Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network

Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network 🌿 A resilience vision for that strives to naturally adapt to sea-level rise, flood, and wildfire risk for the future.

Empowered by local governments, Tribes, colleges, and united communities.

07/27/2026

Check out the MBCAAN Calendar by clicking the link in our bio going to MBCAAN.org/events-calendar to register for all these amazing events! 🗓️

Wed, July 29 Climate Impacts and Job Security Presentation

Mon, Aug 3 City of Santa Cruz Official Community Workshop for Main, Cowell, and Seabright

Friday, Aug 7 Cal State Monterey Bay Summer Research Symposium

Friday, Aug 7 First Friday: Birds! with Land Trust Santa Cruz County

Saturday, Aug 8 City of Santa Cruz Official Community Workshop

Tue, Sept 1 Resource Conservation District Salinas River Maintenance Program

07/24/2026

Check out the MBCAAN Calendar by clicking the link in our bio going to MBCAAN.org/events-calendar to register for all these amazing events! 🗓️

Wed, July 29 Climate Impacts and Job Security

Mon, Aug 3 City of Santa Cruz Official Community Workshop for Main, Cowell, and Seabright

Friday, Aug 7 Cal State Monterey Bay Summer Research Symposium

Friday, Aug 7 First Friday: Birds! with Land Trust Santa Cruz County

Saturday, Aug 8 City of Santa Cruz Official Community Workshop

Tue, Sept 1 Resource Conservation District Salinas River Maintenance Program

Investing in the future of our coastlines!🌊📉 The CMSF team and NOAA Office for Coastal Management staff economists recen...
07/17/2026

Investing in the future of our coastlines!🌊📉

The CMSF team and NOAA Office for Coastal Management staff economists recently held a day-long economic guidance training customized specifically for Monterey Bay coastal resilience projects. We dove into some essential econ basics for coastal resilience implementation work, including:

Establishing a baseline 📊

Benefits valuation 💰

Benefits-transfer basics 🔄

This interactive, Monterey Bay-centered workshop gave us the perfect opportunity to dive deep into two Climate Resilient Monterey Bay flood and fire projects. We walked away with hands-on practice using these critical tools to directly fuel our ongoing adaptation work. Big thanks to everyone who participated and helped make our coastal strategies even stronger! 🛠️✨

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We are excited to be attending and wanted to share this opportunity for Early Bird registration is officially open for t...
07/16/2026

We are excited to be attending and wanted to share this opportunity for Early Bird registration is officially open for the inaugural Resilient California Summit (http://resilientcaliforniasummit.org/).

Visit ResilientCaliforniaSummit.org (http://resilientcaliforniasummit.org/registration) to secure your spot today at the reduced rate through August 21.  

Nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, local government representatives, Tribal community members, academic
institutions, youth, students, and other community leaders that are directly working to advance equity and climate justice in California to apply for
scholarships.

The Resilient California Summit will be held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento from Oct. 20–22, 2026. The Summit will convene
people from across the state to make progress on the policies, partnerships, and practices needed to build resilience as climate change accelerates. Climate Resolve

07/16/2026

Pájaro Valley Climate Action and MILPA Collective collaborated to get local youth leaders and families from Salinas and Watsonville to experience the outdoors and learn hands-on about climate change in the Elkhorn Slough! 🌊🌱

On the first electric-powered catamaran, we witnessed a variety of wildlife and saw a different side of Elkhorn Slough! We had lunch, a naturalist guide, and a fun time on the water!🚤🦅🥪

We appreciate/love seeing relationships continue to grow and collaborations happening between members of the Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Networks (MBCAAN) Community Advisory Group! Can’t wait to see what’s next! ✨⚡️

We’re looking for volunteers to collect samples during First Flush! 💦Each year, volunteers collect important information...
07/08/2026

We’re looking for volunteers to collect samples during First Flush! 💦

Each year, volunteers collect important information about the stormwater running off our streets into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. We’ll be collecting water samples at sites in Monterey County during the first big rain event of the year. Volunteers will:

1)  Join one training session, either in person (8/26) or online (8/27).
2)  Participate in the Dry Run sampling event (8/29), where volunteers will visit their sites before First Flush.
3)  Be on call to collect samples in the rain, whenever it may come! 

