Job Posting: Great Redwood Trail Project Manager

“Love Northern California and the environment? Enjoy developing trails and working with local communities? Excited about The Great Redwood Trail? This might be the job for you!”

The Conservancy works with local partners on multi-benefit projects located along the coast of California, within coastal watersheds, and/or within the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area to acquire and protect natural and agricultural lands, restore, and enhance habitats and ecosystems, design and build trails and other recreational facilities, plan and implement climate adaptation projects, fund outdoor education programs, and improve public access for historically undeserved communities. Tasks will include soliciting and reviewing grant applications, assisting with project development, writing, and presenting staff recommendations for Conservancy Board approval, developing grant agreements in cooperation with legal staff, ensuring that the project purpose and all conditions of the grant agreement are met, reviewing invoices, monitoring the progress of projects, conducting outreach to California Native American tribes, and public outreach and engagement. The new staff member will be part of the North Coast work group at SCC and will serve as trail planning staff to the Great Redwood Trail Agency. The work involves collaboration with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, regional collaborative, tribes, and community groups. The new staff member will work closely with the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), developing and managing projects to plan and construct segments of the Great Redwood Trail (GRT), assisting with resource documents and policies for the GRTA and the GRT, and coordinating closely with the GRTA Executive Director and other staff.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Find out more and apply on the CalCareers page here.

 

Monthly salary band:

$7,603.00 – $9,514.00 per month.

Final Filing Date: 7/12/2025

 

Steps to apply:

  1. If you’re new to the state application process, please visit 3 Steps to a State Job to learn more about the process.
  2. Create a CalCareers Account
  3. Visit the job announcement at:
  4. Review the Duty Statement.
  5. On the Job Control Listing, click Apply Now to launch the CA STD 678, which is the State of California’s official State Application for job vacancies.
  6. If any, answer questions/prompts on the CA STD 678 and upload all required documents before submitting the application:
    1. State Application STD 678 – make sure to fill out all sections (resume will not be reviewed/considered)
    2. If you’re new to the state application process, please visit 3 Steps to a State Job to learn more about the process.
    3. A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
  7. Verify that the CA STD 678 and other required documents have been “Submitted” in your CalCareer account.
  8. Individuals who are new to state service must have list eligibility in order to gain employment with any state agency.

Other resources for applying for a job with the State:

Department of General Services: How to Apply for a State Job

CalPERS: How to Apply for a State Job

CalCareers: Help

State of CA Civil Service Pay Scale

Multi-Agency Coastal Flooding and Shoreline Resilience Funding Webinar, June 18

If you work along California’s coast and estuaries, join us for a webinar with state and federal agencies that work to address coastal flood risk and related shoreline resilience. There will be short presentations by agencies and time for Q&A.

Wed, Jun 18, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Register for the webinar here

We look forward to having you attend the event!

Job Posting: Budget Analyst

“Love the California coast and the environment?This might be the job for you!”

The Budget Analyst plays a key role in supporting the development, monitoring, and execution of the department’s budget. The incumbent will perform analytical and technical budgetary duties, including preparing fiscal forecasts, conducting expenditure analyses, and assisting with managing the budget chang proposals. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively are essential in this position.

The position is assigned to SCC Headquarters located in Oakland, CA. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule which includes 1 day of remote work per week. Additional in office days may be required based on the business need.

Virtual interviews via Microsoft TEAMs portal may be offered as deemed appropriate and feasible by the hiring manager.  However, standard in-person interviews will be scheduled if conditions permit.

Applications received without ALL the required items (state application std. 678, copy of diploma and/or transcripts, and SOQ), will NOT receive further consideration for this position.

SCC will fill the vacancy at the Staff Services Analyst level.

Find more information and apply at the CalCareers posting.

Monthly salary band:

$3,749.00 – $6,093.00 per Month

Final Filing Date: 6/24/2025

 

Steps to apply:

  1. If you’re new to the state application process, please visit 3 Steps to a State Job to learn more about the process.
  2. Create a CalCareers Account
  3. Visit the job announcement at:
  4. Review the Duty Statement.
  5. On the Job Control Listing, click Apply Now to launch the CA STD 678, which is the State of California’s official State Application for job vacancies.
  6. If any, answer questions/prompts on the CA STD 678 and upload all required documents before submitting the application:
    1. State Application STD 678 – make sure to fill out all sections (resume will not be reviewed/considered)
    2. If you’re new to the state application process, please visit 3 Steps to a State Job to learn more about the process.
    3. A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
  7. Verify that the CA STD 678 and other required documents have been “Submitted” in your CalCareer account.
  8. Individuals who are new to state service must have list eligibility in order to gain employment with any state agency.

