This event was the first multi-stakeholder workshop of the Tule Subbasin, bringing together landowners, farmers, community members, Tribal representatives, water agencies, and conservation organizations. The workshop aimed to build mutual understanding of each other’s concerns and priorities in the context of groundwater sustainability and land use changes, and to clarify interest group priorities and preferences for land repurposing solutions. 

• • Workshop Summary & Key Findings (English)
  • Workshop Summary & Key Findings (Spanish)
  • Bilingual Workshop Presentation

This event highlighted water management challenges in the Tulare Lake Subbasin. A panel that included several Tule MLRP partners discussed the implications of SGMA, water conservation strategies, and climate change impacts and solutions for the San Joaquin Valley, among other related topics.

This workshop was hosted for landowners to help them better understand their options in practical and actionable ways, supported mainly by grower stories and examples. Other stakeholders were welcome as well. The Solutions Seminar was developed in response to feedback that the initial land repurposing guidance was too general and conceptual, and was intended to empower landowners to take action to reduce groundwater use. 

• Workshop Summary
• Participant Agenda
• PDF Summaries of Land Repurposing Options
  • Temporary Land Fallowing
  • Dryland Farming
  • Groundwater Recharge
  • Habitat & Open Space
  • Livestock Grazing
  • Conservation Easement
•  Presentations
  • MLRP Welcome Presentation
  • Temporary Land Fallowing
  • Dryland Farming
  • Groundwater Recharge
  • Habitat & Open Space
  • Livestock Grazing
  • Conservation Easements

These workshops were organized to orient landowners and community residents to the MLRP’s purpose, goals, benefits, and timeline, and to build a shared understanding of the water challenges facing the Tule Subbasin. You can read about the workshop findings HERE.