California Natural Resources Agency

The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) is a state cabinet-level agency in the government of California. The institution and jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Agency is provided for in California Government Code sections 12800 and 12805, et seq. Through its 25 departments, conservancies and commissions, the Natural Resources Agency is responsible for protecting historical, natural and cultural sites, monitoring and controlling state lands and waterways, and regulating fish and game use.

California Natural Resources Agency
Logo of the California Natural Resources Agency
Agency overview
Headquarters1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311, Sacramento, California
Employees16,000 permanent staff
Annual budgetUS$ $8.767 billion (2017-2018)
Agency executive
  • Wade Crowfoot, Secretary
Child agencies
Websitewww.resources.ca.gov

The current Secretary for Natural Resources is Wade Crowfoot, and is a member of Governor Gavin Newsom's cabinet.

Organization

Departments

The Natural Resources Agency is the parent department to a number of other departments:

Commissions

Also included within its jurisdiction are a number of study and regulatory commissions, boards and councils:

Conservancies
  • Baldwin Hills Conservancy
  • California Tahoe Conservancy
  • Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
  • Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
  • San Diego River Conservancy
  • San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy
  • San Joaquin River Conservancy
  • Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
  • Sierra Nevada Conservancy
  • State Coastal Conservancy

Museums

See also



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