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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Coral Reef Ecosystem Status and Trends Reports

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coral Reef Conservation Program is investing significant funding to support a National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan throughout the U.S. Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean coral reef areas. The Integration and Application Network understands that a key component of this plan is periodic national-level status and trends reporting.

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Development of the Verde River Watershed Report Card

The first Verde River Watershed Report Card is the collective effort of dozens of stakeholders through the Verde watershed. Indicators in the report card were selected to assess the health of three different values in the watershed: water, habitat, and communities.

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International Seagrass Biology Workshop and World Seagrass Conference Planning

Registration is open! For more information, and to register, visit isbw14.org


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BLOG POST

Salmon Are for The Trees: A Lesson on Interconnectedness

In the Pacific Northwest the leaves are changing colors, the mountains are capped with snow, and salmon have once again returned to the streams and rivers to spawn.
PUBLICATION

Creating a resilient river report card and scenario model for the Upper Rio Grande

This newsletter describes the outcomes of the first stakeholder workshop for the Upper Rio Grande report card and scenario model project.
PROJECT

Coastal Georgia Ecosystem Report Card Revisions

Since working with UMCES on the first report card in 2014, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division (Georgia DNR) has been producing a report card each year for the last five years.