WCB Approves $87.1 Million for Habitat, Salmon Recovery and Tribal Land Return Projects
Funding Includes Support for Historic Return of More Than 10,000 Acres at Loyalton Ranch to the Washoe People
The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved $87,125,538 in grants for 16 projects across 14 counties to protect critical wildlife habitat, restore rivers and streams, and conserve culturally and ecologically significant lands. Among these, seven projects advance the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future, restoring fish passage, reconnecting rivers to floodplains, and improving spawning and rearing habitat for endangered salmon and steelhead.
The board met at MiraCosta College’s San Elijo Campus in Cardiff, San Diego County, marking its first meeting outside Sacramento.
The WCB’s grants advance Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal of conserving 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030, a globally adopted target known as 30×30. The initiative seeks to protect biodiversity, expand access to nature for all Californians and adapt to climate change.
