Tag: resilience
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New Model Maps a Resilient SF Bay Future Through Climate-Smart Seagrass Restoration
New eelgrass habitat model to supercharge conservation efforts to prevent acidification, erosion, and other climate change impacts in major CA bays Audubon California and partners released their San Francisco Bay Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model, a powerful new tool that highlights future-resilient locations within the bay most suitable for restoration of eelgrass, a linchpin species for long-term bay health. The…
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Watershed panel draws large audience to City Hall during Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Photo: Panelists (l to r) General Manager of Yuba Water Agency Willie Whittlesey, Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Professor of Engineering and Management at UC Merced Roger Bales, Professor Emerita of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Merced Dr. Martha Conklin and SYRCL Executive Director Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann…
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California sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they’re rescuing their coastal habitat
Photo: A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, Calif. Emma Levy The California sea otter, once hunted to the edge of extinction, has staged a thrilling comeback in the last century. Now, a team of scientists has discovered that the otters’ success story has led to something just as remarkable:…
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Plan to replace beach sand, build ‘living shorelines’ adopted by LA County supervisors
Climate change produces more violent storms and bigger waves that increase beach erosion Eroding sand along Malibu beach. The sand at Malibu’s famed point is disappearing, and officials put in emergency rip-rap to try to stop waves from crumbling a wall next to the parking lot. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) To…
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Native nations and UC scientists join together in the climate fight
$7 million grant advances Indigenous and academic partnership Indigenous land-management strategies have been largely missing from modern attempts to combat the effects of devastating wildfires and worsening climate change in California. A new $7 million grant aims to change that. The grant project is being led by San Diego State University along with the Climate…
