CCWS Mission

To promote interdisciplinary science and policy studies of watersheds and adjacent coastal waters, and to incorporate these studies into academic life at Yale by providing opportunities for student and faculty projects related to the study of coastal and watershed systems.



To develop linkages between communities located in coastal watersheds, other institutions [government agencies, NGO’s,research institutions] and the Yale scientific community in order to foster collaboration on watershed research, education, habitat preservation, and ecological restoration.



The interdisciplinary nature of our work provides opportunities for student projects across all current advanced study areas. The Center has adopted a context - the coastal watershed - within which interdisciplinary initiatives can flourish. Working locally in the greater New Haven area offers convenient study sites and continuity of data collection and allows us to build a vast network of local and regional contacts among governmental agencies, educational institutions, environmental organizations, and local citizens groups.