Central Coast Agricultural Water Quality Coalition
The Coalition's Ag Water Quality Program Coordinators are involved in organizing groups of growers and facilitating Farm Water Quality Planning outreach and assistance. Coordinators also refer growers to appropriate AWQA technical assistance specialists who can work with growers to design and implement new management practices.
Agriculture Water Quality Program Coordinator MaryEllen Dick
16470 Twin Lakes Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
831.786.9225 maryellendick@sbcglobal.net
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
The USDA-NRCS provides free technical planning assistance to farmers, ranchers, and rural land owners to address resource concerns on your property. The District Conservationist in each county can arrange for a site assessment and consulation. NRCS also has specialists that work exclusively on water quality issues as part of the AWQA.
District Conservationist
San Benito and Santa Clara Counties Athena Pratt
2337 Technolgy Parkway, Suite C
Hollister, CA 95023
831.637.4360 x110 athena.pratt@ca.usda.gov
San Benito County Resource Conservation District
Assists growers and ranchers with the planning, design, and implementation of agricultural conservation and water quality protection practices.
Conservation Program Specialist Kellie Guerra
2337 Technology Parkway, Ste C
Hollister, CA 95023
831.637.4360 x101
University of California Cooperative Extension
San Benito County
County Director Patricia Johns
P.O. Box 1956
Hollister, CA 95024-1956
(831) 637-5346
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
CAFF fosters family-scale agriculturethat cares for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes social justice.Members are urbanites, farmers, environmentalists, rural activists, students, andanyone concerned with the social and environmental dimensions of agriculture. Sam Earnshaw specializes in the planning and installation of insectary hedgerows, erosion control plantings, and wildlife habitat.
Central Coast Regional Coordinator
Sam Earnshaw
PO Box 1766
Watsonville, CA
(831) 722-5556 sambo@cruzio.com
Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.
Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc., (CCWQP) manages the Cooperative Monitoring Program (CMP) on behalf of irrigated agriculture throughout the Central Coast.
For more information please contact:
Executive Director
Kirk Schmidt
PO Box 1049
Watsonville CA 95077
831-761-8644 x14
kschmidt@ccwqp.org
Program Manager
Sarah Greene
PO Box 1049
Watsonville CA 95077
831-331-9051 (cell, preferred)
831-761-8644 (office)
sgreene@ccwqp.org
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