The National Estuary Program was created by Congress in 1987 as part of the Clean Water Act as a means of responding to threatened estuaries along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts and in Puerto ...

Between Texas and Florida are sandwiched the remaining Gulf Coast states -- Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The region is home to a wide array of beaches, estuaries, wetlands, and bays.

This tropical Maldives-like island on Florida’s Paradise Coast offers pristine beaches, clear waters, and easy access to a famous national park.