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Spread the word! The North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve has three internship positions open. Interested applicants can learn more about the Reserve on our website and our social media channels.
To learn more about the sea turtle monitoring that occurs on Masonboro Island Reserve, check out this resource: https://arcg.is/104vi10
The North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve is excited to welcome NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship recipient Mina Surprenant, a PhD student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.Through this fellowship, Mina will integrate drone technology with computational models to evaluate salt marsh responses to sea-level rise. This fellowship will enhance her dissertation by providing an additional dimension for predicting how marshes adapt to changing sea levels.
Andrew McMains: Researching the impact of dredging on fish movement around the Rachel Carson Reserve
From an eager biomedical engineering student at UNC-Chapel Hill who switched his studies to environmental science at the University of Montana - Western, Andrew McMains tells us how he found his passion and path to pursuing his PhD in fisheries science. With the NC Sea Grant and NC Coastal Reserve Coastal Research Fellowship, he’s researching the impacts of dredging on fish movement around the Rachel Carson Reserve using novel sampling methods.
Interns in our Northern Sites and Southern Sites offices completed their internship in August. We asked them to reflect on this summer’s experiences. Keep reading to hear how their internship experiences shaped them, they've got some great stories to share!
Seabeach amaranth is a federally threatened plant species that is native to the North Carolina coast. This important species contributes to the natural building of dune systems and acts as an indicator of healthy beach ecosystems along the U.S. Atlantic coast.
This summer, the Rachel Carson Reserve had three outstanding interns. They contributed to our mission and learned a lot along the way. Below they each share a bit of advice or memories from their experience.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the upcoming July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research reserve and dedicated state nature preserve.
Please join us in welcoming our 2024 summer interns! We're looking forward to a fun-filled summer!
The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), a program of the Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management, hosted its third stop on the “Discover the N.C. Coastal Reserve” Tour on May 17 at the Rachel Carson Reserve in Beaufort, NC. The tour began with brief remarks by staff, local and state officials at the chapel at the Beaufort Hotel, followed by a guided boat tour, with a stop at the Carrot Island boardwalk.