Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding Grant

The Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration funding aims to enhance wetland restoration, conservation, and climate resilience in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This initiative addresses significant peat soil subsidence, which threatens water projects and agriculture in the region. By re-wetting peat soils, the program can mitigate CO2 emissions and support diverse projects, including tidal wetland restoration, crop conversion, and land acquisition, fostering a sustainable environment and economy.

NOTE: Concept proposals may be submitted at any time to initiate consideration of a project by the Conservancy. If Conservancy staff determines that a project concept appears to be viable, staff will work with the applicant to develop the concept into a full proposal.
Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration
The goals of the Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration funding are to support restoration, conservation, and climate resilience for wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The Delta region includes over 150,000 acres of highly organic peat soils that are significantly subsided to depths of 20 to 30 feet below sea level. This subsidence threatens the State and Federal water projects, Delta communities and the region’s rich agricultural production. Subsidence is the result of oxidation of the peat soils and results in over 1.5 million tons of CO2 emissions annually. Re wetting the peat soils stops subsidence and resulting carbon emissions.
Example projects include, but are not limited to:
Managed and tidal wetland restorationCrop conversion to rice cultivationTechnical assistance to access the Voluntary Carbon MarketPlanning to prepare for and support eligible projects (e.g., scoping, design, environmental compliance, science)Land acquisition or easement