Beachapedia

(As of: 05 November 2012)

Beachapedia is a wiki of Coastal Knowledge run by the Surfrider Foundation, an international non-profit organization focused on issues related to Beaches: including Beach Access, , Beach and Surf Preservation, and the protection of the coastal .

Beachapedia grew out of a section of the Surfrider website that had been called "Coastal A-Z", which contained definitions of terms related to the beach/littoral and marine environments, and explanations of concepts related to the study, management, and preservation of those environments. As content proliferated, the need for a more robust management system became apparent. Surfrider Foundation chose  and launched Beachapedia. In addition to foundation staff and activists, subject-matter experts and coastal management professionals are also invited to contribute.

Over time, the site has grown to include the State of the Beach Report, a continuously-updated report covering coastal management issues, policies, and ratings for all of the coastal states in the , plus the Canadian province of .

Because Surfrider has chapters and affiliates all over the world, Beachapedia is multilingual. The majority of the pages are currently only offered in, but volunteers are actively working on translating pages into and. Beachapedia is set up to support, , , , , , , and as well.

Beachapedia was 'Wiki of the Month' on  in February 2012.