Seafood: The Soul of New Orleans Jen Sherrod shucked her first oyster at the age of three and spent most of her young adult life working in restaurants along the Florida coast. When she left the Sunshine State in the 1990s to attend Loyola University Law School in New Orleans,…
By Briana Yancy Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) enhance how estuarine and coastal restoration is practiced. Centering the needs and voice of systemically excluded people, preserving diverse cultural heritage, and meaningfully engaging entire communities increases the scale and impact of conservation efforts which leads to a healthier coastal environment…
By: Naomi Hill The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is “the single largest investment in water that the federal government has ever made”. This act was signed into law last month on November 15th, signaling a national prioritization of public and environmental health as well as providing a much-needed financial…
On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) has facilitated the funding of $703,213 to fourcoastal organizations to improve water quality and restore critical coastal habitat. 2021 is the second year RAE administered the Coastal Watersheds Grant Program. The program received requests for over $15 million in this round of competition. “We are thrilled with the quality of proposals we received.…
By Daniel Hayden You probably have a story about why you care about estuaries and bays that form a part of who you are. For me, there is nothing that replicates the experience of kayaking at sunset, watching the seasonal migration of birds, or sitting on a park bench watching the…
By Lexi Watson I have always had a love for the water, but as I have learned more, estuaries have become a true passion of mine. I love that in an estuarine system all parts of the system play a critical role and must function at full capacity for the…
Download the 2022 RFP Download the 2022 Application Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) is pleased to announce the call for applications as part of the 2022 CITGO Gulf Region Grants Program. This year’s program title is Caring for our Coasts: Engaging Diverse Communities to Restore Coastal Areas Throughout the Gulf of Mexico Region. The program offers a…
Farming Oysters on the Jersey Shore By Rob Shane Coastal New Jersey is known to most as a booming vacation destination with pristine beaches and destination resorts. In the past decade, though, a movement to turn New Jersey’s largest body of water, Barnegat Bay, into an oyster farming destination has…
By Daniel Hayden After two years of planning, promoting, and a good bit of maneuvering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m proud to say the 2021 Living Shorelines Workshop was a huge success. This year’s event set record numbers: 300 attendees joined us both virtually and in Cape May 22…
By Naomi Hill Our estuaries are on the frontlines of climate change. Estuarine systems sit at the intersection of marine and terrestrial environments, making them vulnerable to the subtlest of changes on both fronts. Most of the impacts we are experiencing today as a result of climate change are far…
