Topics Where We Work Coasts and Oceans

Coastal Stewardship

A Wilson’s Plover stands in profile facing its chick, which is less than half the adult’s size. The two birds with their white and light brown plumage appear to huddle together on the beach, as blurred bright green grasses form a wall behind them.
Shorebird Stewardship Report 2025
April 17, 2026 — South Carolina Shorebird Stewardship
SOUTH CAROLINA
A person with a sign on a beach
A Day in the Life: Shorebird Program Manager
April 03, 2026 — Protecting sea and shorebirds at their nesting sites relies on the community.
FLORIDA
American Oystercatcher chick close up, peering into the field camera.
American Oystercatcher Camera Project Captures Predators, Disturbance
March 30, 2026 — What is causing nests to fail? The answers include foxes, cats, and people.
NEW YORK
A black-and-white seabird with chick
Look Out for Nesting Coastal Birds on Bay Area Beaches
March 25, 2026 — Sea and shorebirds are vulnerable to human disturbance during the spring and summer breeding season.
FLORIDA
graphic showing an oystercatcher next to a chick in an egg with the words "be a good egg"
Be a Good Egg: Share the Shore
March 20, 2026 — Working together, we can safeguard a successful breeding season for beach-nesting birds.
FLORIDA
Two small shorebirds on a beach
An Unexpected Meeting Made Possible by Bird Banding
March 16, 2026 — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Florida Coastal Biologist records North Dakota Piping Plover on Florida island.
FLORIDA
A small brown and white bird on a beach
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Florida Getting Ready for Beach Bird Nesting Season
March 09, 2026 — Boaters and beachgoers are urged to give space to nesting birds along Southwest Florida beaches.
FLORIDA
A seabird family on a gravel rooftop.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Florida Needs Your Eyes and Ears: Look for Sea and Shorebirds on Bay-area Rooftops
March 06, 2026 — Some birds use gravel rooftops as an alternative to beach-nesting habitat.
FLORIDA
Shorebird adult with chick on a beach
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Staff Getting Ready for Beach-Bird Nesting Season
February 24, 2026 — Boaters and beachgoers are urged to give space to nesting birds along Panhandle beaches.
FLORIDA
flock of dunlin on a mud flat
Tidal Mudflats: More than Meets the Eye
February 19, 2026 — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ monitors and protects this critical habitat in Florida for resident and migratory birds.
FLORIDA