Coastal Policy Solutions is a boutique consulting firm specializing in helping partners achieve meaningful, lasting conservation success.

 

We focus on collaborative solutions to complicated, multi-stakeholder issues. By identifying shared goals, despite sometimes differing motivations, we identify implementable actions for protecting California's natural resources for future generations. Our experience includes engaging with agency staff and elected officials to advance state and regional legislation, working with land owners to implement habitat management plans through community-based restoration, and more.

We have experience working with the California Coastal Commission, California State Coastal Conservancy, California Ocean Protection Council, San Diego Association of Governments, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Pacific Fisheries Management Council, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and more. We have worked on projects ranging from coastal dune and salt marsh habitat restoration, to regional conservation planning, and have experience in grant writing, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

 
 

Example Projects

 
 

Protecting eelgrass in San francisco Bay

In collaboration with the Richardson Bay Regional Agency, Coastal Policy Solutions and partners have been working since 2017 to protect and restore eelgrass in Marin County. With funding from the US EPA, CA Ocean Protection Council, NOAA’s Office of Marine Debris, and others, Coastal Policy Solutions helped lead the establishment and implementation of the state’s largest seagrass protection zone.

elevating bays and estuaries in 30x30

The state of California is leading the globe in efforts to protect 30% of land and coastal waters by 2030. In collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts and the CA Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Coastal Policy Solutions has been leading a group of bay and estuary scientists to engage in the state’s 30x30 campaign to make sure these vulnerable coastal habitats are prioritized and protected.

restoring salt marsh in san diego

In San Diego’s Mission Bay, salt marsh and other wetland habitats have been destroyed by over 95%. With funding from the CA State Coastal Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and under the direction of the San Diego Bird Alliance, Coastal Policy Solutions served as project manager for the ReWild Mission Bay Feasibility Study and continues to serve on the ReWild advisory committee.