Welcome to the California
Coastal Commission’s
Marine, Coastal & Watershed Resource Directory.
The Directory details educational resources and programs, volunteer opportunities and internship possibilities in California that address marine, coastal and watershed topics.
The Directory, a product of the California Coastal Commission’s Public Education Program, is a comprehensive guide to marine, coastal and watershed organizations in California and the programs and resources they offer. The following information is available in the Directory:
- the mission statement of the organization
- its contact information
- a link to its website
- descriptions of education materials, programs, internships and volunteer opportunities offered.
The target audience of the Resource Directory includes formal educators, informal educators, community groups, students and the general public.
What if I find an error in the Directory?
If you discover any incorrect information or broken links while using the Resource Directory, please send an email or call 1-800-COAST4U. Please also contact us if you have any suggestions for improvement, or if you know of another organization that should be included.
How can I get my organization listed?
If you represent an organization that is interested in being listed in the Resource Directory, please complete our survey form in detail to provide us with a thorough description of your organization and its programs. The survey is available in both PDF (to print, physically write on & return via mail or FAX) and as a Microsoft Word document that can be completed on your computer and returned attached to an email message.
To complete the print version:
- Print the PDF version. **
- Complete the survey.
- Mail or FAX it to the California Coastal Commission (the
address and FAX number are at the bottom of the survey).
** This form is available in PDF (portable document format). To print it, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader and/or its plug-in for your browser. To get the reader, click here, then follow the installation instructions.
To complete the word document to email to us:
- Open the document in your word processing program. (It's in RTF, rich text format.)
- Type the requested information after the ":" colons.
- If the question asks you to select one or more of the categories, bold those that are applicable to your organization.
- Once you have completed the survey, save it as an RTF (rich text format) document under your organization’s name- "[insert your organization’s name here].rtf"
- Email it to
The information that will appear in the database will be taken directly from the surveys.
Please feel free to pass the survey onto anyone else who might be interested in being listed in the directory. With your help, we can maintain a current, comprehensive directory of organizations concerned with marine, coastal and watershed issues in California.
Questions? Call Annie Kohut Frankel at (415) 597-5888 or email her at
ed_directory@coastal.ca.gov .