Ecology of Marine Heatwaves

Understanding the Ecological Impacts

Purple Urchins

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Program (Lead Organization): SBC LTER

Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Purpose/Project Goal: To inform USGS shoreline change models and local climate change adaptation planning. Community education and empowerment.

Partners: USGS, UCSB Research, Experience and Education Facility (REEF)

Opportunity (how to help): CoAST SB community scientists use a simple method to monitor the slope of local sandy beaches once a month

Community Participation: Community members 12 years and older.
Participants Opportunity (aka What participants can do)

Topics: Coastal Processes/Shoreline/Erosion, Restoration/Clean-ups
Website of the project

Adriane McDonald
Graduate Student

Researchers

Associated with the Red Urchin Project

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Funding for a Collaborative Fire Study

Bren School faculty lead a multifaceted approach to improving wildfire management.

the current
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Funding for a Collaborative Fire Study

Bren School faculty lead a multifaceted approach to improving wildfire management.

the current
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Funding for a Collaborative Fire Study

Bren School faculty lead a multifaceted approach to improving wildfire management.

the current
Purple Urchin