Summary
Research Reserve staff shared highlights of recent research, monitoring, education and training programs, and discussed new projects in 2026.
Photo: KBNERR Education Coordinator, Ingrid Harrald, shares information on engaging K-12 students with the Reserve’s long-term phytoplankton monitoring program.
On Thursday, April 2nd, community members joined Research Reserve staff for a brown bag lunch presentation and discussion. Thank you to Kachemak Bay Campus for hosting. It was great fun to share what we’ve been up to in all of our programs: research, monitoring, education, coastal training and engagement, stewardship, and graduate research through the Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship.
Agenda topics included:
Watershed Ecology: research and education teams working on groundwater contributions to local water reserves, beaver dam analogs, hydrology effects for fish habitat, and peatland carbon initiatives
Long-term Water Quality Monitoring: annual summaries from Homer and Seldovia in regards to water quality parameters and overview of the ongoing community monitoring phytoplankton program
Invasive Species: Southcentral Alaska Invasive Species Hotspot project, and KBNERR efforts looking at marine invasive species in Kachemak Bay
Photos below: KBNERR staff and graduate students present on their work.
