Job Posting: Tribal Liaison and Environmental Justice Project Analyst
This is a 12-month limited term position that may be extended and/or may become permanent pending budget approval.
“Love the California Coast and the environment? Committed to tribal engagement and environmental justice? This might be the job for you!”
The State Coastal Conservancy has an exciting opportunity for you to join us in protecting California’s iconic lands and waters, restoring vital habitats, and increasing inclusive and equitable enjoyment of the coast and shoreline as our agency’s Tribal Liaison and Environmental Justice analyst. The position will be filled at the Conservancy Project Development Analyst I level (CPDA I). See the Duty Statement for more information.
The State Coastal Conservancy works with local partners along the coast of California, within coastal watersheds, and 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, implement urban greening projects, provide environmental education, and improve public access for historically underserved communities. The new Tribal Liaison and Environmental Justice analyst will be responsible for ongoing development and implementation of the Conservancy’s tribal affairs and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) work. Under the direction of the Deputy Executive Officer, the incumbent will develop and implement tribal and JEDI policies and procedures for the agency, will assist Conservancy staff in implementing these policies, will coordinate with other agencies and partners working on tribal and JEDI issues, and will manage certain tribally- and JEDI-centered projects. Project management work will include soliciting and reviewing grant applications, assisting grantees 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, and monitoring the progress of projects. Duties will require leadership skills, a high level of independent action, and coordination with community groups, tribes, Conservancy staff, other public agencies, and nonprofits.
This is a Statewide Recruitment for one authorized position. This position may be filled in the Headquarters office in Oakland, CA, or may be filled as a permanent remote position in the following counties: San Diego, Orange, or Los Angeles.
Candidates must have permanent residence in California and, if working in a remote position, must reside in one of the counties listed above. Please indicate your preferred location(s) in the “Explanation” section of your application (State Application Form – STD.678) or in your Statement of Qualifications. Please note, you must reside within your preferred location(s) to accept this position.
The Coastal Program Analyst I eligibility list will be appropriated for the Conservancy Project Development Analyst I list. You will need to meet the minimum qualifications of both classifications. If you are not currently on the Coastal Program Analyst I list, please take the online exam. Refer to “Eligibility Examination Information“.
Effective July 1, 2025, a 3% salary reduction is in place under the Personal Leave Program (PLP), with 5 hours of Personal Leave Credit earned monthly in exchange. This program is subject to change based on union agreements and state budget policy.
You will find additional information about the job in CalCareers Posting and the Duty Statement.
Monthly salary band:
$6,097.00 – $7,631.00 per Month
Final Filing Date: 2/10/2026
Steps to apply:
- If you’re new to the state application process, please visit 3 Steps to a State Job to learn more about the process.
- Create a CalCareers Account
- Visit the job announcement at:
- Review the Duty Statement.
- 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.
- If any, answer questions/prompts on the CA STD 678 and upload all required documents before submitting the application:
- State Application STD 678 – make sure to fill out all sections (resume will not be reviewed/considered)
- If you’re new to the state application process, please visit 3 Steps to a State Job to learn more about the process.
- A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
- Verify that the CA STD 678 and other required documents have been “Submitted” in your CalCareer account.
- 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
Grant Writing 101 Webinar, Dec 11
Join the California State Coastal Conservancy to learn helpful approaches to writing grant proposals. Our Project Managers will walk through strategies to develop a competitive application for Coastal Conservancy funding.
There will be time for Q&A.
A recording of this webinar will be posted on the Conservancy’s website afterwards.
SCC Grant Writing 101 Webinar
December 11, 2025 12-1pm
A recording can be found here.
Conservancy Board Awards over $15 million for Coastal Restoration, Public Access, and Wildfire Resilience
Nov 20, 2025 – OAKLAND, CA, Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded a total of over $15 million to projects that will help to restore the California coast, improve public access to it, and increase its resilience to climate change.
The majority of funding is going to ten projects that aim to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires along the coast. Five of these are funded by the 2024 Climate Bond (Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 or Prop 4), which was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November of 2024. In April of 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 100 which allocated over $170 million in accelerated funding to conservancies for urgent forest and vegetation management across California.
The projects receiving a total of $9.4 million in 2024 Climate Bond funding from the Coastal Conservancy today are:
- Esselen Tribe of Monterey County: $1,250,000 to plan and implement a series of cultural fire trainings that include live fire cultural burning operations on 50 to 500 acres of land.
- La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians: $2,900,000 to implement critical fuel reduction treatments and cultural burning on 516 acres along the Highway 76 corridor and to provide community fire preparedness training.
- Mendocino County Fire Safe Council: $803,000 to continue their free community chipping program, implement volunteer workdays, and develop a sustainability plan, over three years.
- University of California San Diego: $1,400,000 to remove Eucalyptus trees and restore the native chaparral ecosystem on a 30-acre site to improve wildfire resiliency and to serve as a biochar demonstration project.
- Sempervirens Fund: $3,050,000 to undertake the Big Basin Redwood Wildfire Resilience Project, consisting of vegetation fuels reduction and habitat enhancement on 215 acres in the old-growth coast redwood area of Big Basin Redwood State Park.
Five other wildfire resilience projects are being funded by the California Department of Conservation’s Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program, totaling $1,665,000.
The other projects approved for funding are:
- A grant of up to $236,400 to The Hill Street Country Club to undertake the Hill Street Arts Hotel Feasibility Study, consisting of conducting community engagement and completing a feasibility study to establish a new lower-cost hotel in Oceanside, San Diego County.
- A grant of up to $450,000 to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt to prepare the Murray Field Airport Sea Level Rise Planning and Economic Studyand to conduct community engagement to assess the impacts of and identify adaptation strategies for sea level rise at the Murray Field Airport in Eureka, Humboldt County.
- A grant of up to $181,400 to Friends of the Eel River to undertake theEel River Native Plant Network Project in anticipation of dam removal in the upper Eel River basin, consisting of: (1) launching a regional native plant network to assess, coordinate, and increase the regional capacity to produce native plants for Eel River watershed restoration projects beginning with Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties; (2) developing a feasibility report and a strategic plan; (3) hosting meetings and seed harvesting trainings; and (4) developing and launching a website.
- A grant of up to $445,000 to The Nature Conservancy to undertake the San Francisco Bay Olympia Oyster Public Education Initiative, consisting of targeted public education and outreach on the history and benefits of the native Olympia oyster to build public support for increasing the pace and scale of implementing nature-based approaches to shoreline protection while recovering Olympia oysters in San Francisco Bay.
- A grant of up to $71,400 to Sea Otter Savvy to educate the public on the historic role of sea otters and the potential future role of sea otter reintroduction within their historical habitat range in northern California and San Francisco Bay.
- A grant of up to $431,500 to Friends of the Dunes to acquire 6.52 acres of property adjacent to the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center at 150 Stamps Lane for public access, including potential low-cost overnight accommodations, and for habitat protection, restoration and enhancement; and to develop a habitat restoration and public access plan for the property in Manila, Humboldt County.
- A grant of up to $980,000 of grant funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire the 62 acre Watsonville Slough Mini Ranch property located within the Middle Watsonville Slough wetlands complex in Santa Cruz County to protect and restore natural resources and wildlife habitat, including wetlands; protect and enhance water quality; conserve sensitive species and wildlife corridors; and provide compatible agricultural use and California Native American .
- A grant of up to $565,000 to the Mendocino Land Trust to undertake the Arena Cove Coastal Trail Construction Project, consisting of construction of a 0.3-mile segment of the California Coastal Trail and related trail amenities at Arena Cove in Point Arena, Mendocino County.
- A grant of up to $800,750 to Sanctuary Forest, Inc.to: (1) acquire the 255-acre Ta’che—Nóó-nih Yaash Property to protect, restore, and enhance native species, habitats and waterways; protect cultural landscapes, features and attributes; and provide opportunities for compatible California Native American tribal access and potential limited public access in Whitethorn, Humboldt County; (2) remove cannabis infrastructure; (3) transfer the property to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council; and (4) conduct initial stewardship planning for the property.
Climate Bond Grant Guidelines
Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines in San Francisco Bay Project RFPs
11/19/25 RALS RFPs Updates
Please see Questions and Answers document on RFPs, with previous reports related to the RALS sites.
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11/10/25 Updates
Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines
Regional Partner Requests for Proposals (SF, Marin East Bay)
Please note two updates:
- The deadline for proposals to the three RFP’s is extended to Thursday 12/4/25 5pm.
