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...
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...
Mar 7, 2018 | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Recreational fishing is part of the culture and economy of many communities along the Atlantic coast. Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Virginia. Much to the satisfaction of commercial and recreational fishermen alike, the speckled or spotted seatrout...
Mar 7, 2018 | Delaware, Prepared Communities
Satellite image of Hurricane Matthew’s eye as it hits the Carolina Coast in 2014. Image Courtesy of NOAA. Downed power lines, flooding, damaged buildings, debris—some impacts of major storms are easier to spot. Others, like changes in water salinity that impact local...
Feb 1, 2018 | Prepared Communities, Wells, Maine
“We were, pun intended, in over our heads, but the Wells Reserve staff helped us read the data and predict when the high waters were going to recede so we could get our equipment back into affected areas,” says Wells Fire Chief Vetre. Photo courtesy Peter Hough,...