Carolina Estuarine Reserve
site shares information about North Carolina's estuaries and other coastal
ecosystems learned by the Carolina Estuarine Reserve Foundation (CERF).
They raise funds necessary for maintaining the present reserves as well
as procuring future additional estuarine properties.
from the North Carolina Estuary (http://www.estuarylive.org/index.html)
site provides information regarding how to get involved with the award winning
telebroadcast live from the estuary. Dr. Susan Lovelace hosts a virtual
field trip and interacts with the viewing audience via email for classrooms
who sign up to participate. This program is offered twice every year and
free for any class.
examples of water quality data sheets (http://inlet.geol.se.edu/estsites.html)
involved in volunteer data collection and water monitoring to protect estuine
resources is an important component to maintaining North Carolina's ecology.
This site provides example data sets that students and researchers have
collaborated on and have provided for the genereal public's education. Research
data is also made available at http://inlet.geol.se.edu/stanprod.html.
Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/NOC/home.html)
good source of information concerning North Carolina's Estuarine system,
the third largest in the country.
System-Wide Monitoring Program
about how the National Estuarine Research Reserve monitors data across the
country. This site teaches students in depth about NERR's data collection
Carolina Division of Coastal Management (http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/)
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management works to ensure that various
environmental laws concerning North Carolina's coasts are upheld. This site
explains the different laws and also the various ways that the DCM helps
to keep our coast beautiful. Live from the Estuary Explore the estuary LIVE
on the web or watch last year's virtual field trip.