National Marine Fisheries Service
07/20/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/20/2022 09:52
Celebrating Habitat Month 2022: Healthy Habitat, Resilient Infrastructure
We are excited to kick off Habitat Month at NOAA Fisheries. All month long, we will share our incredible habitat conservation efforts through our website and social media. The theme this year is "Healthy Habitat, Resilient Infrastructure"! Learn more about the role of healthy habitat in building coastal resilience. We'll also talk about how restoring habitat for our nation's fisheries and protected resources also strengthens the resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems.
Efforts like restoring coastal wetlands and removing outdated dams can improve coastal resilience. They help communities recover from and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather and climate change. All month long, we will highlight a variety of different habitat conservation projects and products. Follow us here and on Twitter (@NOAAHabitat, #HabitatMonth). Also, be sure to stay up-to-date by becoming a HabitatNews subscriber. Help spread the word about the importance of habitat conservation in making an impact for coastal ecosystems and communities.
Habitat Features
More than $14 Million in Funding Recommended for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration
The funding will support eleven projects that will help to strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.
$14 Million in funding recommended for Great Lakes habitat restoration
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Recommended funding will support a larger transformative effort to reconstruct LaSalle Park into the new Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park on the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Credit: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Meet NOAA's Habitat Conservation Team
Meet some of the Habitat Conservation team and learn more about their work.
Meet some of the staff on NOAA's Habitat Conservation Team
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Aerial view of a river flowing into the Chesapeake Bay estuary. Credit: NOAA
Habitat Restoration Aids in Revitalization of Buffalo River
Since 2013, NOAA and partners have restored more than 20 acres of habitat at eight project sites along New York's Buffalo River.
Explore restoration work to revitalize New York's Buffalo River
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Work underway at the Toe of Katherine Street Peninsula project site, one of eight NOAA-supported habitat restoration projects in the Buffalo River Area of Concern. (Photo: Great Lakes Commission)
Virginia's Middle Peninsula Is the Newest NOAA Habitat Focus Area
The effort will restore habitat, improve water quality, and boost climate resilience.
Learn more about Virginia's Middle Peninsula
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Catlett Island is a Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia site located on the York River. Credit: CBNERR.
Two Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Funding Opportunities Open Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, One Focused on Underserved Communities
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law presents an once-in-a-generation opportunity for NOAA to continue making an impact for coastal ecosystems and communities.
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Construction underway at the Fisher Slough project site. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Two Fish Passage Funding Opportunities Open Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, One Focused on Indian Tribes
NOAA is seeking proposals for fish passage projects that will remove in-stream barriers to reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for fish around the country.
Learn more about two fish passage funding opportunities open under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Removal of Holmes Dam on Town Brook in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Credit: Hawk Visuals)
National Fish Habitat Partnership
Protecting, restoring, and enhancing the nation's fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for people.
Learn more about the National Fish Habitat Partnership
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This project in Kilchis Estuary, Oregon within the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Partnership restored freshwater and tidal connections, provided off-channel rearing habitat for young salmon, and restored historic spruce swamp habitat. Credit: Pacific Marine and Estuarine Partnership
Meet Tauna Rankin, Coral Reef Conservation Program Specialist
As a Coral Reef Conservation Program Specialist, Tauna Rankin is currently working to represent NOAA Fisheries in the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. This program is a partnership among NOAA offices to understand and conserve coral reef ecosystems. Tauna is working with the Caribbean Fishery Management Council to develop their first fishery ecosystem management plan, which will help them manage their fisheries more holistically. She is busy assessing the risks and drivers that affect fisheries and essential fish habitat in the U.S. Caribbean. From there, NOAA and partners can work with the Council to develop objectives and strategies to address those risks.
Meet Tauna Rankin and learn more about her work
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Tauna collects damselfish for research on a coral reef in the Florida Keys.
Providing Technical Support for Habitat Restoration Efforts
NOAA Fisheries provides scientific and technical assistance to help plan, design, and implement effective and efficient habitat restoration projects in coastal and marine habitats across the country.
How NOAA works to provide technical support for habitat restoration
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Mary Andrews, right, of the NOAA Restoration Center at the Bloede Dam removal project site in Maryland. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Restoring Habitat After Oil Spills and Other Environmental Disasters
NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation and Restoration Program protects and restores natural resources harmed by oil spills, releases of hazardous waste, and vessel groundings.
Learn more about restoring habitat after oil spills and other environmental disasters
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A scientist holds an oiled sea turtle after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Restoring Habitat to Recover Coho Salmon on the Oregon Coast
Our interactive story map highlights how NOAA and partners are supporting the recovery of coho on the Oregon Coast through habitat restoration.
Explore the story map on restoring habitat to recover coho Salmon on the Oregon coast
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The Fivemile-Bell habitat restoration project in the Siuslaw watershed in Oregon. Credit: Siuslaw Watershed Council.
Video: Buffalo River Restoration Project
In New York, the Great Lakes Commission has worked to restore nearly two miles of shoreline and twenty acres of habitat at eight sites along the lower Buffalo River, supported by NOAA through Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding.
Infographic: The Value of Opening Rivers for Fish
Learn how NOAA helps migratory fish and communities by opening river and stream habitat.
Why it's important to open rivers for fish
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Restoring a National Treasure: 10 Years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Our interactive story map highlights a decade of NOAA and partners' work to restore habitat in the Great Lakes region.
10 Years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
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The Detroit River. Photo: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography, Inc.
Discover More about Deep-Sea Corals through Story Maps
Visit a series of story maps exploring deep-sea coral.
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Davidson Seamount sponge and basket stars. Credit: NOAA