Our Mission & Philosophy

Coastal Habitat Education Environmental Restoration, also known as CHEER, is an organization with a fresh take on environmental programming. Its mission is to restore coastal ecosystems but do so in a way that safeguards resource-based local economies. CHEER recognizes that varied interests are represented in local economies. It believes that assessing and reconciling these interests so that each group profits by cooperation in restoration efforts is the key to more effective environmental programming.

CHEER Beginnings

Founded on donations in 2004, CHEER has now incorporated as a non-profit organization. In the last several months, the organization has begun building infrastructure. An experienced and talented entrepreneurial team dedicated to community improvement has been put together. The team is negotiating conservation easements essential to pilot-project start-up and has begun to identify and contact program supporters. CHEER is now seeking its first major investment to help get its pilot project off the ground and to build the capability to go national and then global as the organization grows.