The Valley Vanguard: For more than a decade, volunteer divers have been quietly wielding hammers off the coast of Santa Monica, California — not to build reefs, but to knock apart an ecological problem that nearly erased the region’s kelp forests. What began as a small, persistent effort by the Bay Foundation has turned into… Continue reading 6 million sea urchins removed by volunteer divers saved California kelp forest
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Santa Monica Pier Water Turning Pink for Testing
Los Angeles Magazine: In collaboration with The Bay Foundation, UCLA scientists are dyeing the water near the Santa Monica pier pink today. The pink non-toxic dye will be released by the researchers in the coming weeks to learn more about how the beach’s breakwater affects water quality and the surrounding environment.
Santa Monica’s waves have turned a bright pink. How can the dye job improve water quality?
LA Times: Over the next two weeks, surfers and beachgoers in Santa Monica may spot waves that have a pink, fluorescent hue — but officials say not to worry..
Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away
Mongabay – FORT BRAGG, U.S. — In 2024, I was scuba diving in Northern California’s Casper Cove where the Watermen’s Alliance, a group of ex-abalone sports divers, has been culling purple urchins since 2020. It had been six years since abalone season shut down, following the region’s kelp forest collapse. About 4 meters (13 feet)… Continue reading Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away
‘The forgotten forest’: how smashing 5.6m urchins saved a California kelp paradise
The Guardian: ‘The forgotten forest’: how smashing 5.6m urchins saved a California kelp paradise. Pollution, warm oceans and hungry urchins devastated Pacific kelp. Now, thanks to divers with hammers, one of the world’s most successful rehabilitation projects has helped it rebound…
Southern California Restoration: NOAA and Partners Lead Coastal Recovery 10 Years After Refugio Oil Spill
NOAA Fisheries: Ten years after the Refugio Beach oil spill injured a stretch of California’s coastline, NOAA commemorates a decade of restoration progress. This work continues to heal marine ecosystems, rebuild fisheries and wildlife populations, and reconnect communities with coastal habitats.
Marine Composting Toilets Could Help Clean Up Santa Monica Bay – But Boaters Feedback Is Needed
The Log: If you own a boat and cruise the beautiful waters of Santa Monica Bay, here’s your chance to help keep the ocean clean – and it only takes a couple of minutes. The Bay Foundation, a nonprofit environmental group working to restore and enhance Santa Monica Bay, is asking boaters to participate in… Continue reading Marine Composting Toilets Could Help Clean Up Santa Monica Bay – But Boaters Feedback Is Needed
25 Years of Clean Boating
The Log: SACRAMENTO — For a quarter of a century, California’s Dockwalker Program has stood as a beacon of environmental stewardship, empowering citizens to protect the state’s precious waterways. Now, as the program celebrates its 25th anniversary, California State Parks, the California Coastal Commission’s Boating Clean and Green Program, and The Bay Foundation are calling on… Continue reading 25 Years of Clean Boating
Kelp Restoration Project to Pluck Purple Urchins from Santa Barbara Channel
SB Independent: New Pilot Project Will Sell Problematic Purples to Restaurants or Turn Them into Agricultural Products. For the two-year initiative, the CFSB is also partnering with The Nature Conservancy California, UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara City College (SBCC), and The Bay Foundation, and efforts will be funded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
These beaches are among LA’s favourites. But they’re fake
BBC: Putting a halt to this meticulously destructive grooming was the first step for Tom Ford, president of local nonprofit The Bay Foundation, an organisation which has been fortifying the beach by restoring sand dunes. “We were looking at what we could do to further enhance the coastline, and we knew we were facing increasing… Continue reading These beaches are among LA’s favourites. But they’re fake