Mitigation

SRT provides farmland and other mitigation services to the building industry, local governments and businesses who seek to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

When it has been determined that farmland loss needs to be mitigated under the California Environmental Quality Act, Sequoia Riverlands Trust administers the generated funds or resources and partners with a farmer interested in utilizing them to conserve their farm.

Farmland conservation and land-use policies vary from county to county. Developers and advocacy groups rely upon Sequoia Riverlands Trust to enable them to realize their farmland mitigation settlement agreements. Mitigation for farmland loss recognizes that this land and its farmers are of irreplaceable value both economically within the region and to the future food security of our country. Sequoia Riverlands Trust has recently expanded mitigation services to public utilities such as PG&E and solar power farms, creating a template for future work with such entities. Sequoia Riverlands Trust has been providing Mitigation and Land Management Services for large-scale solar developments in the Carrizo Plains and San Joaquin Valley since 2019.