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Stewardship

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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a view of rangeland with a hill rising in the background

Innovative Project Building Healthy Rangeland Soil at Hicks Canyon Ranch

December 13, 2023

As ranchers and farmers know, healthy soil is the foundation of viable agriculture and resilient ecosystems. Here in Marin, one ranch, with the support of the CDFA and MALT, is experimenting with using soil amendments traditionally used in orchards and row crops – gypsum and lime – in a rangeland setting.

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7 Books on the Indigenous History and Culture of Marin County

November 1, 2023

Enjoy this reading list from our staff of the best books on Marin County’s Indigenous history and culture.

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Metha Klock, MALT's new Director of Stewardship

Meet Metha Klock, MALT’s New Director of Stewardship

July 17, 2023

As our new director of stewardship, Metha joined in May of this year to help guide our land stewardship efforts. 

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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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Young kid preparing soil for planting along Stemple Creek - MALT

789 Local Kids Revive Quarter Mile of Stemple Creek 

February 15, 2023

Kids from local North Bay schools are helping revive this critical watershed. Get the latest here.

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Extreme drought - MALT

Now’s The Time to Prepare for Extreme Drought

January 23, 2023

Now is not the time to lean on short-term solutions, nor rest on our laurels with drought preparation.

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Sam Cohen, displaying an invasive weed.

Meet Sam Cohen, Marin’s Most Tenacious Weed Eater

December 2, 2022

Since acquiring the 623-acre Hicks Canyon Ranch in 2019, owner Sam Cohen has invested hundreds of hours working to control invasive species like milk thistle.

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Oak tree surrounded by grassland, Marin County - MALT

$1 Million Investment for Marin Farmland Stewardship

September 22, 2022

Earlier this year, MALT’s board of directors committed $1 million toward agricultural stewardship grants over the next year period, the largest annual allocation of stewardship funding in the organization’s history.

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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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