SCC 2026-04

COASTAL CONSERVANCY: PUBLIC MEETING IN SEAL BEACH – APRIL 23, 2026

https://scc.ca.gov/2026/04/10/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-oakland-april-23

WEST COYOTE HILLS, 483 ACRES IN NORTH ORANGE COUNTY: Disburse up to $1,600,000 to the Watershed Conservation Authority for the West Coyote Hills Acquisition, which consists of acquiring approximately 483 acres of West Coyote Hills in Orange County, City of Fullerton. TOTAL PRICE IS $95 MILLION.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0423/20260423Board03K_WestCoyoteHills_Acquisition.pdf
Addendum: Public Comment
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0423/scc%20meeting%204.26.2.%20%20Consent%20Calendar%20item%20K_Redacted.pdf

MENDOCINO COAST 672 ACRES: disburse up to $1,500,000 to Trust for Public Land to undertake the Shaahnaa’ Lhook’ Acquisition, consisting of acquiring 672-acres in Branscomb, Mendocino County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0423/20260423Board14_Shaahnaa%27_Lhook%27_Staff_Rec.pdf

SANTA CRUZ 4 ACRES: disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Homeless Garden Project to undertake the Natural Bridges Farm Acquisition, consisting of the acquisition of approximately 4 acres of working agricultural land to be permanently dedicated to public benefit purposes, including the protection of working agricultural land and open space, in Santa Cruz County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0423/20260423Board16_Natural_Bridges_Farm_Acqusition.pdf

WCB 2026-05

Notice of Meeting of the WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m.

Preliminary Agenda Items
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=243999&inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery


NEW PARKS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 8 (Nelson) $360,000 , San Diego County
acquisition of 114± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area located near Oak Grove in San Diego County.

San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 9 (Molloy) $174,000 , San Diego County
acquisition of 38± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area located near Oak Grove in San Diego County.

Hidden Valley Wildlife Area Utility Easement $0 , Riverside County
granting a utility easement and associated access easements over 10± acres of land from CDFW to the Southern California Edison Company for the purposes of constructing a new overhead transmission line through the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area, located near the city of Riverside in Riverside County.

Skyline North Phase II $5,900,000 , San Diego County
grant to the Endangered Habitats Conservancy to acquire 1,226± acres located near the unincorporated community of Jamul in San Diego County.

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IN THE SIERRA NEVADAS:

Park Ranch $8,000,000 in Alpine County
grant to Western Rivers Conservancy and Alpine County to acquire 1,688± acres located adjacent to Markleeville in Alpine County.

SCC 2/2026

3 Land Deals in the SF Bay 

https://scc.ca.gov/2026/02/05/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-oakland-february-19/

disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Marin Audubon Society to complete the Greater Bahia Wetlands Acquisition, which consists of acquiring the approximately 323-acre Leveroni property located along the Petaluma River in Marin County
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0219/20260219Board05_GreaterBahiaWetlandsAcquisition.pdf

disburse up to $3,050,000 to the Sonoma Land Trust for the Osprey Hill Ranch Acquisition Project, consisting of acquisition of a 365-acre ranch in Sonoma County
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0219/20260219Board16_Osprey_Hill_Ranch_Acquisition.pdf

disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Peninsula Open Space Trust to acquire the 196-acre San Gregorio Ranch in San Gregorio, San Mateo County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0219/20260219Board19_San_Gregorio_Ranch_Acquisition.pdf

WCB 2/2026

NEW DEALS BY THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD!

WCB preliminary agenda: 2/26/2026
https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fnrm.dfg.ca.gov%2FFileHandler.ashx%3FDocumentID=240068%26inline=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0101019be8788941-ad863861-49a2-4086-8005-408f16226d11-000000/5dta33i7bts4YsOLhn3-Ftk4yTMtIBDXdZhrItaY_zg=441

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=242420&inline

FULL AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=241333&inline

SAN DIEGO:

10 ACRES: Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve, Expansion 7 (Brown) $230,000 San Diego County
acquisition of 10± acres of land by CDFW for the protection of Quino checkerspot butterfly as an expansion to CDFW’s Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve located in Jamul, in San Diego County.

