Big Expansion of SF Bay's Henry Coe State Park, and more
Notice of Meeting WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD Thursday, November 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m. California Natural Resource Agency 1st Floor Auditorium 715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814
FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Sheepy Ridge Wildlife Area: $0, Siskiyou County; transfer of the 320± acre Sheepy Ridge Wildlife Area from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to the Modoc Nation
North Coast Range Fen Conservation Area (Woodcock), Humboldt County $600,000: acquisition of 110± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as an expansion to the CDFW’s North Coast Fen Regional Conservation Area located near Bridgeville.
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EASTERN SIERRAS:
Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve Easement Exchange, Inyo County, $0: exchange of an access easement over 2± acres of land owned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for an access easement over 1± acres of land owned by Bowman Asphalt, Inc. located near the community of Trona.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY:
Del Dios, San Diego County, $423,600: grant to San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy to acquire 59± acres located near the city of Escondido.
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 11 (Parfrey) San Diego County,] $150,000: acquisition of 31± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as an expansion to the CDFW’s San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area located near the community of Oak Grove.
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 12 (Corner) San Diego County $560,000: acquisition of 77± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as an expansion to the CDFW’s San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area located near the community of Oak Grove.
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 13 (Schaarsmith) San Diego County $245,000: acquisition of 58± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) located near the community of Oak Grove, in San Diego County.
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CENTRAL VALLEY & SIERRA NEVADAS:
Harvego Bear River Preserve, Phase II, Placer County, $5,200,000: a grant to Placer Land Trust for a cooperative project with the Placer Conservation Authority to acquire 525± acres located near Auburn.
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:
Golden Gate Fields, former race track, Alameda County $53,000,000: a grant to The Trust for Public Land and East Bay Regional Parks District for a cooperative project with the California Natural Resources Agency, State Coastal Conservancy, and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to acquire 162± acres of land located in Albany and Berkeley.
https://www.tpl.org/our-work/golden-gate-fields
Mount Stakes Ranch, Santa Clara & Stanislaus Counties $2,675,000: a grant to The Nature Conservancy to acquire 3,856± acres located near Patterson. To be added to Henry W. Coe State Park
https://ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/2026090326
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CENTRAL COAST:
Ferrini Ranch, Monterey County $12,500,000: a grant to Big Sur Land Trust for a cooperative project with the Trust for Public Land to acquire 868± acres between the coast ranges and Fort Ord National Monument located near Salinas. https://www.tpl.org/our-work/ferrini-ranch
North Carrizo Ecological Reserve, Expansion 1 San Luis Obispo County: acquisition of 240± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) while maintaining habitat connectivity between the federal land within the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument as an expansion to the CDFW’s North Carrizo Ecological Reserve located 35 miles southeast of Santa Margarita.
