Tidal Flat

Sea Turtles at Masonboro Island Reserve 2023

Each nesting season, from May 1 to October 31, N.C. Coastal Reserve and N.C.

American Oystercatcher Monitoring

The North Carolina Coastal Reserve consists of 10 sites. Many birds call at least one of the 10 sites home, while many others use them as resting stops along the Atlantic Flyway.

The Reserve celebrates Marae West, the first North Carolina recipient of the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship

In 2020, the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve welcomed its first National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship recipient, Marae West. This month, after four years of fieldwork and data analysis in the midst of the pandemic, Marae will finish her fellowship.

Day in the Life of a N.C. Coastal Reserve Research Biologist - Part 2

Follow along as Byron Toothman, Research Biologist for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, teaches a co-worker about the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Read on to learn more about SWMP!

Day in the Life of a N.C. Coastal Reserve Research Biologist - Part 1

Follow along as Byron Toothman, Research Biologist for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, teaches a co-worker about the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Read on to learn more about SWMP!

Meet Byron Toothman, Research Biologist with the N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve System

I sat down with Byron Toothman, a North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Research (NCNERR) Biologist, to discover what being a marine scientist is like.

Community Science Month: How to Participate

So, you want to be a scientist? What if I said you can, and that it’s easy?! I’m talking about participating in community science, regardless of age, background, or experience. Anyone, including you, can be a community scientist. 

Summer 2023 internships at the Reserve's Beaufort Office

The N.C. Coastal Reserve has two internships for Summer 2023 at the Beaufort office - stewardship intern and living shorelines communication intern.

Reserve Internships in Beaufort for Summer 2023

The North Carolina Coastal Reserve and Friends of the Reserve have three summer internship opportunities in Beaufort in 2023

The Coastal Reserve welcomes Margaret A. Davidson Fellow recipient, Daniel Bowling

The North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve welcomes NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Fellow recipient Daniel Bowling, a PhD student at North Carolina State University, to the Reserve.

Through this fellowship, Daniel will assess the effectiveness of using remote sensing to monitor intertidal oyster habitat. This fellowship will advance his dissertation research working to develop methods for a fishery-independent survey program for oysters in North Carolina.