Reclamation Leaders Spotlight Momentum with the Alliance
The November 2025 Special Conference Edition of the Family Farm Alliance Monthly Briefing highlights key takeaways from the 2025 Annual Conference, led by remarks from Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Andrea Travnicek and Acting Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Scott Cameron. Speaking remotely due to the federal shutdown, both officials emphasized strengthened collaboration with the Alliance and NWRA, pointing to joint efforts to streamline NEPA compliance, improve procurement processes, and accelerate project delivery.
Reclamation leaders from each region (pictured above) reported virtually on major progress toward more efficient environmental review and noted that updated guidance, new funding opportunities, and major investments—including $8 billion in active construction across the West—reflect a renewed commitment to serving agricultural water users more effectively.
Beyond the headline sessions, this special Monthly Briefing covers a broad range of conference highlights.
CLICK HERE to download the PDF Version of the November 2025 edition of the “Monthly Briefing”, where you can read more about this year’s exciting annual conference:
- Congressional Staffers on What’s Really Possible on Capitol Hill
- A Final Reflection on Two Decades with the Family Farm Alliance by Dan Keppen
- Monarch Butterfly ESA Listing Panel
- Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of the Family Farm Alliance
- Farmers, Science and Policy Unite on Groundwater Recharge
- Reclamation Roundtable Opens with Spirit of Collaboration
- A New Partnership Tackles Snake River Water Quality
- EPA’s Peggy Browne’s Keynote Message: A Clear Path Forward for Agriculture
- Farms, Fish and the Future of Pacific Northwest Water Management
- Message from Incoming Executive Director by Samantha Barncastle
- Inaugural Patrick O’Toole Young Conservationist Scholarship Awarded
Please do not hesitate to contact samantha@familyfarmalliance.org if you have any difficulties downloading the November 2025 Special Conference Edition of the “Monthly Briefing”.