The Ocean Protection Council will hold a public meeting via teleconference from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Teleconference (watch now)
Categories: Climate Change, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Marine Protected Areas, OPC Meetings, Plastic Pollution, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water Quality
(Intro to the series here) “Part of this is just the regular stewardship practice of taking care of the land together” – Max Korten Today we are in the beautiful Bolinas Lagoon of Marin County, this tidal embayment is a Ramsar […]
Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Grant Projects, Habitats, Outreach and Education, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change(Intro to the series here) Today we are talking about a Prop 68 Project to develop an Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model for San Francisco Bay–where many of California’s eelgrass enhancement and mitigation projects have been conducted. In order to successfully restore […]
Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Grant Projects, Habitats, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
(Intro to the series here) “We’re getting input from flood managers and stakeholders in the region…that’s exciting because it makes me feel that people will make decisions based off what we’re finding from this project” – Rae Taylor Burns Today we […]
Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Grant Projects, Habitats, Outreach and Education, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
Episode 0 – Who is OPC? What is Prop 68, a brief primer on the Climate Resilience Miniseries The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) was created by law in 2004 with the passing of the California Ocean Protection Act. OPC is […]
Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Habitats, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
On August 9, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth report on global climate change. The report, which was written by 234 scientists from around the world, provides a sobering outlook for the planet as global temperatures continue to increase and signals an urgency for action now. Many changes observed are […]
Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Offshore Wind, Outreach and Education, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy
The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting via teleconference from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on February 16, 2021.
Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Kelp, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, OPC Meetings, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Water Quality
Michael Esgro, OPC Marine Ecosystems Program Manager & Tribal Liaison This past weekend, nearly 900 marine scientists convened online for the 101st Western Society of Naturalists (WSN) annual meeting. Against the backdrop of the U.S. presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a growing nationwide movement for racial […]
Categories: Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Habitats, Kelp, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
Today the California Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team released a position statement signed by 29 ocean and coastal scientists: “Oceans provide opportunities for equitable, climate-resilient COVID Recovery.” The scientists call for inclusion of climate resilience investments that will stimulate […]
Categories: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
OPC’s priority areas for Proposition 68 grant funding are for projects that will address, create, or implement nature-based solutions and other sea-level rise adaptation strategies to build coastal resiliency. For more details on OPC’s priorities, please review our Strategic Plan. […]
Categories: Climate Change, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change