Spreading the Seeds of Estuary Health - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

Through this project, four southeast National Estuarine Research Reserves created a region-wide student-driven program for teachers that furthered understanding of estuarine habitat restoration. The project built on the successes of previous efforts that engaged students in smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) restoration. Students at 18 participating schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida grew and transplanted smooth cordgrass to eroded marsh and/or floating cordgrass islands near their school, learned about estuarine habitat, and built scientific and technical skills. Reserves supported teachers through each stage of the project by providing professional development opportunities, standards-based lesson plans, and an online interactive resource center. The project grew a community of practice among educators and reserves, expanded the use of salt marsh focused curriculum, increased plant growth in degraded ecosystems, and gave students the tools to be effective ecological stewards in their communities. This science transfer project was funded by NOAA through the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative to promote the use of science. It did not produce any new data.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rainer17
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47700
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rainer17
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47700.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • north carolina nerr
  • nerrs
  • guana tolomato matanzas nerr
  • shorelines
  • reclamation/revegetation/restoration
  • office of coastal management
  • land surface
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • sc
  • biosphere
  • oceans
  • education/outreach
  • ace basin nerr
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • earth science services
  • cordgrass
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • landscape
  • fl
  • inlet-winyah bay nerr
  • coastal processes
  • ga
  • sapelo island nerr
  • marshes
  • curriculum support

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