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Bee Projects Currently Going on at UCSB! California is very rich in bees and we recognize nearly 160 species at UCSB and the surrounding area! While bees are critical to sustaining a large proportion of global food production, as well as pollinating both wild and cultivated plants, they are decreasing in both numbers and diversity. […]

Cheadle Center for Biological and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) CCBER’s Restoration Sites: The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) manages more than 300 acres of open space between Ellwood Mesa and Goleta Slough. Characterized by a rich complex of oak woodland, coastal sage scrub, grassland, and wetland ecosystems, the area is known for its

Organization: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Position: MPA Watch Program Intern (current UCSB undergraduates only) Schedule: flexible, 20-25 hrs/month, September – June 2022 (summer optional) Compensation: $13/hr plus mileage reimbursement Start Date: As soon as possible MPA Watch is a citizen science monitoring program that trains volunteers to observe and collect data about coastal and marine resource

1. Preventing Resumed Oil Production off the Gaviota Coast Environmental Defense Center $11,734.00, including $3,000 for intern funding.   2. Coastal Biodiversity and Restoration Research and Monitoring Internships CCBER $6,900.00, including $3,600.00 for intern funding.   3. Investigating dynamics of particle-attached microbial respiratory pathways in low-oxygen bottom waters of the Santa Barbara Channel Marine Science

This page is designed to provide information about what Coastal Fund will and will not consider in a funding request. For information about Coastal Fund’s application form and process, please see the  Grant Funding page. To check major and minor grant application deadlines, see the Funding Cycles page. We also have a page of Applicant

1. Kelp forest and rocky reef monitoring student internships Marine Science Institute $18,475.52, including $18,475.52 for UCSB student positions     2. Goleta Creek and Watershed Protection, Education, and Cleanup Program Environmental Defense Center (EDC) $10,000.00, including $3,000.00 for UCSB student positions    3. Watershed Resource Center Internship Program Explore Ecology $4,830.00, including $2,860.00 for UCSB

1. Naples Development Defense Fund II Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara Chapter & Environmental Defense Fund (EDC) $7,500.00    2. What is the Future of Open Ocean Aquaculture in the Santa Barbara Channel? Environmental Defense Center (EDC) $10,000.00, including $3,000.00 for UCSB student positions     3. Campus Lagoon Restoration and Transformation 2021 Cheadle Center for Biodiversity

1. Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for the Santa Barbara Region, Bren School and ERI Included funding for 3 interns. Total Funding: $42,344.45 2. Fostering a Lifelong Fascination with Nature – New Tracks, Nature Tracks Foundation Included funding for 20 interns. Total Funding: $10,550 3. Goleta Watershed Protection, Education, and Creek Cleanup Program, EDC Included funding

Turning Up the Heat on Climate Change – Xochitl Clare Q: From your project, it is clear that you’re very interested in completing research, but equally as passionate about spreading awareness of the ocean. What is it that led you to take a multimedia science approach towards sharing your research with the public? A: Despite

1. Kelp forest and rocky reef monitoring student internships, MSI Included funding for 2 interns. Total Funding: $8,660.40 2. Restoring Fuel Breaks to Promote Native Ecosystem Services, EEMB Included funding for 4 interns. Total Funding: $4,000 3. Preventing ExxonMobil’s Gaviota Oil Trucking, EDC Included funding for 1 intern. Total funding: $8,070 4. Photographic mark and recapture of