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California

NBC Bay Area Coverage of the Muir Woods Habitat Restoration Project

By 2025, Action Center, Bay Area, California, Coho Salmon, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, News, Redwood Resources, Redwoods, Resources for the Media, Salmon, TIRN

When funding shortfalls and staffing cuts caused by the Trump administration threatened to derail a vital habitat restoration project in Muir Woods National Monument earlier this year, SPAWN stepped in…

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SPAWN Partners with Muir Woods National Monument Restoring Coho Salmon Habitat in Redwood Creek

By 2025, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Redwood Resources, Salmon, TIRN
When funding shortfalls and staffing cuts caused by the Trump administration threatened to derail a vital restoration project in Muir Woods National Monument earlier this year, SPAWN stepped in to...
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Our Ocean Parks, Our Shared Legacy: Celebrating National Marine Sanctuary Day

By 2025, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Other Locations, Santa Barbara

Photo of the Flower Gardens Bank by Greg McFall.  Beneath the surface of our nation’s waters lies a living network of stories, species and heritage – all safeguarded by America’s…

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Finally, the End of Drift and Set Gillnet Fishing in California is in Sight!

By 2025, California, Conservation, Driftnets, Driftnets Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Santa Barbara, Sea Turtles, Set Gillnet Fishery, Sharks, Turtles

California’s coastal waters may soon be free of two of the most destructive fishing methods ever deployed… set gillnets and drift gillnets, thanks to new laws that will finally phase…

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Deep Sea Mining: Stop the Race to the Bottom

By 2025, California, Comment, Conservation, Current Action, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Endangered/Threatened Species, Hawaii, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Oregon, Other Locations, Petition, Uncategorized
Photo of black, potato-sized polymetallic nodules scattered on the seafloor are drawing prospectors for their cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese. Credit: 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration/Office of Ocean Exploration and...
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