Coastal America is a partnership among federal, state and local governments and private alliances to collaboratively address environmental problems along our nation's shoreline. www.coastalamerica.gov
Supports the most significant wetland system on California's south-central coast which provides habitat for a number of endangered and/or threatened species. www.mbnep.org
Their mission is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information, and technology. www.csc.noaa.gov
Four coastal reserves operating as living laboratories for research, education and management. A cooperative program between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources/Division of Coastal Management and the National Oceanic and Atm www.ncnerr.org
Interactive maps of Rhode Island eelgrass habitats, with downloadable GIS data, and policy and regulations pertaining to seagrass in RI. www.edc.uri.edu/eelgrass
This is a conservation organization that educates the public and protects coastal habitats. Press releases, newsletters, and reports available on polluted runoff, coastal development and contaminated sediments. www.coastalliance.org
Describes U.S. Geological Survey studies on sources, transport, and nutrient environment for these phytoplankton blooms, which can be harmful. crusty.er.usgs.gov/wgulf/wgulf.html
The purpose of the Project was to analyze the surface condition of coastal marshes and detect areas that were at risk for rapid loss of land area. www.geog.umd.edu/wetlands
A national coalition of 11 regional, coastal community-based environmental organizations with a combined membership of over 250,000 citizens. www.estuaries.org
Working to improve our nation's environment by building societal consensus for innovative and sustainable environmental solutions. The Terrene Institute promotes sustainable solutions through education and outreach programs that effect change in individua www.terrene.org
Environmental Protection Agency. A manual specifically designed for volunteers to assist in monitoring the environmental health of estuaries. www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/vol.html
An introduction to tidal wetland communities around Long Island including salt marshes. Provides a general description of salt marsh ecology, the plants and animals, and the relationships between them. camel2.conncoll.edu/../greennet/arbo/publications/34/CHP3A.HTM