Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia, one of 30 reserves within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, located @VIMS_news
It’s National #EstuariesWeek!!
Time to #WadeIn to all the amazing things the research reserves have to offer!
🚶♀️ Hiking
🚴 Biking
🏊 Swimming
🧑🏫 Learning
👩🔬 Research
And so much more.
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Why teach about estuaries?
Because these unique ecosystems are the perfect setting for learning about science, math, and more! Find resources for incorporating estuary science into your curriculum: https://t.co/BfdFABjcWT
#BackToSchool#STEM
When exploring our York Watershed System via boat (& beyond), it's important to do so with care to minimize impacts via responsible recreation / responsible navigation! ⛵️🚤🛶
Learn more by registering for this webinar on July 24 at 10:00 AM: https://t.co/AEWxTIwU8s
You can never be too prepared when you're hiking or camping, especially with unpredictable summer thunderstorms. ⛈️ Do you know what to do if severe weather breaks out while you're enjoying the outdoors? Be weather-wise with these 5 tips: https://t.co/GqFsQxBEcV
Thank you to @WHRO Public Media for highlighting the State of the York Watershed System! 👏
➡️ Listen & read more here: https://t.co/dL4h9zp2WS
#YorkWatershedSystem#YourYWS#cbnerrva
Holiday week + summer break = time to find an estuary reserve “NERR” you!
There are 30 reserves throughout the coastal zone and trust us, they’re worth a little drive. Just make sure you take only pictures and leave only footprints!
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It’s finally here! The State of the York Watershed System has been three years in the making, but well worth the wait! Flip through the pages here: https://t.co/JXbLZWicNQ
🚜Virginia farmers play a vital role in protecting our land and waterways. Let us know the steps you're taking with the Agricultural Best Management Practices survey.
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📍Questions? contact your local Extension office or reach out to us!
🌎Our estuaries supply clear, major economic opportunities for the entire country– they provide 40% of U.S. employment and generate over $214 billion annually! Read our Economic report, Jobs and Dollars: BIG RETURNS from Coastal Habitat Restoration, at https://t.co/v8WNJ0P1CD 🌊
April is #CitizenScienceMonth!
From tracking whales to monitoring marine debris, volunteers are contributing to important research about our coasts and oceans.
Check out a few of NOAA’s popular citizen science projects:
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The month of #EstuaryLove might be over…but our love for estuaries never dies! 💚
Explore everything the National Estuarine Research Reserve System has to offer and get out and visit a reserve “NERR” you! You never know what you’ll discover.
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Estuaries are green
Water is blue
Our #EstuaryLove
Runs deep and true!
Explore all that makes these ecosystems and our reserve system so amazing:
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#FellowshipFriday:These 30 fellows are studying everything from hydrologic connection on sediment nutrient dynamics to using deep learning to ID unvegetated features in salt marshes.
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Whether at individual research reserves or collaboratively across the system, the reserves’ data provides a strong, science-based foundation for addressing coastal management challenges. We #EstuaryLove it!
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