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Community-Based Restoration Program Results

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NOAA Announces Funding to Continue 12 Ongoing Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Projects

The projects are supporting fisheries, threatened and endangered species, and coastal communities and ecosystems across the nation.
September 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
An excavator alongside a stream near a road Construction underway to restore fish passage on the Little Tonsina River. Credit: Copper River Watershed Project.

$8.3 Million in Funding Recommended for Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Projects

Funding for 23 ongoing habitat restoration projects will support productive and sustainable fisheries, healthy ecosystems, and resilient communities across the nation.
July 15, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Two excavators on a barge on the water Excavators deposit limestone marl into Pamlico Sound in North Carolina to form the base of oyster habitat. Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation.

Laying the Groundwork for Long-Term Restoration: A Look Back at the Recovery Act—Part 3

Habitat restoration efforts initiated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 helped build the foundation for work that continues today.
June 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
A backhoe near a stream in a marsh Construction underway at the Fisher Slough project site in Washington. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Restoring Habitat for Migratory Fish: A Look Back at the Recovery Act—Part 2

Salmon, river herring, and other migratory fish species continue to benefit from habitat restoration projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
May 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,
alewife_credit Chesapeake Bay Program_750x500.jpg River herring. Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program.

Restoring Habitat to Support Coastal Communities: A Look Back at the Recovery Act—Part 1

Habitat restoration projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 brought jobs, recreation, and other socioeconomic benefits to coastal communities around the country.
May 24, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Roughly a dozen people stand along the shoreline and pass bags of oysters down the line Volunteers help construct a living shoreline near Daniel Island Trail in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: City of Charleston.

Road Replacement Project Opens Pathway for Salmon Recovery in Washington

In partnership with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, NOAA is helping reopen tidal channels to salmon migration and create a more resilient coastal community.
February 03, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Overhead view of a bridge road crossing. On either side, sediment has build up from a river and floodplain Sediment builds up on either side of the current causeway that connects Marrowstone and Indian Island to mainland Jefferson County, Washington. Credit: Jefferson County.

Nearly $13 Million in NOAA Funding Recommended for Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Projects

Funding for 31 new and continuing habitat restoration projects will support sustainable fisheries, protected species, and resilient ecosystems and communities across the nation.
July 23, 2020 - Feature Story ,
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Achieving social and ecological goals of coastal management through integrated monitoring

A discussion of integrated monitoring as a coordinated long‐term process in which scientists from multiple disciplines collect and analyze biophysical and social data to meet shared objectives of tracking, assessing and understanding changes over time in social and ecological systems and their interactions.
September 18, 2019 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

With Removal of Bloede Dam Complete, Patapsco River Flows More Freely

NOAA, American Rivers, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and other partners celebrate the completion of one of the most significant dam removal projects in the Mid-Atlantic, more than a decade in the making.
August 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
A rock-lined river flows through a forest A free-flowing Patapsco River provides opportunities for visitors to fish, swim, and enjoy the river. Credit: Stephen Heverly.

Nineteen New Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Projects Recommended for 2019 NOAA Funding

$10.4 million in funding for new and ongoing restoration projects will support productive and sustainable fisheries, healthy ecosystems, and resilient communities across the nation.
July 26, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Three excavators demolish a dam on a forest-lined river channel The NOAA-funded removal of Wimer Dam in Oregon restored habitat access for salmon. Credit: Scott Wright/River Design Group.