A sea otter floats on its back in kelp-filled water, holding its paws up against its cheeks.
FILE - A southern sea otter settles down to rest in a small patch of Egregia (feather boa kelp) in Santa Cruz County, Calif. on July 26, 2014. (Lilian Carswell/USFWS via Bay City News)

OAKLAND, CA., 11/21/25 – The California State Coastal Conservancy awarded more than $7.3 million in grants Thursday to help restore, protect and improve access to coastal areas in the greater Bay Area and on the North Coast.  

Most of the projects support forest and vegetation management and wildfire abatement, funded by Proposition 4, a climate bond passed in 2024 to support wildfire, water and climate projects. 

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