The Bay Foundation

Last week, TBF's Environmental Engagement Program project manager, Delores Chan, and coordinator, Claire Combredet, presented at the California Clean Boating Network. They shared insights from The Bay Foundation’s 2023 community-based social marketing pilot, a strategic behavior change campaign implemented to encourage proper sewage disposal amongst Los Angeles boaters to help improve water quality. Thank you California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways for supporting this research and California’s Boating Clean and Green Program Vivian Matuk for hosting this event. Learn more about TBF's clean boating initiative: https://lnkd.in/gPnrPtYC?

Exciting news! This week, around 1,000 endangered juvenile white abalone from the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Lab's White Abalone Captive Breeding Program arrived in Southern California, thanks to LightHawk's incredible support! We at The Bay Foundation will further grow these juvenile white abalone before releasing them to the ocean in 2025! A huge thank you to our amazing partners —this vital work wouldn’t be possible without you! Together, we’re helping to restore this endangered species. #savewhiteabalone #teamwhiteabalone #whiteabalonecaptivebreedingprogram #endangeredwhiteabalone

The Bay Foundation is thrilled to be part of the team collaborating on the Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration initiative??. Take a look to learn more! This project and its partnership increase the scale and impact of our long-standing efforts to recover the white abalone from extinction and enhance ecosystem integrity in southern California's coastal waters ?? #PCOR

Smog City Brewing Co. Community Impact Series just dropped its Nesting Pair IPA in support of The Bay Foundation! This West Coast IPA centers the threatened snowy plover and highlights our coastal restoration efforts to increase biodiversity and foster climate resilience. Cheers to ecological restoration and the return of over 60 snowy plovers and coastal blue butterflies to restored dunes! A huge thank you to Smog City Brewing for this amazing collaboration. In celebration of the Nesting Pair IPA's launch, join The Bay Foundation staff, volunteers, and friends at Smog City's Torrance Brewery & Taproom on Saturday, 11/23, at 3 pm. ?? Be sure to stop by and try it. We hope to see you there! ?? Smog City Torrance Brewery & Taproom: 1901 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501 #nestingpairIPA #1percentfortheplanet #santamonicabay #pintsforapurpose

Next up, we’re excited to highlight Bakers Bench, another one of the amazing participants in the City of LA Reusable Foodware Microgrant Program. Bakers Bench, located in Victor Heights, is dedicated to crafting the best pastries- vegan or otherwise! ???Check out the video to see how Bakers Bench transformed single-use items into reusable solutions! Thank you Bakers Bench for your participation and for sharing your #reuse journey! And a big thank you to LA Sanitation & Environment for this meaningful program and to the implementation team collaborators APTIM ReThink Disposable. ?? by Sutton York #reusableLA #moreoceanlessplastic #reuse #zerowaste ? #wastereduction

?? In the Los Angeles area of Southern California, many beaches are subject to mechanized beach maintenance activities such as grooming, non-natural sediment filling, driving, and seasonal berm construction. This has resulted in reduced biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, altered morphology, dune removal, and reduced vegetation cover. ???? At Santa Monica Beach, The Bay Foundation cordoned off a 3 acre area and dispersed native seeds in the sand, including beach evening primrose, sea scale, and flowering sand verbena. As the plants grow, they capture windblown sand beneath their branches and leaves, over time creating natural sand dune barriers that?protect against coastal erosion. The dunes have already reached between 1 and 3 feet tall (30 to 90 cm). By reestablishing this habitat, The Bay Foundation and its partners are able to affordably create beaches that are naturally resistant to sea level rise, while creating refuge for endangered species and adding natural beauty to the beach. Find out more in the BBC article: https://lnkd.in/gWuy6SAF ?? Artistic rendering overview of project area, post-establishment of vegetation (? Studio-MLA) #NatureBasedSolutions

Earlier this month, an incredible TBF team of just 2 volunteer divers and 3 staff members cleared 500 square meters of purple urchin barren in a single day! Clearing these urchin barrens is crucial, as overgrazing by sea urchins transforms vibrant kelp forests into lifeless landscapes. The urchins remaining in these areas struggle to find food, leading to malnourished populations. The Bay Foundation’s Kelp Forest Restoration Project is dedicated to restoring these barren landscapes into diverse, resilient kelp forest ecosystems by reducing urchin density. A huge thank you to these amazing volunteers for helping us expand our capacity to restore these vital reefs! If you’re an AAUS-certified scientific diver interested in joining TBF’s Ocean Resilience Program volunteer dive team and making a difference, click --> https://lnkd.in/g3_mKMCU #kelprestoration #scientificdiving #santamonicabay #fieldworkfriday

The Bay Foundation's Coastal Connections 2024 event is now sold out. Many thanks to its supporters! Stay tuned for next year's event. In the meantime, please consider donating to support our mission https://lnkd.in/gmUuPnsG

The Bay Foundation's CEO Tom Ford will be a part of ESP Advisors + Blue Robotics upcoming ocean science and blue technology panel on 10/30/2024. Details and RSVP https://lnkd.in/gPmtkrPB

With enthusiasm, we’re highlighting Caribbean Soul Kitchen L.A., a proud participant of the City of LA Reusable Foodware Microgrant Program. This family-owned gem in Mid-City offers an authentic Caribbean experience as the only Panamanian ???? restaurant in California! By joining the City of LA’s Reusable Foodware Microgrant Program, Caribbean Soul Kitchen L.A. is set to prevent 94,852 single-use disposable items from entering the waste stream each year - saving $4,216.41 in the process! ?? A huge thank you to Caribbean Soul Kitchen L.A. for being a part of this initiative and our video! And a special thanks to LA Sanitation & Environment for igniting this powerful program! And thank you to the amazing implementation team collaborators ReThink Disposable , APTIM ?? by Sutton York #reusableLA #moreoceanlessplastic #reuse #zerowaste #wastereduction