First Time, SALC funding this year will support California tribes with land acquisitions

To date, Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) investments have protected 381 square miles of California agricultural and working lands, making further progress on the State’s 30×30 conservation goal. For the first time, SALC funding this year will support California tribes with land acquisitions.

The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) recently gave its approval for more than $116 million in grants through the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program. These funds aim to safeguard around 50,500 acres of croplands, rangelands, and culturally significant areas used by Native American tribes for traditional resource cultivation.