WCB 2026-11

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

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=247773&inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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.

WCB 8-2026

Meeting of Calif. Wildlife Conservation Board
August 27, 2026

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

FULL AGENDA WITH MAPS

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=247157&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

CENTRAL VALLEY:

155 acres, 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.

23 acres, 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.

14,177 acres, 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:

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

436 acres, 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:

3946 acres, 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;

1093 acres, 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.

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.

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.

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.

WCB 02/2025

February CA Wildlife Land Deals

WCB Meeting 2/26/2025
10:00 a.m. Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

MAPS  
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=228285&inline

IN SO-CALIF:

10 acres: Ross (funds amount uncertain), San Diego County
grant to the Escondido Creek Conservancy to acquire 10± acres located near the city of Encinitas.

74± acres: Silo Hills (funds amount uncertain),, Riverside County
grant to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority to acquire 74± acres located in the city of Hemet in Riverside County.

State Route 91 B Canyon Wildlife Crossing $10,666,000. Riverside County
grant to Caltrans to upgrade the existing box culvert under State Route 91, whose functionality as a wildlife corridor has been constrained due to a bend in the culvert, ... thus reconnecting a linkage to protected lands between the Chino Hills and the Santa Ana Mountains near the Riverside-Orange County border in Riverside County.

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L.A. COUNTY:

South LA County Habitat Connectivity Masterplan Augmentation $787,000 Los Angeles County.
grant to the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains for a cooperative project with the Wildlife Conservation Network, County of Los Angeles, and City of Los Angeles to complete high-resolution landscape connectivity models and maps for habitats within the urban and urban-wildland interface, engage stakeholders in urban nature conservation, and develop a physical masterplan for projects that will enhance wildlife corridors in southern Los Angeles County.

I-5 Sierra Madre-Castaic Wildlife Crossing Planning $4,921,000 Los Angeles County
grant to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority for a planning project that will conduct feasibility and constraints analyses for at least four wildlife crossing locations and to identify at least one priority wildlife crossing that will have Caltrans documentation, environmental review, and 65% designs developed to improve wildlife connectivity. The planning area is a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 5 that runs from State Route 138 south to the northern border of Santa Clarita and bisects protected lands in the Sierra Madre and Castaic ranges in Los Angeles County.

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CENTRAL VALLEY/SIERRA NEVADA'S

265 acres: Mourier West ($ amount uncertain) Placer County
grant to Placer Conservation Authority, for a cooperative project with Placer County to acquire in fee 265± acres located near Roseville in Placer County.

22 acres: Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area, Expansion 19 (Anderson) $200,000 Yuba County
acquisition of 22± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion of the Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area located near the community of Loma Rica in Yuba County.

212 acres: Anderson River Park Transfer (funds amount uncertain), Shasta County
transfer in fee of 212± acres of land owned by CDFW to the City of Anderson to own, operate, and maintain the property in perpetuity for purposes of public access and habitat conservation in Shasta County.

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY:

1218 acres: Richmond Ranch $4,000,000 Santa Clara County
grant to Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to acquire 1,218± acres located adjacent to the city of San Jose.

98 acres: Ginochio Schwendel $728,000 Contra Costa County
grant to Save Mount Diablo to acquire 98± acres located near Clayton.

WCB 2024-11

CA To Buy and Return 14,000 Acres of Sierra Foothills to Tribe, and other land deals

Notice of Meeting WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium, 715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Preliminary Agenda Items
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=225963&inline

Maps and details:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=227245

CENTRAL VALLEY/SIERRA NEVADAS:

Hershey Ranch $2,389,475. Tulare County
grant to the Tule River Indian Tribe for a cooperative project with the California Natural Resources Agency to acquire 14,672± acres located near Porterville. Price sought by seller is $14 million
https://www.recorderonline.com/news/tule-river-tribe-to-receive-hershey-ranch-as-part-of-state-program/article_39d3400c-042a-11ef-87d9-b39e57cddcf7.html





Euer Valley Sustainable Public Access $890,000. Nevada County
grant to Truckee River Watershed Council for a cooperative project with Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, and Tahoe Donner Association to protect 30 acres of high-quality meadow and stream habitat by promoting sustainable recreational access for local residents and visitors, located on lands owned and managed by Tahoe Donner Association 7 miles northwest of Truckee in Nevada County.

Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area Expansion #18 (Soper) CE $790,200, Yuba County
acquisition of a conservation easement on 878± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area located near Bangor

Sierra Valley Conservation Area, Expansion 9 (Grashius Phase II) $1,200,000. Plumas County
grant to Feather River Land Trust to acquire a conservation easement on 944± acres of land by CDFW located near Beckwourth

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NORTH COAST:

Eel River Wildlife Area, Expansion 7 (Hansen) $420,000. Humboldt County
acquisition of 84± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s Eel River Wildlife Area located near the community of Loleta

Eel River Wildlife Area, Expansion 6 (Pedrazzini) $680,000 . Humboldt County
acquisition of 136± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s Eel River Wildlife Area located near the community of Loleta

Lake Earl Wildlife Area (Evans) $214,000. Del Norte County
acquisition of 3± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW's Lake Earl Wildlife Area, located near Crescent City

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY:

Coyote Valley Landscape Linkage Expansion 1 $5,020,000 Santa Clara County grant to the Santa Clara Open Space Authority to acquire in fee 142± acres located near Morgan Hill

Hoover Ranch $5,090,000. Contra Costa County
grant to John Muir Land Trust to acquire in fee 600± acres near Oakley

Kiser Ranch $4,885,000. Sonoma County
grant to the Sonoma Land Trust for a cooperative project with State Coastal Conservancy to acquire 1,459± acres located near the city of Sonoma

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CENTRAL COAST:

Toro Creek Phase II $3,500,000. San Luis Obispo County
grant to the County of San Louis Obispo for a cooperative project with the State Coastal Conservancy, the Land Conservancy of San Louis Obispo County, and the Cayucos Land Conservancy to acquire 748± acres of land for the protection of coastal sage scrub, oak woodlands, enhancement to the La Panza Range – San Geronimo Corridor, an essential connectivity area, located between Cayucos and Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County.

