NERRA communicates the funding needs and priorities of Reserves to Congress and federal agencies and educates the general public about the importance of estuaries and coasts.

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The National Estuarine Research Reserve Association (NERRA) is a nonprofit established in 1987 to advance the work of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). Reserves and their friends groups rely on NERRA to strengthen the national network and help Reserves address the challenges facing estuaries and coastal communities.

The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a network of 30 coastal sites designated to protect and study estuarine systems. Established through the Coastal Zone Management Act, the reserves represent a partnership program between NOAA and the coastal states.

Erik Smith is NERRA’s acting treasurer and manager of the North Inlet–Winyah Bay Reserve. He has been with the Reserve System for 20 years.