Coastal Habitat And Water Quality Initiative
C-HAWQ ("sea-hawk") is a science-first Florida nonprofit writing the playbook on water quality and habitat restoration & research.
The Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Initiative (C-HAWQ, "sea-hawk") is a science-first Florida nonprofit writing the playbook on water quality and habitat restoration. We partner with academic researchers from Florida universities to conduct original, neutral research — building a growing shelf of accepted best practices that local governments can pull from with confidence. Where projects need a running start, we provide in-kind technical assistance with our advisory network on value engineering, feasibility, research & science, public outreach & communication, drone & photo cinematography, and volunteer & community engagement. All of this helps remove the financial & resource barriers that stall good work before it begins. The result: a source of truth that cuts through political friction and the resources to turn that truth into a shovel-ready water quality or habitat restoration project that helps that community and the greater resilience and ecological diversity of Florida.
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Put a Student Scientist on Southwest Florida's Water
The canals behind Southwest Florida homes don't stop at the seawall. They carry water to the kayak trails, the fishing flats, and finally into Naples Bay, Rookery Bay, and the Gulf. When a canal goes murky, low on oxygen, or thick with muck, the whole system feels it. C-HAWQ (pronounced "sea-hawk") is a Naples nonprofit that studies these waterways and helps local governments fix them. Our scientists measure what's actually happening in the water, and we turn that data into restoration projects cities can fund and build. This GivingTuesday, we're raising $5,000 to help bring a student field researcher onto our team. They'll work alongside our scientist, Nathan, testing canal water, tracking oxygen and nutrients, and documenting the wildlife that depends on healthy water. We'll share what they find, straight from the field. Your gift does two things at once: it produces real data on local water, and it trains the next generation of Florida scientists. Every gift is tax-deductible, and monthly gifts help us plan the whole year. C-HAWQ (Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Initiative Corp.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Florida Registration No. CH83290. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OR VISITING WWW.FDACS.GOV. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
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