
Kelp is Our Great Renewable Resource
By Vicki Patterson Kelp is essentially the ocean’s equivalent of trees and grows at almost twice the rate of any land crop. It absorbs carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds, helping clean the atmosphere while capturing up to 20 times more carbon per acre than land forests. Help The Kelp Today, our kelp forests are in serious trouble. California’s kelp forests have decreased by 93%! The number one threat to our kelp forests is rising ocean temperatures. Kelp can only survive i