Center for Land-Based Learning

“Craig mcnamara sierra orchards, lp president general ptr landlord”

“Board members are elected each year at the annual meeting. Board members serve two year terms. Officers are elected each year from among the board members at the annual meeting.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee of the board of directors, before it is presented to the full board.”

“Annually, each board member completes a conflict of interest form. The forms are then reviewed by the governance committee to determine if a conflict is significant enough that a board member may either need to recuse himself or herself from an affected action or be required to step down from the board.”

“The executive director (ed) review committe meets annually to perform a job evaluation of the ed. Additionally the committee reviews the compensation package in comparison to the non-profit resource centers northern california salary survey.”

“N/A”

“Copies of the governing documents are made available as requested.”

“The primary exempt purpose of the center for landbased learning is to inspire and motivate people of all ages, especially youth, to promote a healthy interplay between agriculture, nature, and society through their actions and as leaders in their communities.”

“Over-grazing has contributed to large-scale erosion, degradation of water quality, and loss of wildlife habitat. Many farmers, ranchers and land managers who want to respond to this crisis lack the time, labor, and expertise to succeed at long-term restoration. Ecosystem restoration is a perfect "laboratory" for teaching teens a range of academic subjects plus developmental skills like cooperation and leadership. Since most schools lack the funding, expertise and/or resources to transport and teach students in the field, slews is a perfect solution. With our partnerships with restoration professionals from public agencies, local watershed groups and other nonprofit organizations, we are able to create projects for our students that have a lasting impact on the land. Over multiple visits, students plant oaks, cottonwoods and other native species on "their" site, collect native seeds, build and install bird boxes, remove invasive species and install irrigation systems; all to increase biological diversity and improve the health of the land. Most importantly, students take their work seriously because they see how they are helping to heal the ecosystem. This year, the slews program completed its 14th full school year in may 2014. The program succeeded in improving the quality of ecosystems in the putah-cache watershed, the sacramento river watershed, the san francisco bay delta, the san joaquin watersheds of the lower mokelumne watershed and san joaquin river, sonoma creek, and the napa river watershed. We continued in our fifth year of restoration in solano and napa counties, and continued a slews program in sonoma county, in partnership with audubon canyon ranch's bouverie preserve. Our 2013-2014 accomplishments included 10 restoration sites in the sacramento valley, with 10 schools and 34 field days. Work was completed in the counties of sacramento, yolo, colusa, and solano. One high school participated in the san joaquin valley slews program, with a total of one restoration site and five field days.”

“Professionals, academics and researchers in a curriculum tailored for their region. Students identify and complete a relevant community action project by the end of the school year. Students also examine how society's choices affect the watershed, wildlife, vegetation, soil conditions, and air quality. We encourage students to consider the cultural and social needs that drive agricultural practices and the consequences of specific choices in producing food and agricultural products. These are all considered key elements in moving toward productive agriculture that is environmentally sustainable over the long term. The 2013-2014 statewide farms program featured seven sites ranging from yuba city in the north to los angeles county in the south. There were a total of 44 field days with approximately 1,380 student visits as a result of the farms program this year. These field days and visits were as follows: sacramento valley farms: seven field days, approximately 210 student visits.participating were grant high school, sacramento high school, esparto high school, florin high school and the university of california at davis (ucd). North valley farms: six field days, approximately 180 student visits. Participating were colusa high school, camptonville academy, river valley high school, marysville high school, east nicolaus high school, california state university at chico, butte college, and university of california at davis (ucd). San joaquin farms: six field days, approximately 180 student visits. Participating were merlo institute of environmental technology, lodi high school, merrill west high school, san joaquin delta college and ucd. Sonoma farms: seven field days, approximately 210 student visits. Participating were carpe diem high school, sonoma valley high school, casa grande high school, sonoma mountain high school, windsor oaks academy, analy high school, pivot charter school, north bay, and santa rosa junior college, shone farm. Expenses for this program are reported in achievement 1. Orange farms: six field days, approximately 240 student visits. Participating were la habra high school, westminster high school, and fullerton high school. Fresno farms: seven field days, approximately 210 student visits. Participating were duncan polytechnic high school, clovis east high school, central west high school, firebaugh high school, sunnyside high school and california state university at fresno. Los angeles farms: five field days, approximately 150 student visits. Participating were venice high school, university high school, west adams high school, conoga park high school, pierce college, and cal poly pomona. Exepenses for this accomplishment are reports with accomplishment no. 1.”