Rancho Jamul Land Exchange $0 San Diego County
exchange of 1± acres owned by CDFW for 4± acres owned by Jamul Indian Village of California, a federally recognized sovereign tribe, to serve as an expansion of CDFW’s Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area, located near the community of Jamul.

85 ACRES: Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve, Expansion 10 $280,000 San Diego County
acquisition of 85± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion of CDFW’s Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve, located near the community of Jamul in San Diego County.

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CENTRAL COAST 5652 ACRES: Spanish Ranch $900,000, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties. Grant to California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to acquire a 5,652± acre conservation easement for the protection of a mosaic of habitats supporting tule elk, California condor, San Joaquin kit fox, and giant kangaroo rat, located in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. WITHDRAWN FROM THIS MONTH'S MEETING

EAST SF BAY 315 ACRES: Curry Canyon Ranch $645,000 Contra Costa County
acceptance of a USFWS grant and the approval to subgrant these federal funds to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, and to consider a Wildlife Conservation Board grant to East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, to acquire 160± acres in fee and a conservation easement over 155± acres totaling 315± acres located near the city of Clayton in Contra Costa County.

SCC 11/2025

New Coastline Parks

November 20th Full Meeting Agenda:

https://scc.ca.gov/2025/11/07/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-oakland-november-20/

HUMBOLDT 7 ACRES: disburse up to $431,500 to Friends of the Dunes to acquire 6.52 acres of property adjacent to the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center at 150 Stamps Lane for public access, in Manila, Humboldt County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/1120/20251120Board03F_NatureCenter_Expansion.pdf

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 62 ACRES: disburse up to $980,000 of grant funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire the 62 acre Watsonville Slough Mini Ranch property located within the Middle Watsonville Slough wetlands complex
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/1120/20251120Board06_Watsonville_Slough_Farms_Mini_Ranch_Acquisition.pdf

HUMBOLDT KING RANGE/MATTOLE CONNECTOR: 255 ACRES: disburse up to $800,750 to Sanctuary Forest, Inc. to: (1) acquire the 255-acre Ta’che—Nóó-nih Yaash Property ... transfer the property to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council.
https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/1120/20251120Board08_Ta'Che%E2%80%94Noo-Nih_Yaash_Acquistion.pdf

NOTE: The September 18 meeting of the Coastal Conservancy featured no land purchases

https://scc.ca.gov/2025/09/05/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-oakland-september-18/

WCB 11/2025

Notice of Meeting WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD

Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Mira Costa College San Elijo Campus 3333 Manchester Avenue Cardiff, CA 92007

Preliminary Agenda Items:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=238025&inline


Marble Peaks $800,000, in Siskiyou County
grant to The Nature Conservancy to acquire 455± acres of land and associated water rights for the protection of coho salmon habitat along one mile of Miners Creek, located near Etna

Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve, Expansion 1 $36,000, in Inyo County
acquisition of 40± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as an expansion to CDFW’s Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve located near Trona

Spanish Ranch $900,000 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties
grant to California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to acquire a 5,652± acre conservation easement

Pellon Murrieta Acquisition (Section 6) $610,750 in Riverside County
grant federal funds to Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority to acquire 91± acres located in Murrieta

Loyalton Ranch $5,500,000 in Lassen, Sierra Counties
grant to Wášiw-šiw Land Trust for a cooperative project with the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Feather River Land Trust, and the Northern Sierra Partnership, to acquire 10,273± acres

Battle Creek Ranch Acquisition $15,050,000 in Tehama County
grant to River Partners for a cooperative project with Department of Water Resources to acquire 1,715± acres of land located near Red Bluff

WCB 8/2025

Statewide Land Preservation Deals in August

preliminary agenda:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=233154&inline

FULL AGENDA WITH MAPS:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=233428&inline

SIERRA NEVADAS/CENTRAL VALLEY:

197 ACRES: Antelope Lake Conservation Easement, Mono County $42,900
grant to the Eastern Sierra Land Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 197± acres near the community of Benton.

