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 survey transects running shore normal from the dune to the low water mark. Sufficient measurements of elevation and distance are taken along the profile to accurately establish the profile cross … Read More
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 many visitors flocking to our Reserves. Since 2010, nearly five million students, educators, scientists, and other visitors have come to our Reserves to study, explore, and play. Why wouldn’t they? … Read More
The Science of Tropical Cyclones
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 31st at 1:00 p.m. for an informational talk entitled The Science of Tropical Cyclones on the Georgia Coast. LOCATION: Sapelo Island Visitors Center In his talk, Samson will present a … Read More
Georgia Shorebirds Conservation Teacher Workshop January 17-19, 2020
In October, 2017, the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) Hemispheric Council voted unanimously to approve the designation of the Georgia Barrier Islands as a Landscape of Hemispheric Importance! Shorebirds…. yet another chapter in the story of our ever changing planet. As temperatures rise, shorelines change, and habitats are lost in one location and gained in another, these winged globetrotters respond remarkably … Read More
Celebration of National Estuaries Week 2019
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) will hold a public beach sweep on Sapelo Island on Saturday, September 21. The beach sweep is an opportunity for the public to give back to our valuable estuaries by … Read More
Shrimp Day on Sapelo Island
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, the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR) will hold its annual Shrimp Day on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. This fun and educational event gives participants the opportunity to visit … Read More