Let’s hear it for the “Floodplain Fatties”!!! John’s interview with KQED shares the benefits from River Partners‘ conservation projects and how they aid in flood control – a timely conversation given this year’s weather activity. #conservation #riverpartners #mothernaturebatslast
John’s Other Job
What does farmer John do when he’s not growing blueberries? He works with a talented team of folks who are responsible for restoring thousands of acres of riparian habitat along many of California’s great rivers. Check out this interview by our local NPR station here – John discusses with host Jennifer Jewell the progress River Partners has accomplished and the changes that have occurred along the way.
Watch John talk about his other job at TEDx Chico (November 2013)
John Carlon : Rewilding our Rivers – TEDx Chico
In 1998 River Partners was founded by John and another conservation-minded farmer, Barney Flynn, who believed that the fields of habitat restoration and agriculture could work together. Now a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, River Partners’ mission is to create wildlife habitat for the benefit of people and the environment. River Partners protects the environment by implementing large scale restoration projects along streams and rivers. Their project sites span the Western United States, including the Colorado, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Merced, Otay, Tuolumne, Feather and Stanislaus rivers.