Climate, Access, and Resource Funding Awarded Grants

CAR01 – Pacific Flyway Center: Walk in the Marsh

Grantee: Pacific Flyway Fund
Amount: $1,936,050
County: Solano
Project Type: Implementation

The Pacific Flyway Center: Walk in the Marsh Project will build three miles of Americans with Disability Act-compliant hiking trails, boardwalks, and educational signage through restored wetlands in Suisun Marsh, along with a parking area, access road upgrades, a shade structure, decorative asphalt art, and a bike rack.

CAR02 – Bees Lakes Public Access

Grantee: City of West Sacramento
Amount: $2,373,800
County: Yolo
Project Type: Implementation

The Bees Lakes Habitat Restoration and Public Access Project will remove and control invasive species existing on the project site, reestablish native species within the disturbed area to enhance ecosystem function, install pond aeration devises to improve pond clarity and increase pond dissolved oxygen levels, and install a floating wetland island to improve water quality and provide protected waterbird habitat. The project will also build 1,395 linear feet of new trail and a 700-square-foot viewing platform, creating safe and ADA-compliant access to a mature, riparian forest within the City of West Sacramento.

CAR03 – Big Break Regional Shoreline Restoration and Public Access

Grantee: East Bay Regional Park District
Amount: $390,000
County: Contra Costa
Project Type: Planning

The Big Break Regional Shoreline Restoration and Public Access Planning Project will develop a sea level rise adaptation plan and a vegetation management plan to support the long-term sustainability of 1,648 acres of open water, wetlands, and upland habitat.

CAR05 – Delta Aquatic Center of Stockton

Grantee: San Joaquin Community Foundation
Amount: $2,544,725
County: San Joaquin
Project Type: Planning

This grant will fund the preconstruction planning activities for construction of the Delta Aquatic Center of Stockton. This work includes engaging a firm to conduct the following activities: 1) architectural programming and planning, including community engagement for the design of the Aquatic Center, 2) development of a site master plan for the Aquatic Center, and 3) securing the necessary permits, identifying construction costs, and creating the final construction documents to go out for bids.

CAR06 – Central Harbor Park and Boat Launch Facility Upgrade

Grantee: City of Pittsburg
Amount: $3,544,395
County: Contra Costa
Project Type: Implementation

This project will fund the construction of improvements to the Central Harbor Park and Boat Launch Facility. The overall purpose and goal of the Central Harbor Park and Boat Launch Facility Upgrade Implementation Project are to: a) Increase community access to the traditional waterfront and Delta, b) Provide economic and tourism benefits in the Delta, c) Provide environmental, historical, and sustainable Delta education.