Conservation Organizations Unite Against Unlawful Reversion of Habitat Conservation Funds

On June 6, 2024, a coalition of over 50 conservation organizations, including the Resource Renewal Institute, Sierra Club California, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon California, and Defenders of Wildlife sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and key California legislators strongly opposing the proposed reversion of $45 million in General Funds from the Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) back to the General Fund.