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My Watershed,
the Ocean and Me; Kid's Green Map includes downtown Santa
Monica, the Santa Monica Pier and adjacent Santa Monica Bay. The
purpose of the map is to show the marine aquatic life found under
and near the pier and adjacent beaches and illustrate the impacts
of pollution, from downtown and the pier activities, on these resources.es.
The habitat
communities found under or near the pier, and which support different
animal communities include the:
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beach |
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sandy
sea bottom |
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breakwater |
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pier
pilings |
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open
ocean and |
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Santa
Monica Bay watersheds. |
On this map
is located information about the creatures which live in the above
habitat communities such as:
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Arthropoda
- crabs, lobster; shrimp; |
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Mollusca
- mussels, snails, clams and octopus; |
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Echinodermata
- sea stars, urchins, sea cucumber and sand dollars; |
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Cnidaria
- sea jellies and anemone; |
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Chordata
– sharks, rays, bony fish, dolphins, whales, birds and
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Protista
- sea plants. |
These habitats
suffer from extensive water quality impairments, public health issues
and marine life degradation associated with human behavior on land.
This Green Map aims to support long-term water quality protection,
pollution prevention and marine habitat protection and restoration
by addressing a major cause of environmental degradation: lack of
public awareness/concern.
The map focuses attention on a variety of critical resource issues,
including: understanding ocean life; coastal water quality and public
health; polluted storm-water runoff and illegal dumping; water conservation;
the importance and biology of watersheds; and, a sense of belonging
to a larger community with common environmental concerns.
Development of the Green Map was partially funded by the City of
Santa Monica's Environmental Programs Division (EPD) for use as
an environmental education tool for residents, visitors, students
and other community stakeholders. In addition the Map is used by
Santa Monica teachers to help educate students about a variety of
ecological issues in the watershed including water quality and conservation,
the habitat needs of animals and plants, the impact of consumer
choices on the natural and built environment, and the interconnectedness
of our actions and policy decisions.
Maps are available free of charge throughout in libraries, bookstores,
parks, tourist information offices and farmers’ markets.
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