Think pink for #SeaSlugDay! 🌹 A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but this sea slug's color means "don't eat!" This intertidal invertebrate lives in NOAA Channel Islands NMS, NOAA's Monterey Bay NMS & NOAA's Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank NMS. Meet the Hopkin's rose: ow.ly/wHmB50Q1FRe

Our team had a great time removing invasive ice plant and European beachgrass on Kent Island within Bolinas Lagoon yesterday alongside NOAA's Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank NMS + marinparks!

We're at WSN_Students @WSN_Secretariat with the Greater Farallones Association Kelp Restoration Team! Check out their talk on urchin removal TODAY at 2:35pm in Speed Talk Session 2! 🌊🌱🌿

We were well represented by our LiMPETS Monitoring and kelp restoration staff at the Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting this past weekend! Pictured here at the conference’s annual gala. 🦑

We're kicking off a busy #ProjectOcean Giving Tuesday with the first of 3 episode releases! Now playing - Greater Farallones Association. Check it out and go support them as they work to restore kelp forests on the CA coast! instagram.com/reel/C0MX-T3LL…

Check out this new report analyzing how much carbon is stored in seafloor sediments within local our sanctuaries! We’re grateful to have received funding from Tomberg Family Philanthropies to support this analysis.

Beach Watch, a program of Greater Farallones Association in partnership with NOAA's Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank NMS, is celebrating 30 years of coastal monitoring. Read on to learn about the program’s impact and how to become a volunteer! farallones.org/news-items/bea…

Visitor Center Temporary Closure Alert! ⚠️Our visitor center is temporarily closed till late January, 2024 for upgrades. Stay tuned for updates but you can still "Get into your Sanctuary" by visiting this story map! Plan your next visit! farallones.noaa.gov/visit/plan-you…

Want to get involved in ocean and coast conservation and learn a lot about ocean/coast birds 🦅🦆🪶and mammals ?🐋🐬🦭 We have orientation dates coming up with @farallonesnews in January and February! 30 years going strong! beachwatch.farallones.org/get-involved/

Happy New Year! As we look ahead into the new year, we hope that you are able to deepen your connection with our local marine sanctuaries through curiosity, play, and stewardship. Photo by NOAA/Point Blue/ACCESS

Making resolutions can be hard, so try stealing ours! #HappyNewYear

WE'RE #HIRING! Interested in joining the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation team? We have several new #job opportunities available, including #Grant Writer, Impact Story Producer, Program Operations Managers and more. See the full list of open positions and #ApplyNow: marinesanctuary.org/jobs-and-inter…

Beach Closure Alert! In order to provide for the health and safety of the public, South Salmon Creek Beach on the Sonoma Coast is ordered closed due to the ongoing salvage operation of the vessel Aleutian Storm. For more info on the incident visit: calspillwatch.wordpress.com/tag/grounded-v…

Our partners at NOAA's Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank NMS are hiring for an Education and Outreach Coordinator! Check out the job posting, and apply by 2/26/24. usajobs.gov/job/776825000

Team Ocean coming soon! What did they find out? Upwell Turtles O'Neill Sea Odyssey Greater Farallones Association RE Sources The Ocean Memory Project UN Ocean Decade Coastal Fisheries Assateague Coastal Trust Save The Waves Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust

Registration for #CHOW2024 is NOW OPEN! 🌊 Join National Marine Sanctuary Foundation June 4-6 at our nation's premier ocean conservation conference to engage on LEADERSHIP! #CHOW2024 calls leaders to come together and center people at the core of solutions. REGISTER NOW at CapitolHillOceanWeek.org!

Just released: This new roadmap is an important win in the effort to implement nature-based solutions! We were proud to assist in the technical development of this product through support from NOAA Coastal Ocean Science's Effects of Sea Level Rise program and CA State Lands.