California Coastkeeper Alliance Programs

Although California has some of the toughest water quality and marine resource laws on the books, these laws are not implemented or enforced fully. Without proper enforcement or implementation of laws, the health of California’s water and people suffer. CCKA is dedicated to holding our government accountable for decisions that affect the waters and coast. We divide our efforts into four main program areas: Protecting Clean Water, Promoting Healthy Marine Habitats, Connecting People & Government, and Restoring Kelp Forests. Explore the links below to learn more about these issue areas and our current initiatives.

Clean Water

Clean water is essential to California's environmental, human, and economic health. For that reason, ensuring clean water throughout California, and particularly along the coast, is CCKA's top priority. Our current initiatives include Preventing Stormwater Pollution, Interactive Polluted Water Maps, Sustainable Water Recycling, Ensuring Adequate Stream Flows, and Preventing, and Improving Response to, Oil Spills.

 

Healthy Marine Habitats

California's natural heritage, as well as its economy and the livelihood of many of its citizens, rely heavily on healthy coastal and marine habitats. CCKA works to protect and increase the diversity of marine habitats and wildlife. Our current initiatives include Establishing Marine Protected Areas & Cleaning Up Coastal Power Plants.

 

Connecting People & Government

CCKA uses its expertise in government and connections to on-the-ground, local efforts to increase coordination among water, land, air and wildlife agencies. We also work to increase public access to decision making, and hold decision-makers accountable to the public. Our current initiatives include Water Monitoring Reform, and Legislative Tracker.

 

Kelp Restoration

 

Through the Southern California Kelp Restoration Project, we have successfully restored over 18,000 square meters of kelp and educated thousands of schoolchildren about California’s magnificent kelp forests. CCKA will continue to monitor the ongoing success of this project, being continued by Santa Monica Baykeeper and the Aquarium for the Pacific, as the kelp grows and provides habitat for an increasing population of fish and other wildlife. Visit our Kelp page to learn more.

 

 

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