Latest Coastal Conservancy News

The World is Her Oyster: 7th Grade science fair winner inspired by the Conservancy! (Posted March 7, 2014)

Chloe Jenniches, a student at A.P. Giannini Middle School, won first place in the San Francisco Citywide Science Fair’s seventh grade biological science category with her project “The World is Your Oyster.”  Her project hypothesized that a group of native Olympia oysters would affect the biological and chemical contents of the water around them.  In […]

Help Save California Sea Otters at Tax Time (Posted January 30, 2014)

Donate to the California Sea Otter Fund on Tax Form 540 California’s sea otters need your help, and there’s an easy way to do it by making a voluntary contribution on line 410 of your state income tax return (Form 540). By contributing any amount over one dollar, Californians can support the California Sea Otter […]

Request for Qualifications and Contractor Questionnaire (Posted February 12, 2013)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS [February 2015] The California State Coastal Conservancy (“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 Statements of Qualifications from individuals and firms providing these services.

Thank You Ocean Podcast: San Clemente Dam Removal Project (Posted January 9, 2013)

Since 1921, the Carmel River and its wildlife resources have been impacted by San Clemente Dam. As a result, the Carmel River suffers accelerated erosion, the once vibrant steelhead run has dramatically decreased, and lives and property below the dam are threatened with potential collapse of the dam — which has been deemed unsafe by […]

The San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide (Posted September 11, 2012)

Your Passport to the San Francisco Bay Trail The San Francisco Bay Trail Project is announcing the release of the second edition of the popular San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide.  Published by UC Press and funded by the State Coastal Conservancy, the Guide is comprehensive, compact, user-friendly, and studded with full-color maps and illustrations that […]

San Luis Obispo County CCT Master Plan Completed (Posted July 25, 2012)

The vision for the California Coastal Trail (“CCT”) is a continuous public right-of-way along the California coastline- a trail designed to foster appreciation and stewardship of the scenic and natural resources of the coast through hiking, biking, and in some areas horseback riding. The recently completed San Luis Obispo County CCT Master Plan covers the […]