Description
Sequoia Riverlands Trust's mission is to enhance the value of working landscapes, wildlife habitat, water and open spaces to foster economic vitality for healthy, diverse communities.
Program areas at SRT
Through acquisition, land management, mitigation, policy enactment and partnerships, the organization endeavors to conserve and protect the natural and agricultural legacy of the Southern Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Madera and Merced. Other counties include San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles.
Nursery (growing and selling native plants). Offers the public a chance to adopt and grow native plants that often are more drought resistant and preserves native species.
The education and volunteer programs have meaningful impact on at-risk youth by partnering with 20 schools from Fresno, Kings, Porterville, Woodlake, Lindsay, Cutler-Orosi, Visalia, and Tulare as well as a variety of charter schools, learning centers, Tulare County Office of Education, VTEC, and Probation Court Community Schools. The organization held 17 educational events attended by over 600 students, as well as ran two long-term educational projects Soil Carbon Coalition and EARTH Academy. The organization held 64 volunteer events attended by 198 volunteers.