Santa Monica Bay Foundation

The Ocean Resilience Program conducts research, monitoring and restoration activities in coastal marine habitats. Projects focused on kelp forest restoration, eelgrass habitat research and restoration, abalone species recovery, and oceanographic biophysical monitoring related to ocean acidification and other climatic variations.

The Environmental Engagement Program builds partnerships that enrich communities and serve watershed health. This program teams up with various communities, including schools, businesses, municipalities, organizations, and individuals, to advance environmental stewardship. From reducing boat related ocean pollution to promoting community composting and preventing plastic waste. Programs serviced included clean boating initiatives, table to farm composting programs, source reduction of single use plastics in local restaurants and working with local middle schools to foster conservation awareness and youth engagement in attempts to inform and empower the next generation of enviromental stakeholders.

The Coastal Adaptation Program conducts research, monitoring, and restoration activities in coastal habitats such as beaches and wetlands