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Programs to conserve California's farmland & open space resources

Californians make their home amidst some of the most productive farmland and diverse open spaces in the world. The Department of Conservation's Division of Land Resource Protection (DLRP) works with landowners, local governments, and researchers to conserve these resources for everyone's future.

financial assistance opportunities

Application for Open Space Subventions The Division has been alerted that a macro is not functioning properly on the Open Space Subvention Application 2008-09. We have taken the current application offline for repairs. If you have already downloaded the OSSA 2008-09, please delete it. We will put the repaired OSSA 2008-09 back online by Friday, 8/29/08. Thank you for your patience.
Watershed Coordinator Grant Program--2007 Awards The Department of Conservation (Department) is pleased to announce its 2007 Watershed Coordinator Grant Program Final Decision.

news and information

Watershed Program Outreach Report A new report summarizes more than 1,500 comments received by the Watershed Program's Advisory Committee at recent meetings to guide development of the new Statewide Watershed Program (PDF).
2006 Important Farmland Maps and 2004-06 conversion statistics
Recently released:
Fresno and San Diego counties.
Summer 2008 Focus on Farmland Newsletter
New easements in Amador, Marin, and Merced counties are featured.
2002-04 California Farmland Conversion Report
Record amounts of urbanization and loss of Prime Farmland occurred during this reporting period.

conservation planning Tools

Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) Model
The LESA Model evaluates agricultural characteristics of specific sites, as indicated in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines.
Important Farmland Maps in PDF format
Full size maps for viewing your area of interest, starting with the 2006 editions.
New Inititatives
Projects are underway to identify land with multiple values to conserve California's agricultural heritage.
1984-2004 Urbanization Maps
Download regional maps depicting urban change and Important Farmland status for various parts of the state (PDF).