Jan 5, 2021 | Orange County, Outreach and Education, South Coast
As part of the Marine Protected Area Outreach and Education Small Grants Program, the Crystal Cove Conservancy turned their MPA Science Cruise program into a virtual curriculum for teachers to use for free! The full curriculum for the new virtual MPA Exploration can...
Aug 7, 2020 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Time to make some bubbles and dive into Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area! In this story from Todd Shanklin, Orange Coast District, California State Parks, he describes SCUBA diving in the marine protected area (MPA) adjacent to Crystal Cove State Park. On...
Jul 9, 2020 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
California researchers spend hours crouched over rocky intertidal zones across the state, piecing together how best to protect marine life.When 11 million gallons of crude oil spewed from the Exxon Valdez oil tanker into the frigid waters of Prince William Sound,...
Mar 9, 2020 | Orange County, Outreach and Education, South Coast
In order to provide continued protection within those now historical MPAs, a partnership of city and county officials, institutional representatives, environmental consultants, academic faculty, and nonprofit organization members formed what is known as the Orange...
Aug 21, 2019 | Orange County, Outreach and Education, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Rocky intertidal habitats in urbanized settings, such as in southern California, USA, are heavily perturbed by human visitors (tidepoolers) through the deleterious activities of collecting, handling, and trampling. To protect rocky intertidal biota, certain locations...
May 4, 2019 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Blue Earth Consultants conducted a valuation of in-kind contributions made by non-State members of Orange County Marine Protected Area Council (OCMPAC) to marine protected area (MPA) management activities in Orange County. OCMPAC is a leading Community Collaborative...
