The California Coastal Commission holds monthly public meetings. See upcoming agenda and meeting dates and locations. Meetings are also streamed live online and the videos are archived.
Join a cleanup to protect our coast and ocean, wherever you are!
Uphold the Coastal Act by recognizing and reporting violations. Learn more, and download an informational brochure.
Non-profits, schools, tribes and other governmental entities can apply to our annual grants program.
Educators can access free curricular resources on on coastal topics, climate change, and environmental justice, or engage their students in contests through art, poetry, and videography.
Businesses and boaters can learn environmentally sound boating practices. You can volunteer to help educate boaters on clean and green practices as a Dockwalker with California State Parks and the Coastal Commission.
In the winter, you can help with a community science project to take photos of the highest high tides of the year, known as King Tides.
In the summer and fall we hold an amateur photography contest, in the winter we hold a student art and poetry contest, and the spring we hold a student Climate Storytelling Contest.
Support our public education programs by buying a Whale Tail® License Plate, donating to the Protect Our Coast and Oceans Fund on your California tax form, or checking out our store.