▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁also ▁conven es ▁the ▁bro ader ▁coast al ▁and ▁est u ar ine ▁habitat ▁rest oration ▁community ▁by ▁fost ering ▁dialog ue ; ▁by ▁seeking ▁out ▁and ▁establish ing ▁partners hips ▁that ▁help ▁build ▁capacity ▁and ▁advance ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁rest oration ; ▁and ▁by ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁expl oring ▁emer ging ▁issues ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁As ▁a ▁conv ener , ▁its ▁intent ▁is ▁to ▁object ively ▁create ▁an ▁open ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁the ▁mult itude ▁of ▁diverse ▁interests ▁involved ▁with , ▁or ▁affect ing , ▁coast al ▁habit ats . ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁hosts ▁a ▁bien n ial ▁National ▁Conference ▁and ▁Ex po ▁on ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Est u ar ine ▁Hab itat ▁Rest oration ▁to ▁conven e ▁government , ▁corpor ate , ▁and ▁non - g overn ment al ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁facil itate ▁information ▁sharing ▁about ▁coast al ▁issues ▁and ▁discuss ▁concerns / sol utions ▁about ▁environmental ▁challeng es . ▁ ▁The ▁In aug ural ▁Conference ▁on ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Est u ar ine ▁Hab itat ▁Rest oration ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁MD . ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁con ferences ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( Se attle ), ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( New ▁Orleans ), ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( Pro v idence , ▁R I ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁National ▁Conference ,