News and Announcements Archive

Come work with us! WCB has a few exciting open positions and is expecting to have additional positions soon. WCB listings can be found under CA Department of Fish and Wildlife at Cal Careers and can also be tracked on our Employment Opportunities page.

Job Vacancies

Supervising Right of Way Agent
WCB is looking for a Supervising Right of Way Agent to join the WCB management team. This position would manage the land acquisition program with another supervisor working with senior right of way agents on highly complex negotiations to secure properties statewide. The position supervises four independent right of way agents that are working to develop and implement projects for approval of the Board at quarterly meetings. This includes representing WCB at various meetings, travel throughout the state during project development, and extensive coordination with CDFW regions, local entities and stakeholders to identify high priority conservation actions. Open until filled.

Senior Right of Way Agent
WCB is looking for Senior Right of Way Agents to work with a highly motivated team to secure properties statewide for the protection of habitat and to provide appropriate public access. This includes working closely with a variety of stakeholders throughout the state and attending meetings and site visits with applicants, property owners, and private contractors in the field to discuss potential project opportunities. Projects are approved by presenting land acquisition proposals to WCB for consideration at quarterly meetings. Open until filled.

Coming Soon!

• Associate Right of Way Agent
• Information Officer I (Specialist)
• Environmental Scientist
• Associate Governmental Program Analyst
• Attorney I

If you have questions about any of these positions, you can contact Rebecca Fris at 916-212-5637 or Rebecca.Fris@wildlife.ca.gov.

The Wildlife Conservation Board will meet on November 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Note this meeting will also be available via Zoom.

Location:
California Natural Resources Agency, First Floor Auditorium
715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Public is welcome!

See Full Agenda (PDF) for more information.

The Preliminary Agenda (PDF) is available for the Wildlife Conservation Board meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the first floor Auditorium of the Natural Resources Building, 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. This meeting will also be available via Zoom. The public is welcome.

The Wildlife Conservation Board is requesting public input regarding its existing Herbicide Questionnaire (PDF). WCB requires applicants to complete this questionnaire any time a proposed project may utilize herbicides in order to help inform staff and Board members regarding the types of herbicide use proposed, the extent, and other non-herbicide methods contemplated and/or utilized. We are seeking comments from the public in order to improve the questionnaire. We are extending the deadline, so please send any comments by COB November 4th to Shannon Lucas at Shannon.Lucas@wildlife.ca.gov. Thank you.

On September 20, 2022, Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks (Regional Parks) released the Final American River Parkway Natural Resources Management Plan (NRMP) and its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR).

The draft SEIR for the final NRMP can be found on the County’s Planning Projects Viewer. The review period for the draft SEIR ends on November 3, 2022. Comments related to the draft SEIR should be directed to the Sacramento County Environmental Coordinator and emailed to CEQA@SacCounty.gov or mailed to the Office of Planning and Environmental Review at 827 7th Street, Room 225, Sacramento, CA 95814.

The final NRMP is available on Regional Parks’ Natural Resources Management web page.

In 2018, WCB’s Lower American River Conservancy Program provided funds to Regional Parks for the development and environmental review of the NRMP.

The Wildlife Conservation Board will meet on September 30, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Note: this meeting will also be available via Zoom.

Location:
California Natural Resources Agency, First Floor Auditorium
715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Public is Welcome!

See Full Agenda (PDF) for more information.

The Wildlife Conservation Board approved expenditures of $15.82 million for 17 projects at its meeting on August 25, 2022.

Press Release

The Advisory Committee of the Lower American River Conservancy Program will meet on September 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. Note: this meeting will also be available via Zoom.

Location:

California Natural Resources Agency, First Floor Auditorium

715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Public is Welcome!

Please refer to the LARCP Advisory Committee Agenda (PDF) for meeting details.

The Wildlife Conservation Board will meet on August 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Note this Board meeting will also be available via Zoom.

Location:

California Natural Resources Agency, First Floor Auditorium
715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Public is Welcome!

See Full Agenda (PDF) for more information.

Wildlife Conservation Board is hiring!

Come work with us. WCB has a few exciting open positions and is expecting to have additional positions soon. WCB listings can be found listed under CA Department of Fish and Wildlife at Cal Careers and can also be tracked on our Employment Opportunities page.

Job Vacancies

• Senior Environmental Specialist
  WCB is looking for a Program Manager for the new Desert Conservancy, created in January 2022. The goals of the Program are to preserve and restore natural, cultural, and physical resources in the California desert region. The Desert Conservancy Program Manager will serve as the lead on WCB Desert Conservancy projects. Project management responsibilities include: project consultation with federal, state and local partners, development and review of funding and grant proposals, negotiation of terms and conditions for project agreements, contract and grant administration, planning, design review, and implementation oversight.
• Senior Land Agent (Specialist)
  WCB is looking for a Senior Land Agent to work with a highly motivated team to secure properties Statewide for the protection of habitat and to provide appropriate public access. This includes working closely with a variety of stakeholders throughout the state and attending meetings and site visits with applicants, property owners, and private contractors in the field to discuss potential project opportunities. Projects are approved by presenting land acquisition proposals to the WCB for consideration at quarterly meetings. Open until filled.
• Associate Governmental Program Analyst
  WCB is looking for an Associate Governmental Program Analyst to work in a collaborative team environment and join the Administrative Team as the Federal & State Grants Analyst. Under the general direction of a Staff Services Manager I, you will perform the duties of a Grants Analyst by working with internal and external stakeholders to develop, track and monitor Federal and State Grants that provide critical services to aid WCB’s effort to preserve, protect and restore wildlife habitat. Closes 8/9/22.

Future Jobs

• Supervising Land Agent
• Senior Land Agent (Specialist)
• Associate Land Agent
• Public Information Officer
• Environmental Scientist
• Associate Governmental Program Analyst
• Staff Services Analyst
• Attorney I

If you have questions about any of these positions, you can contact Rebecca Fris at 916-212-5637 or Rebecca.Fris@wildlife.ca.gov.