▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁( RA E ) ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non - pro fit ▁conservation ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁pres erving ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁network ▁of ▁est u aries ▁through ▁coast al ▁protection ▁and ▁rest oration ▁projects ▁which ▁promote ▁the ▁rich ness ▁and ▁divers ity ▁of ▁coast al ▁life . ▁Based ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁V A ▁with ▁staff ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁Florida , ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁is ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁eleven ▁community - based ▁coast al ▁conservation ▁organizations ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁American ▁L itt oral ▁Society ▁( AL S ), ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay ▁Foundation ▁( CB F ), ▁Co al ition ▁to ▁Rest ore ▁Coast al ▁Louisiana ▁( CR CL ), ▁Conserv ation ▁Law ▁Foundation ▁( CL F ), ▁Gal vest on ▁Bay ▁Foundation ▁( GB F ), ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Coast al ▁Federation ▁( N CC F ), ▁Save ▁The ▁Bay ▁– ▁San ▁Francisco ▁( ST B - SF ), ▁Earth Cor ps , ▁Save ▁The ▁Bay ▁– ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁Bay ▁( ST B - NB ), ▁Save ▁the ▁Sound ▁( ST S )- a ▁program ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁Fund ▁for ▁the ▁Environment , ▁and ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Watch ▁( TB W ). ▁ ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁works ▁with ▁community , ▁private , ▁and ▁government al ▁organizations ▁at ▁the ▁national , ▁state , ▁and ▁local ▁level ▁to ▁build ▁partners hips ▁and ▁secure