Regional Collaboration

MBCAAN serves as a forum for active information sharing and planning among jurisdictions, develops regional climate adaptation strategies, identifies and pursues funding for projects, and monitors the implementation and effectiveness of adaptation actions.

The project involves local, regional, and state agencies, resource districts, land trusts, academic institutions, foundations, and non-profits with expertise in community and Tribal engagement. The main partners and collaborators include: California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (lead), Big Sur Land Trust, California State Parks, California State University Monterey Bay, Central Coast Climate Collaborative, Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association, Central Coast Wetlands Group, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Coastal Conservation & Research, Collaborative for Right Relations, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Ecology Action, Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Four Directions, Groundswell Coastal Ecology, Hartnell College, Land Trust Santa Cruz County, Monterey Bay Climate Justice Collaborative, Monterey Bay Climate Project Working Group, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency, Pajaro Storm Drain Maintenance District, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Regeneración, Resource Conservation District of Monterey County, Santa Lucia Conservancy, University of California Santa Cruz, and Watsonville Wetlands Watch.