California State Lands Commission
@castatelands.bsky.social
Established in 1938, the Commission manages 4 million acres of tide and submerged lands and the beds of natural navigable rivers, streams, lakes, bays, estuaries, inlets, and straits. www.slc.ca.gov
❄️ Yesterday, Winter began! From crisp coastal air to quieter trails and open spaces, the season brings a chance to slow down and reconnect with California's public lands. ❄️ 🧤 🎿 (1/2)
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
❄️ Yesterday, Winter began! From crisp coastal air to quieter trails and open spaces, the season brings a chance to slow down and reconnect with California's public lands. ❄️ 🧤 🎿 (1/2)
ICYMI: Our Dec 16 Meeting Highlights just dropped! Skim our recap to see our progress to expand public recreational access, protect coastal resources, and manage California’s beautiful public lands. 🔗https://www.slc.ca.gov/content-types/december-16-2025-meeting-highlights/
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ICYMI: Our Dec 16 Meeting Highlights just dropped! Skim our recap to see our progress to expand public recreational access, protect coastal resources, and manage California’s beautiful public lands. 🔗https://www.slc.ca.gov/content-types/december-16-2025-meeting-highlights/
We meet Tuesday Dec 16 at 1:30 pm in Sacramento, and you can tune in online! Here’s what’s on the agenda:
🌿 Dozens of public land leasing decisions
⛱ Report on Newport Beach trust lands
🚫 Offshore oil & gas opposition
💧 Slough restoration & wetlands protection
🌿 Dozens of public land leasing decisions
⛱ Report on Newport Beach trust lands
🚫 Offshore oil & gas opposition
💧 Slough restoration & wetlands protection
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We meet Tuesday Dec 16 at 1:30 pm in Sacramento, and you can tune in online! Here’s what’s on the agenda:
🌿 Dozens of public land leasing decisions
⛱ Report on Newport Beach trust lands
🚫 Offshore oil & gas opposition
💧 Slough restoration & wetlands protection
🌿 Dozens of public land leasing decisions
⛱ Report on Newport Beach trust lands
🚫 Offshore oil & gas opposition
💧 Slough restoration & wetlands protection
Mark your calendars! 📅 Our December 16 meeting, the final meeting of 2025, will kick off at 1:30pm in Sacramento. We hope you'll tune in as we close out the year with important updates and decisions for California's public lands. 🌲🌊🌄
🔗 www.slc.ca.gov/meeting/12-1...
🔗 www.slc.ca.gov/meeting/12-1...
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Mark your calendars! 📅 Our December 16 meeting, the final meeting of 2025, will kick off at 1:30pm in Sacramento. We hope you'll tune in as we close out the year with important updates and decisions for California's public lands. 🌲🌊🌄
🔗 www.slc.ca.gov/meeting/12-1...
🔗 www.slc.ca.gov/meeting/12-1...
Another #MISP publication! Our Marine Invasive Species Program staff, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Maryland and the New Zealand EPA, coauthored a scientific paper on debris capture for in-water cleaning of vessel biofouling. www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar....
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Another #MISP publication! Our Marine Invasive Species Program staff, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Maryland and the New Zealand EPA, coauthored a scientific paper on debris capture for in-water cleaning of vessel biofouling. www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar....
We're grateful for the privilege of serving Californians every day and caring for the public lands we all cherish and share. If a pre- or post-meal stroll, or run, on California’s beautiful public lands is in your plans, we hope you enjoy our abundant natural beauty . 🍂🌲⛰️
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We're grateful for the privilege of serving Californians every day and caring for the public lands we all cherish and share. If a pre- or post-meal stroll, or run, on California’s beautiful public lands is in your plans, we hope you enjoy our abundant natural beauty . 🍂🌲⛰️
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
🌿 We're hiring! Join the Commission as a Public Land Manager, a leadership role shaping how CA's public lands are used, protected, and enjoyed.
📍Sacramento County (Hybrid)
👝 $9,112-$11,324/month
🗓️ Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/cslc-hiring
#NowHiring #PublicLands #LandManagement
📍Sacramento County (Hybrid)
👝 $9,112-$11,324/month
🗓️ Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/cslc-hiring
#NowHiring #PublicLands #LandManagement
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🌿 We're hiring! Join the Commission as a Public Land Manager, a leadership role shaping how CA's public lands are used, protected, and enjoyed.
