Sustain Music & Nature’s co-founders, Betsy Mortensen and Harrison Goodale, will be presenting at California’s 30x30 Partnership Summit in San Diego on August 14, 2025.
California 30x30 represents the state’s goal to conserve 30% of its lands and waters by 2030. The 30x30 goal, set in 2020, is intended to help accelerate conservation of the state’s lands and coastal waters through voluntary, collaborative action with partners across the state to meet three objectives: conserve and restore biodiversity, expand access to nature, and mitigate and build resilience to climate change. California’s 30x30 commitment is part of a global effort to increase biodiversity conservation, including in the United States. In January of 2021, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order on tackling the climate crisis and committed the United States to 30x30 through its America the Beautiful initiative.
The Partnership Summit, held at the San Diego Natural History Museum, will welcome over 400 conservation professionals, supporters, and donors to celebrate the halfway point of the decade-long goal. This year’s themes of sustain, strengthen, succeed are a launching point for engaging presentations, rich discussion, and time with colleagues to connect and learn about how 30x30 is being made real across California and beyond.
Sustain Music & Nature will be part of the closing plenary panel, discussing art’s role in deepening emotional bonds with the natural world.
The event is sold out, but you can register to attend the plenary sessions virtually here.
