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Doing Good

Heal the Bay

Beach cleanups are just the beginning. Heal the Bay works to mobilize L.A.’s many diverse communities to protect our coastline, revitalize waterways, and teach smart water policy.

Heal the Bay was founded in 1985 by Dorothy Green and a group of Los Angeles residents who were fed up with pollution in the Santa Monica Bay. Together they successfully brought an end to Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant’s dumping of semi-treated wastewater into the Bay, and their grassroots legacy lives on.

Heal the Bay is Southern California’s water watchdog. Their staff scientists, policy analysts, community organizers, and educators are experts in their fields, working on reducing water pollution, protecting fragile coastal and watershed habitats, and improving water infrastructure throughout Los Angeles.

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The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is somewhere we can see what Heal the Bay’s work is all about: protecting the animals that call the Bay home. With over 100 local species on exhibit, hands-on activities for kids, and daily educational programs, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is the perfect place to immerse yourself in marine science without getting your feet wet.

Sunscreen

Buying the right sunscreen is also an important step in helping our coral reefs!

Some of the more notable brands are Thinksport, All Good, Babo, Suntegrity, and Raw Elements.

What you can do now to help protect the coral reefs:
https://www.epa.gov/coral-reefs/what-you-can-do-help-protect-coral-reefs

Volunteer for beach cleanups or be a citizen scientist in LA County with Heal the Bay:
https://healthebay.org/

Find out what communities are doing around the world to protect coral reefs with the Coral Reef Alliance and how you can help:
https://coral.org/

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Contributors

Krystal Chang

Krystal Chang is a writer and designer of flowers, installations, and landscapes in Los Angeles. Her background in architecture and construction informs the spatial quality of her work. She creates bespoke florals for events and clients including Esters Wine Shop, Lunya, Design Within Reach, and Poketo. She designs landscapes for residential and commercial clients with a focus on native and sustainable gardens.
krystalchang.com
IG: @krystalchang

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Amanda Quinn Olivar, JAM's new arts and culture editor, is also the editor at Curator magazine, producer of Seeing is Believing: Women Direct and the play Paint Made Flesh. She has collaborated on Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies and an upcoming project with Zandra Rhodes. She sits on the boards of London's Fashion and Textile Museum and The Chimaera Project. As a curator and arts advocate, she received the HeArt Award for her work benefiting A Window Between Worlds. Amanda has curated exhibits at The Cornell Art Museum, The Skirball Cultural Center, Fresno Art Museum, and Brand Art Center. Amanda lives and works in Los Angeles.

Jam Lunch 42319

JAM work session, Beverly Hills, CA, April 23, 2019

Thank you to Triana Cristobal, Alex Gallindo, Christina Graci, Cory Jones, Genie Hwang, Sora Connors, Duggie Fields, Lauren Taler, Sanjay Pawar, Meghan Lionel Murphy, Zandra Rhodes, John Olivar, Jennifer Gowey and Nick Noble.