Ocean & Coastal Conservation
Protecting the Waters and Coastlines We Share
Newport Foundation runs hands-on conservation programs that restore marine ecosystems, strengthen coastal communities against rising seas, and keep our shorelines healthy and open to all. We work in the water and on the ground, alongside the people who live and make their living by the sea.
Reef & Estuary Restoration
Living-shoreline projects, oyster and eelgrass restoration, and habitat recovery that bring degraded coastal waters back to life.
Coastal Resilience
Nature-based defenses, dune and marsh restoration, and planning that help working communities stand up to rising seas and stronger storms.
Clean Water & Plastics
Watershed cleanups, source-reduction campaigns, and monitoring that keep plastics and pollution out of the water we share.
Marine Research Fellowships
Direct support for the scientists and students studying our oceans, with fieldwork, equipment, and long-term data at the center.
Working Waterfronts
Programs that sustain fishing families, boatbuilders, and the maritime livelihoods that have defined coastal life for generations.
Public Shoreline Access
Trails, launches, and protected open space that keep the coast within reach of everyone, not only those who live along it.
The coast has always been shared ground: a source of food, work, wonder, and belonging. Newport Foundation was built to protect it. We restore the reefs and estuaries that hold the whole system together, defend the communities most exposed to a changing climate, and keep the water clean and the shoreline open. This is not grantmaking from a distance. Our teams are in the marsh grass and on the docks, measuring what works and committing to it for the long haul, because a healthy coast is an inheritance owed to everyone who comes after us.