Wrapping up our year...
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Article 1: Stewardship Savvy Ep. 02: Knee-deep with peepers, pools, & The Rolling Stones
Last spring, Michaela Compo, NCBN Science Communication Lead, and Kristin Vinduska, Visual Information Specialist at Saratoga National Historical Park (previously intern at CACO), sat down with Bob, and hit record on a conversation that transcended decades of his noteworthy career, touching upon everything from peepers and the seashore to the Rolling Stones. We had the opportunity to hear firsthand about Bob’s career beginnings, up through his time at the seashore and into hi Read more
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Article 2: SIP, SOPs, and Salt Marshes: Edward Cascella’s Work Using Remote Sensing to Analyze Salt Marsh Vegetation
This summer, Scientists-in-the-Parks (SIP) intern Edward Cascella worked on expanding NCBN’s salt marsh monitoring to include using satellite imagery to track salt marsh composition changes. Through cooperating with the Southeast Coast I&M Network and researchers at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Cascella drafted two standard operating procedure (SOP) documents for using satellite imagery to monitor the vegetated and unvegetated areas within NCBN coast Read more
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Article 3: Quick Dives: Communicating Changes in Estuarine Water Quality
NCBN coastal parks are home to dynamic estuarine systems that rely on healthy aquatic resources to sustain these complex ecosystems. These waters experience detrimental effects of estuarine nutrient enrichment, largely from human activities, that impact water quality. More than 18 years of monitoring data collected from these systems have been synthesized into annual resource briefs in the form of web articles, providing historical analysis and current conditions. Read more
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Article 4: Rooting for the Shoots: A Strong Start to NCBN's Seagrass Resilience and Restoration Project
Seagrasses are often an undervalued key component of the interconnected coastal mosaic. The beds harbor vast biodiversity, strengthen shorelines, store carbon, improve water quality, and support fisheries and coastal food webs. Genomic sampling is currently underway to determine genetically appropriate populations for seed sources for assisted gene flow (i.e., exhibiting high thermal tolerance and adaptive genomic diversity), and optimal areas for recovery. Read more
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