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Restoring the Herring River in Wellfleet and Truro, Massachusetts

We are part of a team of federal, state, and town agencies and private organizations working to restore the Herring River system.
October 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
750x500HerringRiver_NOAA.jpg In 1909, a dike installed at Chequessett Neck Road blocked the tides on the Herring River. Credit: Friends of Herring River.

Florida A&M University Offers STEM Scholarships to NOAA GulfCorps Program Graduates

Florida A&M University, which leads the NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, will provide two scholarships each year to expand GulfCorps graduates’ opportunity to be a new generation of stewards for coastal environments, economies, and communities in the Gulf of Mexico.
October 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Oregon Habitat Restoration Project Improves Tidal Management, Benefiting Farmers and Fish

Unique partnership of federal, state, tribal and local agencies, the agriculture industry, and environmental community worked together on a mutually beneficial "working landscape" restoration project supporting West Coast salmon recovery.
September 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
2018-09 Winter Lake aerial credit BCI Contracting Inc.jpg Aerial view of construction of new habitat channels at Winter Lake. Credit: BCI Contracting, Inc.

Removal and Research: The Marine Debris Team Strikes Again

The 2018 mission to remove marine debris from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
September 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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NOAA and Partners Blow Up Bloede Dam, Benefitting Maryland Communities and Fisheries

Watch historical dam removal project’s big boom, letting water flow through for the first time in a century, improving community safety and fish migration.
September 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Finding the Next Sebasticook

Restoring a smaller tributary to the Kennebec River yields historic river herring runs, bringing back fish, eagles, and revenue to the region.
September 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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10 years of Work on Patapsco River Culminates in Bloede Dam Removal Kickoff

NOAA, American Rivers, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and others celebrated the beginning of the most significant dam removal on the Patapsco River, which will soon be open for the first time in a century.
September 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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NOAA Habitat Science Plays Important Roles in Oyster Reef Restoration

Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration efforts rely on sonar surveys, habitat mapping, and monitoring for success.
August 31, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Predicting River Response to Dam Removal: What Happens Next?

The NOAA Restoration Center and its collaborators have been studying the physical and biological effects of these projects to understand and be able to predict what will happen to the area when a dam is removed.
August 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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NOAA Announces Latest Partnership to Restore Habitats Damaged by Oil and Hazardous Waste

Multi-year partnership with Ducks Unlimited has an initial funding amount of $1.8 million to help restore habitats in Texas damaged from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
August 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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