Guest blog by Mark Davis, former Executive Director for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and one of the founding board members of Restore America’s Estuaries. A huge amount of American history revolves around estuaries. Almost all of our country’s first cities were built around estuaries. We called them bays,…
Guest Blog by: Tom O’Shea, Director of Coast & Natural Resources, Trustees of Reservations When you think of coast, what comes to mind? Our shorelines and coastal landscapes are many things, to many people. They are places of relaxation, destinations for recreation, and complex ecosystems supporting livelihoods and local economies.…
Tampa Bay Watch, a member of the RAE Alliance, has been monitoring the water quality of the Bay for years by tracking the bay scallop population. Each year, their Great Bay Scallop Search recruits volunteers to snorkel in search of the scallops.
Galveston Bay Foundation, a member of the RAE Alliance, has been increasing their focus on marine debris issues in recent years. With help from RAE and the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, they have been participating in large-scale clean-up efforts at sites along Galveston Bay.
RAE works with partners across the country to accomplish meaningful and impactful restoration projects. Learn about some of our efforts from the past year.
If you’ve got little ones at home in need of some fun education, or are simply looking for a few minutes of relaxation, check out these resources from the RAE Alliance members.
In 1987, a diverse group of recreational, commercial and industrial Bay users put aside their differences and came together to protect their common interest – Galveston Bay. Read more about one of RAE’s member group’s founding story.
RAE affiliate member, The Ocean Foundation, has begun an ambitious plan to replant and grow seagrass meadows along the coastlines of Puerto Rico.
Save The Bay in San Francisco has been around for nearly 60 years and was founded by three tenacious women who committed themselves to protecting the Bay and its natural environment.
Our climate resilience manager, Hilary Stevens, talks about her early days in the field of coastal geology and how it’s shaped her career today.
