The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) has announced the selection of 67 projects that will receive funding for coastal salmon and steelhead habitat restoration, response to the statewide drought and forest legacy restoration. The grants, which total $16,720,061, are distributed through the DFW’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) and include approximately $661,000 awarded to drought restoration projects, $2.5 million awarded for timber legacy restoration projects and $13.4 million for anadromous salmonid restoration projects.
FRGP monies come from a combination of state sources and the federal Pacific Coast Salmon Restoration Fund. The list of approved projects can be accessed here.