Wetland Coffee Break: Establishing a Bay of Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

In recognition of the ecological, cultural, and historical importance of the wetland and estuarine systems of Green Bay, UW-Green Bay is leading the process to designate the Bay of Green Bay as a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The NERR System is a national network of 29 sites across the coastal US, including the Great Lakes, designed to protect and study estuaries and their coastal wetlands. Wisconsin already has one designated NERR on Lake Superior. Emily will discuss the benefits of a NERR designation for Northeast Wisconsin and opportunities to provide input and thoughts on the role a reserve could fill in the region.

Emily Tyner, Director of Freshwater Strategy at UW-Green Bay

Recorded June 25, 2021

Emily Tyner is the first-ever Director of Freshwater Strategy at UW-Green Bay. She is a Doctoral candidate in the School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where her dissertation focuses on the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Science Communication.

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