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.
Author: Georgia Tunioli
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.
A nonprofit grows native plants to protect against rising sea levels
CBS News: Tom Ford, CEO of The Bay Foundation, discusses dune plantings in LA County to protect beaches against rising sea levels.
Sand dune project underway in Santa Monica
KNX News: The Bay Foundation is doing one of its largest sand dune restoration projects by far in Santa Monica. KNX News’ Karen Adams reports.
Santa Monica’s sand dunes are mounting a low-tech resistance to rising sea levels
LAist: On a recent morning, traffic sped by the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica where San Vicente and Ocean boulevards meet. A few hundred yards away, the waves crashed on the shore. But 100 years ago, when Hollywood starlet Marion Davies lived in this once-rural spot of coast, standing this close to the house would… Continue reading Santa Monica’s sand dunes are mounting a low-tech resistance to rising sea levels