Latest Coastal Conservancy News

Public Input Period: Updating the Project Selection Criteria (Posted April 1, 2021)

The Coastal Conservancy is updating its project selection criteria and we are asking for public comments on the proposed new criteria. The draft proposed criteria are here. There will be a webinar to discuss the proposed criteria on April 16 at 10:00, to register, click here. If you would like to send in comments, you […]

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 […]

Coastal Conservancy Public Zoom Meeting – March 25, 2021 (Posted March 12, 2021)

Meeting Notice Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Ann Notthoff (Public Member), Vice Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Public Member) Joseph Alioto Jr. (Public Member) Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated) Stephen Padilla, Coastal Commission Chair; Alison Dettmer (Designated) Keely Bosler, Director, Department of Finance; Gayle Miller (Designated) Senate Representatives Benjamin Allen (District 26) Assembly […]

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 […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #36 – March 5, 2021 (Posted February 22, 2021)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location – VIRTUAL MEETING Please click this URL to join Zoom webinar: https://zoom.us/j/96517077363?pwd=N1NVR0NUQklvSUJEUXErSElVNmdPdz09 Passcode: 869321 Or join by phone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma) […]

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 Public Zoom Meeting – January 21, 2021 (Posted January 8, 2021)

Meeting Notice Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Ann Notthoff (Public Member), Vice Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Public Member) Joseph Alioto Jr. (Public Member) Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated) Stephen Padilla, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated) Keely Bosler, Director, Department of Finance; Gayle Miller (Designated) Senate Representatives Benjamin Allen (District 26) Assembly […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #35 – December 11, 2020 (Posted November 30, 2020)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location – VIRTUAL MEETING Please click this URL to join Zoom webinar: https://zoom.us/j/96517077363?pwd=N1NVR0NUQklvSUJEUXErSElVNmdPdz09 Passcode: 869321 Or join by phone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma) […]

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 […]