Shoreline Conservation Initiative is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the sustainability and resilience of coastal communities and nearshore ecosystems through science, research, and conservation action. Our multi-disciplinary team specializes in developing sustainable alternatives to challenges impacting coastal ecosystems and the built environment along our shorelines.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Coastal ecosystem restoration and conservation

  • Coastal resilience planning

  • Coastal Engineering

  • Sea level rise

  • Coastal hazard assessments

  • Beach/nearshore surveying and monitoring

  • Regional sediment management

  • Living shorelines 

  • Community engagement

  • Citizen science

  • Climate change adaptation

  • Coastal and marine ecology

  • Science and technology in support of ocean resource conservation and research