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Division of Boating and Waterways Offers Up to $2.5 Million in Grants to Enhance Public Safety and Protect California’s Waterways

SACRAMENTO — California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is now accepting grant applications to help local public entities enhance safety on California’s waterways and protect them from abandoned and unwanted vessels. Up to $2.5 million is available in grant funding. The applications for these competitive grant programs, the Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment (BSEE) and Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) programs, are open now through Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 3 p.m. PDT.

March 16, 2026 Division of Boating and Waterways Read the Full News Release

California State Parks Issues Statement on Civil Lawsuit Against Bidwell Mansion Alarm Company

CHICO — California State Parks today issued a statement after the department filed a civil lawsuit in Superior Court of Butte County against the alarm company for Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park at the time of the arson fire on Dec. 11, 2024.

March 13, 2026 Bidwell Mansion SHP Read the Full News Release

California State Parks Invites Community to Help Shape the Future of Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park

CHICO – California State Parks invites the public to participate in an online survey that will help shape the vision for the future of Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park (SHP). Responses to the survey will help inform the development of the Reimagine Bidwell Mansion SHP Vision Plan, which will guide the future of the historic park in the aftermath of the December 2024 fire. The online survey will be open until Friday, April 24. The survey is available on the project website reimaginebidwellmansion.org.

March 12, 2026 Bidwell Mansion SHP Read the Full News Release

Division of Boating and Waterways to Begin Annual Control Efforts for Aquatic Invasive Plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

SACRAMENTO – California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) announced today its plans for this year’s control efforts for invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its southern tributaries (Delta). Starting March 19, DBW will start herbicide treatments on water hyacinth, South American spongeplant, Uruguay water primrose, Alligator weed, Brazilian waterweed, curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, coontail, fanwort and ribbon weed in the Delta. Treatment start dates may change depending on weather conditions and plant growth or movement.

March 04, 2026 Division of Boating and Waterways Read the Full News Release

First Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Elephant Seals Confirmed in California

SAN MATEO COUNTY - Cases at Año Nuevo State Park Mark State’s First Detection of the Disease in a Marine Mammal. Seven weaned elephant seal pups in California’s Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed Tuesday evening.

February 25, 2026 Año Nuevo SP Read the Full News Release