California Coastal Commission

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A photo shows a line of buildings fronted by a seawall with waves splashing up and over the wall.

Do you have your plan set for this week's #KingTides? Where and when will you head to the shoreline to take your high tide photos? Find your tide times and learn how to upload your photos at www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides

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3. Donate on your state tax form (Protect Our Coast and Oceans Fund www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/che...)

4. Purchase coastal stewardship gear (californiacoast.threadless.com)

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Ways to support our work:

1. Donate now
coastal.ca.gov/publiced/shop/

2. Purchase a Whale® Tail License Plate on ECOPLATES.COM www.coastal.ca.gov/whaletailpla...

#givingtuesday #publiceducation

A man and two youth sit on the a beach playing chess. The youth are wearing wetsuits.

A Whale Tail Grant supported Project Avary in connecting children of incarcerated parents to the coast and a community of belonging. Through Adventure Days, overnight coastal retreats, and weeklong summer camps, youth enjoyed surfing, kayaking, exploring tide pools, fishing, and hiking. (1/2)

Thank you so much for supporting these programs! We really appreciate you!

A California Whale Tail License Plate with the image of a whale tail in a splashy ocean. This plate number is "MYCOAST."

A girl in a wetsuit holding a surfboard has a big smile.

Your purchase of a California Whale Tail License Plate supports grants for coastal education, access, and stewardship. Learn more about Project Avery at www.coastal.ca.gov/whaletailgrant/highlights/ and get your Whale Tail License Plate at www.coastal.ca.gov/whaletailplate (2/2)

A man and two youth sit on the a beach playing chess. The youth are wearing wetsuits.

A Whale Tail Grant supported Project Avary in connecting children of incarcerated parents to the coast and a community of belonging. Through Adventure Days, overnight coastal retreats, and weeklong summer camps, youth enjoyed surfing, kayaking, exploring tide pools, fishing, and hiking. (1/2)

Looking down the exhibit wall

Looking down the exhibit wall

Through the end of December, come to the Bear Valley Visitor Center at Point Reyes National Seashore for the final exhibit of our 2025 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest winners. And oh yeah, I guess you should check out the seashore while you’re there too.

Help restore coastal strand habitat on Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado, Dec. 6, 8:30am-12:30pm with California State Parks Foundation. Find details and register at volunteer.calparks.org/opportunity/...

Today, our Board authorized over $15 million in grants to restore California's coast, increase access to it, and enhance its resilience to climate change, including over $9 million from the 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4) for wildfire resilience!
scc.ca.gov/2025/11/20/c...
📸: SLO Prescribed Burn Ass'n

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Calling all media professionals with coding skills. The Coastal Commission is looking for a communications specialist to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act—the 1976 law that protects public access to our iconic shorelines and beaches.

APPLY: calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

Nudibranch fiber art exhibit in a display case

Another very neat thing to see at Bear Valley Visitor Center is this exhibit of fiber craft nudibranchs by Celeste Woo. Amazing ocean biodiversity in fabric and yarn.

Looking down the exhibit wall

Looking down the exhibit wall

Through the end of December, come to the Bear Valley Visitor Center at Point Reyes National Seashore for the final exhibit of our 2025 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest winners. And oh yeah, I guess you should check out the seashore while you’re there too.

This great blue heron gets around.

An anemone in a tidepool

Looking out over the tidepools with a few people in the distance

A lovely fall day yesterday at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach

November: Affordable housing boost, San Diego assisted living, Santa Monica hotel transit passes and beach wheelchairs Email from California Coastal Commission Highlights from the California Coastal Commission's monthly meetings Executive Director’s Report Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge and other staff provided

Catch up on the highlights from the November California Coastal Commission meeting: Affordable housing boost, San Diego assisted living, Santa Monica hotel transit passes and beach wheelchairs…

Read the Coastal Currently Newsletter at this URL: conta.cc/4plLXE9

#californiacoastalcommission

Deep breath in…and out.

Looking toward Leffingwell Landing, Cambria

A room full of people sitting at long tables.

This morning we’re happy to be at the California Art Education Association Central Conference to share our coastal education programs with California art teachers. Thank you CAEA for having us.

Looking down the coastal bluffs on a sunny day as the fog retreats inland

A beautiful day on the San Mateo Coast

Looking toward Leffingwell Landing, Cambria

A wooden boardwalk atop an ocean bluff

One more stop today at the Moonstone Boardwalk

Deep breath in…and out.

A broad, dark sand beach on a sunny afternoon

Moonstone Beach, Cambria

So many kinds of seaweed

A broad, dark sand beach. In the distance, youth are pulling a large piece of kelp from the sand.

Just below Shamel Park on Moonstone Beach, some kids were enjoying the time-honored tradition of playing with kelp.

A bench made of driftwood branches, on a coastal bluff

A bench made of driftwood branches, on a coastal bluff

You can sit on this magical bench.

A wooden boardwalk winds through green grass on a coastal bluff

Just around the corner at the north end of Windsor Blvd is the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Bluff Trail.