Education & Outreach

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“For in the end, we will conserve only that which we love; we will love only that which we understand; and we will understand only that which we have been taught.” - Baba Dioum, Senegalese environmentalist

Often people think about the environment worth protecting as some faraway place like the Amazon rainforests or Great Barrier Reef.  Coastkeeper’s major goal in education is to make the public aware of the richness of our local environment, the threats facing it, and the complex issues surrounding these threats.  The key to fulfilling our mission is an educated and involved community, dedicated to conserving resources and protecting habitats.

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WHALES Program

WHALES stands for “Watershed Heroes- Actions Linking Education to Stewardship.” Through this program, local students participate in field trips and in-class lessons.

Kids Ocean Day

Kids Ocean Day is an annual celebration and call to action for the protection of the world’s oceans. See how we’ve involved over 2,000 Orange County students in this event!

Coastkeeper Magazine

Coastkeeper Magazine is designed to educate and elevate awareness amongst Orange County adults to some of the rich biodiversity that our area has to offer.

Coastkeeper Gardens

The Garden features local native habitats, and shows local homeowners how they can use less water, fertilizers, and herbicides in their yard!

Orange County Coastkeeper, Inland Empire Waterkeeper and the Coastal Conservation Network do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, age, medical condition (cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), handicap, disability or any other protected status in accordance with the requirements of local, state, and/or federal law in the educational programs or activities that we operate and we are required by Title IX and 40 C.F.R. § 5.140 not to discriminate in such a manner. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and requirements listed above may be referred to our Civil Rights Coordinator – Colin A. Kelly, Staff Attorney, 3151 Airway Ave., Suite F-110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (714) 850-1965 ext. 307.