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Noaa: Estuary Education: China Camp State Park
California's China Camp State Park is an important environmental and historic site which has a natural watershed along the shores of San Francisco Bay. Features in the estuary include an extensive intertidal salt marsh, meadow, and oak...
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Eelgrass Restoration
Take a look at the scientific efforts to reseed the valuable but shrinking eelgrass bed habitats in the estuarine ecosystem. [3:06]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Larger Animals of the Estuary
Join a naturalist who studies the large animals and native birds found in the estuarine areas. Spend the day exploring the San Francisco Bay Estuary with this group of students. [7:46]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Restoring the Estuary
Students learn about the destructive effect invasive plants have on an estuarine ecosystem, and they get hands-on experience getting rid of these non-native species. [5:41]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Wetlands: A Cautionary Tale
High School students perform a short skit describing the fragile nature of estuaries, while others demonstrate the value of wetlands using a water table. [3:10]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Marsh Migration
Dr. Alex Kolker shows high school students how a salt marsh can actually migrate across the landscape. He uses fresh core samples taken by students to demonstrate his points. [4:04]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Three Unusual Estuary Birds
We know many birds make their homes in the estuary. Some are familiar to us but here are three species that are more elusive. We get a close-up view of a Barred Owl, a Red-Tailed Hawk, and an American Oyster Catcher. [5:34]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Shellfish Nurseries
Shellfish are not only important to the health of the estuary but are also a valuable food source and cash crop. Scientists from the Nature Conservancy explain how, with care, shellfish can be raised in special shellfish nurseries and...
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Freshwater Turtles in the Estuary
Children learn to tell the difference between male and female turtles living in the estuary, and they look at the animals' specialized body parts. [4:21]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Urban Estuaries: Home to Native Peoples
Find out how progress and expansion displace native peoples who have lived in harmony with the estuary for generations. [6:43]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Urban Estuaries: Living in a Toxic Soup
Urban areas often expand around estuaries. Industrial development often leaves a legacy of pollution in these areas. This video looks at what kind of long-term pollution is found in the Duwamish estuary in Seattle, and how estuary life...
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Urban Estuaries: Restoration
Students and citizen groups seek to restore and reclaim damaged, changed, or polluted estuaries. [6:52]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Urban Estuaries: Counting Critters
Students use a seine net to count marine life in the NY-NJ Estuary. Scientists explain why some animals thrive and others decline, why some fish can be eaten and some cannot. [4:50]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Combined Sewer Overflow
A quick overview of how a combined sewer overflow system works, and why heavy rains can be bad for estuaries. [1:42]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Building a Salt Marsh
Find out how a salt marsh can be built or rebuilt. This video explains how plants are chosen to restore a salt marsh near New York City. [3:52]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Hurricane Hazards
EstuaryLIVE meteorologists explain how a hurricane forms, how it moves, and how to measure potential damage from these dangerous storms. [10:03]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Lessons of Lightning
EstuaryLIVE meteorologists explain how lightning forms, and how to avoid danger when thunderstorms erupt. [9:39]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Tornado Touchdown
EstuaryLIVE meteorologists explain how a tornado forms, how it moves, and how to measure potential damage from these dangerous storms. [10:16]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Tale of Two Estuaries
A detailed look at the life inside two very different estuaries in Oregon: the South Slough and Tillamook estuaries. [8:04]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Tale of Two Estuaries: Native People
Estuaries have been home to native people for centuries. Meet members of Oregon's Coquille Tribe who used the estuary's riches to flourish for hundreds of years. [5:14]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Salmon Habitat
Through advanced tagging technology, learn how estuaries are important habitats for salmon during parts of their life cycle. [5:33]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Hazardous Habitat
Estuaries are important habitats for salmon, but development, deforestation, and human interaction have caused damage to these ecosystems. Learn how to mitigate this damage and restore the estuary. [3:32]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Catching Salmon
Salmon leave the estuary and feed in the open ocean. Catching these fish is an important industry in the Pacific Northwest. Learn about tools and techniques for catching salmon. [4:39]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Counting Crabs
Students learn how to identify, measure, and tell the gender of several crab species to learn about these marine animals. [4:01]