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Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization dedicated to preserving the nation’s network of estuaries through coastal protection and restoration projects which promote the richness and diversity of coastal life.〔(RAE About Us )〕 Based in Arlington, VA with staff in Seattle, Colorado, and Florida, Restore America’s Estuaries is an alliance of eleven community-based coastal conservation organizations that includes the American Littoral Society (ALS), Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF), North Carolina Coastal Federation (NCCF), Save The Bay – San Francisco (STB-SF), EarthCorps, Save The Bay – Narragansett Bay (STB-NB), Save the Sound (STS)-a program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, and Tampa Bay Watch (TBW).〔(RAE member groups )〕 Restore America’s Estuaries works with community, private, and governmental organizations at the national, state, and local level to build partnerships and secure resources to restore and preserve estuarine habitats. Its sphere of work includes supporting on-the-ground community-based restoration projects, creating tools and resources to guide the restoration process, and, engaging and uniting key stakeholders in a biennial national conference and through outreach efforts.〔()〕 Since its creation in 1994, RAE and its members have restored more than of coastal habitat, yielding countless benefits to vital food supplies, human health, job creation, and quality of life. This work has been accomplished by raising and leveraging more than $25 million in funding for habitat restoration, resulting in the completion of more than 800 local restoration projects throughout the U.S.〔(RAE 2008 Annual Report. Pg 6 )〕 In addition, over 300,000 volunteers have contributed toward the restoration effort.〔()〕 == History == In 1994, Pew Charitable Trusts conceived an initiative that would link coastal organizations across the United States and work on the national level to further empower them at the local level. Eight existing coastal organizations (ALS, CLF, CBF, CRCL, NCCF, PFPS, STB-SF, STB-NB) were invited to attend a meeting in Philadelphia. The group decided that on-the-ground habitat restoration of coasts and estuaries would be the most effective focus on which to work together. Soon after, these eight non-profit organizations,〔(15 Years of RAE )〕 along with GBF, created Restore America’s Estuaries. In 1997, two more organizations, TBW and STS, joined. Restore America’s Estuaries operated from the American Littoral Society offices until December 14, 1999 when it became incorporated. In June 2000, the IRS granted Restore America’s Estuaries 501(c)(3) status.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Restore America's Estuaries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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