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Adopt resolutions to:
a. Approve the Ag Land Trust Easement Proposals to the California Department of Conservation Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program for the Thompson Farm, Silverlake Ranch, Martella Ranch, Daugherty Ranch and Marihart Ranch; and
b. Support the Ag Land Trust grant funding application to receive grant funds from the State of California Department of Conservation SALC Program to acquire agricultural conservation easements over the Thompson Farm, Silverlake Ranch, Martella Ranch, Daugherty Ranch and Marihart Ranch; and
c. Direct the Resource Management Agency Director or Chief of Planning, to collaborate with the Ag Land Trust in the grant application process.
REF170016 -Ag Land Trust Support
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Ag Land Trust Easement Proposals to the California Department of Conservation Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program for the Thompson Farm, Silverlake Ranch, Martella Ranch, Daugherty Ranch and Marihart Ranch;
b. Support the Ag Land Trust grant funding application to receive grant funds from the State of California Department of Conservation SALC Program to acquire agricultural conservation easements over the Thompson Farm, Silverlake Ranch, Martella Ranch, Daugherty Ranch and Marihart Ranch; and
c. Direct the Resource Management Agency Director or Chief of Planning, to collaborate with the Ag Land Trust in the grant application process.
SUMMARY:
The Ag Land Trust has applied to the California Department of Conservation (DoC) for funding from the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Grant Program. The goal of the SALC program is to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the protection of agricultural land via the purchase of agricultural conservation easements or by enacting local strategies that result in permanent agricultural land protection. The Ag Land Trust purpose is to acquire a...
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