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The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a partnership of NOAA and coastal states to study and protect vital coastal and estuarine resources.

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Reserve research and monitoring programs provide a robust foundation for effective national, regional, and local coastal zone management.

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Graduate Fellows use reserves as living laboratories to address coastal management needs in the natural and social sciences.

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Reserves provide educational & outreach activities that advance estuary literacy and engage educators, students and the general public to practice coastal stewardship.

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The Coastal Training Program provides science-based information and training to support those who make decisions that affect coastal resources.

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Reserve Stewardship programs integrate science, monitoring and communities to protect, manage, and restore coastal habitats.

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The National Estuarine Research Reserve System protects more than 1.3 million acres in 28 reserves in 22 states and Puerto Rico.

Northeast + Wells, ME + Great Bay, NH + Waquoit Bay, MA + Narragansett Bay, RI + Hudson River, NY Mid Atlantic + Jacques Cousteau, NJ + Delaware + Chesapeake Bay, MD + Chesapeake Bay, VA Southeast + North Carolina + North Inlet-Winyah, SC + ACE Basin, SC + Sapelo Island, GA + GTM, FL		Great Lakes + Old Woman Creek, OH + Lake Superior, WI Caribbean + Jobos Bay, PR Gulf of Mexico + Rookery Bay, FL + Apalachicola, FL + Weeks Bay, AL + Grand Bay, MS + Mission-Aransas, TX West Coast + Kachemak Bay, AK + Padilla Bay, WA + South Slough, OR + San Francisco, CA + Elkhorn Slough, CA + Tijuana River, CA

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Education Program Goal

"Enhance people’s ability and willingness to make informed decisions and take responsible actions that affect coastal communities and ecosystems."*

Healthy estuaries and estuarine ecosystems are valuable to every member of society and those who become aware of estuarine processes and issues will be better equipped to protect estuarine environments, both presently and in the future. The Reserve System Education Program strives to enhance student, teacher and public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of estuaries by providing hands-on, investigative field experiences, curriculum and information material, multi-exposure opportunities, teacher training programs, and public outreach events.

* As stated in the Reserve System Strategic Plan 2005-2010.

Last Updated on: Friday, October 23, 2009


Reserve Education Program ACE Basin, SC Apalachicola, FL Chesapeake Bay, MD Chesapeake Bay, VA Delaware Elkhorn Slough, CA Grand Bay, MS Great Bay, NH GTM, FL Hudson River, NY Jacques Cousteau, NJ Jobos Bay, PR Kachemak Bay, AK Mission-Aransas, TX Narragansett Bay, RI North Carolina North Inlet-Winyah, SC Old Woman Creek, OH Padilla Bay, WA Rookery Bay, FL San Francisco, CA Sapelo Island, GA South Slough, OR Tijuana River, CA Waquoit Bay, MA Weeks Bay, AL Wells, ME Our Education Network Contact Education Coordinators About Program Goal Our Priorities Education Bulletin K-12 Education Programs Student Programs Curriculum Professional Development Community Education Vision for Promoting Change Natural Resource Issues Case Studies from the NERRS Community Characterizations Public Outreach Field Trips Lab & Learning Centers National Estuaries Day How You Can Help Volunteer NERRS Friends Groups Take Action Resources & Multimedia About Estuaries Videos & Games Real-time Data & Maps Publications Education Calendar Estuaries.noaa.gov
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