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Following a well attended community forum, Protecting Our Community From Climate Change Impacts: Help Shape Pacifica's Resilience Plan for the Coastal Zone, held by the Pacifica Land Trust (PLT) in early May, Sanchez Art Center is pleased to be continuing the visibility for this important project grant funded by the California State Coastal Conservancy. The exhibition titled Balancing Act, at the waters edge, furthers the goal of the study to engage the community to identify opportunities and envision locations along Pacifica's six miles of shoreline to implement Nature-Based Solutions that would restore natural habitats in order to protect elements of the built environment while enhancing wildlife resources. Shifting the focus, nature-based solutions (NbS) work in relationship with coastal ecosystems and natural habitat to protect shorelines and adapt to climate change. Wetland restorations and living shorelines—to buffer against sea-level rise, sequester carbon, and provide habitat, have been increasingly prioritized, highlighting the value of working with nature instead of against her.
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| Digital renderings developed with the PLT by local landscape architect Scott Shoemaker provide a visual foundation to ignite conversation. Collective knowledge, incorporating the geographic and environmental history of the Pacifica coast, lived experiences and cultural wisdom, is being sought to delineate potential areas for innovative solutions.
Photographs by renowned local photographer Stephen Johnson and longtime steward of the coast Mark Hubbell, share the walls, showing the natural beauty of the coastal landscape and the fantastic beings that make their home along the shore. From tide pools to whales, the coast from the north bluffs|Esplanade to Linda Mar|Pedro Point are showcased.
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Sheila Gamble-Dorn's Kelp Basket provides a sense of awe, adding variety to the material in the exhibition while expanding our understanding of the richness of undersea forests that produce this resource. Similarly, On such a full sea are we now afloat (William Shakespeare) presents a delicately stitched undersea world assemblage created with felted wool and handmade paper, by Nancy Enge.
All are invited to attend a community gathering and engagement event focused on listening and collecting data and ideas, with members of the PLT Board including project leader Sam Casillas, on Sunday, July 19, 2:30 – 4:30 pm.
Pacifica Land Trust
Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd in Pacifica, about a mile east of Highway 1. Following opening night, the galleries are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm, and by appointment, through Aug 9.
The opening, talks, and gallery visits are free as part of the center's focus on "Creating Community through Art".
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