Across the nation, NOAA, its partners, and thousands of volunteers are actively restoring coastal, marine, and migratory fish habitat. NOAA encourages innovative projects ideas and welcomes new partners in habitat restoration. Through the Community-based Restoration Program, NOAA awards millions of dollars to national and regional partners and local grassroots organizations every year.
Short film about a 2009 wetland restoration in Rhode Island, Goosneck Cove.
The Program:
Awards millions of dollars annually and leverages resources for habitat restoration projects
Provides technical advice on restoration techniques, environmental compliance, and scientific monitoring
Builds partnership to identify local priorities and share resources
Promotes community involvement and stewardship of local projects
Implements special initiatives to remove marine debris and re-open historic river habitat to migratory fish
