Coastal Habitats Hub

Advancing seagrass stewardship in Washington and British Columbia

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

220+ Participants

Become a member!

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 

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.