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
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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.
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.
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.
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
Protecting the Shoreline: 30 Acres added to Santa Monica Beach Dunes
The Argonaut: The city of Santa Monica and The Bay Foundation have launched an expansion of their dune restoration project, the Santa Monica Beach Dunes, which will restore almost 30 additional acres of beach along the shoreline back to a natural state. The Feb. 24 announcement marked Phase III of a resilience plan to see… Continue reading Protecting the Shoreline: 30 Acres added to Santa Monica Beach Dunes
Santa Monica Expands Nature Based Dune Work Along City Shoreline
SANTA MONICA/VENICE – Santa Monica is expanding its beach-dune restoration project from the Pier toward the Venice border—an effort the City says will add nearly 30 additional acres of restored dunes intended to buffer erosion and flooding as sea levels rise. The City of Santa Monica said Thursday, Feb. 26, that Phase III of the… Continue reading Santa Monica Expands Nature Based Dune Work Along City Shoreline
30 New Acres Being Added To Santa Monica Beach Dunes
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, February 24, the city of Santa Monica indicated in a news release that the city and The Bay Foundation (TBF) launched an expansion of their dune restoration project, the Santa Monica Beach Dunes, that will see 30 additional acres of beach along local shorelines returned back to a natural, wild state.
Beach Dune Project Picks Up Steam
Santa Monica Lookout: Work began Tuesday on a row of dunes at Santa Monica Beach that will stretch from the Pier to the sands along the Venice border, City officials announced. A joint effort by the City and The Bay Foundation (TBF), the 30-acre project will nearly double the area of dunes in active restoration… Continue reading Beach Dune Project Picks Up Steam