In the densely urbanized Orange County, our watersheds are constantly subjected to urban runoff pollution. From nutrients and bacteria to heavy metals and trash, it is hard to find a…
In case you didn’t know, there are two Orange-County-based desalination projects currently under review. This year will undoubtedly be a huge year for both in the permitting process. In Huntington…
Blog by Lauren Chase, Staff Attorney & Offshore Oil Operations Watchdog In October 2021, thousands of gallons of oil spilled out of a pipeline off Huntington Beach, leading to shoreline…
Our team was busy this year! Check out these five big victories from 2021. Enraged by the Amplify oil spill in October, we have reignited our fight for expedited offshore…
Cover Photo & Blog by Education Director Michaela Coats Decades ago, the coastline of Orange County was popular with a group of charismatic marine snails: abalone (Haliotis spp.). For centuries,…
In coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ending the fisheries closure, here is a guest blog from expert angler Kristian Rørbye of fishingkris.com. Fishing is one of…
Coastal Cleanup Day, an event with humble beginnings in coastal Oregon in 1985, has blossomed into an international event with hundreds of thousands of volunteers participating annually. While the event shifted…
Written by Staff Attorney Lauren Chase While cruising down PCH, walking along the beach, surfing, bird or marine mammal watching in Southern California recently, have you found yourself counting the…
Written by Michaela Coats, Coastkeeper Education Director Orange County’s coastline is home to some of Southern California’s last remaining wetlands — one of those being the Upper Newport Bay Ecological…
Coastkeeper Garden Celebrates Pollinators Our Coastkeeper Garden serves as a model for a pollinator-safe habitat: pesticide-free maintenance, California native plants and the use of “bee hotels.” Read more about how…