America's Wetland Foundation

America's WETLAND Foundation
Founded	2003
Type	501(c)(3)
Focus	Coastal erosion, Wetland loss
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana;
Method	Public education campaign
Key people	R. King Milling, Chairman; Val Marmillion, Managing Director
Volunteers	Over 1,000 in 2008 through America's WETLAND Conservation Corps
Website	www.americaswetland.com

America's WETLAND Foundation (AWF) was a nonprofit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization with the stated mission to save and conserve coastal wetlands in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The organization aimed to achieve this mission through a public awareness campaign on the impact Louisiana's wetland loss has on the state, region, nation and world.

AWF was based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The public education campaign started in 2002, when the AWF board hired the public relations Marmillion + Company.

Since its formation in 2003, AWF officials said its message and outreach has resulted in more than 1 billion media impressions worldwide. That tally includes documentaries, news shows, feature stories, billboards, festivals, special events, public-service announcements and Web sites.

AWF shut down in 2020 due to a lack of funding.

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