New five-year partnerships with The Nature Conservancy and The Water Institute of the Gulf will start with projects restoring coastal habitats in Alabama, Louisiana, and New York.
As part of restoring the Kalamazoo River watershed from hazardous waste contamination, the Alcott Dam was removed from Portage Creek in Michigan, reopening the creek to fish and other wildlife.
Effort aims to restore oceanic, highly migratory fish from impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by partnering with fishermen on a voluntary six month break from pelagic longline fishing. Participants also have options to use alternative gear that reduces bycatch.
NOAA, American Rivers, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and others celebrated the beginning of the most significant dam removal on the Patapsco River, which will soon be open for the first time in a century.
Multi-year partnership with Ducks Unlimited has an initial funding amount of $1.8 million to help restore habitats in Texas damaged from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Five-year partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has an initial recommendation of $1.5 million to restore kelp forests and rocky reef off the California coast.
