Monterey is the opposite of Megalopolis

Since Monterey Bay is surrounded by the ocean, the people who live there seem to be very aware of how cities can pollute the ocean. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has a Water Quality Protection Program that helps cities and counties come up with ways to reduce the amount of runoff from urban areas.

 Since the Monterey Bay area has really good soil and weather for agriculture, they provide a lot of crops to feed California. According to LandWatch, a publication in Monterey County, "the Monterey Bay area is experiencing increasing urban pressures and loss of prime agricultural land. Today there is essentially no farmland left in the Santa Clara Valley. The question is, should we or can we allow this same thing to happen in the Monterey Bay Area."                    

                        


The people who live in Monterey Bay seem to really care more about nature and less about being an urban city that is fast paced and very populated. Monterey Bay is the opposite of Megalopolis.