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National Estuarine Research Reserve System view detail comment email this

Details about "a network of protected areas established for long-term research, education and stewardship." Find profiles of the 26 reserves (with site descriptions, maps, cultural history, and more), details about the designation process for the estuaries, restoration strategies, monitoring activities, current news about the reserves, lesson plans, and other material related to the reserves. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
http://nerrs.noaa.gov
Topics: Water

Last updated Mar 7, 2006


National Estuary Program: Bringing Our Estuaries New Life view detail comment email this

This site provides information about estuaries and the Environmental Protection Agency's National Estuary Program to protect the coastal waters of the United States. It details the environmental problems and challenges faced by the estuaries. For each of the 28 estuaries in the program, it highlights issues, habitats, and threatened species. It also provides contact information, graphical maps of estuaries and watersheds, and links to related Web sites. The newsletter Coastlines is searchable and archived back to 1994. Also available in Spanish.
http://www.epa.gov/nep/
Topics: Geography, Water

Last updated Aug 27, 2001





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