November 4, 2021
“We would like our project to be an example of how to invite tribal entities to participate in and be integral to a collaborative coastal resilience planning process. The Trinidad area has three strong tribal entities that take a very […]
Categories: Climate Change, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Tribal Engagement
November 3, 2021
Scientists have made it clear that stakes couldn’t be higher in the fight to save our planet’s species and habitats from extinction and devastation. On November 3, California became the first U.S. state to sign the Edinburgh Declaration, joining a global network of subnational governments promising […]
Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
November 2, 2021
(Intro to the series here) “Sea level rise will affect everybody and everything… We need to spread the word and work together.” – Hilanea Wilkinson Today we are in the ancestral territory of the Wiyot, in what is now known as […]
Categories: Climate Change, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Tribal Engagement
October 7, 2021
(Intro to the series here) “I hope we don’t fall into reactionary status quo.. but rather, take some bold steps in planning actions to try to adapt to sea-level rise in ways that might be a good bet.” – Charles Lester […]
Categories: Climate Change, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
October 5, 2021
(Intro to the series here) “By working together to develop a shared understanding of the risks we face as well as to prioritize the actions we can take to address them, we can be better prepared for the challenges that lie […]
Categories: Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity
September 28, 2021
(SACRAMENTO, California) – The California Natural Resources Agency today launched the nation’s first statewide campaign to raise awareness about the urgent threat that sea level rise poses to coastal and inland communities. Dubbed “The Ocean Is Moving In,” the campaign […]
Categories: Climate Change, Outreach and Education, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
September 21, 2021
(Intro to the series here) “I’m excited to shorten the distance between the science that we all support and the actual way that we apply it to our restoration projects” – Marc Beyeler Today we are in Ventura, California visiting the […]
Categories: Climate Change, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
September 17, 2021
The Ocean Protection Council’s Sept. 14 meeting covered a variety of issues, including marine protected areas and microplastics, but the two agenda items that gathered the most kudos were presentations by OPC’s interns andSea Grant Fellow Dr. Kat Beheshti’s Prop 68 miniseries. Both drew well-deserved admiration from Councilmembers and set the stage for […]
Categories: Climate Change, Marine Protected Areas, OPC meetings, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
September 16, 2021
(Intro to the series here) “This project provides an opportunity for all Californians to have a say in what the California coast of the future will look like.” – Michelle Succow Today we are talking about a Prop 68 Project to […]
Categories: Climate Change, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
September 9, 2021
“Our hope is that this project will demonstrate we can undo past damage and that it’s worth it because you cannot have healthy humans without a healthy environment” – Monique Fountain Today we are visiting Elkhorn Slough. Designated a “Wetland […]
Categories: Climate Change, Grant Projects, Outreach and Education, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
