Sapelo Island Nature Trail Closed

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The Sapelo Island Nature Trail is currently closed as we mitigate the failing causeway and replace it with a boardwalk. This will not only increase accessibility of trail, but will […]

Continously Operating Reference Station

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In Fall 2023, in partnership with NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and the National Park Service (NPS), Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR) installed a permanent Continuously Operating Reference […]

Wetlands & Water Levels Monitoring

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The goals of the Wetlands & Water Level (WLWL) Monitoring Project (formerly Sentinel Site) are to track changes to our coastal wetlands through monitoring changes in rates of soil accretion, […]

Beach Profile Monitoring

Saplelo Island Beach Profile Monitoring

For the last 11 years SINERR, with the help of their Friends group, has been monitoring the beach profile of Nanny Goat beach. Beach profile monitoring is usually undertaken as […]

All together now

Nerr All Together Now

Sign up for The Newsletter here! Dear Friends & Colleagues, Summer is almost here, but we don’t need a calendar to know that, do we?  We can tell by the […]

The Science of Tropical Cyclones

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To coincide with the start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR) invites the public to join SINERR Manager Doug Samson. DATE: May […]

Celebration of National Estuaries Week 2019

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SINERR to Host Public Beach Sweep in Celebration of National Estuaries Week 2019 Sapelo Island, GA: In celebration of National Estuaries Week, the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR) […]

Shrimp Day on Sapelo Island

Shrimp Day Sapelo

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 8:30 AM  2:30 PM Sapelo Island Visitors Center 1766 Landing Road Southeast Darien, GA United States (map) To educate the public and celebrate two very special coastal inhabitants, […]

Ribbiting Research – Understanding Frogs

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Friday, June 14, 2019 1:00 PM  2:00 PM The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR) invites the public to join University of Georgia graduate researcher Annie Paulukonis, at the Sapelo […]