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Rigs to Reefs Recap |
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 Right now in California, a process is underway to create new Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) that will do a better job of protecting and restoring California's marine resources. Coastkeeper is hosting two public meetings in November to inform people about the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) and the process being used to select MPAs statewide. The objective of each meeting is to encourage public participation in the selection of local MPAs by providing information on the specific requirements of the MLPA, the roles of California Fish and Game Commission, Blue Ribbon Task Force, Science Advisory Team, and Regional Stakeholder Group. Both meetings will be from 7-8pm. We hope you can make it!
- November 13th at Crown Valley Community Park in Laguna Niguel
- Nov. 15th at the Newport Beach Community Youth Center
- View Coastkeeper's Press Release for more information
- Check out the MLPA page on the CA Dept. of Fish and Game website
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| WHALES Program: For our high school students, school's just "a day at the beach!" |
Our education staff at Coastkeeper are thrilled to begin another exciting year of WHALES, training a whole new group of "Watershed Heroes!" So far this year our high school students have seen (and smelled) exactly where the water they use at home ends up, and have become scientists as they tested water quality at a local creek. On each trip, students meet people from local agencies who work hard to protect water quality every day. Coastkeeper will work with classes from Orange, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove and Santa Ana throughout the 2007-2008 school year. Check out the links below to see our recent newspaper article and see how you can get involved: |
| Coastkeeper gains two new Board Members! |
 We are excited to welcome the latest additions to the Coastkeeper Board of Directors. Meet our new Board Members:
Jerry King- Jerry is an Environmental Specialist for Environmental, Land and Water Resources for the law firm of Latham and Watkins. As a former chair of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Orange County Water District, and the Metropolitan Water District, Jerry brings a wealth of water-related knowledge and history to Coastkeeper.
Duane Cook: Duane is the Chief Operating Officer of Hydrophix, a full-service water quality oriented company that provides water quality treatment, filtration, and compliance management to the development community and to industry. Hydrophix has been a consistent supporter of Coastkeeper.
Coastkeeper thanks these gentlemen for their committment to our organization and looks forward to having them as part of our team!
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