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Press Release: First California Coastal Trail Map Will Help Complete the 1,230-Mile-Long Trail (Posted May 12, 2021)

Staff Report: https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2021/5/W6d/W6d-5-2021-report.pdf Map: https://the-california-coastal-trail-1-coastalcomm.hub.arcgis.com/ Contact: Noaki Schwartz at Noaki.Schwartz@coastal.ca.gov and Taylor Samuelson at Taylor.Samuelson@scc.ca.gov   SAN FRANCISCO _ The Coastal Commission and Coastal Conservancy released a digital map that for the first time shows the existing sections of the California Coastal Trail, a three-year project that will be critical to completing the rest of […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards Nearly $17 Million for Coastal Restoration, Preservation and Public Access (Posted March 25, 2021)

Oakland, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $16.9 million to 13 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources.   Among these grant awards were over $4.4 million from the US Fish and Wildlife Service National […]

Press Release: Coastal Conservancy Awarded $7 Million in US Fish and Wildlife Grants (Posted March 1, 2021)

March 1, 2021 Funding for 8 Coastal Wetland Restoration Projects   Oakland, CA – The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is awarding California State Coastal Conservancy nearly $7 million in grant funding for eight coastal wetland restoration projects.   The grants, which are part of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal […]

FY ’22 Request for Partnership Proposals/Letters of Interest for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program (Posted February 17, 2021)

NOTE: This is a call-for preproposals for projects who would like to partner with the California State Coastal Conservancy in order to apply for US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation (NCWC) Program funding. a) This is NOT the official NCWC call for applications. b) Projects hoping to receive NCWC funding are NOT […]

Coastal Conservancy awards $2.4 million for Coastal Access, Restoration, and Protection (Posted January 22, 2021)

On January 21, 2021, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded nearly $2.4 million in grants to protects and restore the California coast and coastal watersheds, and increase public access to these resources.   The grants included $130,000 to fill data gaps in the Conservation Lands Network through citizen science data collection events in severely […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards $7 Million for SF Bay and Coastal Restoration, Preservation, and Public Access (Posted November 19, 2020)

21 Explore the Coast Grants Awarded to Fund Coastal Programming for Communities Facing Barriers to Access Oakland, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $7 million to 15 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources. Included […]

Coastal Conservancy Adopts Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Guidelines; Awards $7.8 Million for Coastal Restoration, Preservation and Public Access (Posted September 4, 2020)

Oakland, CA – This week, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy unanimously adopted guidelines for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and awarded $7.8 million to 13 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources.   The JEDI Guidelines will steer […]

Sea Otter Recovery Grants: Grant Applications Due September 1, 2020 (Posted July 9, 2020)

Photo: Mike Baird The State Coastal Conservancy is now accepting applications for its 2021 Sea Otter Recovery Grants. The grants will be funded by the California Sea Otter Fund, which is one of the state’s voluntary tax check-off funds that allows taxpayers to contribute additional money for use towards the recovery of California sea otter […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards Nearly $18 Million for Coastal Restoration, Preservation and Public Access (Posted June 18, 2020)

Board approves funding for land acquisitions, accessways, wharf repairs   Oakland, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $17.9 million to 18 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources.   Among these grants was $5 million to […]

Press Release: Coastal Conservancy Awards over $8.2 million in First Ever Virtual Board Meeting (Posted May 5, 2020)

Oakland, CA – Today, in its first ever virtual Board meeting, the Coastal Conservancy Authorized $8.2 million in grant funding for projects to restore, protect and increase access to the California Coast and San Francisco Bay.  Due to state and local Shelter-In-Place orders, members of the Conservancy’s Board, staff and the public convened via teleconference […]