Habitat Restoration Helps Put Anglers Back on the Pier, Hikers Back on the Trail

When environmental disasters disrupt waterfront access, NOAA restores habitat to reconnect communities to the outdoors.

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A road passes a creek through restored wetlands The Bear Creek project site, post-restoration. Credit: Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership.
A colony of grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) outplanted by NOAA’s CoRAL Team growing on a reef in Miami, FL. Note the border of the colony, which is surrounded by long sediment-laden algal turf. A colony of grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) outplanted by NOAA’s CoRAL Team growing on a reef in Miami, FL. Note the border of the colony, which is surrounded by long sediment-laden algal turf. Credit: Dr. Mark Ladd/NOAA Fisheries SEFSC
Closeup of a caught groundfish An emergency rule increases catch limits for shortspine thornyhead and two other groundfish species, increasing fishing opportunities off the West Coast. Photo by NOAA Fisheries/West Coast Region.
Lush green clumps of vegetation among pockets of water in a wetland Coastal wetlands in Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts. Credit: Kelly Fike/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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A woman with long brown hair wearing a gray shirt smiles at the camera. Dr. Claire Gonzales was a 2024–2025 Knauss Fellow with NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Science and Technology. Credit: Claire Gonzales

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