This pilot project aims to restore approximately three acres of sandy coastal habitats located on the beaches of Santa Monica by utilizing existing sediments to transform a portion of the current beach into a sustainable coastal strand and foredune habitat complex resilient to sea level rise. This document details the goals, implementation and monitoring plan… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Implementation and Monitoring Plan
Topic Category: Protecting Beaches
Final Coastal Development Permit: Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project
Coastal Development Permit granted by the California Coastal Commission.
Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Project Update Report December 2016
This report summarizes activities for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project from the time period December 2015 through the end of November 2016. During this time period, substantial outreach was conducted, the partnership and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The Bay Foundation (TBF) and the City of Santa Monica was finalized, permitting was applied… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Project Update Report December 2016
Recovery Plan for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly
The El Segundo Blue Butterfly is federally listed as endangered, and occurs at four disjunct locations in southwestern coastal Los Angeles County, California. The species is managed at two of the sites. The butterfly is not permanently protected at any of the four locations. The area of this species occurrence is highly urbanized and there… Continue reading Recovery Plan for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly
Los Angeles/El Segundo Dunes Habitat Restoration Plan
Los Angeles/El Segundo Dunes Habitat Restoration Plan prepared for the U.S Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Profile for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly: Euphilotes battoides allyni
A report outlining the conservation status and species profile of the El Segundo Blue butterfly.
Coastal Dune Community Stewardship Project Year 1 Report: SCC 15-110 Explore the Coast Grant
This report provides a status update for activities that occurred during Year 1 (21 June 2016 to 30 June 2017) as part of the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) Grant #15-110: Coastal Dune Community Stewardship Project. Over the course of Year 1, 585 volunteers, over half of whom were students, participated in 13 educational restoration… Continue reading Coastal Dune Community Stewardship Project Year 1 Report: SCC 15-110 Explore the Coast Grant
CDP Permit Application: Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project
The permit application from the City of Santa Monica for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration project that was done in partnership with The Bay Foundation.
Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project Proposal
This pilot project aims to restore approximately three acres of sandy coastal habitats located on the beaches of Santa Monica by utilizing existing sediments to transform a portion of the current beach into a sustainable coastal strand and foredune habitat complex resilient to sea level rise. A broad set of partnerships is proposed to actively… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project Proposal
CDP Permit Application: Supplemental Questions for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project
Response to Notice of Incomplete Application for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project Coastal Development Permit.