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- Local
- Regional
- ABAG
The Association of Bay Area Governments provides information about planning, employment, contracts,
telecommunications, transit, commerce, trade, and schools for Bay Area cities and counties.
- AMBAG
The Association of Monterey Bay Governments is a forum for planning, discussion, and study of regional problems of
mutual interest to the counties and cities in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties.
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BEACON
The Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment is a California
Joint Powers agency established to deal with coastal erosion and beach problems on the South
Central Coast of California.
- SANDAG
The San Diego Association of Governments builds consensus, makes
strategic plans, obtains and allocates resources, and provides information on
a broad range of topics pertinent to the quality of life for cities and counties in the San Diego region.
- SCAG
The goal of the Southern California Association of Governments is to enhance the
quality of life of all Southern Californians, to meet regional
challenges and to resolve regional differences.
- State
- Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Dedicated to protecting and enhancing San Francisco Bay and to encourage the responsible use of
its resources.
- California State Coastal Conservancy
The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore
the resources of the California Coast. The Agency's vision is of a beautiful, restored
and accessible coastline.
- California Resources Agency
The California Resources Agency is responsible for the conservation,
enhancement, and management of California's natural and cultural resources, including land,
water, wildlife, parks, minerals, and historic sites. The Agency is composed of departments,
boards, conservancies, commission and programs.
- CERES
The California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
Other CERES sites:
- Cal OCEAN
The goal of the California Ocean and Coastal Environmental Access Network is to provide the information and tools to support
ocean and coastal resource management, planning, research and education.
- LUPIN
The California Land Use Planning and Information Network
- The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
The OPR is a part of the
Governor's Office that serves the following core functions: research staff to the
Governor; comprehensive statewide planning; interagency coordination; local
agency planning assistance; management of state environmental review
processes; small business advocacy; Innovation in Government; and California's
AmeriCorps Program.
- State Dept. of Fish and Game
The mission of the Department of Fish and Game is to manage California's diverse fish, wildlife,
and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for
their use and enjoyment by the public.
- State Lands Commission
The Commission is assisted by a staff of more than 200 specialists in mineral resources,
land management, boundary determination, petroleum engineering and the natural sciences.
- California Environmental Protection Agency
To restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public
health, environmental quality and economic vitality.
- California State Water Resources Control Board
To preserve, enhance and restore the quality of California's water resources, and
ensure their proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations.
- Federal
- NOAA
Links to divisions and programs the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA’s responsibilities area varied: from providing timely and precise weather, water and climate forecasts,
to monitoring the environment, to managing fisheries and building healthy coastlines, to making our nation
more competitive through safe navigation and examining changes in the oceans.
Other NOAA sites:
- OCRM
The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management is the office responsible for
administering the Coastal Zone Management Act and a leader on the Nation's coastal, estuarine and ocean
management issues. The site provides information for coastal resource managers, planners, educators,
scientists, and others interested in balancing the conservation and development of our Nation's coastal,
estuarine and ocean resources.
- The NOAA Coastal Services Center
The NOAA Coastal Services Center serves the nation's coastal resource managers.
This web site highlights many of the projects and services provided by the Center.
- The Office of the National Marine Sanctuaries
The Office of the National Marine Sanctuaries' web site. Here you'll find information about our nation's marine
sanctuaries -- their history and current management and their scientific and educational programs.
- The National Ocean Service
The National Ocean Service, or NOS, is responsible for the observation, measurement, assessment and management
of the nation's vast coastal and ocean areas.
- Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
EPA's Region 9 office works to protect public health and the
environment in the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Hawaii).
- Army Corps of Engineers
Planning, designing, building and operating water resources and other civil works projects;
designing and managing the construction of military facilities for the Army and Air Force;
and providing design and construction management support for other Defense and federal agencies.
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