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Coasts and Oceans

Calling All Texans to Share the Shore with Nesting Birds
May 30, 2024 — Whether you love the beach for sunbathing, walking your dog, fishing, kayaking, or boating, please remember to take care of our coastal birds by sharing the shore.
TEXAS Coastal Resilience
An Osprey in flight against a blue sky holding a fish in its talon.
Researchers Sound the Alarm Over the Chesapeake Bay’s Ospreys
May 13, 2024 — In the world’s largest population of the fish-eating raptors, reproductive rates have fallen below DDT-era lows. Scientists say overfishing by one company is to blame.
Conservation News
Two plovers sit in the sand on a beach next to washed up seaweed.
It’s Nesting Season: Don’t Forget to Share the Shore with Coastal Birds
April 04, 2024 — Birds like plovers and terns need our help to safely raise their chicks on beaches this summer.
Coastal Stewardship
Petrel soaring over the waves.
Seabird that Depends on NC’s Offshore Waters Gains Federal Protections
March 15, 2024 — Endangered species protections will help Black-capped Petrel as offshore wind energy ramps up.
NORTH CAROLINA
Black skimmer pair with chicks
Waterbird Survey Shows Continued Declines for Beach-nesting Species
March 12, 2024 — A 2023 census report shows substantial declines for Black Skimmers, among others. Here's how we’re working to turn the tide.
NORTH CAROLINA
Trail Cameras Show Perils Facing Oystercatcher Families on the Cape Fear River
January 26, 2024 — Less than a quarter of oystercatcher parents were able to successfully raise chicks on the river last summer. Trail camera footage reveals some of the reasons why.
NORTH CAROLINA
2023 Coastal Season Report Out
December 11, 2023 — Nesting shorebird recap, bilingual events, and growing outreach across Long Island
NEW YORK Coastal Stewardship
class="photo-wrapper"> Ten high school-aged youth stand and kneel together, all wear orange t-shirts indicating they are Salt Marsh Stewards.
2023 Coastal Season Report Out
November 30, 2023 — Over 20,000 marsh grasses planted, youth employment expands, shorebirds have a record-breaking year
CONNECTICUT Coastal Stewardship