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Amanda Gobeli

Amanda Gobeli

Project Coordinator

amanda.gobeli@ag.tamu.edu

Amanda serves as project coordinator for the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI), the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability’s (SERPPAS) inclusive, voluntary, and non-regulatory effort to improve coastal resilience and habitat protections by conserving salt marsh throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and northeast Florida. She oversees federal, state, and local partner organizations and engagement for the implementation of SASMI’s regional salt marsh conservation plan.

Amanda earned a Bachelor of Science from Winthrop University and a Master of Science in environmental science from the University of North Texas, and her career has focused on project management for wildlife conservation and outreach.

Amanda grew up in Colorado, lived and worked throughout the southeast, and is now based in Dallas, Texas; she is an avid birder who also enjoys jogging, reading, and spending time with friends.

Field Notes

  • New plans would protect salt marsh, coastal communities and military installations May 11, 2026

    A regional partnership spanning North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida released targeted plans for each state in April 2026 to conserve coastal salt marshes—grassy wetlands that fill with saltwater and drain as the tides ebb and flow. These habitats protect communities and more than a dozen at-risk military installations from floods, provide fish breeding grounds, and offer recreation and seafood to millions of people.

  • Conserving South Atlantic salt marsh through collective action Nov 30, 2025

    The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) is a voluntary, non-regulatory partnership of individuals working together to protect and restore salt marshes across a four-state region from North Carolina to Florida. This regional initiative is coordinated by NRI’s Amanda Gobeli, who oversees federal, state, and local partner organizations and engagement for the implementation of their conservation plan. We recently sat down with Gobeli to discuss how her role within SASMI is shaping the defense against specific threats to our coastal salt marshes.