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With support from California Climate Investments, the California Conservation Corps (CCC) is reducing wildfire risks by removing hazardous fuels in Paradise, Lake Tahoe, and Arcadia as part of the Training and Workforce Development Program. Through fuels reduction projects, Corpsmembers have treated over 90 acres of fire-prone land, creating defensible space and improving community safety. These efforts not only protect residents but also provide young adults with hands-on experience in forestry and wildfire mitigation, preparing them for careers in fire management and conservation. 

California Conservation Corps Fuels Reduction Projects Improve Wildfire Resilience Across the State
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New Equipment on a Turlock Dairy Farm Reduces ...

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Supported by a $565,470 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Alternative Manure Management Program, Paul Danbom of Brindeiro & Danbom Dairy Farms in Turlock took a significant step towards improving the efficiency of his dairy operation and installed a new solid separation system. Instead of flushed manure being discharged directly into a settling pond and storage lagoon system, it is now pumped through a separator capable of capturing a large portion of manure solids, keeping that organic material from entering and decomposing in a liquid environment where it would produce methane.

New Equipment on a Turlock Dairy Farm Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Produces Co-Benefits

Greater Sacramento

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Community Efforts Lead the Way in Sacramento’s River District Transit Plans

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Community Efforts Lead the Way in Sacramento’s River District Transit Plans

Strategic Growth Council

The Sacramento Integrated Multimodal Place-Based Living Project is a Transformative Climate Communities initiative aimed at strengthening community engagement, increasing affordable housing, and expanding public transit in the River District neighborhood of Sacramento. One of the key features of the project, the Dos Rios Light Rail Station, will significantly increase residents’ accessibility to Downtown Sacramento and the greater Sacramento Area. The Mirasol Village Community Garden represents another success of the initiative, giving residents the opportunity to cultivate fresh produce and forge community bonds.

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Launching In-Vessel Composting Projects throughout the State

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Launching In-Vessel Composting Projects throughout the State

California Department of Resources Recyling and Recovery

The Organics Grant Program began allocating California Climate Investments funding to in-vessel composting projects for the first time ever in its most recent solicitation. We were able to interview two grantees, from California State University – Sacramento (CSUS) and the University of Southern California (USC), about their projects and how in-vessel composting will change waste processing at their site and positively impact their communities.

California Conservation Corps Fuels Reduction Projects Improve Wildfire Resilience Across the State

California Conservation Corps Fuels Reduction Projects Improve Wildfire Resilience Across the State

With support from California Climate Investments, the California Conservation Corps (CCC) is reducing wildfire risks by removing hazardous fuels in Paradise, Lake Tahoe, and Arcadia as part of the Training and Workforce Development Program. Through fuels reduction projects, Corpsmembers have treated over 90 acres of fire-prone land, creating defensible space and improving community safety. These efforts not only protect residents but also provide young adults with hands-on experience in forestry and wildfire mitigation, preparing them for careers in fire management and conservation. 

Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project

Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

With $3.9 million in support from the Wetlands and Watershed Restoration Program, the South Yuba River Citizens League together with the Washoe Tribe and project partners are restoring 485 acres of the high-elevation meadow habitat in Placer and Nevada Counties. Project partners include the Tahoe National Forest/U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Wildlife Conservation Board, Truckee Donner Land Trust, UC Davis Center for the Watershed Sciences, Point Blue Conservation Science, University of Nevada Reno, and Nevada County. 

Low-Carbon Tomato Processing Using State-of-the-Art Evaporation System

Low-Carbon Tomato Processing Using State-of-the-Art Evaporation System

In 2019, the California Energy Commission awarded Pacific Coast Producers (PCP), the largest tomato canning facility in the country, a $5,721,713 grant from the Food Production Investment Program (FPIP) under the state’s California Climate Investments program to install an advanced energy-efficiency evaporation technology at PCP’s Woodland facility. The grant was supplemented by $3,080,923 in match funding from PCP.

Healthy Soils Through Whole-Orchard Recycling

Healthy Soils Through Whole-Orchard Recycling

David Viguie of Viguie Farming is revitalizing soil health on 44 acres of a 28-year-old French prune orchard located in the city of Winters. Prior to receiving a Healthy Soils Program grant, David conventionally farmed his orchard. In his pursuit to restore the property's soil health, David applied to the Healthy Soils Program and received a $38,378 grant from California Climate Investments to achieve his goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing soil carbon by removing a prune orchard through whole-orchard recycling.

