Dec 2, 2018 | Jacques Cousteau, New Jersey, Prepared Communities
We were pleased (but not surprised) to see the Jacques Cousteau Reserve-led Getting to Resilience community planning tool cited in the Northeast Chapter of the National Climate Assessment. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy….
Nov 25, 2018 | Healthy Habitats
NERRS data is a powerful resource for addressing the impacts of changing sea levels on tidal wetlands. Putting this data to work, however, is not a simple task. The challenges facing wetland managers impact diverse stakeholders and trigger many questions that can only...
Sep 20, 2018 | Healthy Habitats, North Carolina, North Carolina
Our North Carolina Reserve is one of eight sites to test a new technique to help marshes at risk keep pace with sea level rise—thin-layer sediment addition.
Mar 15, 2018 | Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Project web site How will climate shape life on the Chesapeake in the future? Our Maryland and Virginia reserves have worked with partners to answer that question by looking to the past. In a sweeping study that looked at 26 climate indicators and 114 years of...
Jan 27, 2018 | Healthy Habitats, Sapelo Island, Georgia
Data from the 110 NERRS monitoring stations supports research around the country. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Reserves. A warming world could have a chilling effect on the relationship between parasites and their hosts, according to a recent study from the...