Oysters are the tiny superheroes of coastal environments. They enhance water quality, create habitat, and protect shorelines from storms and erosion. Along the Pacific Coast, native oysters are in decline, due in part to sedimentation, inadequate protection, and unsustainable harvests.

This website, created as part of a 2017 Collaborative Research project, describes a pilot program led by the University of New Hampshire and the NERRS to develop eDNA sample collection and analysis protocols.

This website contains information about and products stemming from a 2018 salt marsh resilience workshop hosted by the New England reserves.

This document describes and synthesizes discussions and notes from an April 2018 workshop hosted by the New England reserves on salt marsh resilience.

This index is a self-assessment tool that the Wells Reserve adapted from the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium for use in Maine's Beaches region.

These process agendas provide a better understanding of how the CCVATCH tool may be applied over the course of one or multiple days by an assessment team.

This collection of case studies provide examples of vulnerability assessments conducted in Rhode Island using the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats (CCVATCH).

This report summarizes the findings of a vulnerability assessment of Rhode Island salt marshes using the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats (CCVATCH).

This document identifies data gaps and research needs related to salt marsh vulnerability in the northeastern United States.

This report provides an overview of the state of knowledge regarding the impact of climate change on salt marsh habitat in the Northeast.