Pico Blanco (Esselen) $1,400,000. Monterey County. Grant to Western Rivers and Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to acquire 327± acres located near Big Sur

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Skyline North $1,936,558. San Diego County
grant to Endangered Habitats Conservancy to acquire 557± acres located near Jamul

WCB 8/2024

Big Redwood Forest Preservation Deal Coming Up On Mendocino Coast

MEETING OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
Thursday, August 22, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium, 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Agenda summary:
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=224088&inline

MAPS AND STAFF REPORT: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=225312&inline

NORTH COAST:

LOST COAST REDWOODS
4566 acres: Lost Coast Redwoods project, $8,500,000 Mendocino County
To consider the allocation of a grant to Save the Redwoods League and Bureau of Land Management for the permanent protection of 4,566± acres located seven miles southwest of Leggett in Mendocino County.

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/lost-coast-redwoods/
Save the Redwoods League acquired Lost Coast Redwoods property for $36.9 million in December 2021. The land is protected from excessive timber harvesting, subdivision, and development. ...With more than 2,250 acres (about 3.5 square miles) of second-growth redwood forest and large old-growth trees scattered throughout . Total size: 3181 acres, Goal: $43.4 million

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/lost-coast-redwoods/overview/
Soper Company owned this property, known to the company as DeVilbiss Ranch, and managed it for timber production since 1963. For decades the company supported habitat and biodiversity through ethical stewardship and led the timber industry in science-based innovation and land management practices that foster sustainable forests. ….totals 3100 acres

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/cape-vizcaino-restoration/
SRL purchased the nearby 401-acre property Cape Vizcaino property in 2008,

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WITHDRAWN FROM AGENDA: 120 acres: North Coast Range Fen Conservation Area (Wojcik) $475,000 Humboldt County
To consider the acquisition of 120± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s North Coast Fen Regional Conservation Area located near Bridgeville in Humboldt County.

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CENTRAL VALLEY AND SIERRA NEVADAS

96 acres at Big Rock in Mariposa County, $520,000
To consider the allocation for a grant to the American Indian Council of Mariposa County to acquire in fee 96± acres of land located near Mariposa in Mariposa County.

Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area Expansion #17 (Soper) FEE $1,238,900
Yuba County four miles east of Bangor

1585 acres: Willow Creek Ranch Conservation Easement $775,000 Lassen County
To consider the allocation for a grant to California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to acquire a conservation easement over 1,585± acres, located 17 miles north of Susanville in Lassen County.

691 acres: Upper Carpenter Valley $2,500,000 Nevada County
To consider the allocation for a grant to Truckee Donner Land Trust to acquire in fee 691± acres located three miles northwest of the town of Truckee in Nevada County.

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY:

8 acres: Tidewater Day Use Area $2,650,000 Alameda County
To consider the allocation for a grant to East Bay Regional Park District for a cooperative project with the National Park Service, California State Coastal Conservancy, and Alameda County to convert an empty industrial lot to eight acres of bayfront parkland, which will become part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline in the city of Oakland in Alameda County

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LOS ANGELES:

BOTH BALLONA ITEMS WERE WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA

--Ballona Wetlands Drain Removal $575,000 Los Angeles County
To consider an allocation for a grant to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to remove two reinforced concrete pipelines within the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles County.

--Ballona Wetlands Tribal Engagement $250,000 Los Angeles County
To consider an allocation for a grant to CDFW to provide engagement with tribal governments and tribal community members to facilitate participation in ongoing actions within the Reserve in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles County.

WCB 5/2024

Notice of Meeting WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 9:30 a.m. Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium
715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814

DETAILS AND MAPS
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=222475&inline

AGENDA ITEMS:

NORTH COAST:

Trinity Headwaters $12,100,000 Trinity County
grant to Pacific Forest Trust to acquire 10,700± acres located west of Interstate 5 and the city of Mount Shasta, and southeast of the community of Callahan. $1.4M from SNC, $2M from feds
INFO AND MAP: https://www.pacificforest.org/conservation-project/trinity-headwaters/
https://www.pacificforest.org/conserving-trinity-river-headwaters/

Miner's Creek $2,750,000 Siskiyou County
grant to The Nature Conservancy to permanently protect 389± acres
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/california/stories-in-california/staff-stories/ see 12/15/2023 post

Upper Bear Creek Meadows Conservation Easement $4,485,000 Siskiyou County
grant to Siskiyou Land Trust for a cooperative project with CAL FIRE to acquire a conservation easement over 4,768± acres located east of the community of McCloud. $1.2M from CalFire

Parks Creek Ranch $9,300,000 Siskiyou County
grant to The Nature Conservancy to acquire 5,277± acres located five miles from Weed.

Arcanum Ranch $550,000 Mendocino County
grant to Sanctuary Forest to acquire 50± acres located two miles south of the community of Whitethorn.

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SO-CALIF:

El Monte Valley (Digenan) $810,000 San Diego County
grant to Lakeside’s River Park Conservancy for a cooperative project with the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and the County of San Diego to acquire in fee 75± acres located eight miles east of the city of Santee. (Price includes $690k from CNRA for total $1.5M.)
The Property connects the County’s El Monte County Park to the County’s 2,619-acre El Capitan Preserve,

Santa Rosa Hills $347,000 Riverside County
grant to the Oswit Land Trust for a cooperative project with CNRA to acquire in fee 165± acres located one mile east of the city of Hemet. (CNRA is paying $1M, for total price of $1,34M)

Western Riverside MSHCP Johnson $371,000 Riverside County
grant Federal & WCB funds to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) to acquire in fee 10± acres located in the city of Hemet. USFWS is paying $690k

Happy Valley $1,400,000 Riverside County
grant $2.6M Federal & WCB funds to the Oswit Land Trust to acquire in fee 639± acres located near Indio Hills.

