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Working with communities, OR&R addresses critical local and regional coastal challenges.

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Inspiring Students and Teachers Information and activities for students and teachers who'd like to learn more about oil spills or hazardous chemical accidents.

Mearns Rock Time Series

Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour

Water Cycle Game

Dispersants: A Guided Tour

Investigating the Top of the Water Column

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Helping Revitalize Communities Working locally to help communities revitalize waterfronts through environmental remediation and restoration.

Coastal Brownfields Home

Tools and Services

Portfields - Pilot Ports

Portfields - Resources

NOAA's Role in Coastal Brownfields

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Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making Working to support community decisions that promote sustainable uses of coastal resources.

Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project

OR&R: A History

Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners

Training for Emergency Responders and Planners

First Lady Comments on Marine Debris

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Featured Software & Data Sets supporting Serving Communities Pages on our site that provide access to software created by the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) to aid first responders, planners, and restoration practitioners.

Drawing of a sinking tanker, leaking oil into the water.

GNOME
The GNOME Development team has released a Location File for New York Harbor, plus an updated GNOME 1.3.0!

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Featured Publications about Serving Communities Pages on our site that provide access to publications containing scientific information, field guides, and other material.

OR&R State Summary fact sheets
A series of twenty-six state summary fact sheets that highlight state-specific OR&R activities are now available on-line.

Summaries of Portfields and Brownfields Projects
OR&R's work in helping revitalize port communities and managing Brownfield sites.

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Featured Web Portals to sites about Serving Communities Pages on our site that provide information about and access to Web sites of closely-related agencies and programs.

Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is responsible for assessing and restoring coastal and marine resources injured by oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and vessel groundings.

NOAA Coastal Brownfields Web Portal
Web portal link to OCRM Coastal Brownfields web site.

San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
The project is designed as a decision support tool for coastal managers within the San Francisco Bay region.

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Current News: Serving Communities

GNOME The GNOME Development team has released a Location File for New York Harbor, plus an updated GNOME 1.3.0! (updated: September 9, 2008)

Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project Status report of Suisun Bay project. (updated: July 3, 2008)

Of Special Note: Serving Communities

Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is responsible for assessing and restoring coastal and marine resources injured by oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and vessel groundings.

OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques is a small island east of mainland Puerto Rico that was formerly used by the U.S. Navy for military training operations. The Navy ceased operations in 2003, and is now investigating areas it previously occupied to determine the extent of contamination.

OR&R: A History Learn more about the origins of NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R).