New and Noteworthy in the Network
Funding Opportunity
The MPA Outreach and Education Small Grants Program, funded by the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) through the Once-Through Cooling (OTC) Interim Mitigation Program and administered by Coastal Quest, is a competitive grant program providing support for projects focused on outreach and education to improve compliance with MPA regulations statewide. Applicants may submit proposals for $25,000 – $100,000. A minimum total of $750,000 will be distributed under the MPA Outreach and Education Small Grants Program’s request for proposals (RFP).
Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. PST, January 27, 2020
Would you like to contribute to a Collaborative project proposal? Reach out to your local MPA Collaborative Co-Chairs to get involved. Contact information is available on each Collaborative web page.
Upcoming Events
January 15 – Santa Barbara Channel MPA Collaborative Mtg
January 16-20 – Wild & Scenic Film Festival (Featuring a Sonoma MPA Collaborative Video)
January 17 – Mendocino MPA Collaborative Mtg and Mini-ROV Training
January 29 – Orange County MPA Council Mini-ROV Training
January 29 – San Diego MPA Compliance Priorities Workshop
Warty Sea Cucumbers: A Story of Collaboration in California
Marine Applied Research and Exploration has released a new video showcasing a collaborative research project studying California’s warty sea cucumber inside and outside of marine protected areas (MPAs).
Sonoma MPA Collaborative Video an Official Selection for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
The Kashia Pomo Tribal Traditions in the MPA video created by the Sonoma MPA Collaborative and the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians has been chosen as an official selection for the largest environmental film festival in the country, the 18th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
Northern Channel Islands MPAs Earn Blue Park Award
On October 24, 2019 in Oslo, Norway at the Our Ocean Conference, Marine Conservation Institute and its international science council awarded six outstanding marine protected areas (MPAs) Blue Park designation, including those around the Northern Channel Islands.
What is the MPA Collaborative Network?
We are a network of…
600+ members
385 represented organizations
14 Collaboratives
…working together to steward California’s 124+ marine protected areas (MPAs)
