WILDCOAST
925 SEACOAST DRIVE, Imperial Beach, CA 91932 www.wildcoast.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF WILDCOAST IS TO CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE.OUR STAFF IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVING THREATENED AND ENDANGERED COASTLINES AND WILDLIFE. WILDCOAST'S AWARD-WINNING TEAM IS PASSIONATE, DEDICATED, AND DRIVEN TO ACHIEVE HIGH IMPACT RESULTS THAT SAFEGUARD OUR COASTAL AND MARINE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THE MISSION OF WILDCOAST IS TO CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE.

CALIFORNIA COASTHelped conserve 545,280 acres of marine protected areas (MPAs), representing 16% of the states coastal waters.Engaged 540 students as MPA stewards and community scientists through the Explore My MPA Program. Won a legislative victory to increase fines for commercial scale poaching in California MPAs. Facilitated 2,976 community science human-use surveys covering 50% of Californias MPAs. Created the San Diego County MPA Wildlife and Recreation Guide and MPA Educator Toolkit. Worked with the City of Tijuana to implement a citywide plastic bag ordinance and reduce cross border plastic pollution.CLIMATE CHANGELaunched an international blue carbon ecosystem conservation campaign to combat climate change with natural solutions.Secured the protection of 2,634 acres of mangroves in the Gulf of California, protecting a total of 8,454 acres of mangroves to date in Northwest Mexico. Restored 100 acres of mangrove habitat in Laguna San Ignacio, the world's last undeveloped gray whale breeding lagoon. Launched efforts to restore 42 acres of wetlands in San Diego County. Measured 19.5 million metric tons of stored carbon in 39,680 acres of mangroves in Northwest Mexico.CORAL REEFSHelped protect more than 1,400 acres of coral reefs in seven national parks in the Mexican Pacific including Espiritu Santo Island, Cabo Pulmo, and Huatulco.Achieved legal protections for two coral species by including them on Mexicos endangered species list. Installed 10 mooring buoys in Isla Espiritu Santo National Park as part of the first network of buoys in the Mexican Pacific. Trained 57 national park staff on best tourism practices. Created wildlife and dive guides for tourists and outfitters in three national parks to promote best practices.SEA TURTLESHelped conserve 9.3 miles of nesting beach where 3.8 million sea turtles laid eggs producing 58.8 million hatchlings during the 2017- 2019 nesting seasons.Managed a concession with the Mexican federal government protecting 9.3 miles of Morro Ayuta beach.Engaged 503 local students from five communities in sea turtle conservation activities. Created Oaxacas first sea turtle conservation guide. Conducted two national workshops about oil spills and oiled wildlife management. Monitored 30 days of mass nesting on Morro Ayuta.WILD BAJAContinued the protection of more than 6.25 million acres of wildlands on the Baja California Peninsula.Purchased 695.8 acres and 1.3 miles of coastline on Baja Californias Valle de los Cirios Pacific Coast, achieving the protection of a total of 51,490.8 acres and 36.8 miles of coastline in the region. Carried out 21 monitoring surveys on protected properties, identifying 42 vertebrate species. Completed the updated management plan for the 6.2 million-acre Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve in partnership with the Mexican federal government and more than 200 local community members.COMMUNITIESEngaged more than 10,000 residents and students from local communities as conservation stewards.Carried out cleanups with 255 volunteers collecting 1,350 pounds of trash in the Tijuana River. Mobilized 20 students from San Diego County to Sacramento on Oceans Day to meet with state decision makers. Engaged more than 6,000 people as coral reef, mangrove and sea turtle conservation stewards in the Mexican Pacific. Coordinated community science surveys with nearly 3,000 volunteers in California MPAs. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020As we enter a new decade, WILDCOAST is launching the #1MILLIONMANGROVES Campaign. This is an essential natural solution in the fight against climate change.WHY MANGROVESThese forests absorb incredible amounts of atmospheric carbon and store it in the ground around them, so they are key to lowering greenhouse gases. They also buffer coastal communities against sea level rise and increasingly intense and frequent storms and provide refuge for an abundance of wildlife.WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW11,000 scientists have issued a dire warning about future catastrophic events if climate change is not seriously addressed today. WILDCOAST is wasting no time and will be planting one million mangrove saplings in Northwest Mexico to combat climate change.HOW YOU CAN HELPDonate to WILDCOAST.org. Just $1 is all it takes to plant one mangrove sapling. Save the Planet, Plant A Mangrove. #1MillionMangroves #conservationinaction

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