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The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses a diversity of land and water areas around Great Bay, an estuary in southeastern New Hampshire.Protected lands cover 10,235 acres (4,142 ha), including approximately 7,300 acres (3,000 ha) [1] of open water and wetlands that include salt marshes, rocky shores, bluffs, woodlands, open fields, and riverine systems and tidal waters.
Located within the Gulf of Maine watershed, the Great Bay Estuary is a drowned river valley composed of high-energy tidal waters, deep channels and fringing mudflats. The entire estuary extends inland from the mouth of the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine, and New Castle, New Hampshire through Little Bay into Great Bay proper at Furber Strait, a distance of 12 miles (19 km).
The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of the most biologically productive estuarine ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico region, supporting several rare or endangered plant and animal species, numerous important marine fishery resources, diverse habitat types and archaeological sites, in the U.S. State of Mississippi.
GREEN BAY — The bay of Green Bay is another step closer to becoming a federally protected National Estuarine Research Reserve site. On Jan. 25, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a network of 30 protected areas established by partnerships between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and coastal states. The reserves represent different biogeographic regions of the United States.
The North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, in the U.S. State of South Carolina, features the salt marshes and ocean dominated tidal creeks of the North Inlet Estuary plus the brackish waters and marshes of the adjacent Winyah Bay Estuary. North Inlet is a relatively pristine system in which water and habitat quality are ...
The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (San Francisco Bay NERR) is one of 30 reserves established as part of the United States National Estuarine Research Reserve System. [1] The reserve is used to promote San Francisco Bay wetlands and estuary research, education, and stewardship. [2] The reserve’s headquarters is located ...
[3] [4] Later, she helped establish the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. [1] In 1987, Browne donated land to UNH for the establishment of a center for outdoor education. [5] It is now known as the Browne Center, in honor of her work as an educator and advocate for environmental preservation. [1]