📍Sacramento County (Hybrid)
👝 $9,112-$11,324/month
🗓️ Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/cslc-hiring
#NowHiring #PublicLands #LandManagement
📍Sacramento County (Hybrid)
👝 $9,112-$11,324/month
🗓️ Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/cslc-hiring
#NowHiring #PublicLands #LandManagement
In case you missed it: the November 7 Special Meeting Highlights just dropped! Catch up on key actions that keep California's lands, waters, and communities resilient and connected. 🌿 Read now ➡ bit.ly/43ThKDY
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November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In case you missed it: the November 7 Special Meeting Highlights just dropped! Catch up on key actions that keep California's lands, waters, and communities resilient and connected. 🌿 Read now ➡ bit.ly/43ThKDY
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📸: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
The agenda for our Nov. 7th special meeting in San Francisco is up! Visit bit.ly/43COzVB to learn how to participate, watch the meeting, and provide public comment.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The agenda for our Nov. 7th special meeting in San Francisco is up! Visit bit.ly/43COzVB to learn how to participate, watch the meeting, and provide public comment.
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If there’s anything we love more than a Friday, it’s welcoming a new team member! We’re thrilled to welcome Larry Rabin as our climate adaptation & special initiatives manager. He brings extensive experience in ecology, climate policy, forestry, and conservation. Welcome, Larry! #FacesofCAStateLands
October 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If there’s anything we love more than a Friday, it’s welcoming a new team member! We’re thrilled to welcome Larry Rabin as our climate adaptation & special initiatives manager. He brings extensive experience in ecology, climate policy, forestry, and conservation. Welcome, Larry! #FacesofCAStateLands
📢 Due to extreme weather and circumstances beyond the Commission’s control, we are unable to hold today’s Commission meeting and it is canceled. Staff will hold a Town Hall and be available to receive public comment starting at 2:00 p.m. (1/2)
We're heading to Oxnard for the next California State Lands Commission meeting on October 14! 🌊
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
October 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
📢 Due to extreme weather and circumstances beyond the Commission’s control, we are unable to hold today’s Commission meeting and it is canceled. Staff will hold a Town Hall and be available to receive public comment starting at 2:00 p.m. (1/2)
We meet tomorrow at 12 pm in Oxnard, and you can join us online! Here’s what’s on the agenda:
✨ Ormond Beach power lease
🏖️ Offshore oil and gas decommissioning
✔ Bringing private structures on state lands under lease
⚖️ Legislative updates
Agenda and details: bit.ly/3IMGBCg
✨ Ormond Beach power lease
🏖️ Offshore oil and gas decommissioning
✔ Bringing private structures on state lands under lease
⚖️ Legislative updates
Agenda and details: bit.ly/3IMGBCg
We're heading to Oxnard for the next California State Lands Commission meeting on October 14! 🌊
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
October 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We meet tomorrow at 12 pm in Oxnard, and you can join us online! Here’s what’s on the agenda:
✨ Ormond Beach power lease
🏖️ Offshore oil and gas decommissioning
✔ Bringing private structures on state lands under lease
⚖️ Legislative updates
Agenda and details: bit.ly/3IMGBCg
✨ Ormond Beach power lease
🏖️ Offshore oil and gas decommissioning
✔ Bringing private structures on state lands under lease
⚖️ Legislative updates
Agenda and details: bit.ly/3IMGBCg
We're heading to Oxnard for the next California State Lands Commission meeting on October 14! 🌊
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
October 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We're heading to Oxnard for the next California State Lands Commission meeting on October 14! 🌊
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
Find meeting details, the agenda, and participation info on our website.
📸: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.
Science Inspires Stewardship 🌎✨ Our staff is attending Science Day 2025 with @canaturalresources.bsky.social and California Council on Science & Technology.
We're looking forward to learning from CA's science community and connecting on how research supports resilient lands and
waters.
We're looking forward to learning from CA's science community and connecting on how research supports resilient lands and
waters.
September 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Science Inspires Stewardship 🌎✨ Our staff is attending Science Day 2025 with @canaturalresources.bsky.social and California Council on Science & Technology.
We're looking forward to learning from CA's science community and connecting on how research supports resilient lands and
waters.
We're looking forward to learning from CA's science community and connecting on how research supports resilient lands and
waters.
🌿 ✨ Honored to join @canaturalresources.bsky.social & @caenergysafety.bsky.social at the State Capitol today for California Native American Day! A beautiful celebration of culture, history, and connection to the lands and waters we all share.
#CaliforniaNativeAmericanDay #NativeAmericanHeritage
#CaliforniaNativeAmericanDay #NativeAmericanHeritage
September 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🌿 ✨ Honored to join @canaturalresources.bsky.social & @caenergysafety.bsky.social at the State Capitol today for California Native American Day! A beautiful celebration of culture, history, and connection to the lands and waters we all share.
