News release: WCB approves $80.4 million for wildlife connectivity, salmon recovery, biodiversity and public access projects
The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved $80,450,797 in grants for 23 projects across 16 counties to protect biodiversity, restore wildlife habitat and expand public access to nature. The board met today at the California Natural Resources Agency headquarters in Sacramento. Among these, seven projects advance the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future(external link), restoring floodplains, improving stream function and enhancing habitat for coho salmon, Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. Projects also include investments in wildlife corridors, wildfire resiliency, wildlife-oriented recreation and butterfly pollinators.
Other fishery news:
- SeafoodSource: California launches digital tool to track reopened commercial salmon fishery
- American Rivers: Blog: How floodplains grow fish on the San Joaquin River
- California Trout: Blog: The nigiri concept – salmon habitat on rice fields
- The Plumas Sun (Quincy, Calif.): Column: Plumas past – fishing in the Feather River watershed
