News and Announcements Archive

The Preliminary Agenda (PDF) is available for the Wildlife Conservation Board meeting on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The public is welcome.

The California Wildlife Conservation Board has moved. Our new address is 715 P Street, 17th Floor, Sacramento, 95814. We are in the new California Natural Resources Agency Headquarters building. Though we are still teleworking, we are looking forward to hosting board meetings in the building's beautiful auditorium sometime in 2022.

Wildlife Conservation Board would like to wish everyone a happy Biodiversity Week. Biodiversity conservation is one of our Strategic Plan (PDF) top priorities as we, with our partners, contribute to preservation, restoration and access for all throughout the state. At our last Board meeting the Board approved 27 projects for $46 million. A few example projects that support biodiversity include:

San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve - Brown headed cowbird


Kingfisher Flat Hatchery


Stookey Ranch Preserve

• A grant to restore and enhance 84 acres of riparian and wetland habitat at the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve in San Diego County. The Project will restore 25 acres of riparian woodland, scrub, and freshwater and alkali marsh habitats to provide climate-resilient, high-quality habitat for the coastal least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher, coastal California gnatcatcher, Ridgway’s rail, other migratory/resident birds, and other associated wildlife.
• A grant to restore fire-damaged equipment and infrastructure of the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery that has supported salmonid spawning and rearing for conservation for nearly 40 years including federally listed endangered Central California Coast coho salmon.
• A grant to acquire approximately 7,344 acres of land for the protection of oak woodlands, annual grassland and open meadow areas along with a mixed conifer forest, including riparian corridors, salmonid streams, coastal watersheds and habitat linkages in Mendocino and Trinity counties. The property is in the Eel River watershed that supports over 75 mammal species, 400 bird species, and 15 species of fish including coho salmon and steelhead trout.
• A grant to acquire 226± acre Stookey Ranch Preserve to conserve wildlife corridors, habitat linkages, and to provide wildlife-oriented, public-use opportunities in Mariposa County. The Property’s diverse ecosystems provide high quality habitat opportunities for great gray owl, olive-sided flycatcher, western pond turtle, yellow warbler, pallid bat, ringtail, porcupine, foothill yellow-legged frog, and other species of concern.

The Wildlife Conservation Board's 2021 Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) (PDF) for wildlife corridor and fish passage projects is now available. Proposals may be for planning or implementation projects that construct, repair, modify, or remove transportation infrastructure or water resources infrastructure improving passage for wildlife or fish. Additional consideration will be given for projects that restore or enhance wildlife mobility or fish passage across barriers whose impacts on migration have been increased by drought conditions.

All applicants must complete the online Pre-Application by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on October 5, 2021. WCB will then invite select applicants to submit full proposals.

For questions regarding this PSN or the Program, please contact WCB Program manager, Don Crocker, at WCBcorridors@wildlife.ca.gov.

The Wildlife Conservation Board approved expenditures of $46 million for 26 projects at its meeting on August 26, 2021.

Press Release

The Advisory Committee of the Lower American River Conservancy Program will meet on September 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

Advisory Committee members and the public can participate in the meeting via Teams or teleconference.

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

The Wildlife Conservation Board will meet August 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The public and Board members will participate via Zoom.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

Join the webinar

See Full Agenda (PDF) for more information.

The Wildlife Conservation Board's 2021 Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) (PDF) for its Forest Conservation Program is now available. Proposed projects may include planning, implementation, or acquisition projects within the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains in California. PSN priorities include meadow restoration, post-fire habitat recovery, and aspen stand restoration as well as acquisitions that protect meadows, migration corridors, or habitat connectivity.

All applicants must complete the online Pre-Application by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on September 10, 2021. WCB will then invite select applicants to submit full proposals.

For questions regarding this PSN or the Program, please contact WCB's Forest Conservation Program manager, Judah Grossman, at Forests@wildlife.ca.gov.

The Preliminary Agenda (PDF) is available for the Wildlife Conservation Board meeting on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The public is welcome.

Our 2020 Year in Review (PDF) has been posted that highlights over $138 million of work for 143 projects. The report also highlights some key projects and shows how we met and exceeded our Strategic Plan objectives. While 2020 brought all of us challenges that seemed overwhelming at times, WCB continued to affect incredible conservation on the ground in coordination with our stakeholders and partners. We appreciate all your contributions and look forward to continued successes as we collectively meet conservation goals throughout the state.