The success of wildlife friendly farming program on Conaway Ranch could not have happened without the cooperation and assistance of numerous federal, state and local agencies as well as environmental organizations.  Examples include:

• In 1998-99, in cooperation with the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), Conaway enrolled in the Ag-Waterfowl Enhancement Program (B-22) administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and flooded 4,522 acres of rice to provide feed and resting habitat for wintering waterfowl.
• At the request of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, the Central Valley Joint Venture was asked in November 1991 to take the lead in developing a plan or vision for wildlife habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement in the Yolo Bypass, a study area encompassing 110,000 acres. This effort spanned a period of over 2 years and resulted in the publication of a Suitability Analysis for Enhancing Wildlife Habitat in the Yolo Basin.  The California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Conaway Conservancy Group under Mr. Gidaro's lead paid for this effort.  This document served as an early planning tool for many projects in the bypass including the Vic Fazio Yolo Bypass State Wildlife Area.
• In cooperation with the Department of Water Resources, Conaway Ranch entered into and participated in a groundwater recharge study in 1991 that involved the flooding of 10,000 acres of farm land and led to new insights regarding conjunctive uses of surface and groundwater resources on the ranch.
• Conaway Ranch has been actively cooperating in several egg salvage programs in the Central Valley and assisted the City of Davis in getting started with egg salvage on their overland flow property next to the ranch.
• Conaway Ranch is cooperating with the CAL-FED Program to eventually ensure that their primary water pumping station on the Sacramento River has appropriate fish screens to minimize fish mortality, particularly anadromous salmon, steelhead, and other endangered species such as Delta smelt.