As part of Healthy Rivers and Landscapes habitat restoration, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) supports and is committed to early coordination and collaboration in project consultations. CDFW will apply innovative uses of its Lake and Streambed Alteration and California Endangered Species Act authorities to expedite permitting of restoration projects, including the use of the Cutting the Green Tape tools. Together this will allow for better projects to be designed and built in a timely manner.
For more information or to discuss CDFW permitting for Healthy Rivers and Landscapes projects, contact the CDFW HRL team at HRLpermitting@wildlife.ca.gov
A helpful tool for restoration project proponents to find and understand how to use efficient permitting pathways for their aquatic and riparian habitat restoration projects is Sustainable Conservation’s Accelerating Restoration website.
