Monterey Bay Living Shorelines Program (Groundswell Coastal Ecology)

The Monterey Bay Living Shorelines Program (MBLSP) is a collaborative initiative between California State Parks, the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation, the Central Coast Wetlands Group, and Groundswell Ecology. 

Building on a decade of successful dune restoration work, the program is now implementing the California State Parks Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy along 60 miles of Monterey Bay coastline from Año Nuevo Point to Garrapata Creek. Phase I is already advancing the top-ranked living shoreline sites to 30% design and creating a geospatial decision-support database that characterizes vulnerability, habitat value, cultural and ecological resources, shoreline armoring, and projected benefits of nature-based solutions. With NOAA funding, the program is moving into implementation by constructing a fully permitted living shoreline at Rio Del Mar State Beach and advancing three additional high-priority projects to 100% design and construction, restoring more than 10 acres of coastal habitat to reduce flood risk, stabilize dunes, and build long-term coastal resilience.