TideSheaskedmewhytheoceanwassick.
Ididn'thaveananswer.
Sowebecameone.
It starts with one family saying yes.
In 2019, the Chen family from Monterey adopted a reef and named it after their daughter, Lily. Today, Lily's Reef is home to 23 documented species. She's 7 years old and already teaching her classmates about coral bleaching.
What ten families changed
"By the time Lily started second grade, 312 more families had adopted a reef."
Pick the program that fits your family's rhythm.
Reef Adoption
Name it after someone you love.
Adopt a living reef section and give it a family name. Receive quarterly updates, a species count, and a watercolor certificate your kids helped design.
Adopt a Reef
Beach Cleanups
Toddlers welcome. Snacks provided.
Monthly family cleanups at 40+ coastal sites. We bring the gloves, the buckets, and the counting sheets so your kids can track what they collected.
Find a Cleanup
Sea School Kits
Salt-printed paper. Real sand. Monthly.
A curriculum-aligned kit arrives each month with real specimens, field guides, and projects that build toward a year-long ocean science portfolio.
Get a KitYou'd be late to something already beautiful.
"My daughter cried when she saw the first sea turtle nest hatch. She's been saving her allowance for our reef adoption ever since."
Priya Nair
Mom of two, Portland OR
"We homeschool and the sea school kit is the best science curriculum we've ever used. The kids beg for the next one to arrive."
James & Cora Whitfield
Homeschool family, Asheville NC
"I wanted to leave my grandkids something real. We named our reef after our late grandmother and the kids visit it every summer."
Robert Chen
Grandfather of 5, Monterey CA
"The cleanup events are the best weekend activity we've found. My toddler calls it 'trash treasure hunting' and asks to go every week."
Aaliyah Torres
Mom of one, Miami FL
"My daughter cried when she saw the first sea turtle nest hatch. She's been saving her allowance for our reef adoption ever since."
Priya Nair
Mom of two, Portland OR
"We homeschool and the sea school kit is the best science curriculum we've ever used. The kids beg for the next one to arrive."
James & Cora Whitfield
Homeschool family, Asheville NC
"I wanted to leave my grandkids something real. We named our reef after our late grandmother and the kids visit it every summer."
Robert Chen
Grandfather of 5, Monterey CA
"The cleanup events are the best weekend activity we've found. My toddler calls it 'trash treasure hunting' and asks to go every week."
Aaliyah Torres
Mom of one, Miami FL
"We joined for the cleanup. We stayed because of the community. Our kids have ocean pen pals on three different coasts now."
Marcus & Diane Okafor
Parents, Seattle WA
"The sea school kits smell like the ocean. My son opens them like Christmas morning. He can name 40 fish species now. He's six."
Yuki Tanaka
Mom of one, San Francisco CA
"My granddaughter asked what I was leaving her. I told her a reef. She said that was better than money. She's eight. She's right."
Helen Kowalski
Grandmother of 3, Charleston SC
"The data in the quarterly reef report is real science. My son used it for his 5th grade project and his teacher was stunned."
David Morales
Dad of two, San Diego CA
"We joined for the cleanup. We stayed because of the community. Our kids have ocean pen pals on three different coasts now."
Marcus & Diane Okafor
Parents, Seattle WA
"The sea school kits smell like the ocean. My son opens them like Christmas morning. He can name 40 fish species now. He's six."
Yuki Tanaka
Mom of one, San Francisco CA
"My granddaughter asked what I was leaving her. I told her a reef. She said that was better than money. She's eight. She's right."
Helen Kowalski
Grandmother of 3, Charleston SC
"The data in the quarterly reef report is real science. My son used it for his 5th grade project and his teacher was stunned."
David Morales
Dad of two, San Diego CA
Your family's coastline is waiting.
4,200 families joined before you. The reef they're protecting is still growing. Yours could be next.
Join as a Family
Choose your program, we'll match you to a local crew.
Free Family Ocean Kit
Not ready to commit? We'll send your family a free starter kit — field guide, species cards, and your first sand sample. No card required.
"We named our reef after Nana. She passed last spring. It's the best thing we've ever done."
The Kowalski Family
Charleston, SC · Reef adopted 2023