Adaptive agriculture is one of the greatest tools humans have for solving the problem of global warming. A big ticket — true, but in an age where cow burps and farts have become the vapor of hot debates all around the world, it is time to take a reflective examination of the “what, when, how, where, and who” of natural resource management in our homes and greater communities. And then encourage implementation of corrective adaptation quickly.
In a time of radical climate change, we must consider radical change in land use management when considering such things as formation of the Tuscan Water District.
There are 336,000 acres of deciduous fruit and nut crops in the Sacramento and Feather River watersheds. In the photo below, we see a typical orchard in winter on the very edge of the bank of the Sacramento River on Wilson Landing Road. The bank of the river is lush, with fresh, green growth. The orchard, on prime agricultural land, is bare — in the rainy season.
