Latest Coastal Conservancy News
Timeline: California State Coastal Conservancy, 1976 – Present 1976: Coastal Conservancy Act Passes Established by the California State Legislature through the Coastal Conservancy Act (Public Resources Code, Division 21), the Conservancy was created as a non-regulatory state agency within the Natural Resources Agency. A core tenet from the start was to ensure public access to […]
Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy authorized a total of over $54 million in funding for 28 projects that will help to restore the California coast, expand public access, and improve climate resilience. Nearly $21 million of the total awarded comes from the 2024 Climate Bond (the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought […]
Trail will close a 1.3-mile gap in California Coastal Trail PACIFICA, CA, February 19, 2026. The California State Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy) has launched the next phase of project development for the Pedro Point Headlands Coastal Trail, a key step toward closing a longstanding gap in the California Coastal Trail–an envisioned 1,230-mile continuous, interconnected public trail […]
Meeting Notice Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Public Member), Vice Chair Joy Sterling (Public Member) Jeremiah Hallisey (Public Member) Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash and Jenn Eckerle (Designated) Meagan Harmon Coastal Commission Chair; Madeline Cavalieri (Designated) Joe Stephenshaw, Director, Department of Finance; Michele Perrault (Designated) Senate Representatives Benjamin […]
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, […]
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 […]
Meeting Notice Coastal Stories section was added to the EO Report after mailing. 11/17/25 Agenda item 6 corrected to reflect the right dollar amount or 980,000. Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Public Member), Vice Chair Joy Sterling (Public Member) Jeremiah Hallisey (Public Member) Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash and […]
11/19/25 RALS RFPs Updates Please see Questions and Answers document on RFPs, with previous reports related to the RALS sites. Q&A and Site Specific Documents (Word Download) Hayward Shoreline Adaptation Masterplan Bayland Goals Climate Update 2015 Management Plan Pier 94 Pier 94 Eelgrass Test Plots Pier 94 Native Olympia Oyster Restoration Feasibility Final Report San […]
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 […]
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 […]
