This case study discusses an example of an Ecosystem Services Conceptual Model for oyster reef restoration at National Estuarine Research Reserve sites in North Carolina.
This project overview describes a 2018 Catalyst project where Rookery Bay Reserve staff and University of South Florida researchers are partnered to update and create maps of mangrove habitat to measure changes over time.
These case studies, part of a Resilience Metrics toolkit, show how particular communities have defined and tracked their progress on climate adaptation goals.
This project overview describes a 2015 Collaborative Research project that tested a new strategy to protect coastal habitats in high-energy environments in Florida.
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Keywords: living shoreline, gabion-break, erosion, oyster reef
This collection features blue carbon work completed by project teams from 2010-2019. The collection includes a detailed management brief narrative, an infographic showing the progress of blue carbon work across the U.S., and a webinar recording from a panel discussion on March 17, 2020.
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Keywords: blue carbon, carbon finance, ecosystem services
Reserves: Apalachicola, FL, Grand Bay, MS, Kachemak Bay, AK, Mission Aransas, TX, Padilla Bay, WA, Rookery Bay, FL, South Slough, OR, Waquoit Bay, MA, Weeks Bay, AL
This collection features climate resilience and adaptation work completed by project teams from 2015-2018. The collection includes a detailed management brief narrative, an infographic showing how the interconnected nature of the NERRS facilitates collective learning and accelerated action, and a webinar recording from a panel discussion on September 9, 2019.
Reserves: Chesapeake Bay, MD, Delaware, Great Bay, NH, Hudson River, NY, Jacques Cousteau, NJ, Kachemak Bay, AK, Lake Superior, WI, Narragansett Bay, RI, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Old Woman Creek, OH, San Francisco Bay, CA, Tijuana River, CA, Waquoit Bay, MA, Weeks Bay, AL, Wells, ME
This project overview describes a project led by Elkorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve to communicate the results of a recent national synthesis of NERR Sentinel Site data on marsh resilience to sea level rise.
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Keywords: wetland resilience, Sentinel Site, data synthesis
Reserves: ACE Basin, SC, Chesapeake Bay, MD, Chesapeake Bay, VA, Elkhorn Slough, CA, Grand Bay, MS, Great Bay, NH, Hudson River, NY, Narragansett Bay, RI, North Carolina, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Padilla Bay, WA, San Francisco Bay, CA, South Slough, OR, Tijuana River, CA, Waquoit Bay, MA
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.
These case studies summarize findings from a 2012 Collaborative Research project studying climate change adaptation and risks in four New England communities.
These case studies highlight towns in coastal New Hampshire that used low impact development and green infrastructure strategies to reduce stormwater runoff and adapt to climate change.
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Keywords: stormwater, runoff, low impact development, LID, green infrastructure