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‘Salmon Everywhere’ One Year After Klamath Dam Removal

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:55:30 GMT

A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat.

“The speed at which salmon are repopulating every nook and cranny of suitable habitat upstream of the dams in the Klamath Basin is both remarkable and thrilling,” said Michael Harris, Environmental Program Manager of CDFW’s Klamath Watershed Program. “There are salmon everywhere on the landscape right now, and it’s invigorating our work.”

While adult returns of salmon are ongoing and final estimates won’t be available until January, initial reports indicate a stronger fall-run Chinook salmon return than last year with widespread dispersal of the fish. Recent signs of salmon recovery throughout the Klamath Basin include:

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Klamath Tribes report seeing widespread salmon spawning within the Oregon portion of the Klamath River, including within multiple tributaries upstream of Klamath Lake where salmon haven’t been seen in more than century.

Fish-counting stations on newly accessible tributaries within the former reservoir footprints in California have recorded 208 adult Chinook salmon in Jenny Creek and 260 adult Chinook salmon in Shovel Creek to date. While multiple state and federal agencies, Tribes and non-governmental organizations are monitoring salmon throughout the Klamath Basin, CDFW is particularly focused on monitoring these newly accessible tributaries. CDFW field crews are surveying regularly for salmon nests and adult fish.

CDFW snorkel crews this summer documented juvenile salmon and/or steelhead occupying nearly all of the newly accessible tributaries in the reservoir footprints. In Fall Creek, one of the newly accessible tributaries upstream of the former Iron Gate Dam location, approximately 65,000 wild juvenile Chinook salmon were counted.

CDFW’s Fall Creek Fish Hatchery, a $35 million state-of-the-art facility in its second year of operation, began spawning returning fall-run Chinook salmon in mid-October. To date, the hatchery has spawned 416 female fish and collected roughly 1.27 million eggs – four times the number of salmon spawned this time last year. More than 1,200 Chinook salmon have entered the hatchery so far.

Temperature monitoring in 2024 and 2025 along the mainstem Klamath River following the removal of the four dams reveals the return of natural, seasonal fluctuations of water temperatures benefiting salmon. Post-dam removal water temperatures are cooling sooner in the fall when adult fall-run Chinook salmon are returning and need that cool water most followed by warming temperatures in the spring when juvenile salmon are rearing and out-migrating to the ocean.

Scientists are seeing a lower prevalence of Ceratonova shasta – or C. shasta – a parasite that plagued juvenile salmon prior to dam removal. Harmful algal blooms in the Klamath River are smaller now and less frequent since dam removal.

A primary goal of Klamath River dam removal was the reestablishment of viable, wild, self-sustaining populations of salmon and other anadromous fish species for conservation, for their ecological benefits, and to enhance Tribal, commercial and recreational fisheries.

To that end, CDFW has invested more than $30 million to support fish habitat restoration projects within the Klamath Basin. These investments include:

$20 million in grants awarded to 10 projects within the Scott and Shasta rivers and watersheds, crucial salmon strongholds within the Klamath Basin. These projects, which include improved fish passage and post-McKinney Fire restoration, were developed in collaboration with and in support of local Tribes, ranchers, farmers and nonprofit fish conservation organizations.

A $130,000 grant to Trout Unlimited to remove a manmade concrete barrier on Jenny Creek to reopen approximately one mile of additional salmon and steelhead spawning and rearing habitat.

A $1.4 million grant to Trout Unlimited to install buffer fencing around the Iron Gate and Copco I reservoir footprints. The fencing will protect approximately 3,235 acres of riparian habitat within the reservoir footprints, support restoration plantings and reduce erosion that negatively impacts water quality and salmon and steelhead populations.

A $582,915 grant to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) to develop new public access and a recreational boating launch facility in the Copco Valley, site of the former Copco Lake reservoir, to provide new public access to the restored Klamath River for boating, fishing and other recreation.

The historic Klamath River dam removal project was a key milestone of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future, introduced in 2024 to chart important priorities and actions needed to support California’s struggling salmon populations.

Photo: CDFW scientists survey a Klamath River tributary looking for salmon carcasses and salmon nests.

Media Contacts:
Michael Harris, CDFW Northern Region, (530) 410-5334  
Peter Tira, CDFW Communications, (916) 215-3858

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Wildlife Conservation Board Awards $37 Million in Grants to 14 Habitat Conservation and Restoration Projects

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Awards Include Funding for the Restoration of 1,300 Acres of Tidal Marsh and 800 Acres of Enhanced Aquatic Managed Pond Habitat in Alameda County, Part of the Largest Tidal Wetland Restoration Effort on the West Coast

The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved 14 habitat protection and restoration projects spanning 14 counties across more than 4,700 acres at its Feb. 26 quarterly meeting.

One of the grants restores 1,300 acres of tidal marsh habitat at the Congressman Pete Stark Ecological Reserve at Eden Landing, near the cities of Hayward and Union City on the east San Francisco Bay shoreline. This landscape-scale restoration project balances the needs of tidal marsh-dependent and estuarine species with waterbirds that rely on pond habitats by enhancing existing ponds and restoring tidal wetlands.

The WCB’s $5.35 million grant to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. — in a cooperative project with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), California State Coastal Conservancy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — increases biodiversity, improves water quality, protects bayside communities against extreme weather events and improves opportunities for public access and recreation.

“Southern Eden Landing is a unique stretch of East Bay shoreline that plays a critical role for waterbirds, fish, other wildlife and people,” said Renee Spenst, Ph.D., regional biologist for Ducks Unlimited, San Francisco Bay and California Coast. “This project represents true landscape-scale restoration, providing homes for plovers, terns, rails, salmon, sturgeon and leopard sharks. It is situated in an easily accessible location near the communities of Union City and Hayward, for all Bay Area residents. The WCB's partnership is essential to the success of this significant endeavor, joining other federal, state, regional and nonprofit partners.”

WCB’s grants advance Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal of conserving 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030, an initiative known as 30x30. The initiative seeks to protect biodiversity, expand access to nature for all Californians and fight and adapt to climate change.

Other funded projects include:

A $4 million grant to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency for the preservation of Richmond Ranch, protecting 1,218 acres of critical habitats and biodiversity while also providing future opportunities for wildlife-oriented public use. The property borders thousands of acres of protected land, enhancing connectivity and ensuring long-term ecological and recreational benefits for Santa Clara County.
“The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency is grateful to the WCB and other grant funders, as well as The Conservation Fund (TCF), for facilitating the final phase of acquisition of the larger 3,654-acre Richmond Ranch,” said Edmund Sullivan, executive director for the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency. “Conservation of this property will help protect important wildlife linkages between Joseph D. Grant Park and Henry W. Coe State Park and between protected open spaces along Coyote Ridge, and will support habitat for endangered species, including critical habitat for the California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander and Bay checkerspot butterfly.”
A $5.77 million grant to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), in collaboration with CDFW, to upgrade water conveyance structures and improve water use efficiency to enhance the management and stewardship of wetlands at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Riverside County.
Planned improvements include the creation of a 200-acre wetland sanctuary to support brooding and molting waterfowl, as well as nesting tri-colored blackbirds. Additionally, the project will restore 585 acres of seasonal wetlands and install a water recovery system, enabling the reuse of up to 1000 acre-feet of water per year from drained seasonal wetlands. These enhancements will ensure year-round wildlife access for the public.
"As one of the largest freshwater marshes near the Southern California coast, this wetland jewel is extremely important, especially for wintering and migrating shorebirds and waterfowl. Tens of thousands of birds rely on San Jacinto Wildlife Area’s ecosystem for supporting their wintering and year-round needs," said Chadd Santerre, director of wetland programs for CWA. "The habitat improvements and infrastructure upgrades being funded by the WCB will help ensure long-term water conservation and recycling capabilities. CDFW staff will be able to efficiently manage and improve these critical habitats for years to come, increasing resources for the area's many wetland-dependent species without having to depend as much on local water supplies."
A $728,000 grant to Save Mount Diablo to acquire 98 acres of oak woodland and grassland habitat at Ginochio Schwendel Ranch, adjacent to Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County. This project enhances connectivity between Mount Diablo, surrounding protected areas and the Marsh Creek corridor, benefiting wildlife such as the iconic golden eagle, the Alameda whipsnake and several listed amphibians.
“We are thrilled and thankful to start a conservation partnership with WCB by protecting the strategic Ginochio Schwendel Ranch together,” said Edward (Ted) Clement Jr., executive director for Save Mount Diablo. “This property, located within Contra Costa County’s Diablo Range, has rare volcanic soils and endemic species, and is contiguous with other conserved land and the important Marsh Creek. Further, we will acquire it from the most important landowning family in Contra Costa County. Together with WCB, we look forward to protecting more important properties within the Diablo Range, which is comprised of over 3.5 million acres, of which only about 25 percent is currently protected. We thank WCB for their great work.”

