New signs now greeting visitors at Richard Rollins Park in Grand Terrace.
Funding from Prop 68 is intended to fund projects that plan, develop, and implement climate adaptation and resiliency projects, including those that create or rehabilitate state or local parks, provide flood protection, protect natural resources and water supply, and improve water quality.
Proposition 68’s Section 80016 gives preference, to the extent feasible, for receipt of a grant to those who use the services of the California Conservation Corps and certified local conservation corps. Additionally, use of the corps also increases the public benefit of these projects by creating workforce development opportunities for young adults, which may assist an applicant’s ability to comply with Proposition 68 Section 80001(b)(5).
Grant applicants are encouraged to contact the CCC or a certified local corps during the development of project proposals to determine how a corps program can be included.
Organizations seeking funds for a Proposition 68 project should carefully read the administering agency’s guidelines and then consult with representatives of the CCC or the California Association of Local Conservation Corps (CALCC) to determine the feasibility of a corps’ participation.
The CCC provides supervised work crews of 10-15 young adults trained and equipped to work safely on a wide variety of projects related to the priorities of Proposition 68.
Examples of projects include:
- Watershed and riparian zone restoration
- Habitat restoration
- Creation, restoration, or rehabilitation of trails
- Landscaping and irrigation installation
- Fencing
- Native planting
- Construction of park infrastructure
- Invasive species removal/vegetation management
- Fire fuel load reduction/forest thinning
- Erosion control measures
- Construction of pedestrian/bike paths”