{"id":170,"date":"2015-06-22T21:31:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2014-15\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2016-07-14T22:19:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T22:19:40","slug":"coastal-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2015-16\/coastal-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"COASTAL FUND"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coastalfund.as.ucsb.edu\">Coastal Fund<\/a> was once again active in supporting a wide range of projects and activities that enhance our local coastline. Each year Coastal Fund grants total approximately $300,000. Applications to the fund are rigorously vetted by students and projects are required to report on their progress. Almost all grants from Coastal Fund fund student internships as part of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what one intern had to say about his experience with UCSB&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ccber.ucsb.edu\">Cheadle Center for Biodiversity &amp; Ecological Restoration <\/a>(CCBER):<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<br \/>\nI\u2019m thankful to say that I will be continuing to work with CCBER throughout the summer of 2015 and hopefully even into the academic year of \u201915-\u201916. Interning in the Spring of 2015 providing [<em>sic<\/em>] me great insight into the field work done by CCBER staff and the importance of maintaining local habitats and natural landscapes. I\u2019m thrilled to continue learning with them in the future and working towards a good cause. Thank you for what you do at the Coastal Fund as much of this would not have happened without your work.<br \/>\nSincerely,<br \/>\nDominic C.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>THE BOARD AND STAFF<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1602\" src=\"https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2015-16\/files\/2015\/06\/CF-Staff-2016-1024x683-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"CF-Staff-2016-1024x683\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2015-16\/files\/2015\/06\/CF-Staff-2016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2015-16\/files\/2015\/06\/CF-Staff-2016-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2015-16\/files\/2015\/06\/CF-Staff-2016-1024x683-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This year&#8217;s Coastal Fund Board was:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack Morrow, Chair<br \/>\nLauren Croshaw, Vice Chair<br \/>\nIsabella Marill, Board Member, Graduate Representative<br \/>\nMaximillian Stiefel, Board Member, Graduate Representative<br \/>\nMadeline Dahm, Board Member, Undergraduate Representative<br \/>\nJohn Liedle, Board Member, Undergraduate Representative<br \/>\nDalaney Archer, Board Member, Undergraduate Representative<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staff included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Siedschlag, AS Staff Advisor<br \/>\nAlejandra Posada, Outreach and Education Coordinator<br \/>\nEmily Rogers,\u00a0Outreach and Education Coordinator<br \/>\nMaya Normandi,\u00a0Outreach and Education Coordinator<br \/>\nStephen Fetterly,\u00a0Outreach and Education Coordinator<\/p>\n<h2>FUNDED PROJECTS<\/h2>\n<p>The Coastal Fund&#8217;s website lists the projects it funds. You can see them below for 2014\/15 and click <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalfund.as.ucsb.edu\/funded-projects\/\">here<\/a> for previous years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fall 2015<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1.Gray Whales Count<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 12 interns<br \/>\nTotal funding for project is $4,500<\/p>\n<p>2. Coal Oil Point: Short Education Films for COPR Visitor\u2019s Center<br \/>\nTotal Funding: $1,125<\/p>\n<p>3.Coal Oil Point: Internships and Additional Funding Support for Conservation, Education, and Restoration Programs for Winter and Spring 2016<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 37 interns<br \/>\nTotal Funding: $16,809.44<\/p>\n<p>4. Your Children\u2019s Trees at UCSB: Coal Oil Point Live Oak Planting<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 14 interns<br \/>\nTotal Funding: $8,442.60<\/p>\n<p>5. Environmental Defense Center: Gaviota Coast Preservation and Education<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern<br \/>\nTotal funded: $10,000<\/p>\n<p>6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Coastal Wetlands in Central Coast, California: Patterns and Mechanisms<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern<br \/>\nTotal Funding: $3,880.60<\/p>\n<p>7. Environmental Defense Center: Goleta Watershed Protection Clean-up Program<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern<br \/>\nTotal Funded: $5,550<\/p>\n<p>8. CCBER: Restoration Intern Training Program Winter and Spring 2016<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 6 interns<br \/>\nTotal Funded: $4,500<\/p>\n<p>9. CCBER: Kids in Nature Environmental Education Program<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 8 interns<br \/>\nTotal funded: $13,878.32<\/p>\n<p>10.LIMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experimental Training for Students)<\/p>\n<p>Included funding for 4 interns<br \/>\nTotal funded: $5,940<\/p>\n<p>11. CCBER: Experimental Trail for North Campus Open Space Restoration Project<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 interns<br \/>\nTotal funded: $3,650<\/p>\n<p>12. Marine Science Institute: The Effects of the Refugio Oil Spill on Phytoplankton in the Santa Barbara Channel<\/p>\n<p>Included funding for 1 interns<br \/>\nTotal Funded: $9.474.64<\/p>\n<p>13. South Coast Habitat Restoration: Watershed Restoration Internship<\/p>\n<p>Included funding for 4 interns<br \/>\nTotal Funded: $3,823.36<\/p>\n<p>14. Get Oil Out! Education and Legal Fund (GELF)<\/p>\n<p>Included funding for 1 intern<br \/>\nTotal Funded: $994.98<\/p>\n<p>15. Fairview Gardens Farm Education Internships<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 interns<br \/>\nTotal funded: $950<\/p>\n<p>16. Marine Science Institute: Community HAB\u2019s Monitoring Program<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 interns<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,113<\/p>\n<p>17. Marine Science Institute: Phragmites australis Rhizome Reproduction<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 interns<br \/>\nTotal funded: $750<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Winter 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. Earth Science and Geography Department: The Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Erosion at UCSB<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 6 interns.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $9,200.<\/p>\n<p>2. Santa Barbara Surfrider: Gaviota Coast Legal Defense<br \/>\nTotal funded: $5,000<\/p>\n<p>3. Los Padres Forest Watch: Wilderness, Wildlife, and Watersheds<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 interns.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $3,065<\/p>\n<p>4. Santa Barbara County Trails Council: Ellwood Mesa Coastal Trail and Habitat Restoration Project<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $17,990<\/p>\n<p>5. Cheadle Center for Biological and Ecological Restoration: Coastal Habitat Arthropod Sampling and Collection Project<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 4 interns.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $11,794.54<\/p>\n<p>6. Cheadle Center for Biological and Ecological Restoration: UCSB Campus Lagoon- Continuing Multifaceted Restoration Efforts<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 interns.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $6,727.86<\/p>\n<p>7. Cheadle Center for Biological and Ecological Restoration: North Campus Open Space Planning and Design Project<br \/>\nTotal funded: $7,500<\/p>\n<p>8. Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council: Botanic Garden Eucalyptus Removal<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,100<\/p>\n<p>9. Carsey-Wolf Center: GreenScreen Environmental Media Program<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,237.20<\/p>\n<p>10. Environmental Defense Center: Protecting California\u2019s Central Coast from the Risks and Impacts of Oil Development<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $10,000<\/p>\n<p>11. Earth Research Institute: Determining the Ocean\u2019s Role in the Distribution of Beach Trash<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $3,402.30<\/p>\n<p>12. Marine Science Institute: The Use of Novel Water Sampling Systems to Study Nutrient Dynamics and Human Impacts on Santa Barbara Coastal Kelp Forests<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 3 interns.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $17,092<\/p>\n<p>13. Cheadle Center for Biological and Ecological Restoration: Promotion and Outreach for CCBER<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $375<\/p>\n<p>14. Fairview Gardens: Farm Internships<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,000<\/p>\n<p>15. Bren School of Environmental Science and Management: Resurvey of the California Rock Crab Fishery: A Data Limited Fisheries Case Study<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $998.01<\/p>\n<p>16. Santa Barbara Surfrider: Kuya\u2019mu State Park<br \/>\nTotal funded: $950<\/p>\n<p>17. Geography Department: Impacts of Coastal Fishing on Food Security, Community Health, and Conservation in Santa Barbara County<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,000<\/p>\n<p>18. Santa Barbara Audubon Society: Dune Whale Pond Buffer Fire Recovery Project<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,000<\/p>\n<p>19. Sprout Up!: Sprout Up 16-17 Materials Purchasing<br \/>\nTotal funded: $859.02<\/p>\n<p>20. Fairview Gardens: Farm Education Internships<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 2 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $950<\/p>\n<p>21. Cheadle Center for Biological and Ecological Restoration: Lupinus Nipomensis Outplanting Soil Analysis<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $990<\/p>\n<p>22. Marine Science Institute: Santa Barbara HAB\u2019S Monitoring Network<br \/>\nIncluded funding for 1 intern.<br \/>\nTotal funded: $1,000<\/p>\n<h2>COASTAL SERVICE PROGRAM<\/h2>\n<p>The Coastal Service Program gives student organizations registered with the Office of Student Life opportunities\u00a0to raise money while maintaining their local community! Students participated in beach or street cleanups for $100 or worked with a local environmental organizations in restoration projects for $200. All that Coastal Fund\u00a0asks is for a brief summary of the group&#8217;s\u00a0experience and pictures to document the project. Organizations can participate in one restoration project or beach\/street cleanup per quarter. It\u2019s an easy and fun way to fundraise, while contributing to the enhancement of the UCSB campus community!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ACTIVITIES<\/h2>\n<h3>Pardall Carnival<\/h3>\n<p>Coastal Fund tabled at Pardall Carnival and distributed information about their organization.<\/p>\n<h3>Adopt-a-Block Hallowclean<\/h3>\n<p>Partnering with several other groups Coastal Fund, cleaned up after this year&#8217;s Halloween festivities.<\/p>\n<h3>Beach Clean Ups<\/h3>\n<p>Coastal Fund hosted a beach clean up at Sunset Beach in November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTRODUCTION Coastal Fund was once again active in supporting a wide range of projects and activities that enhance our local coastline. Each year Coastal Fund grants total approximately $300,000. 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