For more information about WCB, visit wcb.ca.gov. To learn more about the newly approved habitat conservation and restoration projects, visit our StoryMaps pages.

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Mark Topping, Wildlife Conservation Board, (916) 539-4673

CDFW Awards $15 Million for Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Restoration Projects

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:33:33 GMT

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 15 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of salmon and steelhead (anadromous salmonid) habitat in California watersheds. The total funding for these projects amounts to more than $15 million in grant awards.

Among these 15 projects, the Salmon River Restoration Council was awarded $1,888,060 for the Windler Floodplain Habitat Enhancement Project. The project will enhance salmonid rearing habitat at the Windler River bar, on a reach of the North Fork Salmon River, by lowering the floodplain and increasing connectivity. The project also includes riparian revegetation, which will increase shade and diversity along channels and across the river bar.

“As climate-driven disruptions to California’s ecosystems continue to evolve, so must our efforts to support the critical work our partners are doing to restore and protect habitat throughout our rivers and streams,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “Supporting these restoration efforts is a necessary and critical step forward to improving native fish health and resiliency. With these funds, we are enhancing the incredible resilience of these species for more sustainable populations over time.”

Projects were awarded through CDFW’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP). This program was first established in 1981and since 2000, has included funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, established by Congress to reverse the declines of Pacific salmon and steelhead throughout California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. This award also includes funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to help support the recovery, conservation and resilience of Pacific salmon and steelhead.

In response to the 2024 Fisheries Habitat Restoration Grant Solicitation, CDFW received 48 proposals requesting more than $39 million in funding. The proposals underwent a thorough technical review involving subject matter experts from CDFW and NOAA. For additional information and a complete list of all FRGP-awarded projects, visit FRGP’s Funded Project Summaries page.

Highlighted Project Summaries

Ventura River Arundo Removal and Riparian Restoration - South Santa Ana Site

($846,598 to Ojai Valley Land Conservancy)

The project will treat and remove 2 acres of arundo and more than 30 invasive plants identified throughout the 5-acre worksite along the Ventura River. It will also restore 2.7 acres of riparian habitat by planting 300 native plants and seeding native grasses.

South Fork Usal Creek Log Jam-boree

($1,669,436 to Trout Unlimited, Inc.)

The project will install approximately eight engineered large wood jams and 142 non-engineered log jams within 3.5 miles of South Fork Usal Creek, covering almost all the anadromous channel. This is expected to increase stream habitat complexity, pool frequency, pool depth, over-summer rearing habitat and winter high-flow velocity for salmonids within the project area.

Albion River Instream Coho Habitat Enhancement Project

($1,281,076 to Trout Unlimited, Inc.)

The project will install approximately 53 engineered large wood structures composed of approximately 200 logs that will promote deposition of coarse sediment to create an alluvial channel bed through select reaches on the Fork Albion River. Additionally, two undersized and failing culverts will be replaced.

