Resources Legacy Fund
For An Economic Analysis Of Bay Area Salt Pond Restoration And Flood Protection Improvements
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Amount$42,000
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Program
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Date Awarded12/10/2010
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Term6.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Beginning in 2001, the Hewlett, Moore, and Packard Foundations explored the value of acquiring and restoring property ringing the South Bay and Napa County from Cargill, Inc. This led to a multi-agency acquisition in 2003 of approximately 16,500 acres at a cost of $100 million, with each foundation contributing approximately $6 million. Each foundation also contributed an additional $5 million over five years to support the initial stewardship of and long-term restoration planning for the former Cargill salt ponds and processing areas. In determining next steps for continued restoration efforts, this new grant would support an economic analysis of potential restoration and its application to flood control needs in the Bay Area. The primary deliverable will be a report that addresses potential sources of funding for salt pond restoration and flood protection improvements, including federal, state, local, and private sector options. (The report will not give recommendations.)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.resourceslegacyfund.org
Address
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2150, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Resources Legacy Fund is a nonprofit organization that partners with leaders in philanthropy, communities, government, science, and business to promote smart policies and secure equitable public funding for the environment, climate change resilience, and healthy communities. Across the Western U.S. and internationally, it manages large, multiyear grantmaking programs and fiscally sponsors projects that accelerate change toward environmental and equity goals. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for Bear Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition communications
This Organizational Effectiveness grant supports the communications needs of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, for which the Resources Legacy Fund serves as fiscal sponsor. Leaders from five tribes founded the coalition in 2015, representing a historic consortium of sovereign tribal nations united in the effort to conserve the Bears Ears cultural landscape. (Western Conservation Sub-strategy: Building the Conditions for Enduring Conservation)
for wildfire strategies
Resources Legacy Fund works for the conservation of land, ocean, and water resources; climate change resilience; and conservation funding and policies that benefit all communities. This grant, which is funded by the Western Conservation grantmaking program and the Climate Change Initiative, supports RLF’s work to accelerate wildfire resilience in Western states and nationwide. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Solutions and the Climate Change Initiative)
