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Joint Agency Report Details Coastal Wetland Status and Trends Across a 10-Year Study Period

The report shows that wetland loss is still occurring in the coastal watersheds of the conterminous United States, but at a lower rate than previous periods.
December 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A serene landscape featuring a reflective river surrounded by lush green wetland grass, framed by trees under a colorful sunset sky. Sunset over saltmarsh and tidal creek at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. (Credit: US FWS).

2024 Winter News Roundup

A roundup of recent headlines from around the agency—hear about using illegal eel smuggling operation, scientists using AI to better understand monk seals, and funding announcements tied to climate resiliency and helping coastal communities.
A scientist wearing a personal flotation device squats in front of a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle typing on a laptop while on the back deck of a research vessel at sea. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engineer Owen Ceserano downloads images collected from a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle called “Stella” on deck of R/V Hugh R. Sharp. HabCam can be seen in the background. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Zach Fyke

Celebrate Corals Week

Corals Week is December 9–13, 2024! Join us in celebrating this diverse group of invertebrate animals and the reef habitats they create.
December 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Corals in clear pristine waters. Shallow water provides habitat for branching corals (Acropora spp), as seen here on a reef flat in Guam. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Brown

$100 Million Available for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience

NOAA is seeking proposals for transformational projects that will restore coastal habitat and strengthen community resilience under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
December 06, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Aerial view of heavy machinery along a river Habitat restoration work at Milltown Island in Washington's Whidbey Basin, supported with NOAA funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. (Credit: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

GulfCorps Member Alexis Powell: Working with Chain Saws While Achieving Life Goals

The GulfCorps, a program managed by NOAA and The Nature Conservancy, helps restore Gulf Coast habitat and provides young people with a pathway to environmental careers. Meet GulfCorps alumnus Alexis Powell and learn how the program transformed her life.
December 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alexis Powell with a chainsaw. Credit: Alexis Powell Alexis Powell with a chainsaw. Credit: Alexis Powell