Land Resilience Partnership

Ventura River Watershed

We will transform your lawn, design a new garden with you, and build it for FREE.

Funding is limited.

Join the Land Resilience Partnership and we’ll let you know if you qualify as well as keep you posted for future funding opportunities!

Are you prepared for Drought? Fire? Flood? Heat?

New funding is available for frontline communities disproportionally impacted by climate change.

You can qualify if:

  • Your property has more than 350 square feet of lawn, which has been irrigated since 2021.

    AND

  • Your income falls below the median for Ventura County.

    OR

  • Your property is stewarded or owned by a tribal member.

In California, we recognize that water challenges impact all communities, but not equally. Replacing lawns with drought tolerant landscaping helps build climate resilience, but can be expensive for frontline communities who are increasingly vulnerable to climate-change impacts. 

As an innovative approach that prioritizes equity, the Lanscape Transformation Pilot Program will directly help California’s frontline communities by providing hands-on assistance to plan and install climate resilient landscapes at no cost to those communities.

View FREE downloadable Design Guides for Ventura County:

  • Rainwater Harvesting

  • Climate Appropriate Plants

  • Rain Gardens

  • Greywater Reuse, Laundry to Landscape

  • Curb Cuts

  • Mulching

  • Dry Creeks Riparian Design

The LRP can help you identify, design for, & install the following multi-beneficial tools & treatments on your site.

  • Rainwater Harvesting & Reuse

  • Greywater Reuse

    Laundry to Landscape and Sinks & Showers

  • Climate Appropriate Plantings

  • Mulch & Soil Building

  • Irrigation Efficiencies

How it Works

  • Sign Up

  • Site Assessment & Recommendations

  • Design & Installation, Guidance

  • Maintenance & Funding Opportunities

Learn More

Program Partners & Sponsors

  • Watershed Progressive

  • Department of Water Resources

  • Go Golden

  • Martha Davis Consulting

  • ReScape

  • Pacific Institute

The Ventura River Instream Flow Enhancement and Water Resilience Regional Framework (VRIF) was a collaboration between the Ventura Resource Conservation District (VCRCD), Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) and other partners to enhance stream flows through local resilience projects.

View the Streamflow Toolkit to learn more.

  • Promote sustainable water-use by land stewards throughout the Ventura River Watershed

  • Facilitate effective communication & outreach on water conservation between the VCRCD & land stewards

  • Develop & share publicly available design templates for climate resiliency.

  • Help build multi-beneficial practices in homes & landscapes that contribute to overall watershed resilience.

  • Provide updates on available grant funding & incentive programs that serve the region’s residential & commercial property water users.

  • Develop a scalable model for city-wide water resiliency.

Program Goals

Do you want support with:

  • Installing a raintank

  • Designing a rain garden

  • Construction guidance for a DIY greywater system

  • Upgrading irrigation & fixture efficiencies

  • Converting your lawn to a drought-tolerant landscape

  • Knowing which pollinator plants to put in your yard

  • Understanding opportunities on your site for climate resilience

Program Partners & Sponsors

  • Wildlife Conservation Board

    PROGRAM PARTNER

  • Ventura County Resource Conservation District

    PROGRAM SPONSOR

  • Watershed Progressive

    Program Partner