Implementation and Monitoring for the Malibu Living Shoreline Project, which aims to restore approximately three acres of sandy coastal habitats located on the beaches of Malibu 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. As an alternative… Continue reading Malibu Living Shoreline Project Implementation and Monitoring Plan May 2020
Topic Category: Protecting Beaches
Exploring the LAX Dunes
The wildlife preserve sits just north of El Segundo yet remains unseen to many. El Segundo community member Darlene Gaston gives voice to what so many of us are thinking in her essay “Big Little Blue,” published last year in El Segundo Writes: A Collection of Writing from the Community. “Shouldn’t I have seen a blue… Continue reading Exploring the LAX Dunes
Manhattan Beach Looks to 2020 and Beyond During State of the City Address
Nearly 250 community members gathered Wednesday morning to get overview of the past year and what’s to come for Manhattan Beach. …Manhattan Beach with The Bay Foundation and the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors is starting a Beach Dune Enhancement Project this year, she said, which will restore the sandy beach and dune… Continue reading Manhattan Beach Looks to 2020 and Beyond During State of the City Address
Girl Scouts Visit the Beach
On Jan. 21, The Bay Foundation staff’s Karina Alvarez and Nick Pilaud gave a tour, along with the City of Santa Monica’s Andrew Basmajian, on the successful and influential Santa Monica Beach Restoration Project. The tour was for a local Girl Scout group, K-12.
Photographing the Future of Sea Level Rise: California King Tides Project 2020 Launches in Malibu
A group of locals interested in documenting sea level rise with photographs gathered at Westward Beach last Saturday to learn the ropes. The California King Tides Project—a partnership of the California Coastal Commission, state and federal agencies and nonprofit organizations since 2010—is an annual winter project where citizen scientists volunteer to take photos of the… Continue reading Photographing the Future of Sea Level Rise: California King Tides Project 2020 Launches in Malibu
The Bay Foundation Continues Partnership with Los Angeles World Airports to Restore the LAX Dunes
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with The Bay Foundation to continue its successful work at the LAX Dunes, the largest remaining contiguous coastal dune ecosystem in Southern California. The agreement, signed earlier this year, builds upon the shared efforts of both organizations to carefully monitor and guide… Continue reading The Bay Foundation Continues Partnership with Los Angeles World Airports to Restore the LAX Dunes
Santa Monica Beach Can Grow Taller to Beat Sea Level Rise!
Belinda Waymouth interviews Tom Ford: “Sea level rise and coastal erosion are already happening. The most effective solution: Helping mother nature help us! The Santa Monica Beach Restoration Project is the perfect example of Less is MORE. It’s also a double winner: planting native species creates habitat and coastal resiliency. Here’s my conversation with one… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Can Grow Taller to Beat Sea Level Rise!
Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Year 3 Report
This report summarizes activities for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project from December 2015 through August 2019. During this time, the restoration was implemented in two phases over the course of two weeks in December 2016 including the installation of fencing and seeding of native coastal strand vegetation species. For details on the implementation… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Year 3 Report
The Dunes Are Alive Along the Santa Monica Coast
We covered a lot of ground during our recent special series on climate change, including the grim fate of our beaches. As our science reporter Jacob Margolis put it: based on the latest research, the beaches from Santa Monica to Malibu could be unrecognizable by the end of the century. One of the ways the city of Santa Monica has been working to… Continue reading The Dunes Are Alive Along the Santa Monica Coast
Living Dunes at Santa Monica Beach
We visit the beaches of Santa Monica to get a tour of its living dunes project. The dunes are just one way researchers are trying to combat the vanishing beaches along the California coast. Guest: Melodie Grubbs, director of watershed programs with The Bay Foundation. (starts at 25:38 minutes)