Home - Coastal Watershed Institute For questions or to get involved Conserving Coastal Shorelines inthe Pacific Northwest Protecting marine and terrestrial ecosystems through scientific research and local community placebased partnerships Who We Are CWI achieves this goal through a commitment to goodwill and cultural diversity which we apply to the following objectives Collaborate with a wide variety of natural resource scientists and managers to implement ecosystem management Initiate highquality basic and applied research of nearshore marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as the functional interrelationships that define coastal watersheds at the local regional and national scales. Promote sciencebased natural resource education and facilitate coordination of natural resource stewardship within the management and educational communities including but not limited to citizen groups Tribes agencies colleges and universities and other nongovernmental organizations through education public outreach and publication. Research Initiate high quality basic and applied research of nearshore marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as the functional interrelationships that define coastal watersheds at the local regional and national scale. Community Promote science based natural resource conservation within the management and educational communities including but not limited to citizen groups Tribes agencies colleges and universities and other nongovernmental organizations thru science education public outreach and publication.