Ocean Guardian School students from Adams Elementary School in Santa Barbara, California, explore a local watershed to understand the macroinvertebrate community and the water quality that ultimately leads downstream to the ocean. (Image credit: Claire Fackler, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries)
Does your school have what it takes to help protect the ocean for the future? Promote ocean and watershed conservation at your school or in your local community by becoming an Ocean Guardian School. An Ocean Guardian School makes a commitment to the protection and conservation of its local watersheds, the world’s ocean, and special ocean areas, like national marine sanctuaries. PreK-12 schools from specific locations within California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii can apply for Ocean Guardian School grants. Any preK-12 school in the United States may apply to participate in the Ocean Guardian School program without funding.