Share your priorities for California’s climate future
California is accepting public comments on its draft Nature-Based Solutions Climate Strategy through November 24, 2026. This is an opportunity to tell state leaders why the Salton Sea and its surrounding communities deserve attention in California’s climate planning.
The Salton Sea Coalition encourages you to review the draft and submit comments calling for a comprehensive approach to Salton Sea restoration, including careful consideration of water importation.
Email Your Public Comment to: naturebasedsolutions@resources.ca.gov
Why your voice matters
California’s Nature-Based Solutions Climate Strategy addresses the role of natural and working lands in responding to climate change. The state is inviting public feedback on its updated draft.
Our message is straightforward: the Salton Sea should be part of that conversation.
We encourage comments that ask California to prioritize long-term restoration, the needs of surrounding communities, and transparent evaluation of potential solutions. As advocates for water importation, we also encourage the state to evaluate its potential role alongside other restoration approaches.
How to submit your comment
1. Review the draft
Visit the California Natural Resources Agency’s information page and look for the section titled “Nature-based solutions climate strategy.” You can also read the draft directly using the link below.
2. Write a message in your own words
Explain your connection to the Salton Sea and what you want California’s climate strategy to prioritize. You might ask the state to:
- Explicitly address the Salton Sea and surrounding communities in its climate planning.
- Prioritize long-term restoration alongside near-term projects.
- Evaluate water importation alongside other restoration options, including potential benefits, costs, environmental impacts, and feasibility.
- Include local residents and Tribal communities in decisions.
- Establish clear goals, public reporting, and accountability.
These are suggested priorities from the Salton Sea Coalition, not requirements for submitting a comment.
3. Email your comments by November 24
Send your comments to naturebasedsolutions@resources.ca.gov by November 24, 2026. The agency identifies email as the submission method for public comments.
Sample comment to personalize
Use this as a starting point. Add your own experience, priorities, and observations before sending.
Subject line: Public Comment on Draft Nature-Based Solutions Climate Strategy
Dear California Natural Resources Agency,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on California’s draft Nature-Based Solutions Climate Strategy.
I urge the agency to explicitly address the Salton Sea and surrounding communities in the final strategy. California should prioritize a comprehensive, long-term restoration approach that considers community well-being, habitat, and climate resilience together.
Please evaluate water importation alongside other restoration options through a transparent, science-based process that addresses potential benefits, costs, environmental impacts, and feasibility.
I also ask that local residents and Tribal communities have meaningful opportunities to shape decisions, and that restoration efforts include clear goals and public reporting on progress.
The Salton Sea matters to me because [add your personal connection or concerns].
Thank you for considering my comments.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your city or community, if you wish]
Help bring the Salton Sea into the conversation
Review the draft, share your perspective, and encourage others to participate before November 24, 2026.
Email Your Public Comment.
This page is an advocacy resource from the Salton Sea Coalition, not an official state submission portal. Please send comments directly to the California Natural Resources Agency.
