Lower American River Conservancy Program News

Do you enjoy the American River Parkway? We want to hear from you!

Prop 4 allocates $10 million to the Lower American River Conservancy Program to improve climate resilience, water supplies and/or water quality within the Parkway. Take our Prop 4 Survey to let us know where we should focus our Prop 4 – Climate Bond funds to improve the condition and enjoyment of the American River Parkway. We are accepting responses to the survey through May 2nd.

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the first Advisory Committee meeting of the year for the Lower American River Conservancy Program being held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025, at CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento. This meeting will also be available via Zoom.

All are welcome to join. A final agenda will be available ten days prior to the meeting.

Thank you for your support!

Grant Opportunities

WCB’s grant portal remains closed. However, we have funding available for projects in the American River Parkway.  If you have a project concept for the planning and design or construction of a capital improvement project, please email Cara Allen at cara.allen@wildlife.ca.gov. WCB will notify partners here and through our email subscriber lists when additional funds become available and/or the application portal reopens. We thank you for your understanding and patience during this time.

Minor Revisions to WCB General Grant Guidelines

As of August 1, 2024, the Wildlife Conservation Board will be using a revised version of its General Grant Guidelines which were previously posted in January 2023. It is available on WCB’s Grant Opportunities page. These revisions are generally minor, the most substantive of which are summarized below:

• Information about requesting advance funding
• Updates for Amendments for Development Project Grants
• Clarification of differences between Acquisition and Development projects regarding Reporting and Monitoring
• Updated information about Signage and Other Acknowledgements 

Future proposals submitted to the Wildlife Conservation Board must comply with these revised guidelines. For questions, please contact Shannon Lucas at Shannon.Lucas@wildlife.ca.gov.

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the second Advisory Committee meeting of the year for the Lower American River Conservancy Program being held Friday, October 4, 2024, in CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento and also via Zoom. All are welcome to join. The meeting will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

View the Agenda (PDF) for meeting details.

Thank you for your support!

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the fall meeting of the Lower American River Conservancy Program Advisory Committee being held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4, 2024, at CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento. This meeting will also be available via Zoom.

All are welcome to join. A final agenda will be available ten days prior to the meeting.

Thank you for your support!

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the first Advisory Committee meeting of the year for the Lower American River Conservancy Program being held Thursday, April 18, 2024, in CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento and also via Zoom. All are welcome to join. The meeting will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

View the Agenda (PDF) for meeting details.

Thank you for your support!

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the first Advisory Committee meeting of the year for the Lower American River Conservancy Program being held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento. This meeting will also be available via Zoom.

All are welcome to join. A final agenda will be available ten days prior to the meeting.

Thank you for your support!

Join staff of WCB and members of the Lower American River Conservancy Program Advisory Committee on Thursday, November 30, 2023, for our fourth tour of the lower American River Parkway (Parkway). The goals of this tour are to educate participants on the current conditions of the Parkway and learn about potential and current community investment sites.

Members of the public are invited to participate. All participants are responsible for their own transportation, water, and lunch. Parking will be free at each location. Carpooling is encouraged. A couple sites include a short walk on a dirt trail. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and outdoor attire.

See Tour Agenda (PDF) for more information. Please complete the online registration form by November 29. A link to the registration form is on the agenda.

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the second Advisory Committee meeting of the year for the Lower American River Conservancy Program being held Thursday, October 12, 2023, in CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento and also via Zoom. All are welcome to join. The meeting will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

View the Agenda (PDF) for meeting details.

Thank you for your support!

Please join the Wildlife Conservation Board for the second Advisory Committee meeting of the year for the Lower American River Conservancy Program being held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at CNRA’s headquarters, first floor auditorium, in downtown Sacramento. This meeting will also be available via Zoom.

All are welcome to join. A final agenda will be available ten days prior to the meeting.

Thank you for your support!