What is Sandwatch
Sandwatch is a volunteer network of children, youth and adults working together to enhance their beach environment and build resilience to climate change. It is about taking education outside of the classroom to learn about and solve real life problems that
affect beach environments.
affect beach environments.
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Who we are
The Sandwatch Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation, working voluntarily to reach out to interested groups around the world and facilitate their engagement in Sandwatch activities. The Foundation also encourages collaboration from any organisation interested in furthering the goals of Sandwatch.
What we do
Latest News:
Innovative Teenagers start Sandwatch in Florida, USA
Welcome to the first ever teenage group to start a Sandwatch Program on their own!
Jan 2025: The YMCA Teen Leaders Club of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA, have started their own Sandwatch group at Mickler’s Landing Beach on the northeast coast of Florida as part of the YMCA Service and Leadership program. They are the first ever group of teenagers to start a Sandwatch program without any adult supervision. Soleil Shah, 11th grade, founded a chapter of Sandwatch in 2024. She introduced The Sandwatch Foundation to her fellow leaders and persuaded her peers to join this project. The five High School students in the group were eager to participate. So far, they have made three monitoring visits to Mickler’s Landing Beach and are keen to make a difference to the beach environment. Their data can be viewed on the Beach Records platform
Welcome to the first ever teenage group to start a Sandwatch Program on their own!
Jan 2025: The YMCA Teen Leaders Club of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA, have started their own Sandwatch group at Mickler’s Landing Beach on the northeast coast of Florida as part of the YMCA Service and Leadership program. They are the first ever group of teenagers to start a Sandwatch program without any adult supervision. Soleil Shah, 11th grade, founded a chapter of Sandwatch in 2024. She introduced The Sandwatch Foundation to her fellow leaders and persuaded her peers to join this project. The five High School students in the group were eager to participate. So far, they have made three monitoring visits to Mickler’s Landing Beach and are keen to make a difference to the beach environment. Their data can be viewed on the Beach Records platform
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The Sandwatch Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, in Washington State, USA. Tax id # 86-2057581
The Sandwatch Foundation is not involved in public grant-making.
The Sandwatch Foundation is not involved in public grant-making.