Coastal America Partnership

Matching Collaborative Tools to Coastal Challenges

The Coastal America Partnership is an action-oriented, results-driven collaboration process dedicated to restoring and preserving coastal ecosystems and addressing critical environmental issues.

Our Partnership brings together people and resources from federal agencies, state and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to collaboratively address our nation's coastal environmental challenges.

With a goal of better management of coastal resources, the partnership coordinates the statutory responsibilities and combines the resources and expertise of 16 federal agencies, 24 Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers, and hundreds of corporate partners.

As a result, the Coastal America Partnership maximizes the environmental and economic benefits—and minimizes the costs—of addressing complex watershed, coastal, and marine problems.

Coastal America Ocean Art Contest

Contact a Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center (CELC) near you to learn more.

Third National Student Summit 2011 on Ocean and Coasts Conference Update

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Since the 3^rd National Student Summit on ocean and coasts, the student delegates have been working hard to implement their action plans and adhere to the Student Summit Proclamation. Learn more about what the students have been sharing with their communities regarding climate change, Ocean Literacy and the National Ocean Policy.

View a broadcast of the Summit here

NEWS FLASH

Inspiring Ocean Stewardship through art: Interview with Dr. Howard Ferren at the Alaska SeaLife Center. Read more at the Coastal America Blog. For more information, read the full Transcript.

Coastal America webcast at
Coastal Zone 2011 Conference
Click here to view the replay of the webcast.

The Coastal Zone 2011 Conference (CZ11), was held from July 17-21, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The Coastal Zone Conferences are biennial international symposiums on coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes issues that have been held since 1978. The Coastal America Partnership was formally announced at CZ 1991. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, Coastal America held several events and panel sessions at CZ 2011. One of the highlights of the conference was a Family Day and Evening Reception at the Shedd Aquarium on July 20, 2011. Throughout the day, attendees learned about the many Coastal America Learning Center initiatives and a Coastal America CZ11 JASON Project live webcast was held.

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