Your local NOAA Estuarine Reserve can help you infuse estuarine science concepts in your classroom, get classroom materials, plan a field-trip, provide you with professional development opportunities, and put you in contact with fellow estuarine-minded educators in your community. Contact the Education Coordinator at a reserve near you to have your questions answered and to connect with other educators in your area interested in teaching about estuaries.
Alabama
Margaret Sedlecky
Weeks Bay
weeksbay@gulftel.com
Alaska
Terry Thompson
Kachemak Bay
terry.thompson@alaska.gov
California
Sarah Davies-Ferner
San Francisco Bay
daviess@sfsu.edu
Kenton Parker
Elkhorn Slough
krparker@elkhornslough.org
Anne Marie Tipton
Tijuana River
amtipton@parks.ca.gov
Delaware
Jennifer Holmes
jennifer.holmes@state.de.us
Florida
Erik Lovestrand
Apalachicola
erik.lovestrand@dep.state.fl.us
Randy McCormick
Rookery Bay
randy.mccormick@dep.state.fl.us
Janet Zimmerman
Guana Tolomato Matanzas
janet.zimmerman@dep.state.fl.us
Georgia
Brooke Vallaster
Sapelo Island
brooke@darientel.net
Maine
Sarah Jolly
Wells
sjolly@wellsnerr.org
Maryland
Bart Merrick
Chesapeake Bay, MD
bmerrick@dnr.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Joan Muller
Waquoit Bay
joan.muller@state.ma.us
Mississippi
Jennifer Buchanan
Grand Bay
jen.buchanan@dmr.ms.gov
New Hampshire
Kelle MacKenzie
Great Bay
kelle@greatbay.org
New Jersey
Melanie Reding
Jacques Cousteau
reding@marine.rutgers.edu
New York
Jean Valla McAvoy
Hudson River
jvmcavoy@gw.dec.state.ny.us
North Carolina
Jill Fegley
jill.fegley@ncmail.net
Ohio
Heather Elmer
Old Woman Creek
heather.elmer@oldwomancreek.org
Oregon
Tom Gaskill
South Slough
tom.gaskill@state.or.us
Puerto Rico
Sandra Lebron
Jobos Bay
slebron@jbnerr.org
Rhode Island
Kristin Van Wagner
Narragansett Bay
kristin@nbnerr.org
South Carolina
Louis D. Heyward, Sr
ACE Basin
heywardl@dnr.sc.gov
Beth Thomas
North Inlet-Winyah Bay
beth@belle.baruch.sc.edu
Texas
Rick Tinnin
Mission-Aransas
tinnin@utmsi.utexas.edu
Virginia
Sarah McGuire
Chesapeake Bay, VA
mcguire@vims.edu
Washington
Glen Alexander
Padilla Bay
alex@padillabay.gov