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
Topic: Wildlife
Water at The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve
This graphic depicts the current limited state of water availability in the Reserve and some of the resulting impacts.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the SMBNEP Bay Restoration Plan – September 2016
In 2016, The Bay Foundation (TBF), with support from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC), was awarded an EPA grant to conduct a broad, risk-based, Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) of the objectives in the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program (SMBNEP’s) Bay Restoration Plan (BRP). The CCVA identifies risks associated with individual objectives… Continue reading Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the SMBNEP Bay Restoration Plan – September 2016
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4) – Appendices
Appendices to Year 4 Annual Report including project maps, photos and additional data.
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4)
The purpose of this project is to reduce the density of purple sea urchins to two per square meter within the boundaries of sea urchin barrens off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This will allow for the recruitment and development of giant kelp and other species of macroalgae. This project will reduce sea urchin grazing pressure… Continue reading Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4)
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.
Project Site Map (Overview): Ballona Community Iceplant Removal
Map of the location and distribution of iceplant assemblages south of Culver Boulevard within the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve.
Project Site Map (Restoration Area): Ballona Community Iceplant Removal
Map of the Invasive Ice Plant Removal Sites.
CDP Permit Final: Ballona Community Iceplant Removal Project
California Coastal Commission permit for development consisting of removal of invasive iceplant within the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve.
Photo of Coastal Development Permit Posting: Ballona Community Iceplant Removal Project
Photograph of Notice of Pending Permit posted at the Ballona Community Iceplant Removal project site.