Palo Verde Ecological Reserve, Expansion 5, $8,000,000 Imperial County
acquisition of 1,971± acres located south of the city of Blythe. Dept of Water Resources paying $2M, $25.5M from Lower Colorado MSCP Consortium

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L.A. COUNTY:

Angeles Linkage $824,000 Los Angeles County
grant to the Trust for Public Land for a cooperative project with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire 113± acres located half a mile south of the community of Acton.
RMC paying $1.5M, and CNRA $1M

Follows Camp Ecological Design $2,080,000 Los Angeles County
grant to City of Industry for a project to develop restoration design plans and initiate environmental education programs, located on 118 acres of city-owned land eight miles northeast of the city of Azusa.

Simi Divide - Box Canyon Connector $850,000 Ventura County
grant to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority for a cooperative project with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to acquire 166± acres located near Simi Valley. SMMC paying $385k

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CENTRAL COAST:

Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve, Expansion 19, $640,000 Monterey County
To consider the acquisition of 24± acres located near Castroville.

LI Livestock Ranch Conservation Easement $1,056,124 San Benito County
grant to the California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with the Bureau of Reclamation to acquire a conservation easement over 1,631±-acres located adjacent to Pinnacles National Park. Bureau of Reclamation paying $980k

Beach Ranch $5,000,000 Santa Cruz County
grant to The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire 264 ± acres located 2.5 miles southwest of Watsonville. Coastal Conservancy paying $8M, LT of S. Cruz $900k

Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander, Section 6 (La Selva Uplands) $6.1M, Santa Cruz County
grant federal & WCB funds to The Trust for Public Land and The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County as successor grantee for a project to acquire in fee 144± acres located near Watsonville. USFWS paying $3M

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SF BAY AREA:

Barnett Ranch $1,997,000 Contra Costa County
grant to John Muir Land Trust to acquire 134± acres located in Martinez in Contra Costa County

Morgan Valley Expansion 1 (Aigner) $70,000 Lake County
grant to The Regents of the University of California to acquire 12 ± acres.

Morgan Valley Expansion 2, $30,000 Napa County
grant to The Regents of the University of California to acquire 5± acres.

Tiburon Ridge (Martha) $5,500,000 Marin County
grant to The Trust for Public Land and Marin County Open Space District as successor grantee to acquire 110± acres located in the town of Tiburon. $49M total price; $29m from Marin CO OSD

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CENTRAL VALLEY/SIERRA NEVADAS:

Western Placer County HCP/NCCP (Redwing Ranch North) $1.1M, Placer County
grant federal & WCB funds to the Placer Conservation Authority, for a cooperative project with Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program to acquire in fee 430± acres located near Lincoln. USFWS paying$4.3M, Placer Legacy Program $400k

C & P Conservation Easement $1,410,000 Sutter County
grant to Ducks Unlimited for the acquisition of a conservation easement over 313± acres of land buffering high quality wetlands located on the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

Island Dairy $11,100,000 Stanislaus County
grant to River Partners to acquire fee title over 482± acres located between the historic San Joaquin River channel and Laird Slough immediately adjacent to the unincorporated community of Grayson.

WCB 2/2024

A Big Land-Saving Deal on the Central Coast

Notice of Meeting, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium, 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

PRELIMINARY AGENDA ITEMS

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=218708&inline

FULL AGENDA WITH MAPS:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=219881&inline

CENTRAL COAST:

Camatta Ranch Conservation Easement $10,372,600 San Luis Obispo County
grant to The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo for a cooperative project with the State Coastal Conservancy and the Department of Conservation to acquire a conservation easement over 27,512± acres located near Shandon.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Los Banos Wildlife Area, Expansion 10 (Soares) $3,700,000, Merced County
acquisition of 168± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s Los Banos Wildlife Area located in Los Banos in the San Joaquin River watershed

Malech Ranch Conservation Easement $1,200,000 Santa Clara County
cooperative project with the Moore Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Network for the acquisition of a conservation easement over 761± acres near the city of Gilroy

CAL FIRE Pacific Union College Forest, Expansion 1 $0 Napa County
acceptance of a conservation easement over 246± acres by CAL FIRE near the community of Angwin 

Mountain Meadows, Expansion 1 (101 Ranch) $950,000 Lassen County
grant to Trust for Public Land for a cooperative project with CDFW and Feather River Land Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 1,827± acres five miles northeast of Westwood.

Magoon and Gill Conservation Easement $3,046,750 Sutter County
grant to Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust for a cooperative project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to acquire a conservation easement over the 875-acre Gill and 571-acre Magoon properties, totaling 1,446± acres located east of Robbins

Sweetwater Ridge $7,280,000 Merced County
grant to River Partners to acquire 560± acres located at the southeastern border of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge and bordered on the west by the San Joaquin River

O’Connell Ranch $6,110,000 Santa Clara County
grant to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency for the acquisition of The Conservation Fund's 78.3% interest in 1,073± acres near the city of Gilroy

Lakeside Ranch $10,000,000 Santa Clara County
grant to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency for the acquisition of 1,902± acres located west of the city of Morgan Hill

Upper Truckee River Watershed (Knox Johnson Motel-6) $6,000,000, El Dorado County
grant to the California Tahoe Conservancy for a cooperative project with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the Tahoe Fund, the League to Save Lake Tahoe, and the CDFW Watershed Restoration Grants Program for the acquisition of 31± acres of land adjacent to the Upper Truckee River within the city of South Lake Tahoe

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Western Riverside MSHCP Samrith $88,069 Riverside County
acquire in fee 20± acres west of the city of Temecula.

