News & Stories

March 28, 2025

At COP16, world leaders addressed the urgent biodiversity crisis, emphasizing the need for accelerated conservation efforts, smarter protection strategies, and global collaboration to meet the 30×30 goal, with Catalina Island serving as a model for innovative restoration and partnership-driven conservation success.

Course Catalina, a hands-on educational program by the Catalina Island Conservancy, provides 200 Long Beach middle school students with immersive field trips eight times a year, fostering environmental awareness through interactive lessons on Catalina’s biodiversity, conservation efforts, and island ecology, with longtime supporter Nick Boone playing a key role in its success.