California Natural Resources Agency

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California Natural Resources Agency

Logo of the California Natural Resources Agency
Agency overview
Headquarters	715 P Street, 20th Floor Sacramento, California
Employees	19,000 permanent staff
Annual budget	US$ $8.767 billion (2017–2018)
Agency executives	Wade Crowfoot, Secretary Angela Barranco, Undersecretary
Child agencies	California Conservation Corps California Department of Conservation California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Water Resources Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Website	resources.ca.gov

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. The agency has six departments, 10 conservancies, 17 boards and commissions, three councils, and one urban park in Los Angeles that consists of two museums, the California Science Center and the California African American museum.^[1] Through its 25 departments, conservancies and commissions, the Natural Resources Agency is responsible for protecting prehistory history, natural landscapes and cultural sites, monitoring and stewarding state lands and waterways, and regulating fish and game use, as well as private lands and the intersection with federal lands and waters.

The current Secretary for Natural Resources is Wade Crowfoot, a member of Governor Gavin Newsom's cabinet.^[2]