Western Riverside MSHCP Johnson $371,000 Riverside County
acquire in fee 10± acres in the city of Hemet.

WCB 11/2023

Some Expensive Wildlife Habitat Purchase Deals on the Agenda in November

Notice of Meeting of WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 9:00 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=216752&inline

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:

7835 acres, BUTTE COUNTY: Chico State University Preserve (Càkawì ódiknonà) $1,480,000 grant to Chico State Enterprises to create a master management plan for approximately 7,835 acres of recently expanded Chico State University preserve properties located ten miles northeast of Chico.
https://www.csuchico.edu/bccer/
The BCCER was created with the purchase of the Simmons Ranch in 1999 and the Henning Ranch in 2001. It is owned by Chico State Enterprises.
MAP: https://www.csuchico.edu/bccer/_assets/documents/bccer-map-2018-4.pdf

86 acres, LAKE COUNTY: Keithly Preserve, $850,000 grant to Lake County Land Trust to acquire 86± acres of land for the protection of Clearlake shoreline wetlands, and Manning Creek, located in Lakeport in the Clearlake watershed.
https://www.cityoflakeport.com/news_detail_T14_R321.php

846 acres, NAPA COUNTY: Snell Valley Ranch, $1,800,000 grant to Napa County Land Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 846± acres located near the community of Pope Valley.
https://bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectPK=33038&PropositionPK=49

170 acres, SACRAMENTO COUNTY: Cosumnes River Ecological Preserve, Expansion 12 (Singh) $1,800,000. acquisition of 170± acres of land by CDFW for a cooperative project with The Conservation Fund as an expansion to CDFW’s ecological preserve located in Galt in the Sacramento River watershed.

761 acres, SANTA CLARA COUNTY: Malech Ranch Conservation Easement $1,200,000. Grant to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency for a cooperative project with the Moore Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Network for the acquisition of a conservation easement over 761± acres near Gilroy.
MAP: https://www.scv-habitatagency.org/DocumentCenter/View/1276/04
WITHDRAWN FROM AGENDA

SANTA CLARA COUNTY: Beneficial Reuse of Excavated Material $2,000,000 Santa Clara County To consider the allocation for a grant to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for a cooperative project with USFWS and the State Coastal Conservancy to develop plans for beneficial re-use of tunnel excavated materials to accelerate up to 5,100 acres of tidal marsh habitat restoration in Santa Clara County.

3 acres, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander Section 6 (Schroeder) $91,000 subgrant federal funds to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, and to consider a WCB grant to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, to acquire in fee 3± acres located near Watsonville.

11 acres, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander Section 6 (Sterling) subgrant $407,000 in federal funds to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, and to consider a $143,000 WCB grant to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, to acquire in fee 11± acres located near Watsonville.

7589 acres, SISKIYOU COUNTY: Shasta Timberlands Working Forest Conservation Easement $5,697,000 . Grant to Pacific Forest Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 7,589± acres located northeast of McCloud. Total price of the easement is $5.7m.
MAP: https://www.pacificforest.org/conservation-project/shasta-timberlands/#:~:text=Shasta%20Timberlands%20is%20also%20integral,Creek%20trailhead%20to%20the%20summit.

8085 acres, TRINITY COUNTY: Lone Pine Ranch, Phase III $3,925,000. Grant to the Wildlands Conservancy to acquire 8,085± acres of land and five miles of frontage on the main stem Eel River south of the community of Kettenpom. The CA Coastal Conservancy is adding in $3.9m to the price,
MAP: https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2021/2105/20210527Board14_Lone_Pine_Ranch_Acquisition_Ex1.pdf

1026 acres, EL DORADO COUNTY: El Dorado Ranch, Expansion 4, $2,700,000. Grant to American River Conservancy for a cooperative project with the California Natural Resources Agency and Sierra Nevada Conservancy to acquire 1,026± acres located 10 miles southeast of Placerville in the Cosumnes River watershed. Also contributing to the total $4.7m price: CA Natural Resources Agency, $1m, and CA Sierra Nevada Conservancy, $1m
https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2022120383
The ARC already owns 3,157 acres contiguous to the property to be acquired under this project.
https://www.arconservancy.org/wildlifearea/


EASTERN SIERRA:

40 acres, INYO COUNTY: Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery $0. Transfer of 40± acres of land by CDFW to Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation located in the city of Independence. This is a no-cost transfer.
https://thesheetnews.com/2021/11/19/hatching-a-plan/


CENTRAL COAST:

40 acres, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY: Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve, Expansion 7 (Yang) $110,000. acquisition of 40± acres of land by CDFW as an expansion to CDFW’s North Carrizo ecological reserve located 56 miles west of Santa Margarita in eastern San Luis Obispo County. WITHDRAWN


SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Ballona Wetlands Restoration Planning $2,805,000 Los Angeles County To consider an allocation for a grant to CDFW to revise and recertify the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project EIR and complete final designs for Sequences 1 and 2, which will create and enhance salt marsh and brackish marsh by excavating new tidal channels, lowering adjacent marshplain, installing new culverts and water control structures, removing invasive vegetation, and planting native species within the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles County

670 acres, RIVERSIDE COUNTY: B Canyon $14,854,320. Grant to the Western Riverside Regional Conservation Authority to acquire 670± acres on the south side of State Route 91, west of the city of Corona. Also contributing funds: WRRCA $6.67m

640 acres, RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Western Riverside MSHCP Wolfskill  Subgrant $2.7m in federal funds to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA), and consider a $1,456,000 WCB grant to RCA, for a cooperative project to acquire in fee 640± acres, a key linkage between large blocks of conserved lands located east of the city of Moreno Valley. RCA is providing $64k of the purchase price.

