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The recent decline of California’s ghvtlh-k’vsh (kelp) forests directly affects the cultural lifeways and, thus, health of the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation. This project will train and certify up to ten Natural Resources Staff and Tribal Citizens of the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation to conduct both kelp monitoring and restoration efforts, including establishing kelp nurseries and grow-out sites.
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This project aims to recover five acres of recently degraded bull kelp forest at Big River, Mendocino County, by deploying a strategic combination of kelp recovery solutions and providing community participation opportunities.
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This project will investigate the thermal tolerance for six different kelp species in an effort to better understand how these communities might respond to future climate change. In addition we will explore the role of genetics in regulating kelp sensitivity to warm water, we will establish a seed bank of thermally tolerant individuals, explore development during the microscopic stages and explore experimental restoration in the field.
California Sea Grant, in partnership with the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), will administer over $5.8 million in funding for five kelp research and restoration projects that will help resource managers develop scalable solutions to the current kelp crisis in California.