State Coastal Conservancy

Purpose: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Is Providing $6,000,000 in Federal Funding to the California State Coastal Conservancy Through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition. This Funding Will Increase Climate Resilience of Coastal Communities Within Coastal Counties Through Habitat Restoration Planning, Engineering and Design Projects, Habitat Restoration Implementation Projects, and Land Conservation Projects. Specifically, the California State Coastal Conservancy Will Use These Funds to Restore a One-mile Section of the Carmel River So That Natural Processes Will Reconnect the River With Historic Floodplain Habitat and Create a Mosaic of Self-sustaining Riparian Habitat Types and Instream Complexity to Benefit Federally Threatened South-central California Coast Steelhead and Other Species. the Project Will Also Restore and Expand Habitat for Other Diverse Species; Enhance Multiple Wildlife Corridors; and Create New Opportunities for Nature-based Environmental Education and Recreation. the Reconnected, Lowered Floodplains Will Create a Self-sustaining, Climate-resilient River System That Can Manage a Changing Climate.