{"id":4449,"date":"2023-01-06T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/?page_id=4449"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:38:52","slug":"4449-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/?page_id=4449","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Awareness and Responsible Ecotourism (CARE) Certification Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4442\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/care.gacoast.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CARE-Logo-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Coastal Awareness and Responsible Ecotourism (CARE) Certification program<\/strong>&nbsp;is a five-week blended learning opportunity designed for individuals working in coastal, water-based tourism including but not limited to paddle outfitters and charter boat companies. 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