Programs

Kelp Restoration

The challenges of restoring and monitoring this building block of a healthy California ocean community are met through a combination of fieldwork, community action and education.

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Beachkeeper Program

The goals of the Beachkeeper program are to increase awareness of the quality of our local waters, and recruit volunteers from the community to participate in the hands-on monitoring and high quality data collection.

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Public Outreach & Education

Our public outreach and watershed education programs inform citizens about the connection between human activities and the health of our local waterways.

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Advocacy

Enforcement is a cornerstone of environmental protection and without it, it is hard to believe we will ever achieve our goals of clean coastal waters.

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Staff Members

Tom Ford

Baykeeper

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Carlos Carreon

Beachkeeper Program Coordinator

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Brian Meux

Kelp Project Coordinator

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Mark Abramson

Director of Watershed Program

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Tatiana Gaur

Staff Attorney

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Volunteer for the Santa Monica Baykeeper

Volunteer Award Winners

2006
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Heather Wilson
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Kathleen Krasenics
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Brian Meux
2005
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Voy Eap
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Maxx Echt
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Ian Craig
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Ian Craig
2004
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Cal Porter
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Amy Harris
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Richard Shehane
2003
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • David Lloyd
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Joe Couce
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Archie Jordaan
2002
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Jason Refuerzo
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • David Cherney
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Craig Edelman
2001
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Brigid Sankaitis
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Quinnie Lee
  • Kelp Krusader Diver of the Year Award
  • Lon Anderson
2000
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Donna Lee Lubansky
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Joseph Longo
1999
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Shelly Smith
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Dave Myerson
1998
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Ray Millette
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Gary Poe
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Michael Haprov
1997
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Victor Davich
  • Heather Perkoff Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Susan Goodman
1996
  • Norman J. Ackerberg Beachkeeper of the Year Award
  • Doris & Bill Forrest

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