When an art teacher at Myrtle Grove Middle School in Wilmington, NC heard about the 2011-2012 Coastal America Ocean Art Contest, she saw it as an uncommon opportunity for her students to learn about the seven principles of Ocean Literacy in a creative way. She didn’t just assign her students an art project, she asked [...]

(Seattle—Dec. 10, 2011) The Nisqually Estuary Restoration Team received national accolades for outstanding efforts to restore and protect the coastal environment as a recipient of the Coastal America Partnership Award. This is the only award of its kind presented by the Obama Administration for on-the-ground environmental restoration partnership projects. Federal, regional, tribal, and non-profit officials [...]