This web resources includes a compilation of lesson plans for grades K - 12 about coastal and estuarine ecology that are intended to complement programs that involve schools in local wetland restoration projects.
Resources
Resources
A repository of data, publications, tools, and other products from project teams, Science Collaborative program, and partners.
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K-12
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Keywords: Spartina, K-12 education, salt marsh, restoration
Reserves: ACE Basin, SC, Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL, North Carolina, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Sapelo Island, GA
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Factsheet
This factsheet discusses the potential for gabion-breaks and other living shorelines to dissipate boat wakes and protect shorelines.
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Keywords: gabion-break, living shoreline, erosion, oyster reef
Reserves: Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL
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Factsheet
These factsheets provide information on wetland plants that may be used for shoreline restoration projects. Each plant factsheet includes pictures, listed environmental tolerances, informational websites, and helpful tips for planting.
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Keywords: restoration, living shoreline
Reserves: Weeks Bay, AL
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Collections
This collection features living shorelines work completed by project teams from 2015-2019. The collection includes a detailed management brief narrative, an infographic showing different shoreline stabilization strategies and how they vary across locations in order to suit the conditions present, and a webinar recording from a panel discussion on April 11, 2019.
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Keywords: living shoreline, oyster, gabion-break, shoreline management, ecosystem services, resilience, restoration
Reserves: ACE Basin, SC, Chesapeake Bay, MD, Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL, Hudson River, NY, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Weeks Bay, AL
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K-12
https://coast.noaa.gov/estuaries/curriculum/dont-shut-your-mouth.htmlThis lesson encourages students to make evidence-based conclusions about the impacts of development, pollution, and climate on the Los Penasquitos Lagoon in southern California.
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Keywords: lagoon, restoration, management, education (K-12)
Reserves: Tijuana River, CA