Restore America's Estuaries

11/20/2024

➡️ Funding opportunity for Long Island Sound communities in Connecticut & New York!

🤝 Our partner Restore America's Estuaries will award up to $1.5 million to assist communities with environmental justice concerns in the Long Island Sound area.

📲 Learn more: https://estuaries.org/liscif-2025/

11/18/2024

The 2024 National Estuary Program Watershed Grant request for proposals is now open. Click below to complete the RFP, review the application requirements, and submit your proposal. Letters of intent are due by 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Restore America’s Estuaries, in close coordination with and financial support from EPA, administers the National Estuaries Program (NEP) Watersheds Grants. This grant program funds projects within one or more of the NEP boundary areas and supports Congressionally-set priorities.

11/08/2024

RAE is looking to hire a Vice President of Program Administration and Finance. If you are passionate about protecting our coasts, bays, and estuaries, visit our website to learn if this position is right for you.

Vice President, Program Administration and Finance Summary   Title: Vice President, Program Administration and Finance Hours: Full-time, exempt  Compensation: $115,000 – $130,000/annually  ...

10/18/2024

Can't believe it's already been one week since we said goodbye to the ! Thank you to the RAE staff, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, presenters, all our volunteers, and everyone who worked to pull off one of the best Summits ever!
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10/16/2024

10/10/2024

The votes were counted, and the Poster Contest winner was 🥁 🥁🥁 Andrew Ferris with CRCL!!! Andrew's poster on the Big Branch Marsh Restoration won him the People's Choice vote and a RAE swag bag!

Melissa Deinys was the big winner of our poster voting sweepstakes and will be receiving a dozen blue crabs, and by special request a crab plushie, shipped right to her door!

Thanks to everyone who voted and presented their poster at this years Summit!

10/09/2024

🌊 Let’s talk about restoration! We’re headed to the 2024 Coastal & Estuarine Summit in Washington, DC, hosted by Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) on October 6 - 10. We’re excited to be a sponsor, and you can find us at our booth #25 where our coastal team including Michelle Orr, Julie Sullivan, Mike Wessel, and Sky Miller, P.E. can’t wait to connect and discuss the many ideas and solutions for managing water resources, restoring estuaries, and protecting our coasts.

On Wednesday, October 9, from 1:30 - 3:00pm, Principal Scientist Mike Wessel will present his topic, “Modeling Static and Dynamic Fish Habitat to Support Environmental Flows and Habitat Restoration” during the Managing Water Resources session. Find more details about Mike’s presentation and the conference at the following link: https://web.cvent.com/event/110611bc-78c6-43ad-b053-a9afd2a4263a/summary

10/09/2024

10/09/2024

10/09/2024

Another day of the is in the books!

The Summit continues on, between lunch with Serena McIlwain, MD Sec of the Environment, all-day sessions, and Coastal Networking Reception sponsored by Freese & Nichols, we're ready to keep the fun rolling for day 4!

10/08/2024

Day 2 ✅

Sessions continue today with the addition of the Coastal Innovation Hub on the 3rd floor, lunch with Serena McIlwain, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, and networking reception at Bowlero!

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10/08/2024

Voting for the People's Choice Poster Contest continues all day - stop by the RAE booth to vote for your favorite poster and be entered for a chance to win a dozen Maryland blue crabs shipped directly to your home!

10/07/2024

That’s a wrap on day 1 of the ! We can’t wait for you to see what we have in store tomorrow starting with the Monday Plenary at 8:30 am!

10/06/2024

The is officially here! We cannot wait to kick off five full days of Capitalizing on Our Coasts. While you are on site, check our social media pages and the Summit app for any updates to schedules, room assignments, or announcements.

10/06/2024

After 670 days of waiting, the is finally back! Field sessions headed to Great Falls, Poplar Island, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Oyster Restoration Center kick off the week bright and early!

10/04/2024

The wait for the is almost over! We're just two days away from kicking off a schedule packed with innovative speakers, engaging topics, and more coastal puns than you'll know what to do with!

10/03/2024

The is just around the corner! We can't wait to welcome you and over 1,000 of your closest friends to the coastal convening event of the season.