A  telecommunications project supporting the development of coastal non-point source pollution education  programs.

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Estuary-Net was developed by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System in response to water quality issues arising in coastal areas. This project strives to develop collaborations among high schools, community volunteer water quality monitoring groups, local officials, state Coastal Zone Management (CZM)  programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves  (NERRS) to solve non-point  source pollution problems in estuaries and their watersheds.

ESTUARY-NET PROJECT GOAL

The Estuary-Net Project supports meaningful partnerships that work to solve non-point source pollution problems in estuaries and watersheds through understanding: the variables and the upland influences that contribute to water quality;

• the value of long-term data collection and data analysis;
• the scientific process and its contribution to problem-solving;
• the importance of telecommunications as a valuable networking tool; and
• the importance of estuaries.

The project has multiple components to assist citizen volunteer water quality  monitors, and classroom teachers and students in understanding regional water  quality issues. The tools to the left are designed to help them play a meaningful role in solving these issues.

• For More Information Contact:
  North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
  135 Duke  Marine Lab Road
  Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
  Phone: (252) 728-2170
  Fax: (252) 728-6273
  

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