The Pacific Coast Joint Venture (PCJV) is a public-private partnership, focusing on the identification, protection, and restoration of the most important wetlands and associated upland and riparian habitats in coastal British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California.

The PCJV was created to implement the North American Waterfowl Management Plan and has since been expanded to include all native flora and fauna and the full range of habitats associated with the region's wetland ecosystems.

The California PCJV includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties. Other JV's in California include the San Francisco and Central Valley JVs. There are also JVs in Oregon and Washington State, Canada and Mexico.

Over the last 5 years, over $4.5 million has been allocated for the acquisition and restoration of wetlands in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties. Recently, partnership-sponsored projects at Big River and the Stornetta Ranch in Mendocino, Lake Earl in Del Norte, and Jacoby Creek and Vance Dairy in Humboldt, were among those funded.

The Partners involved in the California PCJV include:

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• California Department of Fish & Game
• USDA Forest Service
• California Coastal Conservancy
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• City of Arcata
• City of Eureka
• Redwood Region Audubon Society
• California Waterfowl Association
• Ducks Unlimited
• Jacoby Creek Land Trust
• Mendocino Land Trust
• North Coast Regional Land Trust
• Redwood Community Action Agency

California PCJV Partners have permanently protected over 90,000 acres of coastal wetland habitat since 1992!

If you or your organization have projects in mind related to wetlands (including riparian) conservation, or have questions about the PCJV, please contact the following:

Ron LeValley
Coordinator, California PCJV
920 Samoa Blvd., Suite 210
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 826-0300
email: ron_levalley@pcjv.org

Dr. C. John Ralph, Chair
California PCJV
USDA Forest Service, Redwood Sciences Lab
Phone: (707) 825-2992
email: cjralph@fs.fed.us

Carey Smith
Pacific Coast Joint Venture Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Phone: (360) 604-2562
email: carey_smith@pcjv.org