Latest Coastal Conservancy News

Working with the Conservancy during Coronavirus Precautions (Posted March 18, 2020)

A message from our Executive Officer, Sam Schuchat: This message is to let you know how we at the Conservancy are coping with the Coronavirus outbreak, and what you as a grantee, contractor, prospective grantee, or interested citizen can do to help us keep moving forward.   As you are aware, seven of the nine […]

Santa Ana River Conservancy Program Explore the River Grants (Posted March 10, 2020)

Santa Ana River Conservancy Program Explore the River Grants The Santa Ana River Conservancy program of the California State Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy) announces the availability of grants to public agencies, tribes and nonprofit organizations for programs that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore the Santa Ana River and its tributaries. The Explore the […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #33 – April 3, 2020 (Posted March 2, 2020)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location Elihu M. Harris State Office Building 1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Room 12 Oakland, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-866-434-5269; Participant code: 8934475#. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us on hold. For live, online […]

Request for Qualifications for Environmental Services-2021 (Posted February 21, 2020)

The California Coastal Conservancy anticipates a need for environmental, engineering, architectural, landscape architectural, and construction project management consulting services for Conservancy projects and programs over the next twelve months. The Conservancy seeks to identify individuals and firms providing these services. To submit your qualifications, please read the Request for Qualifications and complete the Consultant Questionnaire. […]

6/25/20 Webinar: Greening without Gentrification (Posted February 11, 2020)

The Coastal Conservancy hosted this webinar on Thursday, June 25 2020 from 12-1pm. A recording of the webinar can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QP77Mwt4Wg There is growing concern that conservation projects—from parks and open space to urban forestry and ecological reserves—can contribute to “green gentrification,” increases in housing prices and the influx of new, wealthier residents […]

Proposition 1 North Coast Proposal Solicitation, due April 1 (Posted February 10, 2020)

Proposition 1 grants fund multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects. The Conservancy adopted its Proposition 1 Grant Program Guidelines in September 2016. Priority project types include: water sustainability improvements, anadromous fish habitat enhancement, wetland restoration and urban greening. For more details on the Coastal Conservancy’s priorities, please review our Strategic Plan. We are currently soliciting projects that restore wetlands and/or […]

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oxnard – February 06 (Posted January 24, 2020)

Meeting Notice Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Ann Notthoff (Public Member), Vice Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudi?š (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) Bill Monning (District 17) Jerry Hill […]

Request for Partnership Proposals/Letters of Interest for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program (Posted January 10, 2020)

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 $14.7 Million for Coastal Protection, Restoration and Access (Posted December 20, 2019)

Oakland, CA – This week, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $14.7 million to 13 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources. The projects were: NORTH COAST A grant of up to $200,000 to Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District […]