CSBPA is happy to announce this new award category to recognize an individual or organization who has supported the mission of CSBPA to enhance social equity and public access to the California Coast for all, through policy, planning, activism, advocacy, management, and governance. The recipients of the Peter Douglas Coastal Stewardship Award can have a…
Congratulations to our 2021 winners! Each year CSBPA awards two cash prizes at the California State Science Fair. The awards are made for the “Outstanding Project in Coastal Ocean Science or Engineering” to a junior high school student ($250 award) and a senior high school student ($500 award). Past recipients are listed below. 2021 Science…
CSBPA gives this award every year to recognize a deserving coastal scientist, planner, engineer and/or innovator that makes a significant contribution to the advancement of coastal preservation in California. Specifically, the nominee has to have: 1. worked diligently to support the many activities and concerns of CSPBA and/or 2. worked to advance the knowledge and…
In 2002, the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association (CSBPA) established “The Robert L. Wiegel Scholarship for Coastal Studies”, named for Bob Wiegel, Professor Emeritus of Coastal Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Annual awards varying from $1,000 to $4,000 have been made to students pursuing graduate marine studies at a California university or…