National Estuaries Week
A time to celebrate Great Bay!
Strategies for Facilitating Marsh Migration: Workshop Report
On March 11, 2026, Great Bay NERR hosted a virtual workshop on Strategies for Facilitating Marsh Migration Workshop. A summary report and recordings of workshop presentations are now available to share lessons learned from the emerging field and inform local and regional restoration efforts.
New Tools to Track Coastal Change
Over the last few years, the Great Bay NERR has worked with partners to develop a standardized method for monitoring marsh migration in New Hampshire. The mechanisms of salt marsh migration are not well studied in New England and implementing a monitoring program provides a platform for advancing the collective knowledge about drowning and migrating marshes, and how to best manage these rare coastal habitats in our state.
Imagining a Resilient Future for Meadow Pond
We are pleased to announce the completion of the Meadow Pond Workshop Summary, which summarizes the results of a field-oriented, forward-looking workshop about the Meadow Pond area of Hampton, New Hampshire.
Elevating Salt Marsh Restoration Design
A good knowledge of elevation is critical to designing salt marsh restoration projects that include techniques such as runneling and restoration of tidal flow. It is also essential to designing projects that aim to adapt to erosion or sea level rise such as living shorelines or facilitating marsh migration by using techniques such as lowering the elevation of the adjacent upland or increasing tidal flow into the terrestrial border.
Great Bay Research Symposium: Nov 5th, 2025
Save the date for the Great Bay Research Symposium, held at the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on November 5th, 2025! This year’s theme is Restoration Science. We are inviting presentation ideas within this theme that have relevance to monitoring, research, restoration and management of Great Bay and the NH coastal watershed.
