Past Projects
Our Vision: sustainable local farming-based economy and a conserved local environment that provides benefits to the community and the food that serves the nation.
Past Projects
Lower Deer Creek
Watershed Plan
Collaborative project between the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Pixley Irrigation District, The Nature Conservancy, and The National Audubon Society.
Sustainable Agricultural
Lands Conservation
Preparing the Trust for acquisition and management of regional ag conservation easements as a balanced approach to landscape planning and resource conservation.
Background & Benefits
Groundwater Sustainability
To achieve groundwater sustainability, per SGMA requirements, GSAs are developing and implementing regenerative projects that are necessary for balance within the boundaries of the ecological limits. Tule Trust, in partnership with local GSAs, conservation experts, and funders are striving to achieve proper balance of groundwater supply that not only ensures water for future generations, but also helps maintain groundwater storage capacity, reduce seawater intrusion, improve water quality, reduce subsidence, and reduce surface water depletions that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses.
Land Repurposing & Restoration
Preservation of natural lands and wildlife plays a significant role in our ecosystem and biodiversity. Over the past century, more than 95% of the Central Valley’s wetlands, riparian, and floodplain habitat used by migrating birds and numerous species has declined as they have come under private ownership, creating a need for effective conservation compatible with working lands. The implementation of volunteer land fallowing, conservation easements, and cover corps provides open space for migrating birds, reduces the need for groundwater pumping, brings balance to our increasingly delicate ecosystem, maintains vital food supplies, and creates jobs.
