Apr 3, 2020 | Santa Barbara Channel, South Coast
What Marine Protected Areas Mean to Me Written by Aubrie Fowler, MPA Collaborative Network South Coast Specialist In a world where hoarders are kings, hand sanitizer and TP are the new currency, sweats are the latest ‘office’ fashion trend, the 405 is...
Mar 23, 2020 | Central Coast, North Coast, Outreach and Education, South Coast, Uncategorized
What do marine protected areas (MPAs) mean to you? Participate in the MPA Collaborative Network’s #MPAartchallenge and show us what MPAs mean to you! Create a piece of art showcasing what comes to your mind when you think of marine protected areas. All ages are...
Mar 9, 2020 | Orange County, Outreach and Education, South Coast
In order to provide continued protection within those now historical MPAs, a partnership of city and county officials, institutional representatives, environmental consultants, academic faculty, and nonprofit organization members formed what is known as the Orange...
Dec 27, 2019 | Central Coast, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Monterey, North Coast, Outreach and Education, San Diego, Santa Cruz, South Coast
Deep and mysterious waters lie just off California’s coast, sometimes within a stone’s throw of the beach. A millennium of tectonic forces, and more recent geologic forces like ice ages and erosion have brought these present-day deep ocean habitats, called submarine...
Aug 21, 2019 | Orange County, Outreach and Education, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Rocky intertidal habitats in urbanized settings, such as in southern California, USA, are heavily perturbed by human visitors (tidepoolers) through the deleterious activities of collecting, handling, and trampling. To protect rocky intertidal biota, certain locations...
May 4, 2019 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Blue Earth Consultants conducted a valuation of in-kind contributions made by non-State members of Orange County Marine Protected Area Council (OCMPAC) to marine protected area (MPA) management activities in Orange County. OCMPAC is a leading Community Collaborative...
