Topics Where We Work

Coasts and Oceans

Shorebird adult with chick on a beach
探花精选 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.
FL Coastal Stewardship
flock of dunlin on a mud flat
Tidal Mudflats: More than Meets the Eye
February 19, 2026 — 探花精选 monitors and protects this critical habitat in Florida for resident and migratory birds.
FL Coastal Stewardship
Piping Plover on the sand
Two Piping Plovers Beat the Odds
January 27, 2026 — Captive breeding serves as a critical conservation strategy for vulnerable shorebirds.
FL Coastal Stewardship
An aerial view of the marsh shows a large green area with at least 30 water-filled ditches running across it.
This marsh is home to a crab superhighway
January 16, 2026 — Unfortunately, it's not good news for the marsh or the birds that nest and forage there.
NY Coastal Resilience
What the High Seas Treaty Means for Seabirds鈥攁nd for All of Us
January 15, 2026 — A new global pact to protect the open ocean.
Three people wearing binoculars smile in front of the ocean.
Sharing the Secrets of Seabird Restoration
January 12, 2026 — Meet the 2025 Herz Fellows who came to the Seabird Institute to learn seabird restoration techniques.
Seabird family on a beach
A Year of Surprises and Firsts for Beach-Nesting Bird Species
December 23, 2025 — While some communities are still rebuilding, both birds and people were spared major impacts in the 2025 season.
FL Coastal Stewardship
American Oystercatcher Tracking Program Evolves With GPS
December 23, 2025 — From beaches to offshore islands, we followed the precise movements of five "pilot" birds.
CT Coastal Stewardship
Chester Smith
Stories of Chester Island
December 18, 2025 — Chester Smith was known to be a trustworthy person who loved the outdoors and had a 鈥済et it done鈥 attitude. After the first interview in early 1986, a match was made and Chester became the first 探花精选 Coastal Warden of Sundown Island.
TEXAS Coastal Stewardship
Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican Removed from Endangered Species List
December 17, 2025 — Nearly 40 years after it was pushed to the edge of extinction by pesticide use, habitat loss and hunting, the brown pelican was taken off the endangered species list.
TEXAS Coastal Resilience