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NOAA Habitat Focus Areas

In targeted areas across the country, NOAA focuses our programs and investments to address high-priority habitat issues. Together with our partners, we maximize the impact of our collective resources and make meaningful change for local communities.
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Efforts to Restore Native Wild Rice in the St. Louis River Estuary

In the St. Louis River Estuary Habitat Focus Area, NOAA and our partners are working to preserve and restore wild rice through habitat mapping, ecosystem service studies, and education and outreach efforts.
November 01, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Ojibwe community members canoeing through an area of wild rice in the St. Louis River Estuary Community members canoe through an area of wild rice in the St. Louis River Estuary. Credit: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

NOAA’s Habitat Focus Areas: Showing Results

How NOAA’s Habitat Focus Areas improve ecosystems, benefit communities, and advance science.
July 30, 2020 - Story Map ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
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Interview with a Habitat: River

Float along with NOAA as we interview the Russian River in California and discuss water quantity, riverbank restoration, and more.
July 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Russian_river_and_Jenner_Large.jpg The Russian River in California. Credit: Brian M./Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0)

$950,000 in Funding for NOAA’s Habitat Focus Areas

NOAA announces $950,000 in funding for habitat restoration in six Habitat Focus Areas.
July 18, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Three divers pick up coral fragments out of a basket on the ocean floor Divers prepare to transplant staghorn coral fragments onto a reef in the Northeast Marine Corridor and Culebra Island Habitat Focus Area.

$1.2 Million in Funding for Partners Working in NOAA’s Habitat Focus Areas

NOAA announces $1.2 million in funding for habitat restoration in seven Habitat Focus Areas.
July 27, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
A group of people move a pile of cut logs Volunteers remove invasive plants from a fish pond in West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area.

Science and Stewardship: Keys to Restoring Kachemak Bay

Learn how NOAA and partners are studying the Kachemak Bay ecosystem.
July 27, 2018 - Video ,
Alaska
underwater diver recording data on clipboard

NOAA Announces Funding for Sixteen Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Projects

$8.2 million will leverage resources and establish lasting partnerships in support of productive and sustainable fisheries, healthy ecosystems, and resilient communities.
July 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
A river flows over a dam The removal of Bloede Dam, on the Patapsco River in Maryland, is one restoration project recommended for funding.

Projects in Maine Improve Lake and Stream Habitat for Fish

Two landmark fish passage projects in the Penobscot River Habitat Focus Area will restore more than 3,100 acres and benefit migratory alewives
October 17, 2016 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Rocky rapids on a tree-lined river Penobscot River Rapids in Maine.

NOAA Announces Two New Habitat Focus Areas

The Northeast Reserves and Culebra Island, Puerto Rico; Biscayne Bay, Florida, targeted for conservation efforts.
January 07, 2015 - Media Release ,
Southeast
National