Coastal Bend Bays Foundation

10/14/2026

ALOHA from the Ortiz Center. Our Awards Celebration & Anniversary just hours away. BIG Shout Out to Golden Hour for our Balllon photo backdrop.

Stay tuned for celebration pics.

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

Bidding is open!

10/14/2026

Bidding is open and closes at 8pm!

10/14/2026

Silent Auction bidding closes at 8pm!
You do not have to be present to bid or win! (I don't not own the rights to any music. )

10/13/2026

Silent Auction Open & Ready for your Bids. https://www.32auctions.com/EAB2026

The Coastal Bend Bays Foundation is hosting the 24th Annual Environmental Awards Banquet on October 14, 2026!

This event recognizes and honors outstanding Coastal Bend citizens, educators, businesses, and organizations that have made significant contributions to protecting and preserving of our coastal resources.

All proceeds from the Silent Auction benefit the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has proudly served the Coastal Bend community since 1991. We are dedicated to the conservation of freshwater and coastal natural resources through communication, awareness, research, and education. It is through our four community-rooted programs - FREE Earth Day-Bay Day festival, FREE Coastal Issues Forums, seasonal coastal clean-ups with Adopt-A-Beach, and the Conservation & Environmental Stewardship Awards Banquet.

10/13/2026

🌺🌿 ALOHA & WELCOME TO THE CBBF ʻOHANA, LONESOME COYOTE RANCH! 🐺

We’re thrilled to welcome Lonesome Coyote Ranch as a FIRST-TIME sponsor of the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation’s 2026 Environmental Awards Celebration and 35th Anniversary! 🎉

Our celebration embraces the Hawaiian spirit of ʻOhana (family) and Mālama ʻĀina (caring for and protecting the land)—a reminder that we’re all connected and share a responsibility to care for the natural world we call home. 🌎💚

That spirit of stewardship comes to life through organizations like Get Outside Alliance, whose work connects people with nature through hands-on conservation, habitat restoration, and opportunities to care for our Texas State Parks. When we bring people together around a shared purpose, we can create a lasting impact for generations to come.

Thank you, Lonesome Coyote Ranch, for joining our CBBF ʻOhana! We’re excited to celebrate with you as we honor 35 years of environmental stewardship and look ahead to the legacy we’ll build together. 🌺

🌿 Mālama ʻĀina. Celebrate ʻOhana. Protect Our Future.

🔗 Learn more about our celebration: https://www.baysfoundation.org/environmental-awards/

🔗 Explore Get Outside Alliance’s impact: https://getoutsidealliance.org/impact