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A repository of data, publications, tools, and other products from project teams, Science Collaborative program, and partners.

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Case Study |
Case Study: Begin planning early for next steps
GUIDE CASE STUDY: Collaborative science projects are designed to inform and catalyze action, but often those impacts do not develop until after a grant ends. Two project teams working with New England reserves found different ways to support the work of their partners after their grants ended.
Website |
Lake Superior NERR Digital Site Profile
Each National Estuarine Research Reserve develops a site profile synthesizing knowledge about its physical, historical, social and biological characteristics to guide research activities. This digital site profile helps users orient to the Lake Superior Reserve and understand its context.
Tool |
Guide Resource: Example Action Plan for Buffers
GUIDE RESOURCE: This action plan, which emerged through user engagement around the Great Bay Estuary, provides an example of how planning early for end-of-project transitions can successfully fuel future projects with partners.
Multimedia |
Painted Mural Depicting Cultural Ecosystem Services in Heʻeia
About the project

Ecosystem service assessments are a top priority at many reserves in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

Multimedia |
Engaging with Cultural Ecosystem Services Across the National Estuarine Research Reserve System

Cultural ecosystem services (CES), one of four main categories of ecosystem services, are often described as the non-material benefits that humans receive from their interactions with the environment.

Report |
Expanding and Deepening the Application of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management: Relevance to the National Estuarine Research Reserve System

This white paper, developed by a 2020 catalyst project, provides an overview of expanding and deepening the application of cultural ecosystem services in the National Estuarine Reserve System.

Report |
Methods Pilot Summary: Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management

This report summarizes five cultural ecosystem service assessment methods piloted by the 2020 catalyst project, Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management.

Webinar Summary |
Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management

This resource contains the presenter slides, Q&A responses, recording, and presenter bios from the September 2022 webinar "Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management."

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Common Cultural Ecosystem Service (CES) Frameworks and Categories - Expanding and Deepening the Application of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management

This factsheet, developed by a 2020 catalyst project, provides a brief overview of CES frameworks and categories to complement the information contained in the factsheet “Expanding and Deepening the Application of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management ”.

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Expanding and Deepening the Application of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Estuary Stewardship and Management

This factsheet, developed by a 2021 catalyst project, summarizes information to strengthen the conceptual foundation and meaningful application of cultural ecosystem services (CES) in the NERRS.