OCEAN Oregon Coastal Environments Awareness Network

OCEAN has sponsored and supported a range of partnerships and projects over the years, including:

Establishing the Coastal Environments Learning Network (CELN), a linked network of sites offering education and recreation focused on the rich diversity of natural and cultural resources in the area.
Exhibit design and installation of the interim hub of the Coastal Envirornments Learning Network, hosted at the North Bend Visitors Center.
Assistance to the Coos Bay School District in implementing a marine curriculum in grades K-6 (funding, teacher training, class room and field trip assistance).
Assistance to the City of Coos Bay in developing interpretive panels for its waterfront.
Assistance to the City of North Bend in recruiting the services of the National Park Service to plan a pedestrian byway to access the wetland habitats of Pony Creek.
Publication of an annual consolidated calendar of events.
Construction of the Mill Creek/Blossom Gulch Elementary School urban nature trail system.
Hosting booths at public festivals.
Hosting workshops on resource management for decision makers and the public.