COAST4U Quarterly
Greetings,

As the weather warms and the days lengthen, nature beckons. Time to dip your toes in and bask in the beauty of the California coast -- a fter all, it's YOUR coast and it is spectacular. To quote  Coastal Commission Access Manager  Linda Locklin; "I have been to many coasts in the world and there is nothing like the California coast."  Here at the commission, we want everyone to experience and connect with the coast, and to this end provide grants to organizations that work with students and others who may not otherwise have these opportunities. Read on to learn about this work and how you can be a part of it.


Christiane Parry
Public Education Manager

What donations to the Protect Our Coast & Oceans Fund DO

Donations to the Protect Our Coast & Oceans Fund go to the Whale Tail grants program, which supports coastal education and marine stewardship projects with an emphasis on reaching underserved communities.  For example, some of these donations are funding participants in this year's Kids' Adopt-A-Beach program, combining presentations in school with cleanups on the beach:

Friends of the Dunes will teach 800 kids from underserved and inland areas of Humboldt County about dune ecosystems and bring them for a beach cleanup and dune restoration event.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo is educating 200 students from Fresno about their connection to the ocean and negative impacts of pollution and taking the students all the way to Monterey Bay.

Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education will bring 4,000 kids from under-resourced schools in LA County to Dockweiler Beach to put their pollution prevention lessons into action. 
For examples of other project types,  Guided Discoveries  will purchase a beach wheelchair, uniquely designed to be pushed across the sand, to offer to visitors at the Catalina Island Marine Institute (Toyon Bay) and elsewhere on the island. 
And the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will be putting on a variety of new, creative public programs highlighting climate change science and solutions.

For more on what Protect Our Coast and Oceans Fund does for California communities read on.
Whale Tail Dollars at Work

Pacifica Beach Coalition (PBC) recently received a Whale Tail grant to provide public education and beach cleanup activities in San Mateo County. Already an Adopt-A-Beach organizer PBC will now lead volunteer cleanups at Montara State Beach, Gray Whale Cove, and Tunitas Creek Beach.
The organization will host other public events this year, including a four-part lecture series at Sharp Park Library with speakers from local marine groups, aquariums, and colleges. On April 23rd, PBC will host " Earth Day of Action "; In the morning, over 7,000 volunteers will clean up the community and in the afternoon, they will welcome  dozens of environmental booths and family activities  for  "EcoFest" to raise awareness about the impact we have on the ocean and the broader environment. Pacifica Beach Coalition receives funding through its fiscal sponsor, Pacifica's Environmental Family.

Find more examples of projects funded by 
the WHALE TAIL® Grants Program on our  website.
Destination Quiz

This California coastal destination  includes one of the world's few native stands of Monterey pine trees as well as arch aeological sites of human habitation that are nearly 6,000 years old. Is it:
 
A. Anacapa Island
B. Alcatraz Island
C. Hearst San Simeon State Park

Click here to learn the answer!
In This Issue
 
Protect Our Coast & Oceans Fund
Whale Tail Dollars at Work
Destination Quiz
Events & Announcements
Coastal Steward Tips
Support the Coast!
 
Don't forget to  Check the Coast  at 
Tax Time !

 

Make a  Donation    
S hop  for the Coast


New Whale Tail License Plate
 
Events & Announcements
Amazing Milky Way By Sandy Chen
Organizations throughout April are hosting cleanups, restoration days, tree planting, and much more, find the event that is right for you!

California State Parks' Restoration and Cleanup Day

The Public Education Program will be at Earth Day events across California!

April 13 &14. Golden Gate Waters Action Summit (Registration Required)

April 16 & 17.  Santa Barbara, Alameda Park

April 16.  Berkeley Bay Festival

April 21.  San Jose State

April 23. Earth day of Action, San Mateo County

2016  Coastal Art & Poetry Contest  Winners and Honorable Mentions online & on exhibit!

A traveling exhibit of previous winners of our California Ocean & Coastal Amateur Photo Contest is on exhibit through June at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.


Coastal Steward Tips

Contribute where you can, join in with your community's Earth Day events and help out the planet! 

Click   here  for more tips.


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