1025 ACRES: Big Grizzly Creek Corridor - Phase 1, Plumas County $975,000
grant to Feather River Land Trust, for a cooperative project with CAL FIRE to acquire in fee 1,025± acres of land that comprises the first phase of a three-phase project near the city of Portola.

128 ACRES: Sacramento River Wildlife Area Mile 164 - L (Felkins) Glenn County $1,820,000
acquisition of 128± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s Sacramento River Wildlife Area Princeton East Unit located across the river from the town of Princeton.

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NORTH COAST:

120 ACRES: North Coast Range Fen Conservation Area (Wojcik) Humboldt County $559,000
acquisition of 120± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s North Coast Fen Regional Conservation Area located near Bridgeville.

12,214 ACRES: (CAL FIRE) Shackleford Forest Conservation Easement, Siskiyou County $0
To consider the acceptance of a conservation easement over 12,214± acres by CAL FIRE located near Quartz Valley Indian Reservation.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

160 ACRES: White Atterbury, $2,400,000 San Diego County
To consider the acceptance of a USFWS Nontraditional Section 6 Grant Program Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition grant and the approval to subgrant these federal funds to The Escondido Creek Conservancy, and to consider a WCB grant to The Escondido Creek Conservancy, to acquire in fee 160± acres within the City of Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan/ Northwest San Diego County Multiple Habitat Conservation Program located in San Marcos.

96 ACRES: Elfin Acres, San Diego County $1,045,000
acceptance of a USFWS Nontraditional Section 6 Grant Program Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition grant and the approval to subgrant these federal funds to The Escondido Creek Conservancy, and to consider a WCB grant to The Escondido Creek Conservancy, to acquire in fee 96± acres within the City of Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan/Northwest San Diego County Multiple Habitat Conservation Program located in San Marcos.

WCB 5-2025

A Big New Park Along the Ventura Coast

VENTURA 6475 ACRES: Rancho Canada Larga $14,750,000 Ventura County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Trust for Public Land to purchase a portion of 6,475± acres of land including coastal sage scrub, grasslands, coast live oak woodland, mixed chaparral, valley foothill riparian, and valley oak woodland habitat that support special status species including California red-legged frog and Southern California steelhead and provide future wildlife-oriented, public-use opportunities, located near the city of Ventura in Ventura County. Total price of $27.65 million includes $6.5 million from Patagonia via the Holdfast Collective, and $6.4 million in private donations

https://www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/outdoors/6-500-acres-of-rancho-ca-ada-larga-under-contract-with-national-nonprofit/article_ef15a537-2a44-483f-8c7e-1ee38eb62135.html

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ADDITIONAL PURCHASES:

Notice of Meeting WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium
715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

MAPS AND DETAILS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=232433&inline

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NORTH COAST:

HUMBOLDT 80 ACRES: Jacoby Creek Forest, Expansion 5, $690,000 Humboldt County
To consider the allocation for a grant to Jacoby Creek Land Trust for a cooperative project with the City of Arcata and Cal Poly Humboldt to acquire 80± acres of land for the protection of working forests, salmonids and terrestrial wildlife and provide future wildlife-oriented, public-use opportunities, located in the Jacoby Creek watershed in Humboldt County. Total price: $690,000

TRINITY 12,029 ACRES: CAL FIRE Travis Ranch Conservation Easement $2,979,990 Trinity County
To consider the acquisition of a conservation easement by CAL FIRE under the California Forest Legacy Program Act of 2007 and the allocation of a grant to CAL FIRE to assist with the acquisition to protect 12,029± acres of land with significant forest, natural ecological, and open space conservation values located near the community of Kettenpom in Trinity County. Total price of $5.83 million includes federal forest legacy contribution of $2.85 million

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SF BAY AREA:

EAST SF BAY 140 ACRES: East Contra Costa County HCP/NCCP (Freschi) $320,000 Contra Costa County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, for a cooperative project with the East Bay Regional Park District to acquire 140± acres of land for the protection and preservation of existing regional wildlife linkages, including grassland, oak woodland, and creek habitat areas within the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan, located near the city of Brentwood in Contra Costa County. Total price of $1.83 million includes CDFW contribution of $1.5 million

SONOMA 1517 ACRES: Monte Rio Redwoods $8,000,000 Sonoma County
grant to Sonoma County Regional Parks to acquire in fee, 1517± acres of land that allows for the protection of forestlands as an expansion of the adjacent Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve, located near the community of Monte Rio in Sonoma County. Total price of $24 million includes: $8 million from Sonoma County, $4 million from the Moore Foundation, $2 million each from Sonoma Land Trust and Save the Redwoods League.

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CENTRAL COAST:

SANTA BARBARA 556 ACRES: Purisima Hills Junak Conservation Easement $721,360 Santa Barbara County
subgrant federal funds to the Land Trust of Santa Barbara County (LTSB), and to consider a WCB grant to LTSB to acquire a conservation easement over 556± acres of land, located north of Highway 246 between Lompoc and Buellton in Santa Barbara County. Total price: $1.4 million, includes USFWS contribution of $700,000

MONTEREY 80 ACRES: Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve, Expansion 3, $54,488 (Garrapata Ridge) Monterey County
To consider the acquisition of 80± acres of land by CDFW for a cooperative project with the Big Sur Land Trust for the protection and preservation of maritime chapparal with small areas of American southwest riparian forest and oak woodland, and to provide future wildlife-oriented, public use opportunities located 11 miles southeast of Carmel-By-The-Sea in Monterey County. Total price: $54,488

SANTA CRUZ 111 ACRES: Watsonville Slough Ecological Reserve, Expansion 6, $2,330,000 Santa Cruz County
To consider the allocation for a grant to The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire 111± acres of land for the protection of wildlife habitat, for compatible public or private uses, and the protection of sensitive biological resources including to support the recovery of the state-listed and federally endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, located near the city of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County. Total price: $2.3 million

MONTEREY 1720 ACRES: Tularcitos Creek $6,550,000 Monterey County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to acquire 1,720± acres of land for the protection of oak woodland, vernal pools, and riparian habitat that support threatened and endangered species, including South Central Coast steelhead, California red-legged frog, yellow-legged frog, and California tiger salamander. The property will also provide access to sacred cultural and archeological sites of the Esselen and provide future wildlife-oriented, public-use opportunities, located eight miles east of Carmel Valley in Monterey County. Total price of $8.55 million includes $2 million from the State Coastal Conservancy

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CENTRAL VALLEY:

KERN 80 ACRES: Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve, Expansion 1, $79,500 Kern County
To consider the acquisition of 80± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the protection of unaltered Mojave and Sonoran desert creosote scrub habitat and wildlife supported by that habitat, as an expansion of the Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve, located near California City in Kern County. Total price: $79,500

MERCED 168 ACRES: Los Banos Wildlife Area, Expansion 10 (Soares) $3,7000,000 Merced County
To consider the acquisition of 168± acres of land by CDFW for the protection of cismontane alkali marsh, a sensitive habitat that supports tricolored blackbird, giant gartersnake, Swainson’s hawk, and western spadefoot, and to provide future wildlife-oriented, public-use opportunities, as an expansion to CDFW’s Los Banos Wildlife Area located in Los Banos in the San Joaquin River watershed in Merced County. Total price: $3.7 million

YOLO 14,100 ACRES: Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area DWR Big Notch Easement $0 Yolo County
To consider the grant by CDFW of a perpetual right-of-way and easement over 14,100± acres of land to the California Department of Water Resources for the purposes of seasonal floodplain fisheries rearing habitat and fish passage, located near the city of Davis in Yolo County.