“Would recommend the program to others. The second class of 21 students had an extended program of 8 months with 20 students graduating. Incubator plots continued during 2014 and have increase to a total of six acres.”

“Other program service accomplishments include the farm on putah creek, greencorps, and caring for our watersheds (cfow). The farm on putah creek the farm on putah creek is more than the headquarters for clbl. With 40 acres of prime farmland on putah creek in winters,california, the farm on putah creek (fopc) is where we practice the principles underlying the farms leadership, slews, cfow, and greencorps programs. It is also where our newest program, california farm academy, is housed. Fopc continues to be the base of operations for free spirit farm and its farmer, toby hastings. In a creative partnership, clbl leases a small plot of land to free spirit farm to grow produce and flowers, some of which is provided for farms and slews field days. Free spirit farm also provides produce for davis farm to school field days with second-graders in the spring and fall, a work area and oversight for the greencorps interns, and assistance with many other educational days at fopc. In addition, free spirit farm and toby are a part of all educational tours, especially those for k-6 grade groups. Visitors of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in seeing real-world applications of the principles underlying its wildlife-friendly agricultural and conservation practices are welcome at fopc. The applications and principles include tailwater ponds and sediment traps, riparian buffer strips and upland restoration, insectary hedgerows - including native pollinator habitat - and native windbreaks. The programs at fopc cultivate leadership in sustainable agriculture practices, environmental stewardship, land-based education and land use policy and planning. We host tours, workshops, school field trips and service learning projects, seminars, retreats, and meetings. Participants include landowners, local resource groups and nonprofits, staff and boards of rural conservation districts, government leaders, university extension staff, researchers and professors, graduate students, and interns. The work at fopc adds to the research, learning, networking and discussions surrounding agricultural landscapes - with an emphasis on sustainable practices. The farm on putah creek is privately held land protected by an agricultural conservation easement. It is open to the public nearly every day of the week. Over 5,000 people attended educational events at fopc, including farm rentals and clbl fundraising programs during 2012-13. This year saw a continued increase at the farm for k-6 groups, especially "farm to school" programs from the davis area, as well as prek-6 groups from woodland and sacramento. The farm also hosted students in several overnight events, inlcuding schools from the san franciso bay area. Greencorps the greencorps program serves up to twenty-five low-income youth, ages 16-20, from yolo, sacramento and solano counties, and exposes them to a multitude of "green" careers, especially those in sustainable agriculture and environmental sciences. Each intern learns about, then participates in the following jobs: habitat restoration, wildlife biology, conservation, green building, water efficient landscaping, healthy soil management, composting, sustainable vegetable production (planting, mulching, organic pest management, drip irrigation, harvesting, and packing for market) and other green technologies. In 2013 the program focused on 6-8 students and in june 2013 they worked with 8-10 students. These interns provided more than 1,500 hours of volunteer labor in community service to the sacramento region. Caring for our watersheds the final program accomplishment of clbl was a joint program with agrium, inc. Cfow is an environmental proposal contest and a project funding opportunity for sacramento region high school students. The program empowers students to imagine and develop solutions to environmental concerns in their own communities and turn their ideas into action. In 2013 there were 335 proposals from over 460 students at 12 different high”

“Communications 820 10,417 720 contracted services 66,749 35,468 8,489”

“Book depreciation adjustment 250”