Huckleberry Creek Coho Refugia Project

($194,030 to Eel River Watershed Improvement Group)

The project is designed to improve the geomorphic function and ecological complexity in Huckleberry Creek for salmonid habitat through a process-based approach. A total of approximately 32 large wood structures will be constructed along a 1.2-mile reach of Huckleberry Creek. The roughness elements added to the stream will increase pool and flatwater area and depth, increase shelter complexity, sort substrate for spawning habitat, increase the frequency of side channel and flood plain inundation and provide refugia during high flows.

Robinson Creek Instream Habitat Enhancement

($236,622 to The Conservation Fund)

To increase salmonid spawning habitat, the project is designed to install 106 large wood debris structures at 38 selected sites in Robinson Creek.

Chamberlain Creek Fish Passage Implementation Project

($1,378,920 to the Mendocino Land Trust)

The project will remove a current fish passage barrier and replace it with a new engineer-designed road-stream crossing culvert that will allow for unimpeded upstream/downstream migration of all aquatic species, including salmonids such as coho salmon, as well as Pacific lamprey.

North Fork Elk River Channel Instream Habitat and Upslope Restoration Project

($1,455,436 to Trout Unlimited, Inc.)

The project will enhance and improve instream salmonid habitat within a 1.8-mile reach of the lower North Fork Elk River by installing over 50 large wood structures and decommissioning portions of the Elk River Mainline Road, which runs parallel to the channel and encroaches onto the floodplain.

Sebbas Creek Off-Channel Project

($799,895 to the Eel River Watershed Improvement Group)

The project will create approximately 20,000 square feet of off-channel habitat, depending on stream flow conditions in Sebbas Creek, and includes installation of three engineered deflector jams and grading and the installation of several engineered “roughness” element log features. Additionally, there will be two grade-control log structures.

Soda Creek Fish Passage and Habitat Enhancement Project

($1,452,926 to Trout Unlimited, Inc.)

The project will replace a rusted, failing culvert that is a partial barrier to coho salmon and steelhead, as well as restore 500 feet of channel by constructing four alcoves with pools and large wood structures near the mouth of Soda Creek.

LA River California Environmental Flows Framework Study

($785,000 to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority)

The project will utilize the California Environmental Flows Framework to inform tradeoffs between ecological and non-ecological goals. Project outcomes will help define environmental flow recommendations to inform future decision making, while emphasizing ecological attributes.

California Conservation Corps Fortuna Fish Habitat Assistant

($273,374 to California Conservation Corps - Fortuna)

The Fish Habitat Assistant will independently develop and implement at least two fish habitat restoration projects, conduct public outreach, assist with project implementation and monitoring, train staff in stream habitat restoration techniques and attend workshops.

California Conservation Corps Watershed Stewards Program in Partnership with AmeriCorps

($688,041 to California Conservation Corps)

The California Conservation Corps Watershed Stewards Program (WSP) in Partnership with AmeriCorps, will engage 44 WSP corpsmembers throughout coastal California to enhance anadromous watersheds through restoration and protection, support community education and outreach events, recruit volunteers for hands-on restoration projects and professional development.

SRF 2025 and 2026 Coho Confabs

($46,940 to Salmonid Restoration Federation)

The project will produce two annual Coho Confabs to educate and train restoration specialists and watershed restoration groups on coho salmon recovery strategies, restoration techniques, and best management practices to restore coho habitat and recover the species.

Northern California Rural Land and Water Best Management Practices Education Series: Phase 2

($99,967 to Salmonid Restoration Federation)

The project will educate interested parties in Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, Mendocino and Siskiyou counties about coho recovery strategies, including flow enhancement and habitat restoration techniques, as well as associated legal considerations such as water rights, regulatory compliance and permitting. The Salmonid Restoration Federation will create education materials, curriculum, and a series of workshops on water transactions, a sediment and erosion control field school, a large wood field school, and beaver co-existence and beaver dam analog techniques workshops. These materials and workshops are designed to reach landowners, tribal restoration crews, municipalities, watershed planners and ranchers.