1291 acres, SAN DIEGO COUNTY: Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve, Expansion 6, $30,000,000 San Diego County To consider the acceptance of a USFWS grant for a cooperative project with The Nature Conservancy to acquire 1,291± acres located just north of Otay Lakes within Proctor Valley. Total price is $60 million, Also contributing: US Dept of Homeland Security, $25m; USFWS $2.5m, Nature Conservancy $2.5m
MAP of existing preserve: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Rancho-Jamul-ER

WCB 8/2023

Upcoming CA State Wildlife Land Purchase Grants

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD August 24, 2023, 10:00 a.m. Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium 715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Preliminary Agenda Items
Preliminary agenda: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=213634&inline

MAPS and Details: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=213795&inline

IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY:

LuginBuhl Ranch $500,000 Siskiyou County
grant to Siskiyou Land Trust for a cooperative project with Sierra Nevada Conservancy to acquire 320± acres located on the Upper Sacramento and Shasta River watershed near Mount Shasta. Total price: $2.5 million, with $2m from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Hart Ranch Conservation Easement - Rabbit Hill $1,475,000 Siskiyou County
grant to American Farmland Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 3,354.5± acres located near the community of Montague. Total price: $1.475m

Hart Ranch Conservation Easement – Soda Springs $1,250,000 Siskiyou County
grant to American Farmland Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 2,578± acres located near the community of Montague. Total price: $1.25m

Feather River Wildlife Area, Shanghai Bend Unit Transfer $0 Sutter County
transfer of 142± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to Sutter County to own, operate, and maintain in perpetuity for purposes of public access, public recreation, and habitat preservation. The property is located along the Feather River with 19± acres in Yuba City and the remaining 123± acres

Tahoe Forest Gateway (Leidesdorff) $2,250,000 Placer County
grant to 40 Acre Conservation League for a cooperative project with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to acquire 650± acres located in Emigrant Gap in Placer County. Total price: $3m, with $750,000 from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Dos Rios Norte $22,665,000 Sutter County
grant to River Partners to acquire 1,522.93± acres located approximately five miles east of Knights Landing. Total price: $22.6m.

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IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Big Morongo Springs $1,850,000 San Bernardino County
grant to Native American Land Conservancy to acquire 60± acres of land for the protection of a flowing spring located in Big Morongo Canyon. Total price: $2m, with $150,000 from Native American Land Conservancy.

Western Riverside MSHCP Barth $115,000 Riverside County
grant to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (WRCRCA) to acquire 20± acres located just east of the city of Temecula. Total price: $330,000, with $214,000 from USFWS.

Western Riverside MSHCP Johnson $371,000 Riverside County to acquire 10± acres of land located in the city of Hemet (withdrawn from agenda)

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IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:

Walt Ranch $7,000,000 Napa County
grant to Land Trust of Napa County for a cooperative project with State Coastal Conservancy, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and The Conservation Fund to secure permanent conservation of 2,300± acres in the Napa River watershed. Total price: $24.5m, with $6.5m price reduction by the owner, $7m from CA State Coastal Conservancy, and $4m from the Moore Foundation.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/walt-ranch-napa-land-trust-17695256.php

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IN THE CENTRAL COAST:

Basin Ranch $8,593,200 Monterey County
grant to Big Sur Land Trust for a cooperative project with the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to acquire 5,105± acres located in the Salinas River watershed. Total price: $8.68m, with $86,000 from Big Sur Land Trust.
https://www.land.com/property/5105-acres-in-Monterey-County-California/5584354/

Steelhead Preserve $1,625,000 Ventura County
grant to the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy to acquire 21± acres in the Ventura River watershed by expanding the adjacent Ventura River Steelhead Preserve located about seven miles north of the city of Ventura. Total price: $1.625m.

WCB 5/2023

State To Preserve 25,000 Acres in May Meeting

Notice of Meeting

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=212662&inline

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=212927&inline

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD May 25, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium 715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Bates Ranch $2 million Santa Clara County
cooperative project with the Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Moore Foundation to acquire 735± acres to provide a critical wildlife corridor from Mount Madonna County Park to Uvas Reservoir, near the city of Gilroy

Devil's Canyon $1,600,000 Los Angeles County
grant to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire in fee 120± acres

White Tate $642,200 San Diego County
grant federal funds to the Escondido Creek Conservancy, to acquire in fee 48± acres near the city of San Marcos

Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement $0 Siskiyou County
To consider WCB entering into a Property Transfer Agreement on behalf of CDFW for future acceptance of 7,027± acres of land from Klamath River Renewal Corporation after dam removal and restoration as a no-cost acquisition located near the town of Hornbrook

Bently Junction Ranch $4,220,000 Mono County
grant to The Wildlands Conservancy to acquire 2,333± acres located near Bridgeport

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Rana Creek Ranch $24 million Monterey County
grant to The Wildlands Conservancy for a cooperative project with the State Coastal Conservancy to acquire 11,691± acres located in Carmel Valley

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=212651&inline

review of price

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Fay Creek Ranch $3,336,929 Kern County

two grants to Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC) for a cooperative project with Sierra Nevada Conservancy to acquire 2,285± acres near the community of Weldon in Kern County. At close of escrow, WRC will direct the seller to convey the southwestern 1,039± acres to the Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation and the northeastern 1,246± acres to the Tübatulabal Tribe’s nonprofit organization for long-term stewardship

WCB 2/2023

CA Wildlife Land Deals.....

