09/16/2026
KEEP HOPE ALIVE! Working under a grant provided by the Betty Wold Johnson Foundation and its Director, Robert Wood Johndson, Special Operations veterans from FORCE BLUE, together with scientists from the University of Miami’s Rescue a Reef Program are embarking on a two-year mission to outplant hundreds of Staghorn, Elkhorn and boulder corals on to the "100 Yards of Hope" reef site — an ambitious coral restoration project begun by the NFL in the waters off Miami in 2019 as a way to celebrate the league’s 100th season.
The effort kicked off earlier this summer when FORCE BLUE veterans, under the tutelage of Rescue a Reef scientists, underwent specialized training in coral health monitoring and BleachWatch certification, then took to the water to conduct baseline site surveys and evaluate current reef conditions on the 100 Yards of Hope site.
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