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Phone: (206) 624-9100
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Current Restoration Projects
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American Littoral Society (ALS), Jamaica Bay Marsh Restoration, NY
Jamaica Bay is home to one of the most diverse collections of fish and birds on the east coast. ALS is working with volunteers to clean up debris on the local salt marshes, and to replant and restore the impacted vegetative communities, which ultimately benefit fish habitat and aid in water quality.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Save Oyster Shell, VA
CBF's Save Oyster Shell program collects oyster shells used by local restaurants, oyster processing houses, and citizens. These shells are used as material to form mini-reefs and oyster shell berms which are placed along shorelines to create and restore vital habitats along "living shorelines".
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), Vermilion Bay Shoreline Restoration, LA
CRCL is conducting plantings of coastal plants harvested and cultivated on the McIlhenney Corporation's property. Each planting helps stabilize soil, reduces land loss, provides fish and wildlife habitat, and educates volunteers about coastal land loss issues. Vegetative plantings have served as a successful means of halting the approximate 10-foot-per-year shoreline erosion rate that the North Vermilion Bay area experiences.
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Town Brook Dam Removal, MA
CLF continues work on improving natural river functions to Town Brook, a vital spawning habitat associated with Billington Lake, MA. This is being achieved through the physical removal of dam structures and the restoration of an open streambed and its associated riparian wetlands.
and uplands.
Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF), Sportsman Road Shoreline Protection, TX
The West Bay has endured some of the highest levels of marsh loss within Galveston Bay, suffering from erosion due to harsh winter waves. GBF has installed 3,200 linear feet of breakwater to-date, to protect 300 acres of salt marsh behind the eroding shoreline.
North Carolina Coastal Federation (NCCF), Coastal Marsh Restoration, NC
NCCF is working to restore 4,000 square feet of coastal marsh habitat along Airlie Gardens' shoreline on the Bradley Creek near Wilmington, NC. Restoration efforts include the planting of approximately 1,000 smooth cord grass seedlings along an intertidal zone landward of a restored oyster reef area.
People For Puget Sound (PFPS), Sound Stewardship, WA
Since 1999, the Sound Stewardship program has annually worked to ensure the long-term health and success of restored habitats while promoting community involvement and education. The program trains volunteers to monitor and maintain restoration sites, and offers avenues for community groups, local businesses, and schools to participate in shoreline restoration activities.
Save San Francisco Bay Association (Save the Bay), Tidal Wetland Restoration, CA
Save the Bay is working to restore native vegetation throughout San Francisco Bay. Activities include removing invasive exotic species, collecting native seeds, growing native plants at Save the Bay's wetlands nurseries and other local nurseries, native plantings during the rainy season, shoreline and creek trash clean-ups, and site monitoring to evaluate restoration success.
Save The Bay—Narragansett Bay (STB), Walker Farm Salt Marsh Restoration, RI
Walker Farm Marsh is a historic salt marsh that has been restricted by tidal flow due to a number of roads and dam structures. STB is working to remove and redesign the tidal restrictions. Restoring tidal flow to Walker Farm Marsh will result in positive ecological changes to plant and animal communities and increase stewardship of this estuarine habitat.
Save the Sound—Long Island Sound (STS), Roger's Lake Fish Restoration, CT
Rogers Lake is a 265 acre lake located in the 4,833 acre Mill Brook watershed in Old Lyme, CT. Since the construction of a dam that created the lake, anadromous fish have not been able to migrate in and out of the lake or to the areas above the watershed. STS is working with local partners to examine the impacts of installing a fishway to return fish access to the lake.
Tampa Bay Watch (TBW), E.G. Simmons Park Stabilization, FL
TBW develops variety of salt marsh planting projects throughout the year to engage a spectrum of community participants and organizations in coastal restoration projects. Most recently, TBW coordinated a coastal shoreline stabilization project at E.G. Simmons Park with volunteers from Bloomingdale High School. The plantings will enhance, restore, and help stabilize approximately 1.5 acres of shoreline.
For more information about the Community-based Restoration Program please contact Elsa Carlisle, at (206) 624-9100 or ecarlisle@estuaries.org.