Protecting California's Agricultural
Lands from Development
The loss of prime California farmland is a threat to the economic vitality and environmental sustainability of the state
The SALC Program utilizes Cap-and-Trade proceeds to protect agricultural lands on the outskirts of cities and near residential neighborhoods from development
Combatting Sprawl
The SALC program simultaneously supports California’s food security and encourages infill development and low-carbon transportation to curb sprawl
Urban sprawl not only increases greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, as people have to drive further to get where they need to go, but also encroaches on agricultural lands that both store carbon and sustain our economy
