June 2021 Newsletter
Click image to read more! First Sites Designated Pilots Hello Blue Flag USA partners! It has been a busy first half of the year as we navigated through our first international jury decision. All four of our proposed sites were designated as pilots and asked to submit full applications when they are ready. Congratulations to […]
March 2021 Newsletter
Click the image to read more US National Jury February saw our first meeting of the National Jury! We ran through what a typical evaluation would look like and discussed the rules of procedure. National Jury members voted unanimously to pass the National Criteria edits which came out of working group meetings. National Jury members, […]
January 2021 Newsletter
Click image to read more! Happy New Year It is a new year and many of us here at American Shore and Beach Association have great New Year News! Annie has been contracted to continue her work on Blue Flag and other projects for a full year. Brad and Leslie Pickel have joined ASBPA as […]
July 2020 Newsletter
Click to read more! July Updates ASBPA has officially been recognized as the National Blue Flag Operator in the United States with the acceptance of our Affiliate Application to the Foundation for Environmental Education. We are incredibly excited to continue working towards implementation of the Blue Flag program in the United States with the dedicated […]
May 2020 Newsletter
Click image to read more April Updates After a year plus of “exploratory” research, ASBPA’s board approved running Blue Flag at its March 2020 board meeting. ASBPA is in the process of finalizing an MOA with the Federation for Environmental Education (FEE – a global NGO that administers Blue Flag and other environmental education programs) […]