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small noaa logo Home | Link Catalog | Coastal Protection and Restoration

Links to more information on protection and restoration.

All links in this catalog leave the OR&R site.

ACOE Environmental Enhancement Wetland Restoration
A US Army Corps of Engineers site that provides information on environmental enhancement, wetland restoration, and the beneficial uses of dredged material.

ARD Query Manager, MARPLOT, and GIS Tools
ARD Query Manager, MARPLOT, and GIS Tools web site on different server

California Coastal Coalition
CalCoast, a non-profit advocacy group.

California Coastal Conservancy
The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore the resources of the California Coast. Our vision is of a beautiful, restored and accessible coastline.

Coastal Habitat Restoration
A report and associated database on restoration projects in the Gulf of Maine. The database also includes information on 350 sites in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine that have restoration potential.

Coastal Issues
Information and programs provided by the Texas General Land Office.

EPA Regional Superfund Program Pages
Provides access to regional information from risk assessments to regional databases.

EPA River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
An informational website operated by the Office of Water.

EPA Superfund Resources
Provides access to databases, software, and technical outreach services for communities, including grant information.

EPA Superfund Sites Where You Live
Here is an index to descriptions of Superfund sites prepared by the EPA.

Louisiana Coastal Restoration
Each summer the richly productive bottom waters off Louisiana?s coast are transformed from a region of teeming marine life into a vast area known as the ?Dead Zone,?

Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) is a part of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.

National Wetlands Conservation Alliance
Website is dedicated to furthering wetland restoration, enhancement and conservation on private lands. Links to other wetlands and restoration sites.

NOAA and the Estuarine Research Act
Protects over 1 million acres of estuarine habitat

NOAA Coastal Brownfields Web Site
Explains NOAA's involvement in coastal brownfields and provides detailed information about specific activities that are currently underway within NOAA.

NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site
Provides centralized access to information about NOAA restoration resources, including restoration techniques and NOAA restoration references, through a single point-of-entry.

NOAA's Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Program
Funds and supports restoration, protection, conservation and enhancement of threatened wetlands on the Gulf of Mexico coast.

NOAA's Community Based Restoration Program
Establishes partnerships at the national and local levels to help citizens carry out habitat restoration projects.

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

NOAA's National Estuary Restoration Inventory
Created to track estuary habitat restoration projects across the nation.

NOAA's South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Prediction and Modeling Site
NOAA?s South Florida Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Program (SFP) is a coordinated effort between NOAA/NOS, NOAA/OAR, and NOAA/NMFS and is locally managed with offices at both the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami and the Florida Bay Interagency Science Center in Key Largo.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
DOE operated environmental restoration sites listed by state.

Wetland Restoration and Creation Site On-line Database
The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) includes information on sites in all 20 coastal counties of North Carolina.

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