Overlooking the canyon at Quail Springs

Help us build an Emergency Relief Fund as we imagine a sustainable future.

Help us raise $100K

In July, Quail Springs went through our first fire evacuation when the Apache Fire swept over our neighboring canyon. While we were lucky enough to return home in less than a week, our regenerative ecology site sustained plant, animal, and infrastructure loss.

This year, we’re asking you to help us raise $100K for an Emergency Relief Fund that will help Quail Springs weather the increasing effects of climate change which threaten the land we steward and love.

Your contribution helps us remain resilient in the face of fires, floods, and the unpredictably harsh climate of the high desert.

2024 Highlights

This year, Quail Springs began work on three major grant initiatives that will expand our impact.

Each of these initiatives advances the mission of Quail Springs, and they are all close to our hearts. With the help of our grantors, partners, and community, we hope to help transform the Cuyama Valley into a model for ecological resilience.

In addition to educational programming which helps local students and community members understand and engage with the watershed in Cuyama, our grants fund the following:

Resilient Cuyama Valley

This grant will allow us to install greywater systems and home composting systems in the local community, sharing some of the practices that make Quail Springs sustainable, and training our neighbors on their usage and maintenance.

Plant with Purpose

This grant will help us cultivate native plants from our site and plant them on local small farms, while our lead partner, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, measures their impact on local insect populations.

Building the Cuyama Valley Coalition of Water Stewards

This grant will help us mentor a member of the community in the local fight against extractive groundwater pumping, and provide translation into Spanish for groundwater advocacy meetings so that they are accessible to our Spanish-speaking neighbors.
Teaching local children how to milk the goats
Working with children in the watershed

Thank you for your support!