Notice of Meeting WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
February 16, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium 715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814

agenda and maps: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=210594&inline

Photos: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=210689

IN L.A. COUNTY:

Escondido Falls $1,500,000 in Los Angeles County
grant to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire 88± acres. Total price: $4.8 million
https://files.ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/274756-1/attachment/azqLUAQd3fq1RSnITTxvOKKctYydTQJUIsjQF2t8kGDBQZ6J6-BczTwfJDifhm63KBIbLf3ruh03Ni070

Topanga Lagoon Restoration Planning $4,946,000 in Los Angeles County
a grant to the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains for a cooperative planning project with CDFW, State Coastal Conservancy, California Department of Parks and Recreation, and Caltrans to develop the technical studies, environmental review and outreach necessary to restore the Topanga Lagoon

IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SIERRA NEVADAS:



Fay Creek Ranch $3,360,000 in Kern County
grant to Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC) for a cooperative project with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to acquire 2,285± acres near the community of Weldon. WITHDRAWN FROM AGENDA

Kramer Ranch Conservation Easement $1,356,788 in Lassen and Modoc Counties
grant to California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to acquire a conservation easement over 4,922± acres near the community of Bieber
Total price: $2.96 million

Yanci Ranch $0 in Yolo County
to subgrant federal funds to the Yolo Habitat Conservancy to acquire a conservation easement over 795 ± acres. Total price: $1.3 million

Barber Creek $240,000 in Alpine County
acquisition of 66± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)

Bufford Ranch Conservation Easement, Expansion 2, $95,000 in Kern County
grant to California Rangeland Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 64.99± acres of land located in Caliente. Total price $100,000


IN THE SF BAY AREA:

Monitor Island Transfer $0 in Lake County
no cost transfer of 4± acres of land by CDFW to Lake County Land Trust

IN SAN DIEGO:

San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 6 (Geis) $413,000 in San Diego County
acquisition in fee of 50± acres of land as an expansion to CDFW’s San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area


IN THE CENTRAL COAST:

Silacci Ranch Conservation Easement $2,010,000 in Monterey and San Benito Counties
grant to California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with the Department of Conservation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to acquire an agricultural conservation easement over 9,418± acres near the city of Salinas. Total price: $8.5 million
https://www.montereyherald.com/2020/12/17/grant-awarded-to-conserve-rangeland-in-the-gabilans-near-salinas/

WCB 11/2022

ABOUT 10,000 ACRES TO BE SAVED BY WILDLIFE BOARD

 Notice of Meeting of WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD, November 15, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=206070&inline

CENTRAL VALLEY/SIERRA NEVADAS:

21 ACRES China Hill, Expansion 4, $40,750 Siskiyou County
grant to Siskiyou Land Trust (SLT) for the protection of Yreka phlox, a wildflower endemic to China Hill and other surrounding foothill areas, located in the city of Yreka. USFWS is granting $59,000, for a total price of $100,000
http://bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectPK=22897&PropositionPK=4

655 ACRES Yreka Phlox Soap Creek Ridge purchase (Anderson) $105,075. Siskiyou County
grant to Siskiyou LT. USFWS granting $295,000, for a total price of $400,000

66 ACRES Barber Creek $240,000, Alpine County, acquisition by CDFW. WITHDRAWN

4101 ACRES Sierra Valley Conservation easement purchase, Expansion 7 (Bates Ranch) $2,382,268 in Plumas County, grant to the Feather River Land Trust. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is granting $317k, for a total price   of $2.7million

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NORTH COAST:

CAL FIRE Mattole Headwaters, $0 Humboldt County POSTPONED
acceptance of a conservation easement over 95+ acres by CAL FIRE located near Whitehorn in Humboldt County.

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CENTRAL COAST:

Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander (Hasan) $900,000 Santa Cruz County
acquisition of 3.5± acres of land by CDFW, located in Aptos. Total price is $900k

4503 ACRES Sans Topo Ranch Conservation Easement, $650,000. San Benito County, grant to California Rangeland Trust (CRT) to acquire a conservation easement located near Hollister.    The US Fish and Wildlife Service is providing $1.85 million, for a total price of $2.5 million.

321 ACRES Pereira Ranch Conservation Easement, $415,000 , in San Luis Obispo County,
grant to the Land Conservancy of SLO County near San Luis Obispo. CA Dept of Conservation is contributing $735,000, for a total price of $1.15million

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LOS ANGELES:

Agoura Hills - Santa Monica Mountains Gateway, $2,230,000, grant to MRCA to acquire 8± acres, SE of Cornell and Agoura roads. MRCA to provide $330k, Total price is $2.6 million
https://smmc.civicweb.net/document/11584/Consideration%20of%20resolution%20authorizing%20a%20grant.pdf?handle=4F14D34DD86F45C082668846035801E2

Newhall Pass I-5 Wildlife Crossing Design, $4,724,000, Los Angeles County. grant to the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains for a wildlife overpass across Interstate 5
https://mrca.civicweb.net/document/64073/Consideration%20of%20resolution%20authorizing%20a%20suppo.pdf?handle=A82B7D676B474C3295B22EEAD2884D61

WCB 8/2022

CA Wildlife Board Buys 4 Properties

WCB meeting 8/25/2022
MAPS and other info: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=203073&inline

Procter Ranch, San Luis Obispo, 321 ac Conservation easement, map on page 23

Reist Ranch, Mendocino, 95 acre Conservation easement, map on page 37

Ellis Ranch, Nevada co, 806 ac Conservation easement, map on page 45

Redwing Ranch South, Placer Co, 560 ac full ownership, map on page 52

WCB 5/2022

Habitat Purchases on May 2022 Wildlife Board Agenda

Notice of Meeting ; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
May 26, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium, 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

PRELIMINARY AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=201860&inline
MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=202105&inline

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NORTH COAST:

Lake Earl Wildlife Area - Tax Default Properties $0 Del Norte County
acquisition of 38± acres of land owned by Del Norte County by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for a cooperative project with Smith River Alliance and State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), as an expansion to CDFW's Lake Earl Wildlife Area in Del Norte County. (WCB 5/2022)

Lake Earl Wildlife Area, Expansion 36 $0 Del Norte County
acquisition of up to 460± acres of land by CDFW for a cooperative project with Smith River Alliance and SCC, as an expansion to CDFW's Lake Earl Wildlife Area in Del Norte County. (WCB 5/2022)

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CENTRAL VALLEY:

Greenwood Creek Conservation Area (Lewis Ranch) $1,155,000 El Dorado County
grant to The American River Conservancy for a cooperative project with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to acquire 972± acres (WCB 5/2022)

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SO CALIF:

West Coyote Hills, Phase II $1,000,000 Orange County
agreement between the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) and the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) for the allocation of funds from WCB to RMC for an appraisal and due diligence costs of a 483± acre portion of the West Coyote Hills property, located in the city of Fullerton in Orange County.  (WCB 5/2022)

Banning Ranch $10,000,000 Orange County
grant to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) for a cooperative project with CDFW, Natural Resources Agency, USFWS, and SCC to acquire 385± acres of land for the protection of upland and lowland habitat consisting of wetlands, vernal pools, marsh lands, arroyos, and coastal sage scrub (WCB 5/2022)

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Last Large Private Parcel in L.A.'s Palos Verdes is Saved

Rancho Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, Expansion 1, $4,830,000 Los Angeles County
grant to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for a cooperative project with USFWS, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, and the County of Los Angeles to acquire 96± acres from Jim York/Point View Properties. Total price is $21 million. (WCB 5/2022)
https://patch.com/california/palosverdes/palos-verdes-city-council-votes-expand-nature-preserve-report  https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/04/06/palos-verdes-nature-preserve-expansion-would-protect-endangered-butterfly/

https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=4142&meta_id=103102

https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=4142&meta_id=103136

WCB 4/2021-2/2022

 CA Wildlife Board Makes Big Land Deals

 

NORTH COAST:

TRINITY-MENDOCINO-- Lone Pine Ranch, Phase I $4,900,000 (total $7.1 million, with $2million from SCC, $200k from private sources)

grant to The Wildlands Conservancy to acquire 7479± acres located near the community of Alderpoint in Mendocino and Trinity counties. WCB 8/26/2021

 

TRINITY--Lone Pine Ranch, Phase II $10,000,000 (total price)

grant to The Wildlands Conservancy to acquire in fee 10,848± acres located south of the community of Alderpoint in Trinity County. WCB 2/24/2022

 

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SF BAY:

MARIN COUNTY--134 acre conservation easement, for $2.2 million from WCB, #34 San Geronimo CE, backer TPL. WCB APRIL 2021

 

EAST CONTRA COSTA County HCP/NCCP (Pugh) $41,000 (total $930,000, with $796K from USFWS, $93K from EBRPD)

grant to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (ECCCHC) fo acquire 80± acres located near the community of Byron in Contra Costa County. WCB WCB 8/26/2021 & 11/18/2021

 

NAPA--Quail Ridge UC Davis Natural Reserve System, Expansion 1 $100,000 (total price)

grant to The Regents of the University of California, Davis to acquire 35± acres located near the community of Moskowite Corner in Napa County. WCB 11/18/2021

 

SAN MATEO-- YMCA Camp Jones Gulch Conservation Easement $2,000,000 (total $9.6M, with $3.2M from Sempervirens Fund, $2.4M from Moore Foundation, $2M from POST)

grant to the Sempervirens Fund to acquire a conservation easement over 915± acres near La Honda in San Mateo County. WCB 2/24/2022

 

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CENTRAL VALLEY AND SIERRAS:

COLUSA--TNC 1000 Acre Ranch Donation $0

donation of 60± acres of land as an expansion to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Stegeman Unit of the Sacramento River Wildlife Area (SRWA) located near Colusa in Colusa County. WCB 11/18/2021

COLUSA-- TNC Boeger Ranch Donation $0

donation of 110± acres of land as an expansion to CDFW’s SRWA located near Colusa in Colusa County. WCB 11/18/2021

STANISLAUS--Tuolumne River Educational Center, Reeves Prop. (La Grange) $110,000 (total)

acquisition in fee of 24± acres of land by CDFW located near the community of La Grange in Stanislaus County. WCB 11/18/2021

SISKIYOU--6095 acres fee title for $3.2 million from WCB. #s 23 East Fork Scott River, backer: Wildlands Conservancy. WCB APRIL 2021

BUTTE--Dicus Slough Access Easement $0

acceptance of an access and well quitclaim easement from an adjacent landowner for the purposes of enhancing management of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) lands located near Chico in Butte County. WCB 8/26/2021

NEVADA-PLACER-- Truckee River Wildlife Area West River Unit Transfer--$0

transfer of 41± acres of land by CDFW to Truckee Donner Land Trust located along the Truckee River in the town of Truckee in Nevada and Placer counties. WCB 8/26/2021

YOLO--10. Peabody East Ranch $183,360 (total cost $600,000, with $416k from USFWS)

grant to Yolo Habitat Conservancy to acquire a conservation easement over 101± acres located near West Sacramento in Yolo County. WCB 8/26/2021

YOLO--Peabody West Ranch $183,360 (total cost $600,000, with $416k from USFWS)

grant to Yolo Habitat Conservancy to acquire a conservation easement over 101± acres located near West Sacramento in Yolo County. WCB 8/26/2021

EL DORADO-- Ervin Ranch, Expansion 1 $140,000 (no additional $ needed)

acquisition in fee of 40± acres of land by CDFW located near Rancho Murieta in El Dorado County. WCB 8/26/2021