Cleaner Passenger Trains through the Capitol Corridor Rail Project

Cleaner Passenger Trains through the Capitol Corridor Rail Project

In 2019, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, in partnership with California Department of Transportation’s Division of Mass Transit, was selected by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to receive $7.4 million from the Community Air Protection program to help replace two diesel-powered locomotives with two new Siemens Charger Tier 4 locomotives. These locomotives are now operating on the Capitol Corridor line from Auburn-Sacramento to Silicon Valley and run through disadvantaged and low-income communities in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and more. The new locomotives achieve a 90 percent reduction in particulate matter emissions and an 80 percent reduction in oxides of nitrogen emissions compared to the old, higher-polluting locomotives.

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Launching a New Capacity Building and Community Empowerment Project

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Launching a New Capacity Building and Community Empowerment Project

The Partners Advancing Climate Equity (PACE) pilot program is a capacity-building program administered by the California Strategic Growth Council and funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The year-long pilot program began in 2021 and supported 22 participants – all local leaders deeply rooted in their communities across the state – and sought to increase their ability to advance equitable and community-driven climate solutions.

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Climate Resilience Planning for Key Sacramento River Watersheds

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Climate Resilience Planning for Key Sacramento River Watersheds

Supported by $400,000 from the Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program, a coalition of federal, academic, non-profit and private organizations has developed a modeling tool to enhance climate adaptation and resilience planning in five Sacramento River watersheds. These watersheds provide the vast majority of California’s utilized water and over 80 percent of the freshwater to San Francisco Bay. By estimating the ecological returns of conservation and restoration efforts, the modeling tool will help determine what future actions and investments would best restore and protect the health of this important region.

Zero-Emission Forklifts Bring Air Pollution Reductions to Portside Communities

Zero-Emission Forklifts Bring Air Pollution Reductions to Portside Communities

SSA Marine received $4.82 million from the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project, also known as CORE, to purchase 20 zero-emission forklifts and charging infrastructure for their locations in Stockton and West Sacramento. This equipment will help reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutants in census tracts that are heavily burdened by diesel particulate matter and other air pollutants.

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Electric School Buses Benefit Students and Air Quality in Sacramento County

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Electric School Buses Benefit Students and Air Quality in Sacramento County

In May 2017, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and its partners unveiled the first six of 29 electric school buses — what will be the largest electric school bus deployment in the U.S. — at a press event in north Sacramento.

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Restoring Wetlands in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta

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Restoring Wetlands in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta

The San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta is the cradle which nurtures the drinking water supply of more than 23 million Californians and much of the state’s farm land. But measurements show land on Sherman Island has sunk as much as 28 feet below sea level as the State’s population and demand for water have grown. That’s why California Climate Investments is providing more than $10 million to improve the situation.

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Reclaimed Urban Wood Supports Small Businesses and Reduces Landfill Emissions

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Reclaimed Urban Wood Supports Small Businesses and Reduces Landfill Emissions

A $996,600 grant from California Climate Investments through the Urban and Community Forestry program will help Urban Salvaged and Reclaimed Woods, Inc. pilot a shared storefront project. This storefront will allow businesses handling salvaged wood from urban areas to combine resources to better process, market, and sell their products.

Urban Wood Rescue Project Trains Youth and Sequesters Carbon

Urban Wood Rescue Project Trains Youth and Sequesters Carbon

Urban Wood Rescue, a program administered by the Sacramento Tree Foundation, is transforming dead trees from around the Sacramento region into useful lumber.

Our Community CarShare Program Supports Low-Income Sacramentans

Our Community CarShare Program Supports Low-Income Sacramentans

May 2017 marked the launch of the Our Community CarShare Sacramento Program. This new car sharing pilot program, available to low-income Sacramento residents, was great news to Susan Brown and came to her attention at the right time.

Training the Next Generation of Energy Efficiency Professionals in Sacramento

Training the Next Generation of Energy Efficiency Professionals in Sacramento

Eugene is looking forward to a career in the energy industry. He is one of several dozen members of the California Conservation Corps (CCC) making a difference in their community, improving the environment, and developing marketable job skills.

Tailored Technical Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers

Tailored Technical Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers

In a partnership with the Strategic Growth Council and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is providing outreach, education, and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers across California

Weatherization & Solar PV Project Benefits Low-Income Sacramento Residents

Weatherization & Solar PV Project Benefits Low-Income Sacramento Residents

After facing increasingly unaffordable energy bills year-after-year, Milton, a Sacramento County resident, learned about the State’s low-income solar program offered through the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). He became interested in the program and was one of many residents that benefited from this assistance

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Ecological Resilience through Regenerative Grazing

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Ecological Resilience through Regenerative Grazing

The Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program awarded a grant of $512,000 from California Climate Investments to Audubon California to assist ranchers in transitioning to more regenerative grazing approaches through a ranch certification program.

California Climate Investments | Cap-and-Trade Dollars at Work