Cutting the Green Tape

CEQA and Restoration Permitting Resources

• Restoration Permitting Workshop Presentation - March 2021 (Video)
• Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP)
• Habitat Restoration Enhancement Act (HREA)
• California Endangered Species Act (CESA)
• Restoration Management Permit (RMP)
• Restoration Consistency Determination (CD)

Other CDFW Permitting Tools

• Lake and Streambed Alteration Program (LSA)
• Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP)
• Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA)

Restoration Granting Resources

• CDFW Grant Opportunities
• Call for Projects

Program Updates

• Cutting the Green Tape Project StoryMaps
• CDFW FY 23-24 Report to the Legislature(PDF)
• CDFW FY 22-23 Report to the Legislature (PDF)
• CDFW FY 21-22 Report to the Legislature (PDF)
• CDFW FY 20-21 Report to the Legislature (PDF)
• Transforming Environmental Restoration: Progress on the Cutting Green Tape Initiative (PDF)

Program Partners

• California Natural Resources Agency
  • 30 x 30 Initiative
  • The Race to Restore Nature: Cutting the Green Tape for California’s Environment (Video)
  • Cutting Green Tape Regulatory Strategies to Advance Restoration: CEQA Pathways (Video)
• State Water Resources Control Board
  • Small Habitat Restoration Program
  • North Coast RWQCB Restoration Program
  • Statewide Restoration General Order
• NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation
• State Coastal Conservancy
• Sustainable Conservation
  • Accelerating Restoration
• California Landscape Stewardship Network

Contact / Subscribe

• Contact the CGT Program
• Contact CGT Staff
• Sign up for CGT Announcements