California Biodiversity Council
c/o CAL FIRE FRAP
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244
(916) 445-5845
(916) 324-1180 fax lauren.mcnees@fire.ca.gov

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What's New

California Invasive Species Council
The California Invasive Species Council will assist in minimizing the negative effects of non-native species on the state’s agriculture, lands, natural resources, and waterways in rural and urban environments. The newly formed council will be chaired by Secretary Kawamura and vice-chaired by Mike Chrisman, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency. The council will appoint a California Invasive Species Advisory Committee (CISAC) tasked with making recommendations to prioritize an invasive species rapid response plan. The committee will take input from local government, tribal governments and federal agencies, as well as environmental organizations, academic and science institutions, affected industry sectors and impacted landowners. Please see Q & A: INVASIVE SPECIES (pdf) and ESTABLISHING THE INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL (pdf) for more information.

CALFED Science Program Grants
The CALFED Science Program has announced $8 million available for solicitation for research proposals in support of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The solicitation package (PSP) is now available and proposals are due February 27, 2009. Please visit http://www.science.calwater.ca.gov or see the flyer for more information.

Proposition 40 Project Awards Website
The Resources Agency, working through the Department of Parks and Recreation, has created a public website through which all departments administering Proposition 40 funds will report their project award information. This website has been designed so members of the public can easily obtain information in a single location about Proposition 40-funded projects in their community. The information can be accessed by city, county, zip code, as well as through more refined searches, including the use of key words. All technical issues should be forward to Ed Wiebe, DPR IT Project Manager (916) 651-7679. General questions or concerns should be directed to Elaine Berghausen (916) 653-5656. Questions on the projects on the website - go to the department administering that project. Each project description includes the contact phone number for the project.