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El Dorado County farmers, the local resource conservation districts and a Napa-based nonprofit have banded together to establish a program in the foothills that – until now – had mostly been used near the wine-growing areas of Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino.
Rows of native grass grow between the acres of vines to help with erosion control at Walker Vineyards, which strives to protect the water quality of neighboring streams.
Lloyd Walker, 73, and his daughter, Ann Johnson of Walker Vineyards, prune zinfandel vines Wednesday in Diamond Springs. They use a radio-controlled irrigation system to save on water on the 21 acres they own.
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Rows of native grass grow between the acres of vines to help with erosion control at Walker Vineyards, which strives to protect the water quality of neighboring streams.
Lloyd Walker, 73, and his daughter, Ann Johnson of Walker Vineyards, prune zinfandel vines Wednesday in Diamond Springs. They use a radio-controlled irrigation system to save on water on the 21 acres they own.
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