Bay to Dunes

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Bay to Dunes
Sustainable Education Program
A Friends of the Dunes Project
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Improving the Bay to Dunes Educational Program

• Presented by
• Christine Fletcher
• Laura Rolfe
• April Shackelford

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Why do we need coastal education programs?

• More than half the worlds 6 billion people
  live within 60 miles of a coastline.
• The average human population density in coastal
  areas is twice the global average.
• 34 percent of the world's coasts are at high
  risk and another 17 percent at medium risk due
  to human development.

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California Coastal Demographics

• In California, 2/3 of the population lives near
  the coast.
• Currently 23 million Californians live near the
  coast. By 2025, this figure will rise to 32.6
  million.

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California Coastal Population
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Humboldt County Coasts

• Population density is 34.5 people per square
  mile.
• Limited access to educational programs.
• Humboldt Countys coastlines are more pristine
  compared to other areas in the state.

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Humboldt County Coastal Significance
Endangered Species
Menzies Wallflower Erysimum menziesii ssp.
menziesii
Western Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus ssp.
nivosus
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Humboldt County Coastal Significance
Fishing Economy
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Humboldt County Coastal Significance
Recreation
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Friends of the Dunes

• Restoration and Clean-up

• Community Outreach

• Coastal Education

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Bay to Dunes Educational Project

• What is Bay to Dunes Educational Program?

• The Parameters of the Program

• 2-3 hour in class presentation

• 5-6 hour field trip

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The Dunes Sustainable Education Program

• Expand

• Evaluate

• Sustain

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The Whale Tail Foundation

• A Grant Program through the
• California Coastal Commission
• Friends of the Dunes is asking for 2,425 to
  fund the Dunes Sustainable Education Program

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Our Service Learning Experience

• Creative Thinking

• Collaboration

• Community Involvement

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Thank You