National Estuarine Research Reserves Protect People & Places
36,000 Heroes
42 Million Data Points
Tracking water quality, habitat health, storm damage, and more every year
1.3+ Million Acres
protected, natural lands along the coast
Find Your Reserve
Somewhere in the 1.3+ million acres of mangroves, marshes, beaches, fields, and forests protected by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System there is a place for you. Visit your Reserve, enjoy the natural beauty it protects, and learn how it supports you, your community, and our coasts.
What’s Happening at Our Reserves?
DC Download: July 2022
FY 2023 budgets are working their way through Congress. The House Appropriations Subcommittee marked the NERRS Operations Research, and Facilities (ORF) budget at a $1.5M increase over FY 2022 and the NERRS Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction at a $1M increase over FY 2022.
Saving the World, One Baby Manatee at a Time
After a long day of work, Aitza Pabón received a phone call about a baby manatee stranded on the shore, not so far from the Jobos Bay Reserve.
Coastal Resilience Yankee Style
Across New England, communities are struggling with the impacts of climate change, and the Coastal Training Programs (CTP) at the Great Bay, Wells, and Narragansett Bay Reserves are there to help.
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NERRA’S MISSION
Reserves and their friends groups rely on NERRA to help enhance successful programs, strengthen the network, and enable reserves to better address challenges to our nation’s estuaries, coasts, and communities. NERRA communicates the funding needs and priorities of Reserves to Congress and federal agencies and educates the general public about the importance of estuaries and coasts.