MPA Collaborative Network COVID-19 Response
The health and wellbeing of all MPA Collaborative Network members and partners is of the utmost importance to us. Therefore, following CDC recommendations of social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all Collaborative Network events are currently postponed until further notice. The MPA Collaborative Network will be using this extra time to find new and creative ways to continue in our mission to empower coastal communities to advance MPA management and encourage ocean stewardship. We will be working to bring our amazing ocean community together virtually, leveraging the collective power and resources of the Network to support each other in these uncertain times and make the most out of a difficult situation. Please stay safe and check back here for updates on how we will be moving forward.
New and Noteworthy in the Network
Upcoming Events
June 1 – November 16 – Snapshot Cal Coast (physically distant and extended due to COVID-19)
June 24-25 – Fish and Game Commission Meeting (virtual)
June 25 – Save Our Shores Virtual Dockwalking Presentation (for boaters, receive free clean boating kit)
Intersectional Environmentalism Resources
Intersectional environmentalism is a perspective and attitude that we can’t truly care for our planet without equally caring about social justice. Do you have another great resource? Let us know, email us at mpacollaborativenetwork@gmail.com.
- Website: A platform for resources, information, and action steps.
- Blog: Intersectional Environmentalism: Why Environmental Justice is Essential for a Sustainable Future by Leah Thomas
- Blog: Why Environmentalism Needs to be Intersectional by Yinka N. Bode-George
- Educator Resources: Teaching Intersectionality and Environmental Justice in Our Classrooms by NAACP
- Article: I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet. by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Find and Share Home Learning Resources
The MPA Collaborative Network wants to share your resources, products, and programs with our Statewide Network. We know our collaborative members and partners have a plethora of previously developed educational resources and newly developed distance learning programs and we want to help get the word out!
Coastal Explorer Guide - Now in Spanish!
Sabes qué son las áreas marinas protegidas? Nuestra guía de exploración para niños y niñas ahora está disponible en Español. Te invitamos a descargarla y jugar mientras nos cuidamos en casa.
MPA Collaborative Network Spring Quarterly Bulletin - Out Now!
Read our latest newsletter for California MPA news from local MPA Collaboratives, organizations working across the state in MPAs, and the MPA Management Program.
A Model of Collaboration: The Orange County Marine Protected Area Council
This article features the Orange County MPA Council and is the fourth in a series by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Management News featuring the California MPA Collaboratives.
Read the Orange County Article
MPA Update: Kelp Forests
California Sea Grant highlights the kelp forest MPA Monitoring project led by UC Santa Cruz’s Mark Carr. Now, Carr works with colleagues across four academic institutions and citizen scientists around the state on a kelp forest monitoring project that assesses the effectiveness of MPAs as a conservation and management tool.
MPA Update: Integrated Ocean Observing Systems
California Sea Grant highlights an integrative new project, that combines a variety of biological and oceanographic data to look at California’s MPAs more comprehensively as part of a decadal review.
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)
