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Prop 68 Climate Resilience Miniseries Episode 3: Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model Update for Targeted, Climate-Smart Eelgrass Restoration in San Francisco Bay
(Intro to the series here) Today we are talking about a Prop 68 Project to develop an Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model for San Francisco Bay–where many of California’s eelgrass enhancement and mitigation projects have been conducted. In order to successfully restore […]
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Prop 68 Climate Resilience Miniseries Episode 2: Quantifying the Social and Economic Benefits of Nature-Based Adaptation Solutions
(Intro to the series here) “We’re getting input from flood managers and stakeholders in the region…that’s exciting because it makes me feel that people will make decisions based off what we’re finding from this project” – Rae Taylor Burns Today we […]
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Prop 68 Climate Resilience Miniseries Episode 1: Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency Eelgrass Protection & Management Plan
(Intro to the series here) “This is a huge deal because we are on the cusp of something that is hopefully going to make a difference” – Curtis Havel Today we are in Northern California, visiting the beautiful town of […]
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Announcing OPC’s new Climate Resilience Miniseries!
Episode 0 – Who is OPC? What is Prop 68, a brief primer on the Climate Resilience Miniseries The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) was created by law in 2004 with the passing of the California Ocean Protection Act. OPC is […]
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Global Climate Change Report Affirms California’s Leadership
On August 9, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth report on global climate change. The report, which was written by 234 scientists from around the world, provides a sobering outlook for the planet as global temperatures continue to increase and signals an urgency for action now. Many changes observed are […]
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Advancing 30×30: Conservation of Coastal Waters Report Released
The Conservation of Coastal Waters Advisory Panel has released its summary document: Advancing 30×30: Conservation of Coastal Waters. The report can be found here. The Conservation of Coastal Waters Advisory Panel collaborated to explore strategies that California could pursue to conserve […]