About Us
The Coastal Conservancy is a state agency, established in 1976, to protect and improve natural lands and waterways, to help people get to and enjoy the outdoors, and to sustain local economies along California’s coast. The Conservancy is a non-regulatory agency that supports projects to protect coastal resources and increase opportunities for the public to enjoy the coast.
Our vision is of a beautiful, restored, and accessible coast for current and future Californians. We act with others to protect and restore, and increase public access to, California’s coast, ocean, coastal watersheds and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Conservancy Staff – All staff can be reached at 510-286-1015
Enabling Legislation – California Public Resources Code, Division 21
Accomplishments – Serving those interested in enjoying, improving, and protecting the natural resources of our coast
Strategic Plan – We develop a Strategic Plan that identifies specific goals to guide the Conservancy’s work
Regional & Statewide Plans – Plans and policies that implement priorities and are consistent with Coastal Conservancy objectives
Financial Reports – Annual financial reports on past year expenditures and agency funding
FAQ – What is the Coastal Conservancy? What does the Coastal Conservancy do?
Latest News
- Developing a Contemporary Hollister Ranch Coastal Access ProgramLocation of Hollister Ranch The Hollister Ranch is a 14,500-acre subdivision that includes 8.5 miles of publicly owned shoreline along the Santa Barbara Channel, in Santa Barbara County, with no land-based coastal access for the public. The Gaviota Coast, of which Hollister Ranch is a significant part, is the least accessible stretch of coast in […] (Read more on Developing a Contemporary...)
- Request for Qualifications for Fall 2019 Multibeam Survey- due 10/8/19The California State Coastal Conservancy is seeking qualifications of potential environmental services contractors to plan for and conduct a single multibeam bathymetric survey in Fall 2019 and conduct associated reporting and analysis to evaluate the temporal and seasonal changes of the various sand mining lease areas in the San Francisco Bay and Suisun Bay. This […] (Read more on Request for Qualifications...)
- San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #31 – September 20, 2019AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location Elihu M. Harris State Office Building 1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Room 10 Oakland, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-877-336-1829; Participant code: 555450#. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us on hold. For live, online […] (Read more on San Francisco Bay...)
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