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Welcome to the Office of Habitat Conservation
The Office of Habitat Conservation is located in the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Headquarters complex in
Silver Spring, Maryland. It interacts with the NOAA Fisheries Regional
Offices to manage, conserve and enhance habitats for fishery
resources, protected species and other living marine resources.
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 Office
of Habitat Conservation Announcements
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NOAA Announces 50 Coastal Restoration Projects: On June 30, NOAA announced funding of 50 high quality, priority projects to restore U.S. coastal areas These projects, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will restore wetlands, salt marsh, oyster and coral reefs, as well as remove fish passage barriers on coastal rivers and streams. In addition to improving the environment, these efforts will restore fisheries and support more resilient coasts in the face of climate change.
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Funding for Habitat Restoration: On July 16, the NOAA Restoration Center announced the following funding opportunities:
- The NOAA Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration National and Regional Partnership solicitation will fund new three-year national and regional Partnerships to invest funding in the restoration of coastal and marine habitat nationwide, from 2010-2012;
- The Community-based Marine Debris Removal Projects solicitation will fund new national and regional efforts to invest funding in the removal of coastal and marine debris and the restoration of habitat nationwide; and
- The Open Rivers Initiative solicitation will fund dam and river barrier removal projects that aim to repair vital riverine ecosystems, enhance populations of migratory fish, and benefit local communities.
- NOAA Responds to Chesapeake Bay Executive Order
NOAA is serving as co-lead for three of the seven reports required by the recent Executive Order on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office and the Department of the Interior are working with other agencies on reports for climate change, monitoring for decision support, and habitat and research for living resources.
- Evaluation of NOAA's Habitat Program: In January 2009, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) released an independent evaluation of the NOAA Habitat Program, providing recommendations from a panel of external experts to improve the effectiveness of the Program. These recommendations have been used by the Program in developing its 2009 Strategic Plan and other efforts to advance the program.
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