MARIPOSA-- Stookey Ranch Preserve $740,000 (no additional $ needed)

grant to the Sierra Foothill Conservancy to acquire in fee 226± acres near the community of Mariposa in Mariposa County.WCB 8/26/2021

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CENTRAL COAST:

SANTA BARBARA--Campbell Ranch, Exp. 1 $374,306 ($6.9M total, plus $6.6M from USFWS)

grant to the Land Trust of Santa Barbara County (LTSBC), to acquire a 328±-acre conservation easement located near Lompoc in Santa Barbara County. WCB 11/18/2021

SLO-Attiyeh Ranch Conservation Easements $3,880,000 San Luis Obispo County (total $6.2m, with $1.5M from Dept of Conservation, $825 k from SCC)

grant to The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to acquire conservation easements over 7,682± acres near Bradley in San Luis Obispo County. WCB 11/18/2021

MONTEREY, SAN BENITO COUNTIES --Rocks Ranch $4,000,000 (total $17M, with $9M from LT of Santa Cruz County and $4M from Dept of Conservation)

grant to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire 2,613± acres located near San Juan Bautista in Monterey and San Benito counties. WCB 2/24/2022

SLO-- Las Piletas Ranch $4,722,600 (total $12.5M,, with $6.7M from NC, $1m from CDFW)

grant to The Nature Conservancy to acquire 13,527± acres located near Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County. WCB 2/24/2022

 

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LOS ANGELES:

LOS ANGELES--Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Overpass Crossing, Augmentation $20,000,000

(total price $76M, $25M from WCB, $25M from Anennberg Foundation, Boeing $1M, Caltrans, the National Park Service, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy/Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, and the National Wildlife Federation ) grant to the National Wildlife Federation to construct a wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 101 to facilitate wildlife migration near Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County. WCB 8/26/2021

https://patch.com/california/agourahills/liberty-canyon-wildlife-crossing-raises-18-million

The $1.4 million gift came from an anonymous donor from La Cañada Flintridge, who has given $2 million to the project to date. Another long-time supporter, Carolyn Davis, contributed $500,000 to the effort in December.

Other recent donors to the project include a couple from Kansas who have contributed $675,000 after reading about the plight of the Los Angeles area cougars in National Wildlife magazine, along with a resident of the community where the crossing will be located who contributed $250,000 on behalf of the M. Piuze Foundation in memory of its founder.

LOS ANGELES-- Chatsworth Reservoir Connector $2,200,000, (total price $2.4 million, $200k from SMMC)

grant to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire 163± acres located near Chatsworth in Los Angeles County. WCB 2/24/2022

LOS ANGELES-- Temescal Ranch, Expansion 1 $3,500,000 (total $6.1M, with $1.1M from LA County, $1M from CalTrans, $520k from USFWS)

grant to the Trust for Public Land (TPL) to acquire 3,605± acres near Lake Piru in northern Los Angeles County. TPL will transfer the land to MRCA, WCB 2/24/2022

 

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

WESTERN RIVERSIDE-- MSHCP (2017) Stevenson $84,000 (total price $240k, rest from USFWS)

grant to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (WRCRCA) to acquire 20± acres o located near Murrieta in Riverside County. WCB 8/26/2021

WESTERN RIVERSIDE-- MSHCP (2017) Stoddard $259,000 ($740k total, $481k from USFWS)

grant to WRCRCA to acquire 57± acres located near Murrieta in Riverside County. WCB 8/26/2021

WESTERN RIVERSIDE MSHCP (2017) KS California $56,000 (total $160,000 with $104k from USFWS)

grant to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (WRCRCA) To acquire 20± acres located near Murrieta in Riverside County. WCB 11/18/2021

WESTERN RIVERSIDE MSHCP (2017) Lafleur $78,750 (total $225k, with $146k from USFWS)

grant to WRCRCA to acquire 20± acres located near Murrieta in Riverside County. WCB 11/18/2021

WESTERN RIVERSIDE MSHCP (2017) TNC/Schumacher $145,250 (total $415k, with $270K from USFWS)

grant to WRCRCA to acquire 52± acres located near Murrieta in Riverside County. WCB 11/18/2021

ORANGE COUNTY--West Coyote Hills, Neighborhood 1, $2,804,000 (total $6.7M, with $2M from USFWS, $1.4M from RMC, $485k from State Parks/Federal LWCF)

grant to the City of Fullerton (City) to acquire 10± acres located in the city of Fullerton in Orange County. WCB 11/18/2021

SAN DIEGO COUNTY--San Diego County MSCP – Crestlake $930,000 (total $3.1M, with $2.1M from USFWS)

grant to the Endangered Habitats Conservancy (EHC) to acquire a fee title on 304± acres located near Alpine in San Diego County. WCB 11/18/2021

SAN DIEGO--Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve, SDG&E Power Line Re-Route $0

acceptance of a quitclaim easement from San Diego Gas and Electric for the purposes of enhancing management of CDFW’s Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve, located near the community of Jamul in San Diego County. WCB 2/24/2022

MONO --Centennial Point Ranch Conservation Easement $978,750 (total $2.6M, with $1.6M from Dept of Conservation)

grant to the Eastern Sierra Land Trust for the acquisition of a conservation easement over 1,741± acres near Bridgeport in Mono County. WCB 2/24/2022

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MAPS AND MORE DETAILS:

WCB APRIL 2021:

FULL AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=191921&inline

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=192008&inline

WCB 8/26/2021

PRELIMINARY AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=193600&inline

FULL AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=193838&inline

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=192836&inline

WCB 8/26/2021

WCB 11/18/2021

PRELIMINARY AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=195423&inline

FULL AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=195631&inline

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=195713&inline

WCB 2/24/2022:

PRELIMINARY AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=197308&inline

FULL AGENDA: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=198934&inline

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=199041&inline