This pilot project aims to restore approximately three acres of sandy coastal habitats located on the beaches of Santa Monica by utilizing existing sediments to transform a portion of the current beach into a sustainable coastal strand and foredune habitat complex resilient to sea level rise. This document details the goals, implementation and monitoring plan… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Implementation and Monitoring Plan
Resource Type: Project Documents
Final Coastal Development Permit: Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project
Coastal Development Permit granted by the California Coastal Commission.
Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Project Update Report December 2016
This report summarizes activities for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project from the time period December 2015 through the end of November 2016. During this time period, substantial outreach was conducted, the partnership and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The Bay Foundation (TBF) and the City of Santa Monica was finalized, permitting was applied… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Project Update Report December 2016
Project Update Memorandum: Ballona Wetlands Restoration through Community Partnership
The Bay Foundation, in partnership with California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Friends of Ballona Wetlands (FBW), Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), and community volunteers are conducting a project to remove invasive vegetation while broadening public involvement and stewardship at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (Reserve). This memorandum serves as a… Continue reading Project Update Memorandum: Ballona Wetlands Restoration through Community Partnership
Rain Gardens: Water-Wise Investments in our Future
Outdoor water use reduction represents the greatest opportunity for water savings in the United States. This project implemented a cost effective alternative for inefficient and intensive outdoor water use by eliminating the need altogether. The gathered knowledge will contribute to additional and far reaching water savings as the lessons learned are adopted widely and the… Continue reading Rain Gardens: Water-Wise Investments in our Future
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4) – Appendices
Appendices to Year 4 Annual Report including project maps, photos and additional data.
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4)
The purpose of this project is to reduce the density of purple sea urchins to two per square meter within the boundaries of sea urchin barrens off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This will allow for the recruitment and development of giant kelp and other species of macroalgae. This project will reduce sea urchin grazing pressure… Continue reading Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4)
CDP Permit Application: Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project
The permit application from the City of Santa Monica for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration project that was done in partnership with The Bay Foundation.
Photos of Coastal Development Permit Posting – Amendment: Ballona Community Iceplant Removal Project
Photographs of Notice of Pending Permit posted at the Ballona Community Iceplant Removal project site on 1 Aug 2017.
Amendment to Coastal Development Permit – Final: Ballona Community Iceplant Removal Project
Amendment to the California Coastal Commission’s Coastal Development Permit for the Ballona Community Iceplant Removal Project.