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Current efforts to restore kelp can only succeed if we understand the conditions kelps need to thrive. This project will create a forecasting tool for understanding future states of California’s kelp forests and to enable timely decision-making for kelp restoration.
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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, prompting this project to train and certify up to ten Natural Resources Staff and Tribal Citizens to conduct kelp monitoring and restoration efforts.
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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 investigates thermal tolerance across six kelp species to understand how these marine communities might respond to rising ocean temperatures, while establishing seed banks of heat-tolerant individuals for future restoration efforts.
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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.