Collaborative In-Kind Contributions Evaluation: Orange County MPA Council

Completed in 2016. Published in 2019.

A project to quantify the value of services added by their MPA Collaborative. Evaluation completed by Blue Earth Consultants, a division of ERG.

“This study illuminates the estimated contributions that entities are providing, without the requirement of a legal mandate, to further management of Orange County’s MPAs. This in-kind support enhances many aspects of effective MPA functioning, including scientific monitoring and research; outreach, education, and building compliance with MPA regulations; fundraising; and more.”

“We found that non-state members of OCMPAC contributed support worth over US $4 million to Orange County MPA management during a two-year time frame between 2013 and 2015.”