SOLANO COUNTY
WETLANDS, FARMLAND, HILLS CAN THRIVE WITH FOCUSED ACTION
Oak-studded hills, miles of riverfront, and the Suisun Marsh—which
contains more than 10% of California’s remaining natural wetlands—give Solano outstanding wildlife habitat and watersheds. It also has
abundant productive farmland, thanks in part to county policies that
help direct growth into cities. Suburban expansion threatens these
resources, however, and the diverse population has little access to
open space.
Population
2005: 422,000 | 2020 projection: 515,000
Conservation in Action
Conservation groups are working to acquire
easements—with local, state, and federal
funding—for prime agricultural lands between
Dixon and Davis, protecting a successful
economic enterprise while keeping the two
cities distinct.
Opportunities >>>> Help farmers build value-added operations and provide economic incentives to keep farming. These essential steps will preserve Solano’s valuable agriculture sector—the county’s second-largest economic driver. Create an open space district—Solano is the only Bay Area county without one—to preserve farm and grazing land and provide much-needed public access to the outdoors. |
Solano agriculture’s value was over $268 million in 2007, up nearly 15% from 2006, according to the July 2008 Solano County Annual Crop and Livestock Report.