Watch how one of our Corporate Wetland Restoration Partnership’s (CWRP) Spectra Energy,employees worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to repair the New England Cottontail Habitat. This restoration project is another great example of how partnerships promote change. View the clip here. Visit www.coastalamerica.gov to learn more about Coastal America and our partners.

Great feature on Coastal America and partners’ World Oceans Day events in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Spring 2012 Newswave Newsletter! Be sure to check the article here.To learn more about the Coastal America Partnership and special events planned for June 8, World Oceans Day, visit www.coastalamerica.gov.  

Dr. Sylvia Earle  Oceanographer and “Ocean Ambassador”    National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Sylvia Earle, called “Her Deepness” by the New Yorker and the New York Times, “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, and the first “Hero for the Planet,” is an oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer with experience as a field research scientist. She [...]

Congratulations to the national winners of 2011-2012 Coastal America Ocean Art Contest! Entries at the National level were selected by very special guest judges: world-renowned ocean explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry, cartoonist Jim Toomey and marine life artist Wyland. Over 1500 entries were submitted at the regional level by students. Guest judges had [...]

Attention Students and future stewards of our Ocean!   Don’t miss this great opportunity to get your feet wet and and get hands on experience in the coastal studies field. Learn more by visiting, http://coastalstudiesforgirls.org/welcome.htm   To learn more about the Coastal America Partnership, please visit www.coastalamerica.gov.      

Dr. Jerry Schubel, President and CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific, discusses North America’s Marine Protected Areas and the efforts being made by the Coastal America Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center Network (CELC) and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation(CEC) in sharing the highlights of these important ecosystems with the public. The premiere of a special series [...]

DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB AND LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DEPLOY FIRST-EVER “ADOPT A DRIFTER” IN GULF Using drifting buoy data, students will observe real time application of the study of ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico Dauphin Island, AL – It’s a first, but the Gulf of Mexico will now be a part of [...]

The Coastal America Partnership, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the National Geographic Society and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation are producing a host of exciting activities to celebrate World Oceans Day 2012. With the goal of “Inspiring Ocean Stewardship through Art, Photography and Film,” there will be special showings at NMNH of [...]

Submissions to Coastal America’s 2012 Awards Program are due on August 1, 2012!  The Coastal America Awards Program, established in 1997, recognizes outstanding efforts and excellence in leadership for protecting, preserving and restoring the nation’s coastal resources and ecosystems. Three categories exist:  1.  Partnership Awards recognize outstanding Coastal America partnership efforts and/or multi-agency projects. The [...]

Coastal America’s National Office staff was treated to an inspirational sight this morning along with enthusiastic crowds gathered on the National Mall, a real space ship was flying in our D.C. sky! The space shuttle Discovery flew over the nation’s capital atop a modified 747 on the way to its permanent new home, the Smithsonian’s [...]