Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program's Education and Public Information Efforts

Education raises awareness, and awareness affects change. To help people understand coastal issues, as well as the impact their individual actions have on the health of our coast, CZM maintains a public education and information program. Through this program, CZM produces a variety of brochures, guidebooks, maps, and other materials to help inform and educate the public on issues that affect the coast. For example, CZM produces Coastlines, an annual magazine, and CZ-Mail, a monthly email newsletter. Another major CZM public outreach effort is COASTSWEEP, the statewide beach cleanup that thousands of people participate in each September. CZM also sponsors workshops on a variety of coastal management topics and maintains a list of educational resources. CZM's public outreach efforts are supported by the entire staff and are led by specialists in communications, public information, and graphic arts.