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Healthy Soils Small Animal Ranches

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Protection Program (MBNMS) in partnership with ALBA, Hedgerows Unlimited, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Point Blue, Resource Conservation District of Monterey County, USANR

Status: Active
Funding Status: Funded
Dates: 09/10/2017 - 09/10/2020
Project focuses on the physical, chemical and biological changes that improve soil health and thereby benefit plant and ecological health by storing carbon in the soil, increasing soil water storage capacity and increasing infiltration to groundwater.

Goals

Promote benefits of soil health to improve water quality, sequester carbon, more water retention and ultimately improve ocean health.

Programs

  • Agriculture
  • Stewardship for Small Acreage

Funders

  • CDFA

Contact

Pam Krone
831-647-4238
pam.krone@noaa.gov
Project website

Title Status
Demonstration of practices to improve soil health, regenerate forage and store carbon on small animal ranch lands
Implementation :: Hedgerow
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