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Coastal Program –NC NERR Partnership
Research and monitoring program:Who we are and what we do Goal: advance understanding of coastal ecosystems toinform managementNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE2
Research and monitoring program:by the numbers 2014-20198123RESEARCHPROJECTS INRESERVESYEARS OFWATER H CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVEWORKGROUPS& COMMITTEES8GRADUATERESEARCH FELLOWS15PARTNERORGANIZATIONS3
Reserve and DCM research collaborationsEstuarine shorelinestabilizationNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVEBeneficial use ofdredged materialEnvironmentalwindows for dredging4
EstuarineshorelinestabilizationNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE Performance and resilienceof living shorelines? Effectiveness of alternativematerials? Do bulkheads increaseerosion of salt marsh?5
Performance & resilience of living shorelinesbefore Florenceafter FlorenceNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE6
Beneficial use ofdredged materialNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE Effective enhancementstrategy for marshes in faceof SLR? Effects of different sedimentaddition thickness? Response of low vs highmarsh spp. to sedimentaddition?7
Enhancing marsh resilience with sediment additionNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE8
Environmentalwindows fordredgingNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE Impacts of dredging onwater quality and fisheries Magnitude and extent ofsediment plume? Spatiotemporal patterns oflarval fishes?9
Dredging impacts to water quality and fisheriesNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE10
Coastal Training ProgramTraining Initiatives with Coastal ProgramEvaluation Period: December 2009 - September 2019Goal: Deliver science-based trainings and technicalassistance to decision-makers to inform decisionsregarding coastal resourcesNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE11
Five events reaching171 marine operators& ownersNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE12
Wetland Workshops Four events reaching 167 decision-makers Regulatory staff delineation training in 2014NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE13
Living on a Barrier IslandNine events reaching 425 real estate professionals
Trainings with Planners Planning for Open Space – two events, reaching 68decision-makers Grant Opportunities: Water Access, Parks, and BoatingInfrastructure – two events, reaching 82 decision-makers
Living Shoreline TrainingTen real estate trainings reaching 423 professionals
Living Shoreline TrainingTen decision-maker trainings reaching 503 professionals
Living Shoreline Training2016 coastal programtraining reaching 35 staffmembers
2017 – three events reaching 52decision-makers
Benefits of this Partnership
Estuarine and Living ShorelinesNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE21
Strategy ActivitiesTrainingMarsh SillInventory &MonitoringResearchOutreachandResourcesMarsh SillGeneralPermitShorelineMappingInventoryNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE22
PartnershipRegulatoryPolicyDCM LivingShorelineWorkgroupOutreachNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVEResearchTraining23
Partnership ImpactIncreased awarenessof activities internallyand with partnersActivities informedby end usersIMPACTConsistent agencymessagingNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVEIncreased awarenessof options by publicand decision-makers24
Abandoned and Displaced VesselsNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE25
Abandoned and Displaced VesselsCommunicationsprocessCommunitysupportState & RegionalDebris ActionPlansBest practicesfor removalDisasterresponse26NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE26
Abandoned and Displaced VesselsNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVENORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE2727
Abandoned and Displaced VesselsNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVENORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE &NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE2828
Coastal Training Program Training Initiatives with Coastal Program. Evaluation Period: December 2009 - September 2019. NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESERVE & NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE. 11. Goal: Deliver science-based trainings and technical assistance to decision-makers to inform decisions regarding coastal resources
