The project is increasing coastal resiliency by using green infrastructure to build coastal dunes that protect the shorelines and provide important wildlife habitat in the urban envelope. This grass roots restoration was led by a group of community volunteers and students from Gault Elementary School, Monarch Elementary School, Alternative Family Education and Costanoa High School. Together they have restored coastal dune, strand and bluff habitat.

Students have returned following their restoration work to monitor changes in coastal biodiversity and to paint signs for labeling native plants.

Project Partners: California State Parks, NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and BWET Program, CA Coastal Commission Whale Tail, California Coastal Conservancy as well as private donors. Corporate partners include Patagonia and Verve Coffee.