
Saving Our Ocean Starts At Home
At the Wyland Foundation, we believe saving our oceans starts at home. That’s why we work every day to stop ocean pollution at the source—through mobile science labs, art-based education, and action-driven programs that change habits before pollution flows downstream.
Our Work At A Glance
Mayor's Water Challenge
- 1000 Participating U.S. Mayors
- 4 Million Resident Pledges For Pollution Reduction and Water Savings
- $500,000+ In Participant Prizes, Community Park Makeovers, Charitable Contributions
Mobile WaterScience Center
- 1 Million Students Educated
- Connecting Underserved Communities
- Promoting Marine and Freshwater Conservation
- Engaging K-12 Students
National Art Challenge
- Engaging over 20,000 students, grades K-12
- Participation from 500 schools across 45 states
- Empowering cleaner water and healthier oceans through art.
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You Can Help Keep Our Ocean and Waterways Healthy and Flowing for Future Generations
Over thirty years ago, Wyland reignited the movement to protect our marine mammals and coasts with his lifesize series of monumental murals in over one hundred cities around the world. Today, his legacy has expanded with the work of the Wyland Foundation.
Today, our mission is to help people understand one simple truth: 80% of ocean pollution starts on land — often hundreds of miles away. Yet fewer than 1 in 10 Americans know how runoff from lawns, streets, and irrigation flows through storm drains and rivers, harming our coasts and marine life.
Through mobile science centers, custom classroom lessons, and city-wide challenges, we bring clean water education and action directly to schools, neighborhoods, and city halls. Because if we want to protect water quality and stop ocean pollution at the source - it starts with us.
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"Teachers inspired my love for our oceans and environment. Let's pay it forward to the next generation."

Help Make A Difference — Your Way
From upstream education to community science, your support powers real solutions that inspire people no matter where they are to stop ocean pollution at the source.
Here are just some of the ways you can help
Gifts of Stocks and Bonds
Gifts of LIfe Insurance
Gifts of Real Estate
Donor Advised Funds
Bequest in Your Estate Planning
Charitable Remainder Trust
Corporate Sponsorship
Support a Program
From Walls to Waterways
Wyland’s murals show why ocean protection starts upstream
One of the foundation’s most iconic initiatives are the monumental Marine Life Murals, known to many as the Whaling Walls, were created and painted by acclaimed artist Wyland over a thirty-year period in 17 countries around the world.
These murals on skyscrapers, sports arenas, and other landmark buildings our part of our foundational goal to remind people that we are connected to the ocean no matter where we live. As Wyland once said, “If we want protect the animals we share our planet with, it will take the work of everybody, looking at our own actions and working together to stop ocean pollution at the source.”
Iconic Murals
Keeping our oceans front and center saves our planet.

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