This report provides a status update for community stewardship activities at LAX Dunes that occurred from 1 April 2018 through 30 June 2018 and a Year Two demographic assessment.
Topic Category: Protecting Beaches
Groomed to Death
Urban beaches around the world have less garbage than remote beaches, but less life too. The City of Santa Monica hopes to change the image of a clean beach. As Gavin Andrus takes a seat at the helm of a green John Deere tractor, it’s still dark out at the Santa Monica Pier. The stationary… Continue reading Groomed to Death
The Bay Foundation 5-Year Report on LAX Dunes 6-Acre Restoration Area Suggests a Healthy Dune Habitat
After five years of restoration efforts by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), The Bay Foundation (TBF), and their partners, including Friends of the LAX Dunes (FOLD) and thousands of volunteers, the LAX Dunes Coastal Dunes Improvement Project (CDIP) area is a dramatically improved habitat with mostly native plants that supports an abundance of native and… Continue reading The Bay Foundation 5-Year Report on LAX Dunes 6-Acre Restoration Area Suggests a Healthy Dune Habitat
The Malibu Living Shoreline Project – Malibu City Council Presentation on 7-23-2018
Presentation to the Malibu City Council regarding the Malibu Living Shoreline Project to restore ~3 acres of sandy beach and dune habitat at Zuma and Westward Beaches.
Los Angeles International Airport Coastal Dunes Improvement Project Ecological Monitoring Report 20 June 2018
In September 2012, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) of the City of Los Angeles applied for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) through the California Coastal Commission (CCC) to implement the Coastal Dunes Improvement Project (CDIP). The CDP permitted restoration activities in the CDIP area of the northern LAX Dunes. This Ecological Monitoring Report includes documentation… Continue reading Los Angeles International Airport Coastal Dunes Improvement Project Ecological Monitoring Report 20 June 2018
SMa.r.t.- Santa Monica’s Achilles Heel [Opinion]
Our expansive beaches largely define Santa Monica. How might our community be impacted, both financially and otherwise, should this vital asset disappear beneath the waves? Ironically, what makes our city so unique, may also be its undoing. As the earth warms, and sea levels rise, our city is becoming increasingly vulnerable to the ocean’s periodic… Continue reading SMa.r.t.- Santa Monica’s Achilles Heel [Opinion]
The Bay Foundation Expands Its Role at the LAX Dunes
The Bay Foundation (TBF) has signed a one-year agreement with the Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) to conduct monitoring and continue restoration at the LAX Dunes. The LAX Dunes are the largest remaining coastal dune community in Southern California. TBF monitoring will assess the extent of LAWA’s restoration and provide reports with recommendations. Continued restoration… Continue reading The Bay Foundation Expands Its Role at the LAX Dunes
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
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