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blueprint is an Opportunity for you to help save madera County farmland

irrigating pastures The San Joaquin Valley Blueprint process is being conducted by the councils of government in each of the region’s eight counties. In a series of public meetings
and workshops, it will gather citizen opinion to produce a vision of what the Valley should look like in 2050 and a “preferred growth scenario” that identifies lands to be developed, maintained for agriculture or preserved for nature.



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Agency Responsible For The Blueprint
Planning Process
in Madera County:
Madera County Transportation Commission
1816 Howard Road, Suite 8
Madera, CA 93637

Principal Contact Person:
Derek Winning
(559) 675-0721
derek@maderactc.org

  Madera County Central
Valley
Madera map x Map Key
Land Developed (1990-2000) 3,082 acres 97,608 acres

Projected Loss of Farmland
by 2040

39,961 acres

933,294 acres

Percentage of Development on High Quality Farmland
(1990-2000)

34%

53%

People Accommodated for Each Acre Developed (1990-2000)

3.5

8.1
x More statistics on Madera County farmland
from AFT's 2006 report: The Future Is Now:
Central Valley Farmland at the Tipping Point?
x Interactive Map of Farmland
Developed in Madera County

Contact Us:

California Office

P.O. Box 74040
Davis, CA 95617

Edward Thompson, Jr.
California State Director
(p) 202-309-1162
ethompson@farmland.org

Mike Darnell
California Policy Director
(p) 530-755-1644
mdarnell@farmland.org





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