The City of Malibu celebrated the Marine Protected Areas that preserve our coastal environment at Honor the Ocean, Saturday, October 20, at Zuma Beach. The day started off with a traditional blessing ceremony led by Chumash Elder Mati Waiya next to a Tomol, a hand-constructed Chumash canoe. Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner… Continue reading Honor the Ocean
Topic: Beaches, Dunes & Bluffs
Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program’s Action Plan for the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan – October 2018
This Action Plan is one component of the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program’s (SMBNEPs) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), with the goal of providing a long-term framework for action in the Santa Monica Bay and its watersheds. Prepared by TBF and SMBRC staff for approval by SMBNEP’s Management Conference.
Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Year 2 Report
This report summarizes activities for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project from December 2015 through July 2018. During this time, the restoration was implemented in two phases over the course of two weeks in December 2016 including the installation of fencing and seeding of native coastal strand vegetation species. For details on the implementation… Continue reading Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Year 2 Report
Life Finds a Way: Native Species Get a Helping Hand from Restoration Efforts in the LAX Dunes
Standing amid the sand and brush on the north end of the LAX Dunes, it’s strange to think there once was a neighborhood here — and very hard to believe that a few decades ago this nature preserve was slated to become a golf resort. The LAX Dunes stretch 302 acres between Vista Del Mar… Continue reading Life Finds a Way: Native Species Get a Helping Hand from Restoration Efforts in the LAX Dunes
Join TBF Volunteer Events to Protect Wildlife and Our Coastal Economy for Coastal Cleanup Day and National Estuaries Week
Nationally, our coasts and estuaries offer irreplaceable environmental benefits, and are worth nearly $1 trillion annually to the American economy. To support these resources, The Bay Foundation (TBF) will host three events in mid-September…
Coastal Dune Community Stewardship Project: Quarter 4 (Year 2) – Report SCC 15-110 Explore the Coast Grant
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.
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