American Shore & Beach Preservation Association is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing our coasts by merging science and public policy.

Joined January 2009
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🏖️🤝 This fall, ASBPA members will be showing up for their communities by supporting and participating in beach sweeps hosted by local cleanup organizations in their coastal communities across the nation through the 2nd Annual #ASBPANationalBeachSweep!
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👀 If your community or organization is hosting - or thinking about hosting - a beach cleanup this August-September, let’s connect and see how we can help support and amplify your efforts. Learn more and see how you can get involved at ASBPA.org/get-involved/asbpa…
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Kate Gooderham, former ASBPA Managing Director, shares her story, reflecting on the 80th Anniversary 2006 National Coastal Conference in Long Branch, NJ, and the unexpected obstacle faced just outside the event doors. 💬 Read their #ASBPAMemory: asbpa.org/2026/06/12/memorie…
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As we celebrate 100 years of preserving, protecting, and enhancing our nation’s beaches and shores, these stories remind us of the people, places, and passion that continue to shape ASBPA’s legacy. #ASBPA100 ✨ Share your ASBPA memory: forms.gle/1xWQ2AiUn4MieGrPA

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🎙️ Dave Kriebel, coastal engineering consultant and Professor Emeritus at the US @NavalAcademy, joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast to share their perspectives on the people, progress, and future of America’s coasts. Watch the full episode: asbpa.org/2026/06/10/asbpa-l…
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💫 As part of the #ASBPA100 Centennial Celebration, this series brings to life the stories that drive ASBPA’s mission to preserve, protect, and enhance our nation’s beaches and shores by merging science and public policy.
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🏖️ We’re celebrating 100 award‑winning restored beaches — and your vote helps decide which one becomes the ASBPA Best of the Best! 🗳️ Cast your vote today: asbpa.org/2026/01/13/vote-fo… 📸: 2019 Best Restored Beach Award, Caminada Headland, Louisiana
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See how some of the faces behind the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast stories you’ve heard so far are connected, and more of your coastal family with the #CoastalCommunityFamilyTree! 🌳
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The Family Tree geodatabase connects coastal community members, leaders, academics, and coastal stakeholders nationwide! 🌎 📚 Tell us where you got your coastal academic degree(s): arcg.is/10uKG52 💼 And where your professional career took you: arcg.is/19iejr2
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The Hawai‘i Shore and Beach Preservation Association (HSBPA) continues to make extraordinary contributions to coastal resilience and sustainable shoreline practices across the islands. 🌴
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This week’s #ShapingShoresPodcast episode features HSBPA’s chapter president, Andy Wycklendt, discussing Hawai‘i’s coastal heritage and innovative approaches to beach management. 🎙️ 🤙 Mahalo, HSBPA, for your leadership in protecting Hawai‘i’s shores!
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🏖️ We’re excited to unveil updated chapter logos - like this one for the Hawaii chapter - as a fresh new look that reflects our shared vision of bringing national and chapter efforts together under one “beach umbrella.” Learn more about the rollout here: asbpa.org/2026/06/02/under-t…
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🎙️ Andy Wycklendt, Senior Engineering Advisor with Integral and president of the Hawai‘i chapter (HSBPA), joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast to share their perspectives on the people, progress, and future of America’s coasts. Watch the full episode: asbpa.org/2026/06/03/asbpa-l…
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💫 As part of the #ASBPA100 Centennial Celebration, this series brings to life the stories that drive ASBPA’s mission to preserve, protect, and enhance our nation’s beaches and shores by merging science and public policy.
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ASBPA June Coastal Voice Newsletter - mailchi.mp/asbpa.org/coastal…
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Scott Douglass, ASBPA member since 1985, shares his story reflecting on the post-ASBPA-conference field trip to the San Diego area beaches. 💬 Read their #ASBPAMemory: asbpa.org/2026/05/26/memorie…
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As we celebrate 100 years of preserving, protecting, and enhancing our nation’s beaches and shores, these stories remind us of the people, places, and passion that continue to shape ASBPA’s legacy. #ASBPA100 ✨ Share your ASBPA memory: forms.gle/1xWQ2AiUn4MieGrPA

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Join us as we take another step in A Decadal Walk To ASBPA’s Future, highlighting 1956-1965. 👣 Thank you to Joan Pope for researching and sharing this part of ASBPA’s history. Read more about #ASBPAHistory: asbpa.org/2026/05/21/asbpas-…
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🎙️ Cameron Perry, Coastal Business Class Director at @HDR_Inc and ASBPA’s First Vice President, joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast to share their perspectives on the people, progress, and future of America’s coasts. Watch the full episode: asbpa.org/2026/05/20/asbpa-l…
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💫 As part of the #ASBPA100 Centennial Celebration, this series brings to life the stories that drive ASBPA’s mission to preserve, protect, and enhance our nation’s beaches and shores by merging science and public policy.
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