The Pajaro group continues to identify agricultural lands that would benefit from the implementation of conservation practices in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. A new Conservation Program Specialist team for the San Benito RCD has been funded through the State Water Resources Control Board Proposition 50 Consolidated Grant program. The focus of this position includes the expansion of conservation and Best Management Practices into the Upper Pajaro watershed, outreach, collaboration and educational promotion of responsible land stewardship, and the development of a Permit Coordination Program in San Benito County as a means of facilitating an efficient and available permitting process for predefined conservation practices.