California’s kelp forests are in crisis, with a 95% decline along a 350-mile stretch from San Francisco to the Oregon border. Restoration efforts are now underway, led by collaborations among NOGs, fishermen and scientists. While bull kelp can grow up to 10 inches a day, even this rapid growth cannot counter the accelerating impacts of climate change. 

Support kelp restoration today!

Kelp forests are experiencing alarming declines globally due to climate change and marine heatwaves. Reducing your use of fossil fuels can help all ecosystems and lead us to more resilient kelp forests.

Use The Nature Conservancy’s interactive calculator to learn your carbon footprint and actions to take to reduce it.

The Kelp Forest Challenge is a global movement to raise our connection to the ocean and ultimate protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040.

Anyone can get involved, it doesn't matter if you are a snorkeller, CEO, scientist, artist, Prime Minister, or ocean lover you can join the movement.

Help us document California's incredible biodiversity on your own or at a bioblitz event near you.

Every summer, the California Academy of Sciences—with support from the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the MPA (Marine Protected Area) Collaborative Network, and many other partners—mobilizes communities from Del Norte to San Diego to make and share observations of plants, animals, and seaweeds along the California coast using the iNaturalist app.oes here

The Reef Check Kelp Forest Monitoring Training course is designed to provide participants with the skills and experience to complete the Reef Check Kelp Forest Monitoring survey protocol accurately. In addition to direct survey methods, the training will address safe diving practices, techniques of research diving, sampling design and theory, general marine ecology including species identification and interactions, and the importance of monitoring to meet marine management needs.

Join the Caspar Cove Project (part of the Watermen's Alliance Urchin Removal Efforts) and help save kelp forests and ensure a thriving and sustainable future for our beloved blue planet.

This initiative is dedicated to increasing community involvement and conducting research to help understand and restore the ecological balance at Caspar Cove, Northern California.