Bay of Green Bay is one step closer to being designated as a research reserve
By: Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
The Great Lakes and Wisconsin are one step closer to adding another site to protect and study a freshwater ecosystem along the Bay of Green Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, accepted the site’s nomination to become part of the nation’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System. A network of 30 coastal sites have been designated across the country to study and protect estuaries. Estuaries are ecosystems where rivers meet the sea or the Great Lakes in this case.
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