#CaliforniaNativeAmericanDay #NativeAmericanHeritage
#CaliforniaNativeAmericanDay #NativeAmericanHeritage
On Friday, September 26, join us at the State Capitol for California Native American Day. The Commission honors and recognizes the deep connection Tribes have with, and their stewardship of, lands and waters throughout the state. We’re committed to strengthening partnerships with Tribal Nations.
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On Friday, September 26, join us at the State Capitol for California Native American Day. The Commission honors and recognizes the deep connection Tribes have with, and their stewardship of, lands and waters throughout the state. We’re committed to strengthening partnerships with Tribal Nations.
Fall’s spectacular beauty will spring to life in the coming weeks! The changing leaves, pumpkins, sweater weather, and everything else that encapsulates this lovely time of year brings us joy. Happy first day of Fall! 🍂🎃
September 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Fall’s spectacular beauty will spring to life in the coming weeks! The changing leaves, pumpkins, sweater weather, and everything else that encapsulates this lovely time of year brings us joy. Happy first day of Fall! 🍂🎃
Our marine invasive species prevention staff at work protecting the Delta by checking for invasive golden mussels. #invasivespecies #goldenmussels
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Our marine invasive species prevention staff at work protecting the Delta by checking for invasive golden mussels. #invasivespecies #goldenmussels
🗓️ Join us for a webinar on CA’s emergency ballast water rule, prompted by the recent discovery of the invasive golden mussel, to protect waterways from invasive species. Staff will provide an overview of the new regulations and answer questions. Register: forms.office.com/g/NAmsiWxqfv
June 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🗓️ Join us for a webinar on CA’s emergency ballast water rule, prompted by the recent discovery of the invasive golden mussel, to protect waterways from invasive species. Staff will provide an overview of the new regulations and answer questions. Register: forms.office.com/g/NAmsiWxqfv
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As Chair of @castatelands.bsky.social Commission, I’m thrilled that Dr. Matthew Dumlao has been appointed as the Commission’s new Executive Officer.
Having worked with him for years, I know his expertise & dedication will be key to protecting California’s lands, waters & communities.
Having worked with him for years, I know his expertise & dedication will be key to protecting California’s lands, waters & communities.
Lt. Governor & State Lands Commissioner Eleni Kounalakis Announces New Executive Officer
For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Contact: [email protected], (916) 445-8994 SACRAMENTO, CA – This month, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Chair of the California State Lands Commission...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
As Chair of @castatelands.bsky.social Commission, I’m thrilled that Dr. Matthew Dumlao has been appointed as the Commission’s new Executive Officer.
Having worked with him for years, I know his expertise & dedication will be key to protecting California’s lands, waters & communities.
Having worked with him for years, I know his expertise & dedication will be key to protecting California’s lands, waters & communities.
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This month marked the conclusion of the largest single-site vessel removal in @castatelands.bsky.social history — a major step to restore the Delta, reduce environmental risk & safeguard one of California’s most vital ecosystems 🌊
Read more: ltg.ca.gov
Read more: ltg.ca.gov
June 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This month marked the conclusion of the largest single-site vessel removal in @castatelands.bsky.social history — a major step to restore the Delta, reduce environmental risk & safeguard one of California’s most vital ecosystems 🌊
Read more: ltg.ca.gov
Read more: ltg.ca.gov
We removed another abandoned commercial vessel from the Delta, a 52-ton tugboat called Bosco Baby, bringing our total to 23. We look forward to continuing this work to make the Delta safer and protect this beautiful waterway.
June 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We removed another abandoned commercial vessel from the Delta, a 52-ton tugboat called Bosco Baby, bringing our total to 23. We look forward to continuing this work to make the Delta safer and protect this beautiful waterway.
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Few things in life are as awe-inspiring as our beautiful oceans. On #WorldOceanDay we are reminded of how much joy and peace our oceans bring us and are mindful of our responsibility to protect the ocean and keep it healthy so it continues to evoke wonder and joy.
June 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Few things in life are as awe-inspiring as our beautiful oceans. On #WorldOceanDay we are reminded of how much joy and peace our oceans bring us and are mindful of our responsibility to protect the ocean and keep it healthy so it continues to evoke wonder and joy.
We just concluded the largest single-site commercial abandoned vessel abatement & site restoration in the Commission's history! We removed nearly 1,000 tons of debris & over 1,000 gallons of previously unknown diesel fuel from the largest crane barge. bit.ly/43KYhVa
@eleniforca.bsky.social
@eleniforca.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We just concluded the largest single-site commercial abandoned vessel abatement & site restoration in the Commission's history! We removed nearly 1,000 tons of debris & over 1,000 gallons of previously unknown diesel fuel from the largest crane barge. bit.ly/43KYhVa
@eleniforca.bsky.social
@eleniforca.bsky.social