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# Fresh life at the pier
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/fresh-life-at-the-pier/
- Published: 2006-09-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:24:04.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Environment, Pier, #archive-import

*The Santa Monica Pier will soon offer its pedestrians a rejuvenated learning experience.*

A space underneath the pier has recently been leased to Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization operating educational programs for those interested in knowledge about Santa Monica Bay. The Heal the Bay Aquarium will not only provide public programs for families, visitors and school groups, but special views of many marine animal and plant species found exclusively in the bay as well.

The building’s roofing system, however, leaks and must be replaced. The cost of such renovations is estimated to total more than $200,000\. Heal the Bay will reimburse City Hall with $78,000, a portion of the grant the nonprofit received from the State Coastal Conservancy.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 12, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)