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February 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

The Catalina Island Conservancy welcomes Adam Finck as its first-ever Chief of Programs, where he will lead conservation, education, recreation, and volunteer initiatives to scale the Conservancy’s impact and foster a climate-resilient island.

California has made notable progress in its 30×30 conservation strategy, with 25.5% of land and 16.2% of coastal waters protected, and continued efforts focused on securing land, funding, and partnerships to reach the 2030 goal.

January 14, 2024

Learnings from California Islands Symposium directly support the strategy behind the Catalina Island Restoration Project.

Catalina Island Conservancy recently donated more than 200 native plants to Santa Cruz Island Foundation to provide visitors a glimpse of wild Catalina.

Catalina Island Conservancy’s bold Catalina Island Restoration Plan plan will  enhance Island biodiversity.

Catalina Island Conservancy’s newly assembled Plant Tissue Culture Lab is providing the tools and technology to help save the rarest tree in North America.

In May 2023, a Catalina Island Conservancy plant survey proved especially productive, resulting in the sighting of a plant for the first time since 2011.