Founded in 1993, the Santa Monica Baykeeper's mission is to protect and restore the Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County
Woodside’s off-shore LNG tanker terminal is the WRONG choice for California! |
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Woodside, a foreign-owned and operated oil and natural gas company, proposes to build and operate a massive LNG terminal off-shore near LAX, placing California’s public safety, the environment, and our energy security at risk. JUST SAY NO WAY ON OCEANWAY! |
Lawsuit Charges L.A. County with Failing Clean Water Standards
Local Governments Could be Held Accountable for Results for the First Time
LOS ANGELES (March 3, 2008) The County of Los Angeles and the City of Malibu must stop bacteria and toxins from flowing into coastal waters where they sicken beachgoers and damage marine life, according to two lawsuits filed today in federal court by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Santa Monica Baykeeper. In the past, local governments have been required by courts to take steps to reduce urban runoff, which is the top source of coastal water pollution, but today's lawsuits are the first attempt to hold governments accountable for measurable results.
August 16-17 Eagle Scout Project in Malibu Creek State Park
Heschel Weintraub of Boy Scout Troop 246 in West Hills completed his Eagle Scout community service project in Malibu Creek State Park by removing an old abandoned road. The road is contributing to erosion of the stream banks and depositing sediments into Las Virgenes Creek, Malibu Creek and Malibu Lagoon. Additionally, pollution is entering the waters [...]
Stone Canyon Creek Restoration August 9th, 2008
On Saturday, August 9th, 15 volunteers came out to help remove invasive vegetation at UCLA’s Stone Canyon Creek. This is one of the only remaining sections of unburied creek on the UCLA campus. Restoring the native plant species in this riparian area will benefit native birds and other wildlife that live here. 1400 square feet [...]
4/16/2008 Stone Canyon Creek Restoration at UCLA
Volunteers Wanted to Help Save and Restore UCLA’s Stone Canyon Creek. Please join the Santa Monica Baykeeper and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment 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 [...]
4/1/2008 Have you ever met a grunion you did not want to greet? Now is your chance.
Santa Monica Baykeeper is excited to support Grunion.org. Carlos Carreon, Beachkeeper Program Coordinator, recently went out on a grunion patrol in Manhattan Beach to greet these mystical fish as they came ashore just after the evening high tide. Pepperdine University researchers are conducting this volunteer-driven project to study the spawning activity and habitat of grunion. [...]
4/16/2008 State Water Board April 15th Trash, Streams and Wetlands
On April 15, 2008, the State Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved the Trash Total Maximum Daily Load,TMDL, for the Los Angeles River. This is the second time the State Water Resources Control Board approves the Los Angeles River Trash TMDL and is an important step towards cleaning up the rivers in Los Angeles County [...]