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Deadlines Extended for Grant Applications (Posted March 24, 2020)

Due to the COVID-19 precautions in place throughout California, we have extended the application deadline for our North Coast Proposition 1 grants to April 27, and for Explore the Coast grants to April 20.  For more information, please see the links below: Explore the Coast Grant Applications are due March 30, 2020 April 20, 2020 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #32 – December 6, 2019 (Posted November 18, 2019)

Time 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location Elihu M. Harris State Office Building 1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor, Del Norte Conference Room Oakland, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-877-336-1829; Participant code: 555450#. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us on hold. For […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail (Posted November 13, 2019)

Please visit the Water Trail website to see a map of Water Trail sites (trailheads), learn more about specific sites’ amenities and accessibility features, plan a trip, and explore more about the San Francisco Bay! The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail (Water Trail) is a growing network of access sites (or “trailheads”)  helping people who use nonmotorized […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards Over $10 Million for Coastal Protection, Restoration and Access (Posted October 18, 2019)

Board approves funding to support coastal projects and programming   Arcata, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $10.8 million to 17 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources.   The projects funded include $1,500,000 to Monterey […]

Request for Qualifications for Fall 2019 Multibeam Survey- due 10/8/19 (Posted September 18, 2019)

The California State Coastal Conservancy is seeking qualifications of potential environmental services contractors to plan for and conduct a single multibeam bathymetric survey in Fall 2019 and conduct associated reporting and analysis to evaluate the temporal and seasonal changes of the various sand mining lease areas in the San Francisco Bay and Suisun Bay.  This […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards Over $26.7 Million for Coastal Protection, Restoration of Bay Wetlands, Beach Wheelchairs, and Explore the Coast program (Posted August 22, 2019)

Board approves funding to support coastal projects and programming Sausalito, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $26.7 million in grants including $20 million for the first phase of the 1,600-acre restoration of Bel Marin Keys Unit V in Novato, funding for beach wheelchairs at 18 coastal sites, and support […]