CRAE moves to identify scale of impact of "ranchettes" on Central Valley ag lands
April 2008
CRAE representatives met with the California Department of Conservation and urged it to expand their Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) to map rural residential areas to all eight counties in the San Joaquin Valley. As California’s most productive agricultural area, the San Joaquin is particularly at risk for loss of agricultural lands as a result of ranchette development. The completion of this mapping project will pinpoint the extent of ranchette development in recent years and help guide effective future land use decisions and policies. CRAE applauded the Department for its work in advancing this mission.