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)
August 12 – CA Coastal Commission Meeting (virtual)
August 18 – CA Fish and Game Commission: Tribal Committee Meeting (virtual)
August 19-20 – CA Fish and Game Commission Meeting
MPA Collaborative Network Summer 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.
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
The Santa Barbara Channel MPA Collaborative: Connecting with the Galapagos of North America
This article featuring the Santa Barbara Channel MPA Collaborative is part of a series by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Management News highlighting all of the MPA Collaboratives in the Network.
MPA Monitoring Update: Rocky Intertidal
The data collected so far indicates that with better protection, rocky intertidal zones become more resilient to changes. When MARINe researchers first started monitoring sites, they found little difference between them. “But as soon as the MPAs got established, the separation started,” Raimondi says. “Things like temperature waves that came through and messed up a lot of communities—they appear to have had less of an effect in MPAs. And when they were hit, the MPAs seemed to come back faster.”
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)