Other resources for applying for a job with the State:

Department of General Services: How to Apply for a State Job

CalPERS: How to Apply for a State Job

CalCareers: Help

State of CA Civil Service Pay Scale

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting, May 30, 2025, 10am – 11:30am

Implementation Meeting #44

May 30, 2025, 10am – 11:30am

AGENDA
May 30, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING

Zoom link:
https://bayareametro.zoom.us/meeting/register/TNkiPJaGRM-KFRWdGPUyhw

Desired Outcomes of Meeting:

  • Attendees are informed of Water Trail-related activities, progress, and accomplishments
  • Attendees are updated on Water Trail interpretive and wayfinding signage effort
  • Attendees are updated on a recent circumnavigation of the SF Bay via the Water Trail by Point Reyes Adventure Co guides

 

 

Time Agenda Item
10:00 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, and Meeting Ground Rules
10:15 Updates and Announcements from Water Trail Staff, Project Management Team, and Advisory Committee Members
10:45 Water Trail interpretive and wayfinding signage update
10:55 Guest Speakers – Liz Wilhem and Dallas Smith of Point Reyes Adventure Co – overview of recent Bay-wide Water Trail paddling adventure
11:20 Public Comments
11:30 Adjourn

 

Zoom Instructions:

Please register in advance for this meeting at the Zoom link above. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, including call-in information.

 

Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Project Management Team; times are approximate.

Questions regarding this meeting may be addressed to Shalini Kannan, Coastal Conservancy Project Manager, at (510) 286-4167, or shalini.kannan@scc.ca.gov.

Endless Summer License Plate

The Endless Summer Plate is a Specialized License Plate benefiting programs of the State Coastal Conservancy.

Endless Summer Plate

Endless Summer Plate

 

Funding from this plate will be directed to programs that promote coastal access, make coastal parks welcoming to all, and increase opportunities for coastal enjoyment.

The Endless Summer License Plate highlights California’s legacy of surfing with the iconic image from Bruce Brown’s 1966 film. The license plate celebrates the joy of coastal recreation, and the proceeds will be used towards making the coast welcoming and available to all.

The Coastal Conservancy has worked with Bruce Brown Films through Endless Summer Marketing Group to develop the Endless Summer plate as a source of funding for coastal outdoor access programming.

To learn more and pre-order an Endless Summer plate, visit surfplate.com.

Sea Otter Recovery Grants: Grant Applications Due July 25, 2025

The State Coastal Conservancy is now accepting applications for its 2026 Sea Otter Recovery Grants.

The California Sea Otter Fund was established in 2006 as an income tax check-off program allowing taxpayers to dedicate funds to facilitate sea otter recovery (Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) Section 18754).

The funds may be used for “research, science, protection projects or programs related to the Federal Sea Otter Recovery Plan or improving the nearshore ocean ecosystem, including, but not limited to, program activities to reduce sea otter mortality.” Each year, half of the available funds are appropriated to the Coastal Conservancy to undertake projects the advance the goals of the fund.

Each year, the Conservancy solicits proposals for the annual appropriation from the fund. This year the Conservancy has approximately $160,000 available for projects that meet the fund’s objectives. Applications are due July 25, 2025.

The application and more information is provided in the Sea Otter Recovery Proposal Solicitation. (Word Download)

Please contact Irvin Tang at Irvin.tang@scc.ca.gov with questions regarding this solicitation.

News Release: Coastal Conservancy Awards $13.6 million for Coastal Access, Restoration, Climate Resilience, and Tribal Landback

4/18/25 – Yesterday, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $13.6 million to a total of 13 projects to expand public access, enhance climate resilience, mitigate wildfire risk, and return land to California’s native tribes.  The projects funded were:

 

A grant of up to $1,272,250, of which $972,250 is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, to the City of Fortuna to complete pre-acquisition tasks and acquire 237 acres along the Lower Eel River in Fortuna, Humboldt County; and to prepare plans and designs for a park on a portion of the property, and to prepare a management plan for the other portion of the property. The City of Fortuna will retain 7.2 acres for open space, public access, and recreation, and the remaining 230 acres will be transferred to the Wiyot Tribe for the preservation of open space; protection, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources and habitat for fish and wildlife; protection of cultural resources; and to the extent compatible with habitat protection, providing public access and California Native American tribal cultural use and access.