The awarded projects further the objectives of state and federal fisheries recovery plans that focus on removing barriers to fish migration, restoring riparian habitat, recovering wildfire impacts detrimental to rivers, and creating a more resilient and sustainably managed water resources system (e.g., water supply, water quality and habitat) that can better withstand drought conditions. These projects also further the goals of the California Water Resilience Portfolio, State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), California’s Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future (PDF) and fulfillment of CDFW’s mission.

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Media Contacts:
Matt Wells, Watershed Restoration Grants Branch, (916) 216-7848
Krysten Kellum, CDFW Communications, (916) 825-7120

CDFW Provides Nearly $36 Million for Projects to Save Salmon and Other California Fish and Wildlife Species

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:20:24 GMT

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced nearly $36 million in projects to benefit salmon and their habitats, and to further support climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

Saving salmon and rebuilding their populations for future Californians involves many key actions including investing in and restoring salmon strongholds as climate refugia, increasing partnerships, working with Tribes, doing more large-scale restoration at a faster pace, modernizing old infrastructure and creating fish passage around migration barriers. Today’s awards invest in those types of salmon projects.

Salmon Strongholds: the Klamath, Scott and Shasta Rivers

CDFW is awarding $20 million in Drought Emergency Salmon Protection Grants to 10 projects demonstrating support from and collaboration with Tribes and landowner interests in the Shasta and Scott rivers and their watersheds. These include habitat improvement, removal of barriers to fish passage and groundwater recharge projects. CDFW is also awarding $9 million from the same fund to Tribes in the Klamath River mainstem for post-McKinney Fire debris flow damage remediation, slope and sediment stabilization, and restoration for salmonids.

“These projects will help us save our struggling salmon populations,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “The Klamath, Scott and Shasta rivers are historic salmon strongholds where this kind of restoration investment will make a big impact. Rebuilding these watersheds and reconnecting salmon within them is one step further toward salmon recovery. The investments to support these 10 projects is happening in parallel to the largest river restoration in America’s history now underway to remove four dams on the mainstem Klamath River.”

View these projects online.

Climate Resiliency and Nature-Based Solutions

Additionally, CDFW is awarding $6.9 million to nine projects to further support nature-based solutions, climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

“Each week, each month that passes by on the calendar, California’s climate challenges increase, change and present a need to implement projects designed to keep pace,” Bonham said. “We are matching this pace with ongoing funding commitments to new projects, moving away from a once-a-year announcement of awards to fund more projects, toward sustained momentum.”

Projects funded with these grants will go toward planning and implementation of wetlands and mountain meadows including expanding habitat for Lahontan cutthroat trout habitat on the Upper Truckee River, addressing urgent degrading water and habitat conditions due to climate change impacts in Shasta and Sonoma counties, and creating habitat connectivity through wildlife corridors funding for species such as Clear Lake hitch and newts, among other projects.

View these projects online.

Next Steps

These projects will soon commence work. Meanwhile, CDFW will continue to accept applications for new projects and make awards on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on a strategic approach to rebuild salmon and other species by removing barriers to migration, improving water management and quality, restoring core salmon strongholds, taking substantial steps to modernize older infrastructure for salmon-friendly results and other actions.

Background

In late 2022 CDFW announced the availability of $200 million in new funding for restoration, including $100 million in emergency drought funding for protecting salmon against drought and climate change. Funding under the Addressing Climate Impacts and Nature-Based Solutions initiatives provides grant funding for projects addressing water and habitat impacted by climate, as well as restoring wetlands and mountain meadows, and creating wildlife corridors. On March 7, 2023, CDFW announced its first round of awards totaling $22.5 million for 19 projects from this funding.

This funding also supports key initiatives including conserving 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 under California’s 30x30 initiative, Nature-Based Solutions and increasing the pace and scale of restoration through Cutting Green Tape.