Please copy this link or go to our bio and hit First Flush 2026 to sign up online: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfItP5u18X-z0dXXU6-04IqwoocdbuiRck9nR3o_l7K5oGSUA/viewform)

In person training: Wednesday, August 26th, 6:00-7:00pm
MBNMS Office in Monterey
Heritage Harbor, 99 Pacific St., Bldg. 455, Conference Room (1st floor) 👥

Online training: Thursday, August 27th, 5:30-6:30pm 
(Link will be sent to all who register) 💻

Dry Run sampling: Saturday, August 29th at 10:00am 
Meet at the MBNMS Office in Monterey ⚗️

Turning scarcity into abundance! 🌊✨We recently gathered at the beautiful Aptos Village Park Hall for our latest MBCAAN q...
07/01/2026

Turning scarcity into abundance! 🌊✨

We recently gathered at the beautiful Aptos Village Park Hall for our latest MBCAAN quarterly meeting. It was incredible to see the power of regional collaboration in action!

The Highlights: 👥 78 participants joined us for this hybrid event. 🏢 37 organizations represented from across the Monterey Bay region. 

💡 The focus: The “superpowers” of our Community Advisory Group and finding ways for practitioners, universities, and companies to share resources.

A huge highlight was hearing from Santa Lucia Preserve on their partnership with Balance Staffing to upskill and retain critical fire management workers—a fantastic model for tackling seasonal staffing shortages! 🔥👏

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation. Let’s keep collaborating! 💪

06/30/2026

We are still jazzed from the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association Conference where many of our partners presented, including our NOAA fellow, Lauryn Cummins.

Check our previous post for a more detailed look into the Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Networks’ presence at the conference!😝

Turns out the famous SF seal Chonkers has a cousin Chonky, which we got to witness during our tour during the California...
06/30/2026

Turns out the famous SF seal Chonkers has a cousin Chonky, which we got to witness during our tour during the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association conference (CSBPA) on the Westside Santa Cruz site visit of storm damage, repairs & emerging adaptation. 🦭 ⛈️

More importantly, we had a strong presence at the conference, including our own Robert Mazurek with CA Marine Sanctuary Foundation giving the plenary talk, “How Can California Meet the Challenges of Adaptation in Uncertain Times?” along with our partner and rockstar Tiffany Wise-West with the City of Santa Cruz Official Santa Cruz. 🌊

Additional partners presenting include Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe’s Tony Cerda & Carla Marie Munoz giving the Opening Blessing, NOAA Fellow Paige Siegel with Central Coast Wetlands Group on our Regional Monitoring Program, Bill Henry with Groundswell Coastal Ecology on the Monterey Bay Living Shorelines Program, Sarah Stoner-Duncan with Central Coast Wetlands Group presenting on Restoring Coastal Dunes in State Parks to Enhance Habitat and Coastal Resilience, NOAA Fellow Lauryn Cummins Postering on Building a Digital Ecosystem for Collective Action, and Tiffany Wise-West speaking again about Reaction to Resilience in Santa Cruz: Policy and Planning to Implementation! Thank you so much again CSBPA for bringing this stage to Santa Cruz. 🫶

Building regional climate resilience starts at home and in your community! Our resourcescan help you and your community ...
06/15/2026

Building regional climate resilience starts at home and in your community! Our resources
can help you and your community stay safe and be prepared before a natural disaster
strikes.

Join the Resilient Central Coast initiative to connect with vital local resources and take climate action. Together, we can make a difference! 🔗Link in bio
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¡Fortalece la resiliencia en tu hogar y en tu comunidad! Nuestros recursos te pueden
ayudar a ti y tu comunidad a mantenerte a salvo y listos antes de un desastre natural.

Únase a la iniciativa Costa Central Resiliente para conectarte con recursos locales vitales y tomar acción contra el cambio climático. ¡Juntos podemos hacer la diferencia! 🔗Enlace en la biografía.

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