California’s underwater kelp forests have suffered a devastating decline. Now, the race is on to save them before it’s too late. Watch CNN’s Special Report on how an army of purple urchins has decimated these ecosystems, threatening the marine life that depends on them and the ocean’s ability to help fight climate change.
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The Bay Foundation Adds a Marine Protected Areas Element to Boater Education
On July 8, The Bay Foundation announced the addition of a section on Marine Protected Areas to its current educational program, the foundation also announced the addition of education materials now available in both English and Spanish to increase accessibility. There are three additional tools that were added online to teach and engage boaters about… Continue reading The Bay Foundation Adds a Marine Protected Areas Element to Boater Education
Meet the Company Creating Sushi that Heals the Ocean
When the 2011 tsunami struck Japan, the topside damage was easy to see: more than 400,000 homes were destroyed, and over 23,000 people died or went missing. Its underwater devastation took longer to spot. Just as the wave battered human neighborhoods, it blasted apart marine communities. Larger species moved out like refugees and, with few… Continue reading Meet the Company Creating Sushi that Heals the Ocean
Georgia Tunioli: Table2Farm, Clean Boating, and Getting Involved
Georgia Tunioli is the Community Engagement Program Manager with The Bay Foundation. In this episode, host Caroline Cheng discusses the Table to Farm and Clean Boating programs, and they are educating and engaging the public in environmental work. Also available on Spotify, Audible, ListenNotes, RadioPublic.
Mobile App Helps Boaters Follow Puget Sound No Discharge Zone Rule
“Pumpout Nav” is a free, simple tool that helps boaters locate pumpout services and comply with the law. Boating season is right around the corner, and knowing where to pumpout is important for following the Puget Sound No Discharge Zone Rule. In August 2020, Washington Sea Grant, along with the Washington State Parks Clean Vessel… Continue reading Mobile App Helps Boaters Follow Puget Sound No Discharge Zone Rule
Pandemic Impacts Habitat Restoration at LAX Dunes
During a year when many people were cooped up inside, Los Angeles Conservation Corps Field Crew Supervisor Damian Morando is grateful to be outside. “I am pulling out a mustard plant. It’s one of three mustard plans that we have, invasive,” he said. “And it spreads.” It’s laborious work at the LAX Dunes but Morando,… Continue reading Pandemic Impacts Habitat Restoration at LAX Dunes
Life in the Water: TBF CEO Tom Ford is Focused on Kelp Restoration and Preserving Ocean Life
Tom Ford has always had a connection with water. This connection brought him from a rural area in Pennsylvania to Los Angeles to preserve ocean life through influencing national and international policies, as well as helping the next generation of conservationists…
Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project to Protect Shoreline
The Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project, a multi-agency partnership with The Bay Foundation, will get underway in the Fall of 2021. The goal of the project is to increase the resiliency of the beach to improve coastal protection while engaging the community and visitors. The Project will enhance approximately 3 acres of the existing dunes… Continue reading Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project to Protect Shoreline
11,000 Baby Abalone Will Be Planted at a Secret Spot off the Southern California Coast
These sea creatures are on quite the California adventure. The baby white abalone started their lives in the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab in Northern California. This week they boarded a private plane for a trip south, where they’ll vacation in labs and aquariums, eating buffets of kelp and hanging out to grow just a… Continue reading 11,000 Baby Abalone Will Be Planted at a Secret Spot off the Southern California Coast
Project Aims to Restore Zuma/Westward Beach Habitats
They are waging a war. A war against invasive, inexorable ice plant that is indigenous to South Africa, and other non-native species that have overtaken dune habitats on Zuma Beach and Westward Beach. The Malibu Living Shoreline Project, spearheaded by The Bay Foundation, aims to restore approximately three acres of sandy beach and dune habitat… Continue reading Project Aims to Restore Zuma/Westward Beach Habitats