Latest Coastal Conservancy News

4 Acres of Living Shoreline Reefs installed in Richmond (Posted September 7, 2018)

200 Reef Structures will become habitat for native Olympia Oysters and Pacific Herring September 7, 2018 – This week, 200 oyster reef elements were placed at 4-acre submerged site at the former Red Rocks Warehouse at Point San Pablo in the City of Richmond to create a living shoreline.   The State Coastal Conservancy is […]

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Eureka – September 06, 2018 (Posted August 24, 2018)

Meeting Notice Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Sara Ramirez Giroux (Public Member) Ann Notthoff (Public Member) John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated) Dayna Bochco, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated) Michael Cohen, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated) Senate Representatives Assembly Representatives Benjamin Allen (District 26) Mark Stone (District 29) Anthony […]

Join us at our Global Climate Action Summit Affiliate Event, Innovation and Climate Adaptation in San Francisco Bay (Posted August 21, 2018)

Bringing Together Research, Large-Scale Investment, Community Resilience Policy, and Public Education Wednesday, September 12, 2018 ¬ 6:00–8:30 p.m. Free, RSVP required. Email reserve@exploratorium.edu, or call 415.528.4444, and choose option 5. An interdisciplinary panel of Bay Area experts will share approaches to climate change adaptation and engagement that are helping to create a better future for […]

Hollister Ranch Settlement Agreement (Posted May 29, 2018)

The California Coastal Commission and the Coastal Conservancy have reached a proposed class action settlement with property owners at Hollister Ranch in Santa Barbara County. This settlement, which requires approval by the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, will allow the public to access by water to a stretch of beach and expand programs to bring […]

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Sacramento – May 24 (Posted May 11, 2018)

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Sara Ramirez Giroux (Public Member) Ann Notthoff (Public Member) John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated) Dayna Bochco, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated) Michael Cohen, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated) Senate Representatives Assembly Representatives Benjamin Allen (District 26) Mark Stone (District 29) Anthony Cannella (District […]

Coastal Conservancy Approves $7.6 million in Grants for Restoration, Protection and Access (Posted March 22, 2018)

Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy approved 20 grants totaling over $7.6 million for restoration, protection and public access projects along the California coast. “Yet again our Board has shown that public money is a powerful force to catalyze and implement projects that protect habitats, enhance communities’ resilience and create public access to […]

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland – March 22 (Posted March 8, 2018)

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Sara Ramirez Giroux (Public Member) Ann Notthoff (Public Member) John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated) Dayna Bochco, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated) Michael Cohen, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated) Senate Representatives Benjamin Allen (District 26) Anthony Cannella (District 12) Jerry Hill (District 13) Assembly […]

Request for Qualifications for Environmental Services-2019 (Posted March 6, 2018)

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. […]

State Coastal Conservancy Awards over $2.6 million for Coastal Protection and Restoration (Posted January 18, 2018)

The State Coastal Conservancy awarded a series of grants, totaling over $2.6 million, to seven projects that will protect coastal land, improve watershed health, restore habitat and increase public access to the coast. The full list grants, authorized on January 18 at the Coastal Conservancy’s Board meeting in San Diego, is as follows: Authorization to […]