- Please see the teams meeting links below for the informational meetings-
Marin RFP Wed 11/12/25 1-2pm
East Bay RFP Fri 11/14/25 11am-12pm
San Francisco RFP Mon 11/17/25 1-2pm
Marin RFP Info Meeting- Wed 11/12 1-2pm teams call
Marin Audubon Society in coordination with State Coastal Conservancy
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East Bay RFP Info Meeting- Fri 11/14 11am-12pm teams call
Ducks Unlimited in coordination with State Coastal Conservancy
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San Francisco RFP Info Meeting- Mon 11/17 1-2pm teams call
Golden Gate Bird Alliance in coordination with State Coastal Conservancy
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10/31/25 Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines in San Francisco Bay Project
Release of Three Regional Partner Request for Proposals for Living Shorelines Design Services
Golden Gate Bird Alliance, Marin Audubon Society, and Ducks Unlimited in coordination with the California State Coastal Conservancy are seeking consultant services for the engineering and ecological design of living shoreline projects in three regions of Central San Francisco Bay as part of the Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines in San Francisco Bay (RALS) Project. The designs will integrate a variety of nature-based approaches and are part of the broader RALS effort to build the body of practice for advancing design and construction of living shorelines to increase climate resilience and shoreline protection in San Francisco Bay.
Please see the three separate Requests for Proposals here:
Please review the respective RFP’s (San Francisco, Marin, East Bay) for information on the design services and sites in each RFP, skills and experience required, dates for informational meetings, and who to contact for questions and submittals.
Proposals are due 12/1/25 by 3pm to Golden Gate Bird Alliance, Marin Audubon Society, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. These are separate RFP’s being led by each entity and released at coordinated timing as part of the RALS project. Applicants may apply to one or more RFP’s.
San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #45 – October 24, 2025, 10am – 11:30am
AGENDA
October 24, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING
Zoom link:
https://bayareametro.zoom.us/j/89030851416
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
- After receiving Advisory Committee guidance, Project Management Team makes consensus-based decision on designation of Pacheco Marsh
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, including update on Water Trail interpretive and wayfinding signage
10:50
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- Presentation and Site Description review
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- Discussion with Advisory Committee
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- Advisory Committee consensus guidance to Project Management Team on trailhead designation
- Project Management Team discussion and decision on conditional designation
11:20
11:30
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.
News Release: Coastal Conservancy Awards $8.7 million for Coastal Access, Restoration, and Wildfire Resilience
9/18/25 – Oakland, CA, Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded $8.7 million to a total of 11 projects to expand public access, enhance climate resilience, and mitigate coastal wildfire risk.
The projects include funding for the Conservancy’s Explore the Coast (ETC) program, which supports coastal programing for communities that face barriers to accessing or enjoying the coast . This year, the ETC program will fund 13 nonprofit organizations from Sonoma County south to San Diego County that will engage over 8,400 people through their projects. Of these people, project partners estimate that the program will serve over 6,700 low-income Californians, 7,000 people of color, 660 youth who are houseless or in foster care, approximately 3,200 people for whom English is not their first language, and at least 1,600 people with physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disabilities.
Other projects funded at today’s meeting include:
North Coast
A grant of up to $270,000 to the Westport Village Society to undertake the DeHaven Access Improvement Construction Project, consisting of construction of public access improvements, including a parking lot, a segment of the California Coastal Trail, signage, and stairway to DeHaven Beach in Mendocino County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
A grant of up to $240,200 to The Wildlands Conservancy to prepare plans for and implement the Estero Americano Public Access Infrastructure Improvements Project, consisting of installation of directional and interpretive signage, installation of 5 miles of trails, construction of a public restroom and kayak pull-in areas, and renovation of a dilapidated house to provide caretaker housing at the Estero Americano Coast Preserve in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Authorization to amend the Conservancy’s grant authorized on February 15, 2024 to the Noyo Center for Marine Science for the Noyo Center Marine Field Station Resiliency Project (formerly the Marine Ecosystem Resiliency Project) to expand the scope of the project to include dock repair implementation at the Noyo Center’s Marine Field Station located at Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County.
A grant of up to $233,000 to the Noyo Center for Marine Science to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on September 5, 2024 to construct the Noyo Center Marine LaBONEatory Project (formerly the Noyo Center Ecosystem Resilience Initiative Project) and to modify the project to expand the 1,500 square foot multi-purpose work facility to 2,400 square feet to allow for greater coastal stewardship programming, marine science education, and community engagement, and to complete designs and permitting for the expanded facility.