BUTTE COUNTY 20 ACRES: Meadowfoam (Eshoo) $2,124,200 Butte County
To consider the acceptance of a USFWS Recovery Land Acquisition grant and the approval to subgrant these federal funds to California Open Lands and for a WCB grant to assist in its acquisition of 20± acres for the protection of rare habitat for Butte County meadowfoam, a federal and state endangered plant species, located in the city of Chico in Butte County. Total price of $8.17 million includes $6 million from USFWS.

SCC 4-2025

Big Deals Save Some More of CA's Coast

SUMMARY:
https://scc.ca.gov/2025/04/18/news-release-coastal-conservancy-awards-13-6-million-for-coastal-access-restoration-climate-resilience-and-tribal-landback/

AGENDA:
https://scc.ca.gov/2025/04/04/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-santa-cruz-april-17/

BIG SUR 1720 ACRES: disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to acquire 1,720 acres of the historic Rana Creek Ranch along Tularcitos Creek in upper Carmel Valley to protect and restore natural resources and wildlife habitat; preserve open space; enable compatible agriculture including cattle grazing; protect cultural resources; provide compatible Native American tribal access and guided public access; and potentially create a tribal education center and tribal housing for property management.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0417/20250417Board07_Tularcitos_SR.pdf

SONOMA 84 ACRES: disburse up to $1,103,500 to LandPaths to undertake the Calvi Acquisition and Management Planning Project, consisting of acquiring the 84-acre Calvi property in Occidental, Sonoma County for preservation of open space, protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, and tribal and public access; and preparing a management plan, conceptual designs, and permit applications.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0417/20250417Board09_CalviAcquisition_SR.pdf

HUMBOLDT 237 ACRES: disburse up to $1,272,250, of which $972,250 is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, to the City of Fortuna to complete pre-acquisition tasks and acquire 237 acres along the Lower Eel River in Fortuna, Humboldt County; and to prepare plans and designs for a park on a portion of the property, and to prepare a management plan for the other portion of the property. The City of Fortuna will retain 7.2 acres for open space, public access, and recreation, and the remaining 230 acres will be transferred to the Wiyot Tribe for the preservation of open space; protection, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources and habitat for fish and wildlife; protection of cultural resources; and to the extent compatible with habitat protection, providing public access and California Native American tribal cultural use and access.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0417/20250417Board10_Lower_Eel_River_Wetlands_Acquisition_SR.pdf

SCC Feb. 2025

February Land Deals on CA's Coast

SCC 2/13/2025
https://scc.ca.gov/2025/01/31/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-oakland-february-13/

NORTH COAST: disburse up to $5,000,000 for the Great Redwood Trail to the Great Redwood Trail Agency...for the advancement of the Great Redwood Trail in Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt Counties.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board06_Great_Redwood_Trail_Agency_Augmentation.pdf
Addendum: Great Redwood Trail Augmentation – REVISED STAFF RECOMMENDATION, 2/13/2025
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board06_Great_Redwood_Trail_Agency_Augmentation_Board_Amended.pdf

MENDOCINO: disburse up to $503,400 to Mendocino Land Trust to undertake the Great Redwood Trail Willits to Longvale Planning Project,... for a 12.7-mile segment of the Great Redwood Trail in the City of Willits and unincorporated Mendocino County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board07_GRT_Willits_to_Longvale.pdf

HUMBOLDT: Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $277,400 to the Blue Lake Rancheria to acquire two parcels comprising 33.8 acres at the Baduwa’t Estuary, west of McKinleyville, Humboldt County
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board03F_Baduwa_t_Estuary_Acquisition.pdf
Addendum: Support Letter
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board03F_Blue_Lake_Rancheria_Grant_Application_Support_Letter.pdf

MARIN COUNTY: approve the Disposition Plan for the Bel Marin Keys South Lagoon Levee, for the purpose of transferring the South Lagoon Levee to the Bel Marin Keys Community Services District to maintain the structural integrity of the levee and to maintain the levee top trail for public access, in Marin County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board03H_BMK_SouthLagoonLevee.pdf

BALLONA WETLANDS comment, 8 pages
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2025/0213/20250213Board10_PublicCommentWalterLamb.pdf