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Beak to the Future: Coastal Bird Adaptations

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2028281/fan_mail/new] Discover how coastal birds have evolved remarkable beak shapes and behaviors to thrive on Georgia’s shores. Each species reflects a unique evolutionary twist that matches its feeding niche.  To learn more about Coastal Georgia shorebirds- Click here [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://gacoast.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Bertch_2009_Birds_of_Coastal_Georgia_Shore_Birds.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Check out Georgia Birds [https://www.birdsgeorgia.org/news-feed/coastal-conservation-updates-shorebird-monitoring?utm_source=chatgpt.com] to learn about our local species. For Ogeechee Audubon Society (N GA Coast), click here [https://www.ogeecheeaudubon.org/]. Or for the Coastal Audubon Society (S GA Coast), click here [https://coastal-georgia-birds.square.site/].  For more information about the Colonial Bird trail, click here [https://georgiabirdingtrails.com/colonialcoast].

SINERR Studies Sea Shells by the Seashore

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2028281/fan_mail/new] 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.  [https://www.travel4wildlife.com/ethical-shell-collecting-guide/] To learn about the UGA Marine Extension/ GA Sea Grant's Shellfish Lab, click here. [https://gacoast.uga.edu/about/contact-us/shellfish-research-lab/]  To see SINERR's Socials- Click here for our Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SapeloNERR#], Click here for our Instagram [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsapelonerr%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3mqs8JzixyA_Ku2I9l4JtB9Zpc-ewvobkE-l-FR0ch-9kM4tUe6P6ZbLQ_aem_KCOFoBCJPRcmigzumNrJRQ&h=AT0LLpP9UlQGfAJPKCaAPtoVPv_BwP6DiIYP1Q1wC6mQ0L7wIxAqM3u8RxB-FsjW--J-tEGdE0AIWUBIaUfq0oWAxEaup5GEDKSU5Y6tNM5n1qmh26AwZ2Ni57P7vKQr9LYh], and Click here for our Youtube! [https://www.youtube.com/@sapelonerr]

Shore Up the Defense: Coastal Science Goes Tactical!

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2028281/fan_mail/new] 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 September 2021 and works regionally in the Southeast to connect Sea Grant programs with military community coastal resilience projects through a partnership with SERPPAS (Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability) and the Department of Defense REPI (Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration) program. To learn more about her program, click here [https://gacoast.uga.edu/coastal-resilience-dod-liaison-program/].  Check out the 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan from the DOD [https://www.sustainability.gov/pdfs/dod-2021-cap.pdf] For the interactive StoryMap of DOD sites and their conservation efforts, click here. [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/14b383616f154e678bf4ca570379ae47] For more information about Sentinel Landscapes at DOD sites, click here. [https://sentinellandscapes.org/landscapes/georgia/] To learn more about Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS), click here. [https://serppas.org/] To learn more about the Department of Defense REPI (Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration) program, click here. [https://www.repi.mil/] To learn more about SASMI and the work they are doing, listen to our previous episode SOS: Save our Saltmarsh or click here.  [https://marshforward.org/]

Turtle Recall: The Nest Quest

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2028281/fan_mail/new] 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 [http://www.seaturtle.org/]. For more information from the sea turtle technicians and updates from the GA Sea Turtle Cooperative, click here. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/GASeaTurtleCooperative/]

Invasion of the Soil Snatchers!!

Click here to share your thoughts or questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2028281/fan_mail/new] 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 [https://www.canva.com/design/DAFrASSWXo4/JNLPOI1esSaeZoO4DwPkqQ/view?utm_content=DAFrASSWXo4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor]! To learn about Coastal Georgia CISMA Group, click here! [https://www.coastalgeorgiacisma.org/] Click here [https://www.gainvasives.org/] to report a species to the Georgia Invasive Species Task Force.