Latest South Coast News
Further $17.7 Million awarded to Conservancy partners for coastal ecosystem and watershed restoration and protection projects Oakland, CA – Today, the California State Coastal Conservancy was awarded a grant of $1.1 million from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the enhancement of Martin Slough in Humboldt Bay. A further $17.7 million was […]
SACRAMENTO – Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $12.5 million in grants for the protection and restoration of California’s coast and the San Francisco Bay. Grantees included public agencies, cities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose purposes are consistent with the Conservancy’s enabling legislation. Among the grants awarded were $3.9 million to […]
Today, the California State Coastal Conservancy announced that it has received $2 million in grant funding for coastal wetland restoration from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. The grant program annually provides grants of up to $1 million to coastal and Great Lakes states, as well as U.S. territories […]
The Conservancy announces a new Climate Ready grant solicitation; applications are due July 1, 2019. Climate Ready grants fund nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. This round will fund planning and implementation of managed retreat, natural shoreline infrastructure, living shorelines and habitat enhancement projects. This round is funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and projects must facilitate greenhouse […]
Please join us for a webinar on Tuesday, March 26 from 12-1pm to hear from Paul Jenkin of Surfrider Foundation about the landmark Surfer’s Point managed retreat project including updates on resiliency in the face of recent storm activity. The Surfers’ Point Managed Shoreline Retreat project is one of the first managed retreat projects to […]
Coastal Conservancy Grants to fund land acquisition, restoration and coastal access Riverside – This week, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $17 million in grants for the acquisition of parkland, restoration of coastal resources and construction of amenities to help Californians explore and enjoy the coast. The bulk of the awards […]
A recording of this webinar can be found here. We hope you can join us for a webinar Thursday, February 28th from 12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m. to hear about engaging people of color in the outdoors. Speaker Amanda E. Machado will share her personal story as a woman of color becoming involved in the environmentalist […]
The Coastal Conservancy is embarking on an effort to create Equity and Environmental Justice Guidelines to direct our agency’s work. The Coastal Conservancy’s vision is of a beautiful, restored, and accessible coast for ALL Californians and we see equity and environment justice as a key driver of our agency’s work. We would like your feedback to help identify […]
Coastal Conservancy Awards of $18.5 million in Grants for Coastal Protection and Restoration Morro Bay – This week, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $3.8 million for 12 projects in the Conservancy’s Climate Ready grant program, which supports projects to increase the resilience of coastal resources and communities to the impacts of […]
Chula Vista – Today (10/18/18), the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project released its new Regional Strategy 2018, a science-based guide for the long-term restoration and expansion of Southern California’s coastal wetlands. The Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (WRP), a consortium of federal and state agencies, has been collaborating on wetlands preservation and restoration from Santa Barbara to […]
