Mission Statement
The Seagrass Collective will bring together seagrass practitioners, scientists and stewardship communities in British Columbia and Washington State dependent on the health of native seagrasses in the region. The network will aim to organize, share, and coalesce seagrass stewardship, restoration and research efforts. Through network-supported communication, training and a knowledge-to-action driven working group, the Seagrass Collective will endorse and work towards priority topics and goals. The Seagrass Collective will support local stewardship efforts and connect with national and international initiatives and networks.
Objectives
& Priorities
- Bring researchers and practitioners together to synthesize, interpret, and share seagrass stewardship, research and restoration work
- Integrate community seagrass data and knowledge, including quantitative and qualitative information on seagrass trends and stressors
- Share and develop tools to support site-level seagrass monitoring
- Connect and standardized with initiatives across regional to national scales
The Seagrass Collective
Transboundary
Collaborators range from the entire West Coast of North America
Upcoming Seagrass Events
The Seagrass Collective Fall Roundtable
Join the Seagrass Collective for our Fall Roundtable on November 19th. Our goal is to create a space for people involved in seagrass stewardship across BC and Washington to reconnect. We invite you to share updates on your work and compare observations and takeaways from the summer season.
Nov 19, 2026 | 1 PM – 2:30 PM | Virtual
San Juan Islands 20-year Eelgrass Health Project: Results and Management Implications
Nov 18, 2026 | Virtual
Resources
Meeting recordings are currently available to watch, with training videos, infographics, and other resources still in development. As the Collective continues to take shape, we will be sharing more resources to support collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Training Videos
Meeting Recordings
Exploring engagement across scales
We are exploring potential ways to support connection and knowledge exchange across national, regional, and local scales. These ideas are still in development and may change as priorities evolve.
National: Canadian Gatherings
Regional: Biannual Roundtable Discussions
Local: Training Events
Get in touch!
Interested in getting involved? Questions? Reach out to the Seagrass Collective here:
The Coastal Habitats Hub team includes WWF-Canada, the Hakai Institute, the RAD Network, the EcoFlux Lab at McGill University, and the University of Victoria’s Blue Carbon Canada Program.
The Coastal Habitats Hub is funded in part by Environment and Climate Change Canada.