*Santa Monica Baykeeper has issued a public statement on the importance of the new southern Californian Marine Protected Areas, and the role of our program M.P.A. Watch. Please click here to read. And spread the word*
King Tides have arrived in California! King tides are extreme high tide events that occur as the result of the combined gravitational forces of the sun and moon, providing a glimpse of what rising sea levels could look like in the coming years. Take some photos from January 21-22 or February 6-8 and submit them to our statewide King Tides Photo Initiative site. For more information about King Tides, or where to view them, click here.
The benefits of MPAs, and the proper role of volunteer watch programs
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JOIN US FOR UNDERWATERPARKS DAY! Saturday, January 21st
In commemoration of the 4th Annual Underwater Parks Day, join Santa Monica Baykeeper at a volunteer training session for our brand new program, MPA Watch. This is a hands on citizen monitoring program on our boat which will gather data to determine the efficacy of our new Marine Protected Areas, as well as provide an opportunity to reach out to the fishing & recreational water-sports communities about the new regulations and benefits of Southern California’s new Underwater Parks. For more information please contact Brian Meux at bmeux@smbaykeeper.org, or call (310) 305-9645 ext. 107.
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Be sure to keep up on all the Santa Monica Baykeeper Events. From kelp dives to creek restorations.
Stone Canyon Creek Restoration
November 13th, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Please join Santa Monica Baykeeper, UCLA’s Institute of the Environment, UCLA Facilities and UCLA Lab School to help restore the only remaining section of unburied creek on the UCLA campus. The once mighty Stone Canyon Creek was a dominant feature of the UCLA campus in the past. Over the years, as the campus expanded, the creek was forced underground and now only this small segment through the UCLA Lab School and behind the Anderson School of Business remains. The vegetation that persists at the creek site is dominated by invasive vegetation which is choking out the few remaining native plant species.
Help us eliminate this infestation of invasive vegetation and replant the area with native vegetation. This is real work that will really benefit the environment. The newly established vegetation will serve as habitat to birds and other wildlife on campus. Santa Monica Baykeeper will provide all the tools and training but we need your muscle! Join us any time between 10am and 1pm.
We will meet in front of the UCLA Lab School at 330 Charles E. Young Drive
(From Sunset Blvd. turn onto Westwood Plaza. Immediate left onto Charles E. Young Drive Parking lot 4).
Creek restorations are scheduled for the following Saturdays:
