09/06/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/06/2024 17:10
Sep 6, 2024
What you need to know: The State's Coastal Conservancy approved grant funding for 22 projects focused on community-based wetland restoration, land acquisitions, coastal access programming, and wildfire resilience.
SACRAMENTO - California, through the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy, has approved more than $48 million for 22 projects that will protect, restore, and improve public access along the state's coast and coastal watersheds.
"We're continuing to invest in our coastline and expand access for Californians, making sure that more folks have better access for decades to come. That includes protecting these areas from the impacts of the climate crisis."
Governor Gavin Newsom
Funded by the Governor's multi-billion-dollar California Climate Commitment, the projects include:
"Coastal Conservancy funding is being put to work to protect and restore the California coast, and to make it more accessible and climate resilient. The projects funded at this meeting, from wildfire resilience to wetland restoration to lower cost coastal accommodation, will help to address the many challenges that face our iconic coastline. We are proud of our nonprofit, tribal, and public agency partners and excited to see these projects being implemented."- Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer of the State Coastal Conservancy
Click here for the full list of projects throughout the state and more information about the grant programs.
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