The North Carolina Coastal Training Program
Promoting informed coastal decisions through science-based training for professionals.
Decisions made by coastal communities can have profound, long-term consequences for estuarine and coastal environments. Elected officials, land use planners, regulatory personnel, and coastal managers are key decision-makers who need relevant science-based information, training, and access to emerging technology to make informed decisions regarding our coastal resources. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) has developed a national Coastal Training Program to fill this need. The North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (NCNERR), a program of the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management’s Coastal Reserve Program, implements this education agenda through the North Carolina Coastal Training Program.
The North Carolina Coastal Training Program consists of workshops, seminars, distance learning, technology applications, and demonstrations. Opportunities for information exchange, skill training, and networking will improve local understanding of the environmental, social, and economic consequences of human activity along the North Carolina coast.
Assessments of audience needs, emerging coastal research, and changes to coastal management policy determine the critical issues where training is offered. Participants in the Coastal Training Program include: state and local elected and appointed officials, agency staff, volunteer boards, key members of non-governmental organizations, business organizations, and state and regional professional associations whose daily decisions impact coastal resources.
Contact Us:
Whitney Jenkins, Coastal Training Program Coordinator
North Carolina Coastal Reserve/National Estuarine Research Reserve
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone: 252-838-0882
Fax: 252-838-0890