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We live and work in every state that touches the Gulf of Mexico

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While on a tour of coastal areas endangered by the 2010 BP oil spill, Conservancy staff take a moment to study maps and aerial photos of the Gulf Coast. © Mark Godfrey/TNC

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Learn more about the amazing habitats and species across the Gulf of Mexico that you are helping us to protect.

Projects by State

Alabama
100-1000: Restore Coastal Alabama
Mobile Bay Restoration Project
Oil Spill Threatens Alabama Coast

Florida
Seagrass Restoration
Coral Reefs – Florida Reef Resilience Program
Florida's Oceans and Coasts
Florida Manatee

Louisiana
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Reef Rodeo
Oyster Reef Restoration Overview
Vermilion Bay
Grand Isle & St. Bernard Marsh
Native Plant Nursery

Mississippi
Seagrass protection
Protecting Coastal Lands

Texas
Copano Bay
Half Moon reef
Whooping Crane habitat
Seagrass Protection

Projects by Species

Oyster Reefs
Alabama – Mobile Bay
Alabama – NOAA Restoration Project
Louisiana – Oyster restoration overview
Louisiana – Vermilion Bay
Louisisana – Grand Isle & St. Bernard Marsh
Texas – Copano Bay
Texas – Half Moon reef

Seagrass Protection & Restoration
Alabama – Shoreline protection
Florida – Restoration with bird poop
Mississippi – Keep off the grass
Texas – Boater education

Coral Reefs
Florida Reef Resilience Program
Coral Nurseries

Manatee
Florida Manatee

Birds
Whooping Crane habitat
Nesting habitat

Fish
Reef Rodeo

Preserves

Alabama – Dennis Cove Preserve
Texas – Francine Cohn Preserve
Texas – Mad Island Marsh Preserve
Texas – Shamrock Island Preserve
Texas – Texas City Prairie Preserve

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Kemp's Ridley sea turtle hatchling making its journey to the waters of the Gulf. © Erika Nortemann/TNC

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