F PS , ▁ST B - SF , ▁ST B - NB ) ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁The ▁group ▁decided ▁that ▁on - the - ground ▁habitat ▁rest oration ▁of ▁coast s ▁and ▁est u aries ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁focus ▁on ▁which ▁to ▁work ▁together . ▁So on ▁after , ▁these ▁eight ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations , ▁along ▁with ▁GB F , ▁created ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁two ▁more ▁organizations , ▁T B W ▁and ▁ST S , ▁joined . ▁ ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁operated ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁L itt oral ▁Society ▁offices ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁incorpor ated . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁I RS ▁granted ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁status . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁R AE ▁history ▁ ▁Member ▁organizations ▁ ▁Ele ven ▁coast al ▁conservation ▁organizations ▁located ▁across ▁America ' s ▁coast lines ▁make ▁up ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁primary ▁partners ▁and ▁recip ients ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁organization . ▁The ▁Executive ▁Director , ▁President , ▁or ▁a ▁Vice ▁President ▁from ▁each ▁organization ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ’ ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁American ▁L itt oral ▁Society ▁Ch es