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Climate

New Small Grants Round for Biodiversity

February 23, 2024

This February, we opened the spring 2024 round of our Small Grants Program, focusing on protecting biodiversity in agricultural working lands.

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Spanish goat grazing in West Marin - MALT

Marin Voice: Ranchers play important role in county’s fire-mitigation strategy

October 4, 2023

Stewarding agricultural land in Marin County with climate-beneficial practices is essential to addressing climate change and its effects, including greater fire risks. Learn more.

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Can California’s protected farmland fight climate change?

August 14, 2023

One powerful tool to address climate change that does not receive a lot of public attention is employing land use planning policies that preserve working farms and ranches.

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Aerial view of Marin County. MALT

New Small Grants Program for Climate Resilience

August 8, 2023

This August, we launched a new small grants program to further protect and steward the working landscapes of Marin County.

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Small Grant, Big Impact for Allstar Organics

June 14, 2023

A new tank and additional pump have made this land viable for growing throughout the dry seasons.

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Celebrating Two Years of MALT’s Drought Resilience Initiative

June 7, 2023

In the spring of 2021, MALT launched the Drought Resilience and Water Security (DRAWS) initiative to help Marin County with drought relief.

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Sunsetting over Marin County - drought report - MALT

New Report: Marin-Sonoma Coalition Battle Drought Together

May 3, 2023

The agricultural community is at the front lines of climate extremes and are being forced to adapt to these new climate realities.

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Wildflowers bloom amid a MALT-protected ranch - 30x30 initiative - MALT

What’s Beyond the 30×30 Initiatives?

May 2, 2023

To have success achieving the goals of the 30×30 initiatives, we need to begin thinking about what lies ahead.

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Rows of green swiss chard farm crops on Fresh Run Farms during a Field to Fork event, an example of a climate-smart buy-local strategy.

Marin Voice: MALT’s work to support ecosystem is part of a climate-smart strategy

February 22, 2023

Farmers and ranchers are among our greatest conservation allies and land stewards. We need to continue to invest in preserving agriculture to build economic and climate resilience, protect biodiversity, and connect our community.

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preparing for fire in West Marin

What Role Can Agricultural Lands Play in Wildfire Protection?

August 15, 2022

Well-managed rangelands are one of the most important ingredients to mitigating the potential for devastating wildfire.

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