“The Amazon without trees would not be the Amazon. California without its kelp forests is no longer California.” Tom Ford, director of the Bay Foundation in Los Angeles, is not alone in spinning the Amazonian metaphor at the mention of giant kelp forests. All specialists of this wonderful brown alga dare to compare with the… Continue reading “Floating Forests”: Sentinels of Biodiversity (in French)
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Eco-Tip: ‘Dockwalkers Teach Boaters Environmental Safety: Training is Next Week
On Friday, volunteers will receive training and materials qualifying them to be official “Dockwalkers,” with access to local boaters at Ventura and Channel Islands harbors. Besides talking with boaters about environmental safety, Dockwalkers distribute Boater Kits, which include tide calendars, oil absorbent sheets, oil absorbent pillows and fuel bibs that can be placed around fuel pump… Continue reading Eco-Tip: ‘Dockwalkers Teach Boaters Environmental Safety: Training is Next Week
The LAX Dunes: Restoring Our Natural Environment
Trash and pollution affect natural habitats from the mountains to the sea. Similarly, invasive vegetation deprives animals of their preferred habitats, limiting their health and growth. To help reverse this negative trend at the LAX Dunes, The Bay Foundation (TBF) along with Friends of the LAX Dunes (FOLD) and community volunteers are making valiant efforts… Continue reading The LAX Dunes: Restoring Our Natural Environment
Room to Grow: Native Plants and Birds Are Making a Comeback on Santa Monica Beach
Imagine Santa Monica’s flat-combed beach covered in pink and yellow wildflowers. It may sound outlandish, but it’s happening as we speak inside a small fenced-off restoration area just north of the Annenberg Beach House. …Last December marked the one-year anniversary of The Bay Foundation’s pilot project to transform three acres of Santa Monica’s flat, highly… Continue reading Room to Grow: Native Plants and Birds Are Making a Comeback on Santa Monica Beach
Scientist Reveals Why Great White Sharks Are Targeting California’s Shallow Waters
On Memorial Day weekend in 2016, a triathlete set out on a mile-and-a-half swim that would take her from the entrance of Newport Harbor along a buoy line, an area often used by bathers. But before she could finish, she was attacked by a great white shark; the bite wounds, stretching from her shoulder to… Continue reading Scientist Reveals Why Great White Sharks Are Targeting California’s Shallow Waters
Coastal Research Institute is Officially Underway
After many years of planning, the brand new Coastal Research Institute officially opened in November during a special inaugural event at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. “I’m very excited about it,” said Tom Ford, Executive Director of The Bay Foundation and co-director of the new research institute. “It’s principally a vehicle to engage the… Continue reading Coastal Research Institute is Officially Underway
Seaver College Celebrates Coastal Research Institute Launch with Bay Foundation
Last Thursday, the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering partnered with the Bay Foundation to celebrate the launch of the Coastal Research Institute (CRI) at LMU. The keynote speaker at the event in the Life Sciences Building Auditorium was Alexis Strauss, the current regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pacific Southwest… Continue reading Seaver College Celebrates Coastal Research Institute Launch with Bay Foundation
Pumpouts in Southern California: Are Boaters Pumping or Dumping?
Pumping out sewage from boats might not be appealing but is obviously necessary if lavatory facilities are utilized onboard. The proper use of pumpout stations is vital to keep boats and harbors clean and fresh. Dumping of sewage by recreational boaters is suspected, Oceanside Harbor Maintenance Supervisor Steve Rodriguez mentioned. However, the consensus among certain… Continue reading Pumpouts in Southern California: Are Boaters Pumping or Dumping?
Five Dunes That Will Make You Forget You’re in Southern California
Whether it’s hiking to the top of them and trying to make them “sing” as we slide down, or flopping down upon their ripples and making “angels” in the sand, for many, the dunes of SoCal are Mother Nature’s sandbox — a playground for all ages. …Here are the five best places to enjoy the… Continue reading Five Dunes That Will Make You Forget You’re in Southern California
A Boon for Santa Monica Bay: Coastal Research Institute will be a force multiplier for ecological restoration efforts
Loyola Marymount University and the environmental restoration nonprofit The Bay Foundation have jointly formed the Coastal Research Institute, a collaboration that will bring science and engineering students out of the classroom to help solve local coastal resource management problems… (Article on page 6)