California Wildlife Foundation (CWF)

California Wildlife Foundation supports and administers funds that support Wildlife education, habitat restoration, and aquisition of land and water resources habitat. California Wildlife Foundation receives public agency and private grants and gifts to administer designated conservation projects. Partners include California department of fish and Wildlife, California state coastal conservancy, united states fish and Wildlife service, and national park service, as well as san diego Foundation, resources legacy fund and ducks unlimited. Cwf is the fiscal agent for climate science alliance and receives support for that program from many sources, including the California endowment and resources legacy fund,california department of fish and Wildlife, and others.

California Wildlife Foundation continues to administer state coastal conservancy funds for the greater san francisco bay projects including importing free, tested, clean soil for wetland, levee, and ecotone projects. Its private contractor partners include pacific states environmental, inc., and granite rock. These large-scale projects are the responsibility of the united states fish and Wildlife service and the California department of fish and Wildlife. Cwf feels grateful to be part of the implementation efforts. Funds for skaggs island and antioch dunes restoration projects are also administered by the Foundation. Endowment funds to benefit antioch dunes restoration were received from pacific gas and electric company.

Cwf's California oaks fund thru the California oaks coaltion brings together national, state, regional and local organizations to conserve and perpetuate the state's primary old growth resource. Members are united by the vital role of oaks in sequestering carbon, maintaining healthy watersheds, providing habitat, and sustaining cultural values. California oaks provides valuable research and advocacy, information to educate and engage the public, tools for participating in planning processes and educating opinion leaders and materials to inform local, regional and state government agencies of the opportuinities for and benefits of protecting oak woodlands.