More than half a million dollars has been targeted for the protection of a rare peat fen wetland in Humboldt County. … The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be acquiring the property, and it will be included in North Coast Range Fen Conservation Area … which was established in 2019 “for the purpose of protecting biodiversity, including important sources of clean cold water for the Van Duzen River ecosystem and a rare wetland type in California that supports critically imperiled wetland plant communities,” Wildlife Conservation Board Information Officer Mark Topping said. 

Other wetland and watershed protection news:

• Long Beach Press Telegram (Calif.): Citizen scientists, pros alike working to help Pacific green sea turtles in the San Gabriel River
• California Department of Water Resources: News release: Reviving the Golden State’s meadows and watersheds: an essential part of california’s water security
• Audubon: Blog: Multi-benefit land repurposing in the Tule Subbasin