The Bay Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural Blue Waters: Santa Monica Bay Boating Festival, a free community event taking place on October 3, 2026, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Burton Chace Park (13650 Mindanao Way) in Marina del Rey, California. This festival will celebrate clean, environmentally responsible boating and inspire individuals… Continue reading Blue Waters: Santa Monica Bay Boating Festival to Celebrate Clean Boating
Author: Georgia Tunioli
Blue Waters Boating Festival Celebrates Boating and Ocean Stewardship
The Log: For Southern California boaters, protecting the ocean doesn’t have to begin with a research vessel, scientific diving operation or major restoration project. Sometimes it can start at the fuel dock, at the washdown hose or with a better understanding of what’s happening beneath the boat. That connection between recreation and responsibility will be… Continue reading Blue Waters Boating Festival Celebrates Boating and Ocean Stewardship
Nine projects awarded more than $6 million to advance California’s 30×30 goal
California Sea Grant: Funded by the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), California Sea Grant will administer more than $6 million to nine research and restoration projects to inform the state’s goal of conserving thirty percent of its lands and coastal waters by 2030… OPC selected the projects through a highly competitive review process that was… Continue reading Nine projects awarded more than $6 million to advance California’s 30×30 goal
Urchins, robots, and a race to save kelp forests
Oceanographic Magazine: Oceanographic columnist Mark Schrope dives into a restored Santa Monica kelp forest and explores the innovations – from urchin-smashing robots to sea star rearing – helping scale kelp restoration efforts globally.
Request for Proposals: Videographer/Producer
The Bay Foundation (TBF) seeks a qualified contractor to produce a total of seven (7) videos: five (5) individual testimonial videos (each around 1 minute long, no longer than 90-seconds), and one (1) video focused on the overall project delivered in both 3-minute and 90-second formats. These videos will be used on social media and… Continue reading Request for Proposals: Videographer/Producer
Summer 2026 Research Spotlight: LMU Coastal Research Institute Interns Support Dune Restoration Across LA Beaches
LMU: This summer, four students from the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University spent six weeks monitoring and surveying sand dune habitats across various Los Angeles County beaches through a partnership between the LMU Coastal Research Institute and The Bay Foundation.
Protecting our coastlines: How The Bay Foundation is restoring Santa Monica’s sand dunes
CBS News: The Bay Foundation is working to protect the coastline along Santa Monica. CBS LA Meteorologist Marina Jurica reports.
Announcing the 2026 ASBPA Best Restored Beach Awards
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association: As part of its 100th Anniversary celebration, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is proud to announce the recipients of the annual Best Restored Beach Award, recognizing outstanding coastal restoration projects from across the United States. The 2026 award-winning projects are: San Clemente, CA: City of San Clemente & USACE Coastal Storm… Continue reading Announcing the 2026 ASBPA Best Restored Beach Awards
Good Jibes & the Dockwalker Program
Latitude 38: This week, Latitude 38’s Good Jibes podcast host Ryan Foland chatted with The Bay Foundation’s Delores Chan and the California State Parks & the California Coastal Commission’s Vivian Maturk about the Dockwalker Program.
How underwater heroes are saving out kelp forests
CBS LA Climatologist Marina Jurica takes us from the marine lab at San Diego State University to the waters off Palos Verdes with The Bay Foundation, where scientists say kelp forests are one of our most powerful, and most overlooked natural climate buffers.