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Summer 2024 Internship Opportunities

Spread the word! The North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve has four internship positions open. Interested applicants can learn more about the Reserve on our website and our social media channels.

Meet our Summer 2023 Interns

This past summer, the reserve had four outstanding interns. They contributed to our mission and learned a lot along the way. Below they each share a bit of advice or memories from their experience.

DEQ, NC State Partner to Teach the ‘Science of Streams’

The DWR Surface Water Identification Training and Certification course, or SWITC, ensures staff and consultants can identify streams that will be subject to state rules for riparian buffers, which are areas where trees, grass or other vegetation are required to be preserved alongside streams.

Sea Turtles at Masonboro Island Reserve 2023

Rocks Rock: Geological Survey, oldest in the country, is more than meets the eye

American Oystercatcher Monitoring

The North Carolina Coastal Reserve consists of 10 sites. Many birds call at least one of the 10 sites home, while many others use them as resting stops along the Atlantic Flyway.

The Reserve celebrates Marae West, the first North Carolina recipient of the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship

In 2020, the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve welcomed its first National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship recipient, Marae West. This month, after four years of fieldwork and data analysis in the midst of the pandemic, Marae will finish her fellowship.

NC Marine Patrol casts wider net in the applicant pool; establishes two initiatives to attract new officer candidates

This past winter and spring Adam Gee was an East Carolina University Criminal Justice major living out a childhood dream, making the rounds and learning the ropes with the N.C. Marine Patrol.

Day in the Life of a N.C. Coastal Reserve Research Biologist - Part 2

Follow along as Byron Toothman, Research Biologist for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, teaches a co-worker about the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Read on to learn more about SWMP!

Day in the Life of a N.C. Coastal Reserve Research Biologist - Part 1

Follow along as Byron Toothman, Research Biologist for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, teaches a co-worker about the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Read on to learn more about SWMP!