WCB 8-2026

Meeting of Calif. Wildlife Conservation Board
August 27, 2026

preliminary agenda:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CNRA/bulletins/421d21e


CENTRAL VALLEY:

Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area, Expansion 20 (Stocker) $697,000.Yuba County
acquisition of 155± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) located near the community of Bangor.

Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area, Exp. 4 (Williams) $5,000. Plumas County
acquisition of 23± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife located near Beckwourth.

Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve (AP Ranch) $11,500,000. Siskiyou County
grant to The Wildlands Conservancy to acquire 14,177± acres located near Callahan.

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SF BAY:

Politsuwi $700,000. Lake County
grant to Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance to acquire 80± acres located in Lakeport.

Knoxville Wildlife Area, Expansion 3 $1,000,000. Napa County
acquisition of 436± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for a cooperative project with the Land Trust of Napa County, located near the community of Middletown.

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NORTH COAST:

Folsom Ranch (Mendocino Land Trust) $4,083,500. Mendocino County
grant to Mendocino Land Trust for a cooperative project with The Conservation Fund, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Sherwood Band of Pomo Indians, Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, and Potter Valley Tribe to acquire 3,946± acres located 10 miles northeast of the City of Willits.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;

Mojave Reserve $7,500,000. San Bernardino County
grant to the Mojave Desert Land Trust to acquire 1,093± acres located near the community of Yucca Grove.

SCC 6/2026

SOME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND DEALS

State Coastal Conservancy meeting 6/18/2026

121 acres in HUMBOLDT: Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,600,000 to California Trout, Inc. to augment a Conservancy grant totaling $5,500,000 to expand the scope of the Elk River Habitat Restoration Project to include acquisition of the 121.5-acre Shanahan Ranch in Humboldt County.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0618/20260618Board03E_Elk_River_Staff_Augment.pdf

94 acres in SAN MATEO: Consideration and possible approval of the Pedro Point Headlands Disposition Plan and authorization to transfer, free of charge, three State-owned parcels at Pedro Point Headlands in San Mateo County to the United States Government to be managed by the National Park Service, for open space preservation, natural resource protection, and public access as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2026/0618/20260618Board17_PPH_Disposition.pdf

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

Agenda with maps:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=245232&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.