Press Coverage Press Contact Info

There has been a lot of interest in this unique partnership from both the public and the agricultural community. Please visit the links on this page to read the most recent news coverage and to find contacts for more information. Stories no longer available online are linked as pdf files as often as possible.

"Case: Management of Monterey Bay Affected by Changes in Agricultural Practices Upstream" and "Tips on working with growers to implement voluntary conservation practices on their farms"
Marine Ecosystems and Management Vol. 3 No. 1, August-Sept. 2009
(417K pdf)

Our Ocean Backyard: Maintaining Green Fields and a Blue Ocean
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/22/09
(217K pdf)

MBNMS Water Quality Protection Program/Snapshot Day promotional video
YouTube, created 5/09
(website)

Trials suggest less nitrogen, water for head, romaine lettuce in Salinas Valley
Western Farm Press, 2/21/09
(1.5M PDF)

Lurie Keeps a Watch on Water
The Californian, 11/3/08
(Website) (104K PDF)

Daylight Farms Accepts Conservation Award
San Mateo County Times, 11/06/07
(Website) (56K PDF)

Tainted Greens: E. Coli Puts Farmers in the Crossfire
California Coast & Ocean 2007
(Website) (124 KPDF)

Locals Improve Water Quality, One Farm at a Time
Register Pajaronian 2/6/07
(Website) (58K PDF)

Spotlight Story: Surfing makes Monterey County farm advisor’s water quality concerns personal
October 2006
(Website) (182K PDF)

Central Coast Farmers Improve Their Fields, Stop Erosion
Santa Cruz Sentinel 9/9/06
(Website) (47K PDF)

Agencies Battle Elkhorn Erosion
Monterey County Herald 6/12/06
(59K PDF)

Watershed Group Takes Earth Day Seriously
Monterey County Farm Bureau Release 4/24/06
(238K PDF)

Matt Bissell and Dawn Mathes: Farming and the environment — a delicate balance
Santa Cruz Sentinel 4/23/06
(Website) (49K PDF)

AWQA Receives Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award
2005 Award program
(1.18M PDF)

Ag group honored for water work
Monterey County Herald 11/26/05
(65K PDF)

Water Quality Alliance gets Environmental Award
Monterey County Herald 11/24/05
(65K PDF)

A clear advantage: Used with sprinklers, PAM helps improve runoff quality
"The Grower" Irrigation Guide: Sept - Oct 2005
(270K PDF)

P.V. Farmers Ahead of Game on Erosion
Santa Cruz Sentinel 7/23/05
(Website) (111K PDF)

Farm, Ocean Alliance Hailed:
Soil, Water Quality have Benefitted from 5-Year Partnership, Report Finds
Salinas Californian 2/28/05
(842K PDF)

Bay Lands Plan Hailed as Huge Accomplishment
Register-Pajaronian 2/27/05
(Website) (91K PDF)

Efforts to Improve Sanctuary Paying Off
Santa Cruz Sentinel 2/27/05
(Website) (41K PDF)

Quality Control
Monterey County Herald 11/23/04
(1.19M PDF)

Consensus Close on Runoff Program
Monterey County Herald 7/9/04
(557K PDF)

Farmers and environmentalists team up for water
The Pinnacle 2/26/04
(1.23MB PDF)

From Our Farms to the Oceans - Water is the Thread that Connects Us
Ecological Farming Associate Newsletter: 2003/04
(Website) (139K PDF)

Protecting the Sanctuary
Register - Pajaronian 8/28/02
(366K PDF)

Sanctuary, Farmers Team Up
Half Moon Bay Review 2/27/02
(724K PDF)

Study Examines S. County Watershed Contamination
Santa Cruz Sentinel 2/18/02
(Website) (56K PDF)

Good Stewards of the Land
The Pinnacle 12/6/01
(929K PDF)

Management Program Unites Farmers, Enviros
The Capitol Press 11/2/01
(397K PDF)

Eco-friendly farmers hope to turn a profit
Santa Cruz Sentinel 9/1/01
(Website) (44K PDF)

Fields to Ocean Program Debuts
Register-Pajaronian 2001
(918K PDF)

Farmers Emphasize Conservation
Monterey County Herald 2001
(953K PDF)

Many Rivers to Cross: Ag and Environmental Communities Join Forces to Protect Marine Sanctuary
Monterey County Weekly 8/19/99
(Website) (687K PDF)

Plan for Shoring Up Coastal Sanctuary
The Coast: San Jose Mercury News 8/11/99
(683K PDF)