 

Mendocino County

A grant of up to $36,169 to augment the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant to Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center to construct two cabins with bathrooms and two new campground bathrooms, and improve related infrastructure on the Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center property located in the community of Caspar, Mendocino County.

 

Sonoma County

A grant of up to $1,103,500 to LandPaths to undertake the Calvi Acquisition and Management Planning Project, consisting of acquiring the 84-acre Calvi property in Occidental, Sonoma County for preservation of open space, protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, and tribal and public access; and preparing a management plan, conceptual designs, and permit applications.

 

Contra Costa County

A grant of up to $2,646,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to undertake the Point Molate Bay Trail Construction Project, consisting of construction of 1.25 miles of the San Francisco Bay Trail from the San Rafael Bridge Trail eastern landing to the City of Richmond’s Point Molate Beach Park in Contra Costa County.

 

San Mateo County

A grant of up to $1,000,000 to contract for services to conduct community engagement and to prepare designs, environmental review documents, and permit applications for development of the approximately 1.3-mile long Pedro Point Headlands segment of the California Coastal Trail in San Mateo County.

 

Santa Cruz County

A grant of up to $460,000 to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to complete final planning and permitting tasks for the Community Harvest at Watsonville Slough Farm Project which will establish trails, a trailhead, gardens, and gathering facilities at Watsonville Slough Farm in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

 

Monterey County

A grant of up to $2,000,000 to the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to acquire 1,720 acres of the historic Rana Creek Ranch along Tularcitos Creek in upper Carmel Valley to protect and restore natural resources and wildlife habitat; preserve open space; enable compatible agriculture including cattle grazing; protect cultural resources; provide compatible Native American tribal access and guided public access; and potentially create a tribal education center and tribal housing for property management.

 

San Luis Obispo County

 A grant of up to $200,000 to the City of San Luis Obispo to prepare a City of San Luis Obispo vegetation management plan focused on reducing fire fuels and the threat of wildfire on City-owned open space and creek properties and to develop a related website.

A grant of up to $400,900 to ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit to initiate the Good Fire Promotion Program, consisting of preparing a cultural burn management plan, training yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribal members, purchasing equipment and supplies for cultural burns, and conducting a series of cultural burns totaling 8-30 acres on Johnson Ranch Open Space in San Luis Obispo County.

A grant of up to $2,000,000 to the County of San Luis Obispo to construct a segment of the California Coastal Trail between Morro Bay and Cayucos in San Luis Obispo County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

 

Santa Barbara County

A grant of up to $240,000 to the City of Santa Barbara to engage Tribes and other stakeholders; conduct technical studies; prepare permit applications; and advance the designs to redevelop Ambassador Park in Santa Barbara, including through native landscaping and cultural components that celebrate the cultural heritage of the Chumash native people.

 

Riverside County

A grant of up to $750,000 to augment the Conservancy’s existing grants of $3,600,000, previously authorized to the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District for preparation of designs for a 1.5-mile Santa Ana River Trail segment that is adjacent to the Green River Golf Course and connects to the Orange County line in the County of Riverside.

 

San Diego County

A grant of up to $1,500,000 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to undertake the Silver Strand Campground Expansion – Design project, consisting of conducting planning and studies, and preparing designs, environmental review, and permit applications for increasing lower-cost accommodations at Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego County.

 

 

Regional Grant Assistance Office Hours

The Coastal Conservancy is offering regional Grant Assistance Office Hours for prospective applicants for 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4) funding. If you have questions about the processes of applying for a Conservancy grant, our priorities for the Climate Bond funding, requirements and processes for managing a Conservancy grant, or specific questions related to your proposed project, this is an opportunity to speak directly with regional staff.

 

North Coast

April 23, 10-11 and April 30, 11-12

 

San Francisco Bay in the nine-county Bay Area

(Note: projects on the San Mateo outer coast are handled by the Central Coast Region and projects on the Marin and Sonoma outer coast are handled by the North Coast Region, each of which are providing separate office hours.)

June 16, 11-12

  • Registration link
  • A cross-agency webinar on coastal flooding and shoreline resilience funding in the San Francisco Bay is planned for May 12.  More information and registration for that webinar is here.  A cross-agency funding webinar for outer coast projects is planned for Summer 2025; sign up for our mailing list here to be kept up to date.

Central Coast

June 5, 11 – 12

South Coast

May 13, 2-3

 

It is not required that applicants attend office hours.  Also, in March 2025, the Coastal Conservancy held a webinar about funding opportunities from the 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4). A recording of the webinar can be found here.  Slides from the webinar can be found here.  We have compiled technical assistance resources for applying for and managing grants here.