National Estaurine Research Reserve Association

Nerra continued work on cooperative agreements with noaa's office for coastal management. The agreements included nine different tasks including: 1) engaging strategically with coastal partners and other ngos to advance the work of the nerrs; 2) maintaining a leadership role in advancing the nerrs strategic development; 3) supporting the creation and transfer National products; 4 implement focused communication and engagement strategies to increase the capacity and connection of the nerrs to the broader coast and ocean management community; 5) enhancing the capacity of the friends and foundation network; 6) enhance the capacity of stewardship, education, Research, and coastal training program sector; 7) provide for coastal and estuarine managers learning opportunities; 8) enhance preparedness for future disasters through system support services and increase public information relating to events; and 9) host the 2024 social coast forum.

Worked with the project team including 18 reserves, on the collaborative Research project: detecting impacts from climate change across multiple scales: a National synthesis of tidal marshes. Nerra is the fiscal agent for this project. This project builds off two nsc catalyst projects establishing a prototype methodology for standardizing, visualizing, and analyzing nerrs tidal marsh monitoring data. The project team is conducting a detailed, National scale synthesis of how tidal marshes are responding to climate change, specifically regarding vegetation responses to sea-level-rise (slr).

Nerra was once again the organizer and fiscal manager for the annual meeting of the nerrs and nerra. The meeting was held for five days, october 23-28, in seattle, wa. The padilla bay nerr was the host for the meeting. Over 225 employees from the 30 nerrs attended the meeting, including administrators, scientists, educators, trainers, and resource managers. Personnel from our federal partner, noaa, and representatives from 15 friends and foundation groups also attended. The meeting included workshops related to scientific Research, climate change, k-12 education, and training opportunities for decision-makers. There were also presentations by experts in the various fields of the nerrs. The annual meeting also provided opportunities for staff to develop strategic plans for current programs and plan for the development of new ones to meet the needs of the coastal management communities in which the 30 reserves are located.

Nerra was the organizer and fiscal manager for the 2023 program manager's meeting in Washington, dc. The meeting was held on one day in march. The meeting was attended by approximately 140 participants, including representatives for each of the 30 reserves and the 34 coastal management programs around the country. Additionally, many colleagues from noaa's office for coastal management participated in the meeting.

Various miscellaneous programs