“We have ideas for building our aquifer and helping the fish, we just need the agencies to work with us. Flood irrigating has historically been used here to keep the sloughs alive, and that makes habitat, keeps the aquifer up, and keeps the river running longer. Our irrigation benefits us, but it also benefits a lot of wildlife, maybe even more than it helps us.”

“Not enough credit is given to Scott Valley’s farmers and ranchers for their conservation efforts. Our alliance champions our unsung success at increasing our coho population numbers.”

“Farmers, ranchers, tribes—we all plan to be here forever. Agencies will come and go, but we will be here. We who belong here on the land must find a way to work together to preserve our home.”

“Our 3rd generation dairy, organic since 2016, is our livelihood. It is important for us to be able to share it with the next generation. If the water curtailments continue, that won’t be an option. We are confident that with the AgWA, the right information will reach the right hands.”

“In most complex natural resource issues that confront society, scientific solutions are relatively straightforward. But the will to resolve issues is often slowed by the politics of ideologies, power and the corrupting influence of money, which keep solutions just out of reach. AgWA is going beyond politics to find common ground between people who literally share common ground, here in the Scott Valley watershed.”

“Our small, generational family ranch includes about a half-mile stretch along the river. I grew up by it, like my grandkids are now. And I know there were stretches that dried up or got very, very low a lot of summers. It all depended on what kind of snow year it was. But through it all, the coho have endured. They’re very resilient.”

“Agriculture is the fabric of our community here in Scott Valley. We care about our land and water, because they sustain all of us—farmers, ranchers, tribes. We can and should support each other in the quest to keep our communities and our resources healthy.”

“Scott Valley is a beautiful place, and our roots are deep here. My family will never find a better place to call home. We formed this Alliance so our home won’t be replaced by a subdivision or a dust bowl.”

“The facts are in our favor. We just need to get them in front of the right people. Since 1969, our ranch has been run and owned by my family, I want the future to continue that way.”