Authorization to amend the Conservancy-required restrictions that limit use of the Napa Resource Conservation District’s 21-acre Huichica Creek Vineyard property to agricultural purposes so that the property can be used for habitat restoration and enhancement, natural resource protection, and potential public access. The property is located in the Huichica Creek Watershed in Napa County and was purchased for agricultural purposes with a Conservancy grant in 1991, when the property was known as Cabral Ranch.
A grant of up to $500,000 to the Mid Klamath Watershed Council to undertake the Upper Horse Creek Channel Restoration Project, consisting of the creation of side channels and off-channel ponds, the addition of wood structures, installation of beaver dam analogues, and the expansion of creek sinuosity to a segment of Horse Creek, in Siskiyou County.
San Francisco Bay Area
Authorization to amend the Conservancy’s previously authorized project award to the City of Berkeley to modify the project by cancelling the Cesar Chavez Park perimeter trail improvements, adding pier and parking lot improvements, and adding preparation of plans for improving a San Francisco Bay Trail segment at the City of Berkeley Waterfront, in Alameda County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
A grant of up to $3,091,148 to the City and County of San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on February 15, 2024 of $5,500,000, to implement the India Basin Waterfront Park Phase 3: Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project, consisting of the redevelopment of the India Basin Shoreline Park in San Francisco into a mixed-use community park with improved public access and recreational amenities, enhanced habitat, and climate resilience.
A grant of up to $850,000 to the City of Albany to carry out the Albany–El Cerrito Wildfire Resilience Demonstration Project in Albany and El Cerrito (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), consisting of: (1) implementing fire fuel vegetation management and ecological restoration; (2) investing in continuing partnerships for workforce development; and (3) demonstrating for public benefit useful practices for milling, native species planting, and fire hazard management; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
A grant of up to $400,000 to the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council to adapt their Community Wildfire Prevention Plan into a Regional Priority Plan, to establish a Prescribed Burn Association in Santa Clara County (South Bay Prescribed Burn Association) and, through the Prescribed Burn Association conduct initial workshops, classes, and training programs that will entail a series of small, prescribed burns on Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District lands with the goal of enhancing the ability of both private and public landowners to safely use prescribed burns to reduce wildfire severity and improve landscape health in Santa Clara County.
Central Coast
A grant of up to $80,000 to the Carmel River Steelhead Association to purchase equipment for use in annual rescues of steelhead in the Carmel River watershed in Monterey County.
A grant of up to $1,000,000 to the Coastside Land Trust to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on February 15, 2024 to construct priority components of Phase 2 of the Wavecrest Coastal Access Project at the Wavecrest property in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County in order to expand the grant scope to include construction of the remaining Phase 2 components.
A grant of up to $1,068,300 to the City of Watsonville to prepare final designs and permit applications for the 0.5-mile second phase of the Lee Road Trail Project, which will add a 1.4-mile-long pedestrian and bicycle trail along Lee Road in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Statewide
Funding of up to $966,316 to 13 nonprofit organizations for projects that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore the California coast. Participants are drawn from throughout the State and will visit coastal locations from Sonoma County south to San Diego County.
Request for Quote for IT Services (RFQ-ITS)
The Coastal Conservancy has issued a Request for Quote for IT Services (RFQ-ITS), entitled State Coastal Conservancy Streaming, Video, & Audio Services Request for Quote, to provide Streaming, Video, & Audio Services for the State Coastal Conservancy meetings from September 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028. Quotes must be received no later than 5 pm on July 11, 2025
The California Coastal Conservancy is a state agency that supports projects to protect and enhance coastal resources and to expand public access to the coast. The Conservancy has a governing board comprised of 7 voting members and 6 oversight, non-voting members. The Conservancy Board holds public meetings up to six times a year in various locations around the state. Conservancy Board meetings are held in compliance with the Bagley Keene Open Meeting Act.
The period of performance for this contract is approximately three years with the option for the State to extend the term for up to two years.
The Conservancy holds its meetings in person but with an option for remote, video participation available to Board members, staff and members of the public.
This scope is to provide gavel-to-gavel audiovisual support for both in person and virtual meetings, live internet webstreaming (webcasting) services, and video documentation for archive of Conservancy meetings.
More information can be found in the RFQ here and on the Cal eProcure website here (Search for Event ID: 0000035876).
Questions Related to State Coastal Conservancy’s Request for Quotation For Information Technology Services (Cal eProcure Event ID: 0000035876) can be found here.
Answers to the RFQ-ITS questions can be found here. (Modified 7/10 1500PST)
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!
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.
