Events
Happening Now
November 17-19, 2023
COAST Card- Japan, Tokyo, Japan and Hybrid, Free
Upcoming Events
February 2-10, 2024
Goa Coast, India
Hosted by COAST Card-Goa Coast, India
2023 Listening Sessions Held Across the Potomac Watershed
We had a productive summer that entailed traveling to various areas of the Potomac Watershed and conducting four different listening sessions. The listening sessions were held in:
Alexandria, VA at the Washington Sailing Marina
Leonardtown, MD at the Leonardtown Wharf
Woodbridge, VA at the Potomac Science Center
Cumberland, MD at the Canal Place Heritage Park
Over 100 participants took the time to share their perspectives about the Potomac, including their values and threats to the Potomac and their vision for a sustainable Potomac. The responses will help inform the best indicators to use for assessing the ecosystem health in the area, with the goal of creating a more comprehensive Potomac River and Watershed report card.
First Potomac Report Card Released!
The first-ever Potomac River and Watershed Report Card was released in tandem with the 2022 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card this year. It provides a snapshot of the current health of the Potomac and will be further developed through public and partner inputs.
2023 Stakeholder Conference and Workshop in Manila, Philippines
From February 26th to March 6th, members of the COAST Card team travelled to Manila Bay in the Philippines for the first in-person meeting of the project. This meeting brought together local stakeholders and scientists, as well as representatives from the project’s 4 international partners—Japan, India, Norway, and the United States. Over the course of the trip, project members gave talks, facilitated workshops, and engaged with the local community to begin development of the Manila Bay and Watershed Report Card. Field trips around the bay allowed project partners to experience this important area in the Philippines and see the characteristics of the bay that the team has been discussing virtually for the last two years. The team will be traveling to Tokyo Bay in November to continue its international site visits.
2022 Potomac Open House
The USA Team held its first Open House event on July 21st at Hood College!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend! We highly appreciate the input of our stakeholders and look forward to engaging with them throughout this project. Please stay tuned for similar open house events in the future.
For more details about the Potomac Open House, please check out this blog post.
2020 Coast Card Virtual Open House
Come Together, COAST Card!
COAST Card-ComeTogether.mp4Adapted from: Come Together by The Beatles
Vocals: Kat Parsons (www.KatParsons.com)
Lyrics: William C. Dennison, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen
Vocals: Kat Parsons (www.KatParsons.com)
Lyrics: William C. Dennison, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen