Regional Conservation Strategy Archives

Kicking off the CLN 3.0 Steering Committee!

Introducing the people who will oversee the CLN 3.0 Project

Conversation about Stewardship

An invitation to the regional conversation about stewardship at the regional scale, and what the CLN 3.0 project will do to advance this conversation.

Calling all GIS data compilers!

It’s time to provide your conservation data for the Bay Area Protected Areas Database update

Survey: Financial & Community Impacts

Survey Says: Federal Orders Are Having Regional Impact

In February 2025, we surveyed TOGETHER Bay Area members and partner organizations about the real and potential consequences of recent executive and secretarial orders. All of the respondents are on-the-ground implementers of climate resilience projects and programs working in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are place-based organizations working for healthy lands, waters, and communities.

From 28 organizations we heard:

A significant financial impact. There is at least $60 million in funding for local projects that is currently threatened, but many organizations do not yet know how they will be impacted. The orders about federal funding are slowing down critical work for climate resilient lands, waters, and communities.
A significant community impact. The orders about federal funding and policies are causing fear, anxiety, and concern for people’s safety and livelihoods.
A call for regional collaboration to develop and deliver local solutions.

Together, we can do something about this.

TOGETHER Bay Area is committed to fostering the region’s resiliency so that we can respond to the federal crisis’s impact on Bay Area lands, waters, and communities. We are serving as a regional voice, hosting the Together Conference in May, connecting job seekers with hiring organizations on our Jobs Board, sharing information about funding opportunities like Prop 4 Climate Bond, continuing to advocate for regional funding, and more.

You can be a part of something positive, inclusive, and impactful. Join us!

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Photos: (top) Looking north to Mount Tamalpais in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. (bottom) Working together at the Tunnel Tops in the Presidio in San Francisco. Credit: TOGETHER Bay Area.

Achieving 50×50

How did the region determine the goal to conservation of 50% of the Bay Area’s lands by 2050? And how does it fit with 30×30?

CLN 2.0 Progress Report Arrives in December

This report reflects the work of local conservation organizations who have worked tirelessly to conserve new lands. It contains scientific analysis and interconnections to state goals and regional planning processes. And it contains a lot of hope. Here are a few reasons why.

Calling All Bay Area Conservation Data Compilers

Update the BPAD to support local land conservation efforts in service of regional and state goals.

Member Spotlight: Tending the Forest with Fire

It takes a village and a lot of leadership to come together for a prescribed fire event. Audubon Canyon Ranch, Sonoma Land Trust, Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, Pepperwood, and CAL FIRE were represented on the Thomas Creek Ranch burn.

Member Spotlight: Building Climate Resilience at Bivista Ridge Ranch

Because almost the entirety of the Bivista Ridge Ranch lies within the Critical Linkage Area identified by the Conservation Lands Network, protecting this property is vital for the resilience of local biodiversity to a changing climate.