At the north end of Santa Monica Beach, there’s a fenced off 2-acre section that looks a bit unkempt. It’s an experiment in “re-wilding,” or restoring the beach to what it looked like before humans altered it. The pilot project, a partnership of The Bay Foundation and Santa Monica, could also help protect the city… Continue reading ‘Re-wilding’ a Santa Monica Beach to Protect Against Sea Level Rise
Topic: Birds
Calif. City Tries Shifting Sands Amid Disappearing Beaches
Santa Monica’s beaches, famed as the birthplace of the mid-20th-century fitness boom, have been as intentionally sculpted as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pecs at the peak of his beachside bodybuilding career. In 1934, the same year that a New Deal program brought fitness equipment to what would become Muscle Beach, the city of Santa Monica installed an… Continue reading Calif. City Tries Shifting Sands Amid Disappearing Beaches
Ballona Wetlands Restoration: Community Iceplant Removal Project Final Report
The Bay Foundation (TBF), in partnership with California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Friends of Ballona Wetlands (FBW), Loyola Marymount University, 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 report serves as the final product for the… Continue reading Ballona Wetlands Restoration: Community Iceplant Removal Project Final Report
Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project – Implementation and Monitoring Plan
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
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
Los Angeles/El Segundo Dunes Habitat Restoration Plan
Los Angeles/El Segundo Dunes Habitat Restoration Plan prepared for the U.S Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the SMBNEP Bay Restoration Plan – September 2016
In 2016, The Bay Foundation (TBF), with support from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC), was awarded an EPA grant to conduct a broad, risk-based, Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) of the objectives in the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program (SMBNEP’s) Bay Restoration Plan (BRP). The CCVA identifies risks associated with individual objectives… Continue reading Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the SMBNEP Bay Restoration Plan – September 2016
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.
Invasive Iceplant Removal Project Presentation
Invasive Iceplant Removal Project presentation by The Bay Foundation for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Project Site Map (Overview): Ballona Community Iceplant Removal
Map of the location and distribution of iceplant assemblages south of Culver Boulevard within the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve.