The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore the resources of the California Coast. Our vision is of a beautiful, restored and accessible coastline.

Program Information

• Conservancy Programs
  Information about the Coastal Conservancy's Public Access, Resource Enhancement, Agricultural Preservation, Site Reservation, Coastal Restoration, Urban Waterfront, and Nonprofit Assistance program areas


• San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program


• Ocean Program/Ocean Protection Council


• How to Contact Regional Managers

Project Websites

• Big Sur Coastal Trail Master Plan


• Ballona Wetland Restoration Project


• California Coastal Trail
  Information about California's proposed 1,200 mile coastal trail


• Carmel River Reroute and Dam Removal Project
  
• CELCP California Projects
  California's Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program


• Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project


• Integrated Watershed Restoration Program for Santa Cruz County


• Invasive Spartina Project


• Napa-Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project


• San Francisco Joint Venture
  Partnership to improve wetlands and habitats


• Santa Clara River Parkway


• South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
  A large-scale restoration of wetlands from the San Mateo Bridge to the southern edge of San Francisco Bay


• Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project
  An innovative approach to accelerate the pace, extent and effectiveness of coastal wetland restoration


• Southern California Wetlands Information Station
  The Coastal Conservancy, Coastal Commission, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have developed a database of existing information on 41 coastal wetlands that lie between Mexico and Northern Santa Barbara County.

Project Studies and Reports

• Male'l Dunes Mitigated Negative Declaration and Access Plan
  
• Conservation Prospects for the North Coast (3 MB pdf )
  A review and analysis of existing conservation plans, land use trends and strategies for conservation on the north coast of California
• Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program
  Interagency collaboration to monitor currents in the coastal ocean
• Inventory of Barriers to Fish Passage
• SF Bay Area Gap Analysis - Executive Summary, Analysis, and Appendices
  A report with maps depicting the current levels of protection for natural communities in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area
• Bel Marin Keys: Unit V Conceptual Wetland Restoration Design Process (Hamilton Wetlands)
• Napa River Basin: Limiting Factors Analysis
• Los Angeles River Wetlands in the City of Long Beach: A Feasibilty Study
  A study that evaluates the potential for restoring wetlands to two locations along the east side of the Los Angeles River