Funding is split to cover two areas within the watershed totaling 29.8 acres WATSONVILLE, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced floodplain easements have been signed and restoration work will begin shortly on a $357,000 project for the Pajaro River Watershed, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

By Allen Pierleoni, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jan. 6--If you've never heard of Pajaro Dunes, don't feel alone.

Wildlands, Inc. is proud to announce the approval of the 273-acre Pajaro River Mitigation Bank located in San Benito County, California.

By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jun. 11--Approval by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency board of an agreement to join with two other water agencies in a regional water plan has drawn fire from a community services district water provider for the area.

By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jun. 7--The water agency serving the northern edge of Monterey County and south Santa Cruz County will ask the state Supreme Court to reverse an appellate court ruling that threatens to cut off a major source of district funding.