This is an interagency Web site developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency and its National Estuary Program, as well as the many state partners who comprise the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

A special thanks to the Special Projects Office within NOAA's National Ocean Service for project management and technical support of this site.

Many thanks to Matt McIntosh, of NOAA's Estuarine Reserves Division, who created the artwork for this Web site.

Thank you to the NOAA Central Library and to John H. McShane, EPA's Office of Wetland, Oceans & Watersheds for photo contributions.