Join us for this free 60-minute webinar from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) on New Opportunities for Advance Mitigation: Connectivity Advance Mitigation.

Thousands of miles of built infrastructure impede the movements of wildlife in California, so improving habitat connectivity is critical to conserving California’s biodiversity and ecosystem resiliency.

CDFW's Connectivity Advance Mitigation (CAM) team released the Wildlife Connectivity Advance Mitigation Guidelines in September 2024, which implements Senate Bill 790. These innovative guidelines create a system to evaluate wildlife connectivity actions for compensatory mitigation credits, which can be sold to offset project impacts.

These guidelines outline a stakeholder engagement pilot period and invites potential sponsors of CAM projects to collaborate with CDFW. Because the approach to wildlife connectivity advance mitigation is new, some aspects of the crediting are still in development, and therefore, CDFW plans to work very closely with all potential project sponsors during the pilot period.

Webinar topics include:

• Basics of the Wildlife CAM Subprogram, including Fish & Game Code
• Guidelines & Crediting Process of the Wildlife CAM Subprogram
• Novel Aspects of CAM-Like Long-Term Durability Agreements
• Process for Getting Started on a CAM Project

Presenters:

• Laurel Low, Statewide CAM Coordinator, CDFW
• Danielle Elledge, Resource Agency Coordinator, Caltrans DLA
• Suzanne Gilmore, Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor
• Andy Amacher, Advance Mitigation Caltrans Liaison

This information is ideal for:

Transportation agency professionals working in advance mitigation, potential CAM sponsors, or anyone interested in learning about the CAM subprogram. 

This training is being offered by the Division of Local Assistance, Office of Environmental Compliance & Outreach, in coordination with California Department of Fish & Wildlife. For more information about Connectivity Advance Mitigation, contact the CAM Team at MitConnect@wildlife.ca.gov or just register to attend this webinar