Sapelo NERRds

Sapelo NERRds

The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) brings you current information about coastal Georgia issues, species of importance, conservation efforts, and important research happening in our coastal communities! Learn more at Sapelonerr.org

Episodes

February 14, 2025 13 mins

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Listen in to learn about about Shell Science and hear us struggle to say so many ssss sounds in one episode! 😆

For the guide to ethical shell collecting, click here. 

To learn about the UGA Marine Extension/ GA Sea Grant's Shellfish Lab, click here. 


To see SINERR's Socials- Click here for our Facebook, Click here for our Instagram, and Click here for our Youtube!


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In the first episode of our new season, we learn more about how the Department of Defense and military installations along our coast are helping to implement coastal resilience strategies and improve our natural resources in Georgia!

In this episode, hear from Michelle Covi, the Coastal Resilience DOD Liaison with the UGA Marine Extension and GA Sea Grant. Michelle joined in ...

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September 25, 2024 28 mins

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Join us as we cover our second annual Sea Turtle Podcast from Sapelo. You'll hear from this year's sea turtle technician, Joyce Sykes, as she shares a live nest excavation and the secrets it reveals about the turtles' incubation period and nest success.

To track the sea turtle nests on Georgia's beaches, click here.

For more information from the ...

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August 15, 2024 13 mins

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Learn more about invasive species in Coastal Georgia and how you can help prevent the spread!

To see SINERR's Coastal Cowboy poster on Invasives Species and print one for your classroom or home, click here!

To learn about Coastal Georgia CISMA Group, click here!

Click here to report a species to the Georgia Invasive Species Task Force. 

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July 15, 2024 23 mins

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You may have noticed we took a little summer break...
But we're back and this new season is NERRDIER THAN EVER!

Join us in this episode to learn about our ocean's trace elements, the people who study them, and how what you do in Atlanta can end up in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!

To see Dr. Ohnemus's presentation and others from Skidaway Instit...

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April 15, 2024 27 mins

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We introduce you to one of our great partners, the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography!

To learn more about Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and its fascinating research, click here!

Want to attend an event at Skidaway? Check out their calendar here!

To see how you can participate in undergraduate research, click here!

To lea...

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March 15, 2024 16 mins

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To help us learn more about Coastal Ga Wildlife Viewing and its impacts on local economics, please complete the 5-minute survey by clicking here.

To learn more about Gray's Reef, see some of the cool science being conducted, and plan a visit, Click here.

To see events upcoming at the Ocean Discovery Center in Savannah, check out the Facebook Page here

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February 15, 2024 12 mins

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Learn from Courtney Reich with Georgia Conservancy about how the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initative (SASMI) is helping to save our awesome coastal resources!

To learn more about SASMI's plan in Georgia and watch the Marsh Forward video, Click here!

To learn more about creating a resilient marsh together and what you can do to help SASMI, Click here!

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We're back with more information on how the Reserves connect people to the estuaries and hear more from our NERRds staff.

To listen to the Talk NERRdy to Me Podcast, click here.

To listen to the special Podcast series, NERR or Far: The Reserves Are Where You Are, click here.

To listen to Tijuana River Reserve's Podcast- Divided Together, cli...
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December 14, 2023 22 mins

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Learn more about how and why people around the NERR System started working in the coastal science field!

To learn more about the other National Estuarine Research Reserves, click here!

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November 15, 2023 14 mins

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Join us to learn more about your Thanksgiving icon- TURKEYS!

To learn more about turkey scatology- Click here.

To learn more about Coastal Ga turkey populations- click here!

To report a turkey sighting- Click here!








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Join our NERRds to learn more about our favorite seafood- SHRIMP!

For information from CRD, including Landing Data-Click here!

To learn more about Black Gill and Climate Change you can watch this video here!

To submit your own listener question- email SINERR.socials@gmail.com!

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September 15, 2023 17 mins

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Listen in to find out more about living shorelines, how the help our estuarine ecosystems, why you should install them instead of bulkheads, and speak with our GA Living Shoreline Specialist about the current projects on our coast!

For more information about UGA's Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems- Click here.

For more information about Ga's l...

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August 1, 2023 12 mins

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Listen in on our sea turtle episode, where we may have stored up a bit too many dad jokes about turtles! We interview Matt Goetz, the Sapelo Island Sea Turtle Technician for this year and have a special guest host, Robin Leske- our Coastal Science Communication Intern from the University of Georgia!

To see Matt in action rescuing a loggerhead sea turtle and more great posts f...

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July 1, 2023 13 mins

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We discuss the benefits of the world's only flying mammal- the BAT!

Click here to learn more about which bats visit Georgia and how you can help volunteer with GA Anabat project to listen to your neighborhood's bats!

Click here for a list of nightblooming flowers to plant for bats and more about Bat Conservation International.

Click here to get yo...

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June 1, 2023 12 mins

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Learn more about conducting research on Sapelo and how working on a barrier island helps (and sometimes makes things more difficult!) for researching our estuaries.

Click here for more information about our SWMP data and to see local trends.

Learn more about SINERR's Research being conducted today! Click here.

Click to learn more about Holling's S...

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May 1, 2023 17 mins

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Join our discussion with Greg Bell, the Regional Manager with Sox Erosion Solutions, a company that specializes in erosion control from homeowners and golf courses on the coast.

To check out Sea Level Rise projections in your area- Click here.

To learn more about the study done by the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems at UGA  on bulkheads and living sh...

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April 1, 2023 27 mins

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Learn about living fossils like our favorite, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).

Check out more information about Delaware NERR's horseshoe crabs and their relationship with the red knot- Click here.

Inquire about joining an upcoming horseshoe crab survey by clicking here.

Check out Kepley Biosystem's projects by clicking here!

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March 15, 2023 18 mins

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Listen in to learn more about wildlife rehabilitation and why springtime means baby napping for some well meaning folks! Learn to leave the wildlife alone, when to get involved, and how wildlife rehabbers help contribute to the ecology of Coastal Ga.

To learn more about Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center, click here.

To join the Georgia Wildlife Network and assist loca...

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March 1, 2023 23 mins

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Join us to learn about Sapelo's Native American history and the archeological research being conducted on the island.

To see the artifacts found on Sapelo- Check out the Digital Archeological Record

To learn more about Native Americans including the Guale on Sapelo and others across North America or to find where Native American tribes once lived before forced r...

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