conservation Tillage in Kings County (PDF; 3.4 MB)
Conservation Tillage in the San Joaquin Valley (PDF; 140 KB)
Farm Water Quality Compliance Made Easier (PDF; 160 KB)
Landowner Profile: Bill Longfellow (PDF; 232 KB)
Nutrient Management Planners (PDF; 860 KB)
Profile: Almond Grower Lee Moren (PDF; 160 KB)
Profile: Baldip Sahota (PDF; 232 KB)
Profile: Cresci Vineyard (PDF; 235 KB)
Profile: High Sierra Beef, Inc. (PDF; 315 KB)
Profile: Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area (PDF; 120 KB)
Profile: Lake Tahoe Schoolyard (PDF; 370 KB)
Profile: Lemoore Wetland (PDF; 540 KB)
Profile: Mosquito Fire Department (PDF; 980 KB)
Profile: North Fork Rancheria (PDF; 150 KB)
Profile: Robyn Singh, Almond Grower (PDF; 120 KB)
Profile: Stuart Porter (PDF; 164 KB)
San Joaquin Valley Blueberries (PDF; 140 KB)

Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
 Agriculture-Nature Tourism (PDF; 828 KB) - Yosemite-Sequoia RC&D
California Amer-Asian Resource Education (PDF; 632 KB) - Yosemite-Sequoia RC&D
Chrome Ridge Gets a Break (PDF; 1.62 MB) - High Sierra RC&D
 Living Lightly in Eastern Madera County (PDF; 461 KB) - Yosemite-Sequoia RC&D
Southeast Asian Trellis Project (PDF; 329 KB) - San Joaquin Valley RC&D (Proposed)
Stewardship Through Education (PDF; 370 KB) - Central Sierra RC&D
West Rim Fuel Reduction Project (PDF; 910 KB) - High Sierra RC&D

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