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Click here to share your thoughts or questions! Discover how coastal birds have evolved remarkable beak shapes and behaviors to thrive on Georgia’s shores. Each species reflects a unique evolutionary twist that matches its feeding niche. To learn more about Coastal Georgia shorebirds- Click hereCheck out Georgia Birds to learn about our local species.For Ogeechee Audubon Society (N GA Coast), click here. Or for the Coastal Audubon Society (S GA Coast), click here. For more information about the Colonial Bird trail, click here. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! Listen in to learn about about Shell Science and hear us struggle to say so many ssss sounds in one episode! 😆For the guide to ethical shell collecting, click here. To learn about the UGA Marine Extension/ GA Sea Grant's Shellfish Lab, click here. To see SINERR's Socials- Click here for our Facebook, Click here for our Instagram, and Click here for our Youtube!

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! In the first episode of our new season, we learn more about how the Department of Defense and military installations along our coast are helping to implement coastal resilience strategies and improve our natural resources in Georgia!In this episode, hear from Michelle Covi, the Coastal Resilience DOD Liaison with the UGA Marine Extension and GA Sea Grant. Michelle joined in September 2021 and works regionally in the Southeast to connect Sea Grant programs with military community coastal resilience projects through a partnership with SERPPAS (Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability) and the Department of Defense REPI (Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration) program. To learn more about her program, click here.  Check out the 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan from the DODFor the interactive StoryMap of DOD sites and their conservation efforts, click here. For more information about Sentinel Landscapes at DOD sites, click here. To learn more about Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS), click here. To learn more about the Department of Defense REPI (Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration) program, click here. To learn more about SASMI and the work they are doing, listen to our previous episode SOS: Save our Saltmarsh or click here. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! Join us as we cover our second annual Sea Turtle Podcast from Sapelo. You'll hear from this year's sea turtle technician, Joyce Sykes, as she shares a live nest excavation and the secrets it reveals about the turtles' incubation period and nest success.To track the sea turtle nests on Georgia's beaches, click here. For more information from the sea turtle technicians and updates from the GA Sea Turtle Cooperative, click here. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! Learn more about invasive species in Coastal Georgia and how you can help prevent the spread!To see SINERR's Coastal Cowboy poster on Invasives Species and print one for your classroom or home, click here!To learn about Coastal Georgia CISMA Group, click here!Click here to report a species to the Georgia Invasive Species Task Force. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! You may have noticed we took a little summer break...But we're back and this new season is NERRDIER THAN EVER!Join us in this episode to learn about our ocean's trace elements, the people who study them, and how what you do in Atlanta can end up in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!To see Dr. Ohnemus's presentation and others from Skidaway Institute of Oceanography's Evening at Skidaway Lecture Series, click here. To learn more about Dr. Ohnemus's research, click here. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! We introduce you to one of our great partners, the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography! To learn more about Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and its fascinating research, click here!Want to attend an event at Skidaway? Check out their calendar here!To see how you can participate in undergraduate research, click here!To learn more about the Coastal Incentive Grants issued by the DNR Coastal Resource Division, and check out the StoryMap about current and past research, click here!

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! To help us learn more about Coastal Ga Wildlife Viewing and its impacts on local economics, please complete the 5-minute survey by clicking here.To learn more about Gray's Reef, see some of the cool science being conducted, and plan a visit, Click here. To see events upcoming at the Ocean Discovery Center in Savannah, check out the Facebook Page here. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! Learn from Courtney Reich with Georgia Conservancy about how the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initative (SASMI) is helping to save our awesome coastal resources!To learn more about SASMI's plan in Georgia and watch the Marsh Forward video, Click here!To learn more about creating a resilient marsh together and what you can do to help SASMI, Click here! To see NERRA's I Heart Estuaries information and ways you can show your estuary some love, click here. 

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! We're back with more information on how the Reserves connect people to the estuaries and hear more from our NERRds staff.To listen to the Talk NERRdy to Me Podcast, click here. To listen to the special Podcast series, NERR or Far: The Reserves Are Where You Are, click here. To listen to Tijuana River Reserve's Podcast- Divided Together, click here.