CDFW Awards $39 Million For Ecosystem And Watershed Restoration, Protection And Scientific Study Projects Statewide
Jun 15, 2021 at 8:00am
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 28 projects to receive funding for projects to restore and protect multi-benefit ecosystem restoration and protection projects under its Proposition 1 grant programs.
The awards, totaling $39 million, were made under CDFW’s 2021 Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant & Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program Proposal Solicitation Notice.
Of the $39 million, approximately $32 million was awarded to 18 projects statewide through the Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program. Approximately $7 million was awarded to 10 projects through the Proposition 1 Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program to projects that directly benefit the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
CDFW is also preparing the release another Prop. 1 solicitation this summer, focusing on coho salmon recovery in North Coast watersheds, under its current “Cutting the Green Tape” initiative.
One of the more local projects is the Upper Sonoma Creek Restoration Demonstration Project at Morton's Warm Springs ($873,948 to Sonoma Ecology Center).