Coastal Training Program

Our Vision of Clean Water and Healthy Coastal Ecosystems

The Wells Reserve Coastal Training Program helps people act collaboratively to sustain the coastal resources of the Gulf of Maine based upon knowledge of the value of those resources and the impacts of their actions on what they value.

Services Provided by the Coastal Training Program

The Coastal Training Program (CTP) of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve provides science-based training, technical assistance, GIS services, and strategic conservation planning for organizations, government agencies and community groups working to build sustainable and resilient communities. Program services include training design, meeting facilitation, watershed planning, identification and implementation of best practices for water quality and habitat protection, and design of stakeholder engagement pocesses. Use the resources below to learn more about how the Coastal Training Program can support your work.

Collaborative Learning for Ecosystem Management (4.6 MB PDF) is a practical guide to community-based ecosystem management. The guide provides an overview of the approach used by the Coastal Training Program.
Strategic Plan 2009 thru 2012 (PDF) describes current priority issues and training services of the Coastal Training Program
Marketing Analysis and Needs Assessment (PDF) is a 2002 study that identifies the training and information needs of local decision-makers.
Seacoast Watershed Information Manager is a website providing watershed resources including scientific studies, maps, news and events calendar.

Contact

For more information about the Wells Reserve's Coastal Training Program, contact Chris Feurt, Zack Steele, Paul Dest, or Tin Smith.

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To attend an upcoming Coastal Training Program click on the training name below for details.