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The Guana Tolomato Matanzas, ACE Basin, North Inlet, North Carolina, and Sapelo Island Reserves will create a regionwide teacher/student-driven program that will further our understanding of restoring degraded or lost estuary habitats. This proposal builds upon the success of: 1) the From Seeds to Shoreline™(S2S) program, coordinated by the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium in partnership with the ACE Basin Reserve and Clemson Cooperative Extension Service and 2) the Spartina Transplant and Restoration (STAR) project conducted by the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve. We will transfer information on successful growing techniques for smooth cordgrass, among the southeast region reserves. Using existing data and gained experience on smooth cordgrass cultivation and experiences from past and current Science Transfer Projects, reserve staff in partnership with the Sea Grant Consortium will create an online, interactive resource center with topic-based elementary-targeted curriculum. Teachers will be trained to use these products through four professional development opportunities, one in each of the southeastern states. Ultimately, this will increase the community of practice among participating schools and teachers, increase the use of standards-based curriculum, and increase plant growth success and overall project’s long-term success.

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