California must get more restoration done at a faster pace. To achieve that goal, CDFW has developed a single set of General Grant Program Guidelines with an overview of eligible project types, priorities and information on the application process, available at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Watersheds/Restoration-Grants/Concept-Application. Applications submitted under these new initiatives may also be considered for further evaluation under CDFW’s Proposition 1 and Proposition 68 Grant Programs, and a separate call for projects will also be released for these programs in Spring 2023.

More information about these funding opportunities, including guidelines and how to apply, general information about CDFW’s grant programs, as well as a schedule for upcoming grant solicitations, once available, can be found at www.wildlife.ca.gov/grants.

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Media Contacts:
Matt Wells, CDFW Watershed Restoration Grant Branch, (916) 216-7848
Jordan Traverso, CDFW Communications, (916) 212-7352

CDFW Announces $22.5 Million to Benefit Salmon and Support Critical Habitat Projects Statewide

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:12:51 GMT

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the award of $22.5 million to 19 projects to support the restoration of critical habitat for salmon, climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

“This initial round of awards represents a commitment to hit the ground running to support restoration and protection of our species, and I look forward to more announcements like this in the very near future,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “We must stand up as many new projects in a short period of time to make this critical habitat more resilient to the ever-changing climate.”

Protecting Salmon
CDFW has awarded more than $8.2 million to eight projects in watersheds throughout the state to address drought impacts for salmon in rivers and streams important to their lifecycle. Some projects will restore riparian habitat and fix unscreened water diversions. The largest project awarded under this round will be led by the Yurok Tribe within the Oregon Gulch section of the Upper Trinity River where remnants of hydraulic mining have narrowed the river and lead to a loss of salmon rearing habitat. This project will reestablish the natural flow of the river as well as a functioning floodplain to greatly improve habitat for salmon across various life stages.

Addressing Climate Impacts
Approximately $6.6 million was awarded to seven new projects to address urgent degrading water and habitat conditions due to climate change impacts. These projects include a focus on winter-run Chinook, improving the diversity of hatchery winter-run, as well as juvenile salmon collection system evaluation for re-introducing this species in the McCloud River above the Shasta Dam. Other projects will restore hydrologic function to floodplain habitat in the Sierra Nevada and monitor drought conditions for Chinook and coho salmon in the Scott River in Siskiyou County.

Wildlife Corridor – Fish Passage
Wildlife corridors are essential to providing fish and wildlife room to roam, or in this case, swim. CDFW awarded more than $6.5 million to three fish passage projects that will modify bridges and remove other barriers to fish passage in northern and central California.

Beavers, or Something Like Them
Approximately $1.2 million was awarded to Regents of UC Davis to work toward incorporating beaver dam analogs in the restoration of wetlands and mountain meadows.

Learn more about the awarded projects.

Next Steps
These projects will soon commence work. These awards are part of a new effort to support critical restoration statewide with $200 million in new funding for multi-benefit ecosystem restoration and protection projects under Drought, Climate and Nature Based Solutions Initiatives.

CDFW will announce additional awards throughout the month of March, with an emphasis on a strategic approach to rebuild salmon and other species by removing barriers to migration, improving water management and quality, restoring core salmon strongholds, taking substantial steps to modernize older infrastructure for salmon-friendly results, and other actions.

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Background
This new funding for restoration and protection of critical habitat and watersheds statewide also supports key initiatives including conserving 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 under California’s 30x30 initiative, Nature-Based Solutions, and increasing the pace and scale of restoration through Cutting Green Tape.

California must get more restoration done faster. To achieve that goal, CDFW has developed a single set of General Grant Program Guidelines with an overview of eligible project types, priorities, and information on the application process, available at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Watersheds/Restoration-Grants/Concept-Application. Applications submitted under these new initiatives may also be considered for further evaluation under CDFW’s Proposition 1 and Proposition 68 Grant Programs, and a separate call for projects will also be released for these programs in early 2023.

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Media contacts:
Matt Wells, CDFW Watershed Restoration Grant Branch, (916) 216-7848
Jordan Traverso, CDFW Communications, (916) 212-7352