A suite of information and decision-support tools for landowners, communities, and policymakers interested in leveraging the benefits of buffers is now available thanks to a two-year effort to collect and integrate information about buffer protection and management.

The University of Michigan (U-M) Water Center is pleased to announce the outcome of this year ’s competition for research and integrated assessment projects under NOAA ’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative.