Projects Funded by Five Star Restoration Program in FY00
Project Name: Camp Tukabatchee Riparian
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Tukabatchee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Project Location: Prattville, Alabama
Sponsored by the Tukabatchee Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America,
the Camp Tukabatchee Restoration Project is designed to incorporate the
mission and teaching of the Boy Scout Program into a long-term, active
environmental management program. The project partners, which include
the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Central Alabama
Electric Cooperative and others, will remove invasive exotics and restore
native plant communities within the floodplain of the Bridge Creek watershed.
They will also prepare a comprehensive management plan for the area which
will incorporate science-based natural resource management as well as
cultural and educational goals of the Boy Scouts. Education materials
will be developed to teach visitors about the functions and values of
the riparian area.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Anchor River Riparian
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $9,362
Grant to: Alaska Dep't of Natural Resources, Div. of Parks and Outdoor
Recreation
Project Location: Anchor Point, Alaska
In Anchor Point, staff from Alaska State Parks and the Department of
Fish and Game will join students, teachers and members of the local community
to restore riparian areas along the banks of the Anchor River, a world-class
destination fishery for King, Coho and Pink salmon. State park rangers
and a state biologist will oversee the on-the-ground restoration work,
and teachers and students from Chapman and Nikolaevsk Elementary Schools
will assist with the layout and design of interpretive displays, which
will be installed along the river to educate fishermen and other users
about the river's ecological functions. Partial funding for this grant
is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based
Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Eagle River Watershed
Wonders
Five Star Grant: $10,250
Grant to: Anchorage School District
Project Location: Eagle River, Alaska
The Anchorage School District and partners will restore riparian habitat
along the banks of the Eagle River which supports all five species of
Pacific salmon in addition to resident populations of rainbow trout. The
project, known as "Watershed Wonders," will bring together fourth-grade
students from Ravenwood Elementary School with experts from Chugach State
Park, the Anchorage Waterways Council, federal resource agencies and others
to promote stewardship of the Eagle River Watershed through the restoration
project. As part of their involvement, students learn scientific methods
for collecting water samples and monitoring fish populations, and gain
an ecological understanding of human activities that affect the health
of the watershed. Partial funding for this grant is being provided by
the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Morro Bay National
Estuary Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $14,958
Grant to: Morro Estuary Greenbelt Alliance
Project Location: Morro Bay and Los Osos, California
In Morro Bay and Los Osos, the Morro Estuary Greenbelt Alliance will
restore habitat for threatened southern Steelhead in the tributary streams
of the Morro Bay National Estuary by stabilizing eroding streambanks along
the Los Osos and Chorro Creeks. The project, which also
involves the California Conservation Corps, the San Luis Obispo Resource
Conservation District and others, will serve as a demonstration project
to promote further habitat enhancement at other priority sites throughout
the watershed. Project partners will identify and contact local riparian
landowners to arrange visits to the demonstration sites and offer them
technical expertise for improving stewardship of their lands. Partial
funding for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries
Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Kelp Habitat Restoration
Five Star Grant: $11,000
Grant to: Orange County CoastKeeper
Project Location: Corona Del Mar and Laguna Beach, California
The Orange County CoastKeeper in partnership with the Orange County Regional
Occupation Program, the Santa Monica CoastKeeper, Coastal Marine Technology,
Alliance to Rescue Crystal Cove, and Environment Now is working to begin
a community-based Kelp Habitat Restoration Project. Kelp beds located
along the Southern California coasts provide critical habitat for over
800 marine species, but are in severe ecological distress in the region.
The project will involve kelp restoration of three to five 1,000-square-feet
sections in the Crystal Cove State Park Marine Preserve. A team of trained
divers will restore the area with kelp plants grown by students from several
Orange County schools. Each section will be maintained and tracked for
growth by a team of community divers, as well as by students through underwater
and aerial photographs. Partial funding for this grant is being provided
by the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: San Antonio Creek Riparian
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $8,000
Grant to: County of Santa Barbara, Parks Department
Project Location: Goleta, California
The County of Santa Barbara Parks Department is working the Santa Barbara
Urban Creeks Council, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, University of California
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore 1600-feet of the San
Antonio Creek and two-and-one-half-acres of stream bank located in a local
suburban neighborhood. Sycamore and oak trees will be planted, invasive
non-native plants will be removed, a drip irrigation system will be installed,
and educational signs will be placed in the area with help from partners
and community volunteers. The project will serve as a model for 50 local
riparian and wetland restoration projects targeted for the South Coast
of Santa Barbara County.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Ballona Lagoon
Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $15,000
Grant to: City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works
Project Location: Los Angeles, California
The Ballona Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project represents the third phase
of a multi-year effort to restore the banks of the Ballona Lagoon, an
area of scarce estuarine and intertidal habitat for 9 species of marine
fish and nearly 60 species of birds, including the endangered California
least tern. The project is sponsored by the City of Los Angeles' Department
of Public Works, and partners include the Port of Los Angeles, Heal the
Bay, and others. The project will result in the development of a diverse
salt marsh habitat in the intertidal area of the lagoon which will contribute
to the overall health of the lagoon as a more complete ecosystem. The
restoration efforts will be complemented by a community outreach component
as ongoing educational tours of the lagoon are offered by local environmental
groups to local school children and the general public. Partial funding
for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service
Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Norton Creek Wildlife
Area Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $5,462
Grant to: McKinleyville Parks and Recreation
Project Location: McKinleyville, California
In Humbolt County, a pilot project has been designed to integrate restored
wildlife habitat into a suburban neighborhood setting while enhancing
local school and community environmental education programs. McKinleyville
Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the California Department of
Fish and Game, McKinleyville High School and others, will conduct on-the-ground
restoration activities and create an outdoor classroom within the Norton
Creek Wildlife Area, a 1.7-acre tract of emergent wetlands and riparian
forest that provides critical habitat for coastal cutthroat trout and
several species of neo-tropical migratory birds. The enhancement of the
area will reinforce the attitudes of the residents of McKinleyville and
surrounding communities concerning the significance of habitat restoration,
community involvement, and the value of natural open space. Partial funding
for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service
Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Crissy Field Wetland
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: San Francisco Conservation Corps
Project Location: San Francisco, California
The Crissy Field Wetland Restoration Project, sponsored by the San Francisco
Conservation Corps, represents the final phase of a massive three-year,
community-based effort to restore Crissy Field and other critical wetland
and riparian habitats of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Project
partners include the Golden Gate National Parks Association, AmeriCorps,
and others. The restoration of Crissy Field will result in 20 acres of
tidal wetlands, 15 acres of sand dunes, picnic areas, interpretive trails,
and field education sites. The school stewardship component of the project
offers field-based environmental education curriculum and a sense of ownership
in the project to local middle school and high school students who are
given the opportunity to "adopt" certain sites within the park for their
continuous educational use throughout the year.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Sombrero Marsh
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Thorne Ecological Institute
Project Location: Boulder, Colorado
In Boulder, the Thorne Ecological Institute will restore wetlands and
uplands and construct an outdoor learning center in the Sombrero Marsh,
the only naturally-occurring depressional wetland of its size (20 acres)
in Boulder Valley. Project partners include the City of Boulder Open Space,
the Boulder Valley School District, and others. Students, who will receive
community service credit for their efforts, will be encouraged to use
the marsh for research on wetland functions. The project will serve as
a model for community involvement in the protection and management of
a valuable natural resource in an urban environment.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Yampa River Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: The Nature Conservancy of Colorado
Project Location: Hayden, Colorado
In the Yampa Valley, The Nature Conservancy of Colorado will conduct
riparian restoration efforts in the Morgan Bottoms reach of the Yampa
River between Mt. Harris and the Town of Hayden. The Yampa River Restoration
Project, which will also involve the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, the Yampa
Valley Community Foundation, and others, will increase habitat for a diverse
community of birds and mammals that breed, forage, and winter in the forests
and shrublands along the river, including bald eagles, sandhill cranes,
river otter, and mink. The bank protection afforded by the woody vegetation
will also reduce the amount of sediment in the channel, thus improving
water quality and increasing agricultural productivity for local farmers
and ranchers. Local community volunteers and students will participate
in the on-the-ground restoration work, and a four-day teacher workshop
will be held focusing on local river issues.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Submerged
Aquatic Vegetation Restoration in the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers
Five Star Grant: $ 10,000
Grant to: Alliance for Chesapeake Bay, Inc.
Project Location: Washington, D.C.
Restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAVs), which serve as critical
feeding, nursery, and refuge habitats for a number of ecologically and
economically valuable species, is a priority in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay in partnership with the District of
Columbia, the Living Classrooms Foundation, the Conservation Corps, and
the Underwater Adventure Seekers Dive Club, will restore SAVs in the lower
Anacostia River and in the Potomac River. The project involves training
teachers and students from at least three schools in the District of Columbia
to grow approximately 1,500 aquatic plant seedlings. Students will receive
classroom education on SAV restoration as well as participate in transplanting
the seedlings they raised in the classroom.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Engstrom Lake
Wetland Reclamation
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: CSR Rinker
Project Location: Clermont, Florida
CSR Rinker, in partnership with Florida Audubon, Valencia Community College,
and others, will conduct wetland reclamation activities along Engstrom
Lake in the Green Swamp, an area of Critical State Concern. In an effort
to address the deterioration of significant wildlife habitat in the area
caused by the operation of a sand mine, the project will involve kindergarten
through college-age students working with local Audubon Society members
and Rinker employees to restore, preserve and manage the lake and its
adjacent wetlands.
For additional information, contact Al Cottone, Wildlife Habitat
Council (301)588-8994.
Project Title: Blind Creek Park
- Sea Turtle Habitat Restoration
Five Star Grant: $8,000
Grant to: St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
Project Location: Fort Pierce, Florida
Blind Creek Park consists of approximately 408.6-acres of coastal barrier
island, which has been identified as a biodiversity "hot spot" for a variety
of species in Florida including the West Indian Manatee and the Atlantic
green turtle. The coastal barrier islands have been particularly disturbed
by the spread of invasive non-native species which has impacted habitat
for the Atlantic loggerhead turtle, the Atlantic green turtle, and shorebirds.
St. Lucie County, with support from the South Florida Water Management
District and federal agencies, will work with local citizen groups, Girls
and Boy Scouts Programs, and schools to remove non-native plants and revegetate
the native dune and coastal strand vegetation of Blind Creek Park. Through
this project the community will learn about the importance of protecting
critical habitat and water quality. Partial funding for this grant is
being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based
Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Pepper Cove Impoundment
Marsh Restoration
Five Star Grant: $12,816
Grant to: Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands
Project Location: Melbourne Beach, Florida
Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands, along with the Florida
Institute of Technology, the Marine Resources Council and others, will
enhance wildlife habitat on the Pepper Cove impoundment located on the
barrier island of Brevard County. The project partners will re-connect
this historic salt marsh to the Indian River Lagoon in an effort to increase
the area's biodiversity and improve its water quality. Local community
volunteers will assist in the on-the-ground restoration work, and graduate
students from Florida Tech will assist with the collection of data critical
for developing and implementing the restoration plan. Partial funding
for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service
Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Wellspring
Wetland Restoration Initiative
Five Star Grant: $8,000
Grant to: North Florida Educational Development Corporation
Project Location: Quincy, Florida
The North Florida Educational Development Corporation, partnering with
the City of Quincy, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and
others, will employ at-risk youth during a six-week summer session to
restore wetlands along Quincy Creek. The wetlands are located along a
three-acre former industrial site that is currently being redeveloped
as an organic food processing plant. Youth will remove large debris, trash,
and invasive non-native plants that have overtaken the area. In addition
to the work experience and job skills gained, the Florida Department of
Water Management and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College Institute
of Environmental Equity and Justice will provide an environmental education
component to the project. In the long term, the area is envisioned to
serve as the City of Quincy's only downtown park, a place where the citizens
can walk, bicycle, enjoy the outdoors, and come together for community
events.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Frannie's
Preserve Invasive Species Control
Five Star Grant: $5,000
Grant to: Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
Project Location: Sanibel, Florida
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation will eradicate invasive plant
species from Frannie's Preserve, a 167-acre tract of undeveloped land
along the Sanibel River that contains some of the most important wetland
and riparian areas on Sanibel Island. Frannie's Preserve was purchased
by the Foundation as the keystone property of a larger conservation effort
by the Foundation and the City of Sanibel known as the Sanibel River Corridor
Acquisition and Restoration Project. Project partners include the City,
USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service, Charlotte Harbor National
Estuary Program and the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Signs will
be placed at highly visible locations (e.g., a public beach access, a
parking area and two well-traveled bike paths) to explain to the community
the threats invasive plants pose to native wildlife and the importance
of the restoration activities. Funding for this grant is being provided
by the Gulf of Mexico Program, which is a partnership underwritten by
EPA.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Active Riparian
Commensal Habitat (ARCH) Education Network
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Chattahoochee High School
Project Location: Alpharetta, Georgia
Chattahoochee High School students in partnership with Fulton County
Government, Georgia Institute of Technology, and other private and state
organizations, will construct a wetland treatment system as part of a
larger Active Riparian Commensal Habitat Education Network to raise awareness
about habitat and water quality protection in the Chattahoochee River
Watershed. The overall project will involve building an education center
that will include constructed wetlands, environmental education stations,
amphitheatre, and stormwater treatment pond. The area will be an outdoor
classroom for the community and the school. Students will be involved
in project design, site plan layout, tree protection, and wetland planting
activities.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Hanalei Watershed
Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $13,000
Grant to: Hanalei Heritage River Program
Project Location: Hanalei, Hawaii
The Hanalei Heritage River Program, in partnership with the University
of Hawaii, the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge and others, will develop
riparian restoration techniques for the lower Hanalei River watershed
in order to reduce significant bank erosion and flood damage caused by
non-native riparian weeds. Project partners will remove these exotic species
and plant native vegetation using several different experimental techniques.
The local school and community groups will derive educational benefits
by participating in the propagation and planting of the native riparian
plants, monitoring of experimental areas, and interpretation of the river
and riparian vegetation. The results of the work will be used to develop
and implement a comprehensive riparian management plan for the Hanalei
River, an American Heritage River. Partial funding for this grant is being
provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration
Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Nahant Marsh Restoration
and Educational Field Station
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: River Action, Inc.
Project Location: Davenport, Iowa
In Davenport, River Action, Inc. will undertake on-the-ground restoration
work as well as conservation education activities at the Nahant Marsh,
a unique 513-acre urban wetland locatd adjacent to the Mississippi River
in the southwest corner of the city. Restoration of the wetlands is an
integral part of the management plan for cleaning up this contaminated
"brownfield" site. Project partners, including the City of Davenport,
the Scott County Regional Authority, local schools and others, will plant
native trees and shrubs in order to improve the water quality and wildlife
habitat of the marsh, and will renovate an existing building at the site
into a classroom and research laboratory for educational programming for
all levels of students. Local community residents will be informed about
the importance of wetlands through the use of a public-access boardwalk
and interpretive signs.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Winchester
Lake and Upper Lapwai Creek Watershed Restoration
Five Star Grant: $11,243
Grant to: Nez Perce Tribe
Project Location: Winchester, Idaho
The Nez Perce Tribe, with assistance from Winchester State Park, Palouse
Audubon and others, will restore 11 acres of a wetland meadow on Tribal
land within the Winchester Lake and Upper Lapwai Creek Watershed. Project
partners will enhance wildlife habitat through the reintroduction of native
herbs and shrubs, the removal of invasive grasses, the creation of vegetated
buffers, and the construction of bird nesting boxes for migratory songbirds.
The partners will also educate members of the local community about ongoing
watershed restoration efforts by erecting interpretive signs on an old
Tribal trail along the creek. A volunteer monitoring effort will be coordinated
among the Tribe's Water Resources Division and local landowners after
the restoration work is completed.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Plant a Tree, Save
a Fish Project
Five Star Grant: $12,273
Grant to: Earth Conservation Corps-Salmon Corps
Project Location: Lewiston, Idaho and Toppenish, Washington
The Earth Conservation Corps-Salmon Corps, in partnership with the Nez
Perce Tribe, Umatilla Tribe, Grays Harbor College and others, will restore
riparian habitat along the mainstem of the Yakima River and the confluences
of the Clearwater and Snake Rivers. Partners in this "Plant a Tree, Save
a Fish" project will propagate and plant 3,000 native willow, dogwood,
and cottonwood trees on the riverbanks and in greenhouses on the campuses
of local high schools and universities. The project will provide increased
awareness of the characteristics and value of a healthy riparian community,
as well as ecosystem protection, to students, teachers, and local citizens.
Partial funding for this grant is being provided by the National Marine
Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Oak Openings Riparian
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Liberty Prairie Conservancy
Project Location: Grayslake, Illinois
In Grayslake, the Liberty Prairie Conservancy will undertake restoration
efforts on an intermittent stream that flows from the Oak Openings Illinois
State Nature Preserve in the Bull Creek Watershed. The Preserve provides
critical habitat for two state endangered birds, the yellow-headed blackbird
and the great egret. In addition to the on-the-ground restoration work,
the project partners, including the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
Warren Township High School and others, will also create a self-guided
interpretive trail through the area and work with adjacent landowners
and local youth to establish a community watershed education program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name:
R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Wetland Restoration and Outdoor Classroom
Five Star Grant: $7,634
Grant to: Riverdale School District
Project Location: Port Byron, Illinois
Sponsored by Riverdale School District and in partnership with the Golden
Seed Company, the Riverdale Parent Teacher Association and others, the
RESTORE project (Riverdale Environmental Schoolyard Teams for Outdoor
Restoration Explorations) is an innovative, collaborative conservation
project that will enhance student academic performance and provide a greater
understanding of local wildlife and environmental issues. The project
partners will construct a wetland on the school property where students,
teachers and the community can conduct hands-on learning about water,
wildlife, the environment, and conservation. In particular, teachers will
use the wetland to integrate teaching across multiple disciplines including
science, math, social studies and the arts.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: White River Riparian
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $9,960
Grant to: Indiana University, Research and Sponsored Programs
Project Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
In downtown Indianapolis, Indiana University/Purdue University will restore
native plant communities along 8½ acres of the White River and create
an outdoor classroom in order to complete the last key component of a
conservation corridor through Marion County. Project partners, including
the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the City of Indianapolis
Department of Public Works and others, will work with local students and
community members in the planting, maintenance, and monitoring of the
project. Teacher workshops will be held in order to promote the integration
of conservation education and experiential learning into middle and high
school curricula.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Wabash River Corridor
Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Eli Lilly and Company
Project Location: Lafayette, Indiana
Eli Lilly and Company will work with Purdue University, the Tippecanoe
County Historical Society and others to restore riparian vegetation along
a 1.75-mile stretch of the Wabash River located on Eli Lilly's wildlife
habitat acreage. The goal of the project is to reestablish permanent riparian
vegetation that will help protect the river bank, slow the natural erosion
processes, reestablish Indiana native wildflower and prairie species,
and provide an attractive natural area for future recreational use. The
project will compliment upstream restoration efforts that have been enrolled
in the USDA Buffer Strip Program, and will be integrated into local school
environmental education curricula.
For additional information, contact Al Cottone, Wildlife Habitat
Council (301)588-8994.
Project Title: Lake Pontchartrain
Marsh Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges
Project Location: Lacombe, Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish and the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges
will restore wetlands along the northern shores of Lake Pontchartrain
in the second phase of a larger effort to stabilize the eroding shoreline
of the lake. Other project partners include the Louisiana Department of
Natural Resources, the Youth Challenge Program and the Friends of Southeast
Louisiana Refuges. The partners will re-vegetate 13 acres of coastal wetlands
along the shoreline that were created during the first phase of the overall
project. Local community volunteers, area youth, and environmental education
groups will monitor the results of the project annually thereafter. The
project will reduce shoreline erosion, improve water quality, and provide
significant increases in submerged aquatic vegetation in the area. Funding
for this grant is being provided by the Gulf of Mexico Program, which
is a partnership underwritten by EPA, and Lockheed Martin Corporation,
whose employees will also participate in the restoration work.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Jefferson
Parish Marsh Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Jefferson Parish Environmental and Development Control
Project Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish Environmental and Development Control will work with
the Louisiana Army National Guard, the Texaco Corporation and others to
restore coastal wetlands in Jefferson Parish. The project partners will
use 200 tons of recycled Christmas trees to construct wave breaks along
eroding shorelines and to fill abandoned, dead-end canals within the Barataria
Basin, the fastest eroding area of Louisiana's coast. In ten years, the
program has diverted over 500,000 Christmas trees from local landfills
and used them to restore hundreds of acres of valuable wetlands, while
saving valuable landfill space and increasing public awareness of the
importance of wetland conservation. Funding for this grant is being provided
by the Gulf of Mexico Program, which is a partnership underwritten by
EPA, and the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration
Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Eastern Neck
National Wildlife Refuge Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,210
Grant to: National Aquarium in Baltimore
Project Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland
The National Aquarium in Baltimore will work with the Chesapeake Bay
Trust, the Aquarium Conservation Team and others to restore a four-acre
salt marsh on the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge. The project will
establish a working partnership between community-based volunteer organizations
and the scientific community to enhance salt marsh restoration efforts
within the Chesapeake Bay. Project partners will train a dedicated corps
of volunteers to collect and manage information on salt marsh restoration
activities that can potentially be expanded to other restoration sites
throughout the Chesapeake Bay.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title:
Community-Based Coastal Bays Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Assateague Coastal Trust
Project Location: Ocean City, Maryland
The Assateague Coastal Trust will work with the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources, the University of Maryland and others to restore wetlands
and oyster habitat in Maryland's coastal bays. Project partners will train
interested volunteers to become "oyster gardeners," who will subsequently
create a sanctuary site near Ocean City where young oysters will be transplanted
and their survival rates studied. University professors will oversee the
workshops at which the volunteers are trained, and staff from the Trust
will administer and monitor the project, the results of which will be
published in the Trust's quarterly newsletter. Partial funding for this
grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based
Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Marstons
Mills Herring Run Restoration
Five Star Grant: $12,800
Grant to: Three Bays Preservation, Inc.
Project Location: Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
In Marstons Mills, Three Bays Preservation, Inc. will work with the Town
of Barnstable, the Liberty Hall Club and others to continue efforts initiated
in 1992 to maintain and improve the Marstons Mills River and its adjacent
Middle Pond. The objectives of this year's project are to rebuild the
river's 1,200 foot-long fishway in a location that allows migrating herring
to pass through during times of low water levels and to construct a dam
that will prevent the herring from passing into adjacent cranberry bog
ditches where they often become trapped and die. The exclusion of the
herring from the bogs will enable higher numbers of breeding fish to reach
their spawning habitat in the Middle Pond. Partial funding for this grant
is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based
Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Central Lake
Superior Watershed Partnership Youth Project
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Michigan Works! The Job Force Board
Project Location: Marquette, Michigan
Michigan Works! The Job Force has partnered with the Central Lake Superior
Watershed Partnership, Northern Michigan University, and the Marquette
Community Foundation to support 12 family court youth to work on high
priority erosion sites in the Lake Superior Watershed. Erosion is noted
as one of the major contributors of sediment which is damaging fish habitat
in the area. In addition to gaining experience in restoration activities,
the youth will also gain job skills training from student teachers at
the University of Michigan. The overall project will provide at-risk youth
and future teachers the opportunity to get involved with existing community
efforts of the Central Lake Superior Watershed Partnership that will improve
local watershed conditions and protect Lake Superior.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Pelican Landing
Coastal Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $15,000
Grant to: City of Moss Point
Project Location: Moss Point, Mississippi
The City of Moss Point will work with the Crosby Arboretum, Moss Point
High School, the Nature Conservancy and others to restore a coastal wetland
along the shoreline at Pelican Landing, a new conference facility that
will serve as the focal point of an award-winning waterfront revitalization
campaign. Students from Moss Point High School's "Tiger Tales" program,
which provides educational and vocational training, will be involved in
restoring native wetland plants to the site which had previously been
used as a dumping ground for junked cars and other debris. Interpretive
signs will allow the area to be used as an outdoor classroom for local
students and visitors to learn about the diversity and benefits of coastal
Mississippi wetlands. The project is considered the first significant
step in the City's efforts to enhance the local economy through the revitalization
of its waterfront. Funding for this grant is being provided by the Gulf
of Mexico Program, which is a partnership underwritten by EPA, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Green Center Urban
Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: The Friends of the Green Center
Project Location: University City, Missouri
In University City, the Friends of the Green Center will work with the
Missouri Department of Conservation, the University City School District
and others to restore wetland and riparian habitat. The St. Louis inner-city
wetland is part of the "triangle of special places" of the Green Center,
a multi-site, geographically-linked outdoor classroom. This restored wetland
will serve as an additional outdoor classroom space and regional resource
to educate students and members of the community about the function and
value of wetlands to filter runoff, provide habitat and stabilize riparian
corridors in an urban environment.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Elk Creek Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Lewis and Clark Conservation District
Project Location: Augusta, Montana
The Lewis and Clark Conservation District will work in partnership with
private landowners, teachers from Augusta school, Montana Department of
Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore
three-miles of stream banks and one-and-one-half-miles of Elk Creek. The
project will involve restoring and realigning the stream channel, as well
as protecting and re-planting native vegetation along streambanks. In
addition, private landowners and ranchers will have the opportunity to
learn about long-term grazing management techniques to protect Elk Creek.
Other community partners are the Augusta school students, who will help
with revegetation work, including willow plantings and grass sod mat placement,
and will also learn about stream restoration and protection issues in
their classes.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: Saline Wetland
Restoration and Interpretive Park
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: City of Lincoln, Public Works & Utilities
Project Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln in partnership with Lancaster County, Lower Platte
South Natural Resources District and a private landowner are working together
to restore 54-acres of a saline wetland area. These wetlands, and the
plants they support, are very rare in Nebraska and their restoration will
expand current knowledge of saline wetland systems. In addition to completing
the restoration, an interpretive trail that explains the origin and ecology
of saline wetland systems, history of the salt industry in Lincoln, history
of the railroad in Nebraska, and facts about wetland restoration methods
will be developed and constructed.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Great Egg Harbor
River Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: South Jersey Land Trust
Project Location: Pitman, New Jersey
The South Jersey Land Trust will work with the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Ducks
Unlimited and others to restore 42 acres of wetland habitat within the
Cedar Lake headwaters of the Great Egg Harbor Wild and Scenic River. The
project will provide critical nesting and feeding habitat for various
species of resident and migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. Project partners
are actively promoting watershed protection in the local community through
educational programs and by providing volunteer opportunities for residents
to monitor the project site.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Utica Marsh Restoration
Five Star Grant: $20,000
Grant to: Utica Community Action, Inc.
Project Location: Utica, New York
Utica Community Action, Inc. will work with the Utica Area Chamber of
Commerce, the Utica Zoo, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
and others to restore the Utica Marsh and enhance public appreciation
of this significant wetland. The marsh has been listed as one of the 100
best places to view wildlife in the state. Project partners will improve
existing nature trails in order to make the entire trail network accessible
to the public and develop a nature interpretation trail system for marsh
visitors that will enhance public understanding of its value. Partners
will also remove invasive plants, trash and other debris from the marsh
to enhance its wildlife habitat value. In addition to promoting conservation
education and tourism, the project will generate economic development
opportunities for the local community.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Bronx River Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: New York Restoration Project
Project Location: New York, New York
The Bronx River Restoration Project will be the first-ever joint national
service project undertaken by over 60 state and local youth conservation
corps from around the country. The project will restore and revitalize
a five-mile stretch of the Bronx River within the South Bronx Empowerment
Zone, an impoverished area designated for special economic and social
programs. This project is being sponsored by the New York Restoration
Project which was founded by Bette Middler to carry out her dream of a
cleaner and more beautiful New York. Project partners include the New
York City Department of Parks and Recreation, National Association of
Service and Conservation Corps, Partnership for Parks, Neighborhood Open
Space Coalition as well as several corporations and foundations. Partial
funding for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries
Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: New River Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: New River Community Partners
Project Location: Sparta, North Carolina
The New River Community Partners will work with the New River State Park,
North Carolina State University, Future Farmers of America, local schools
and others to establish a demonstration site for streambank stabilization
techniques along the New River, an American Heritage River. Eroding banks
within New River State Park and elsewhere along the river constitute both
a safety hazard to the general public and a sedimentation problem for
fish habitat. As part of the overall effort, the project partners will
implement workshops to educate local landowners on how to address similar
problems with riverbanks along their own properties. Local high school
students and members of a local community youth program will participate
in the growing and planting of some of the native plants that will be
used to anchor the streambank.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Muscogee
(Creek) Nation Outdoor Learning Center
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Cross Timbers Resource Conservation and Development
Project Location: Okmulgee, Oklahoma
The Cross Timbers Resource Conservation and Development Service will
work with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Okmulgee County Conservation
District, federal agencies and others to restore a wetland and a riparian
area that will be used as an outdoor learning center by the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation. Historically the Mucogee (Creek) Nation has lived close to water
and has developed culturally important uses for many aquatic plants. Much
of their culture has disappeared with the loss of healthy wetland and
riparian areas near their homes. Both tribal youth and elders will participate
in the restoration of the wetland and stream bank areas, as well as in
the development of interpretive signage in both English and Muscogee.
The signs will include information on the tribe's earlier use of various
plant species. The learning center will be a focal point for cultural
learning and will offer the entire community the opportunity to enjoy
nature while visiting a bit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's past heritage.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: Ladd Marsh Wetland
and Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Training and Employment Consortium
Project Location: La Grande, Oregon
The Training and Employment Consortium is working with Union County,
Ducks Unlimited, the Grande Ronde Bird Club, state partners, and others
to restore three-miles of riparian habitat, 500-acres of wetland habitat,
and 154-acres of upland habitat in the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area. The Ladd
Marsh Wildlife Area, originally consisted of 240- acres of the last remaining
wetlands in the area, now covers more than 3300-acres of wetlands, stream
habitat and forests, and supports a variety of wildlife species. Restoration
work will be completed by a paid youth crew, who receive restoration and
general job skills training. In addition the project will involve a Community
Day at Ladd Marsh to raise awareness and educate local citizens about
the importance of wetlands protection.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: Applegate
Watershed Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Applegate River Watershed Council
Project Location: Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon
The Applegate Watershed Tree Planting and Riparian Restoration Program
is a community-based program that targets treeplanting on private lands
along rivers and streams in the Applegate Watershed. The Applegate River
Watershed Council is working in partnership with landowners, Josephine
and Jackson Counties, American Forests Global Releaf, state and federal
agencies and others to plant 40,000 trees and shrubs in priority areas.
Landowners and a variety of community and school groups will be involved
in the actual planting events and learn about the importance of restoration
activities. Additional educational activities for local citizens include
lessons on monitoring tree growth and seed collection. Partial funding
for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service
Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Name: Fairless Works
Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: U.S. Steel-Fairless Works
Project Location: Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
Sponsored by U.S. Steel's Fairless Works, in partnership with the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsbury School District,
and others, the Fairless Works Wetland Restoration Project will improve
wildlife habitat surrounding a ten-acre pond on the site of the facility.
The pond itself will be deepened to provide additional fish habitat and
improved water quality, and the on-the-ground restoration work along the
banks will benefit local waterfowl and several endangered species. The
project is part of a larger wildlife management plan implemented by the
Fairless Works, and the project site will serve as an outdoor classroom
for local school students and community residents to enhance their environmental
education.
For additional information, contact Al Cottone, Wildlife Habitat
Council (301)588-8994.
Project Name: Chartiers
Creek Wetland and Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Chartiers Nature Conservancy, Inc.
Project Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chartiers Nature Conservancy, Inc. will work with the Bayer Corporation,
St. Philip Elementary School, and others to restore wetland and riparian
habitat along Chartiers Creek on CNC's 13-acre Idlewood tract. The project
will demonstrate how wetland and riparian enhancement can be accomplished
in an urban setting. The project partners will also build a learning center,
the first of four of its kind, that will serve as an outdoor environmental
education facility to be used by local schools and community groups. The
project is part of a larger effort by CNC to examine the ecological, economic,
cultural, and aesthetic conditions of the entire Chartiers Creek watershed.
For additional information, contact Al Cottone, Wildlife Habitat
Council (301)588-8994.
Project Title: South Carolina
Oyster Habitat Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Project Location: Charleston, Beaufort and Georgetown, South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will partner with
the University of South Carolina, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation
League and community volunteers to establish multiple demonstration projects
to restore and enhance oyster habitat along the South Carolina coast.
Through this effort, the partners hope to increase public awareness of
the importance of oyster habitat for stabilizing shorelines, improving
water quality and enhancing critical fish and wildlife habitat, in addition
to the oyster's commercial value. This project will establish and train
a core group of teachers, students and local citizens who will assist
others in expanding oyster habitat restoration efforts throughout the
coastal zone. Partial funding for this grant is being provided by the
National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Koch Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Koch Petroleum Group, L.P.
Project Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
In Corpus Christi, the Koch Petroleum Group, L.P. will work with the
Koch Wildlife Council, Robstown High School, and others, to restore 112
acres of wetlands near the Corpus Christi Refinery. Specific restoration
activities will benefit several species of waterfowl, wading birds, and
shorebirds, including whistling ducks, snowy plovers, and osprey. Additionally,
visitors to the site will enter at a Wildlife Learning Center and will
be able to visit the wetlands or and other habitat via improved trails,
footbridges and observation platforms. Identification signs will educate
visitors about the vegetation. Employees from KPG will participate in
the restoration.
For additional information, contact Al Cottone, Wildlife Habitat
Council (301)588-8994.
Project Name: Galveston
Bay Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Scenic Galveston, Inc.
Project Location: Galveston County, Texas
Scenic Galveston will restore and enhance 16 acres of intertidal wetlands
at the confluence of Highland Bayou and Galveston West Bay adjacent to
Interstate 45. Project partners include the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory,
the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Reliant Energy
and others. Restoration work involves removing 1 acre of fill material,
re-establishing wetland plants, and enhancing tidal flow to 15 acres of
degraded wetlands to enhance its wildlife values. The project will further
priority goals of the Galveston Bay Plan, a regional comprehensive management
plan for the Galveston Bay System. Funding for this grant is being provided
by the Gulf of Mexico Program, which is a partnership underwritten by
EPA, and the National Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration
Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Name: Little Linnville
Wildlife Area Wetland Enhancement
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Phillips Petroleum Company
Project Location: Old Ocean, Texas
Phillips Petroleum Company will work with the Vernor Materials Company,
the Sweeny and Wild Peach Independent School Districts, and others, to
enhance wetlands in the Little Linnville Wildlife Area on the site of
the Sweeny Refinery. The project will provide feeding and resting areas
for waterfowl and shorebirds, and will serve as an outdoor classroom for
use by local schools, community groups, and Phillips employees to enhance
their environmental education. The school districts will develop educational
curricula that will be used during tours of the site
For additional information, contact Al Cottone, Wildlife Habitat
Council (301)588-8994.
Project Title: Bartlett
Brook Riparian Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Project Location: South Burlington, Vermont
The Bartlett Brook Riparian Restoration project is the first phase of
a two-phase demonstration project to restore water quality and wildlife
habitat in a highly urbanized stream in South Burlington. The Vermont
Department of Environmental Conservation will work with the City of South
Burlington, the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, local high school students
and community volunteers to restore about 100 meters of the most eroded
reach of the brook using innovative bio-engineering techniques. Among
the project's many benefits, restoration of the brook will benefit a small
population of Mottled Sculpin, a rare fish species in Vermont.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Potomac Basin
Wetland Restoration
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: Alexandria Seaport Foundation
Project Location: Alexandria, Virginia
The Alexandria Seaport Foundation will work with local at-risk youth
and adult volunteers to build on past shoreline stabilization and wetlands
restoration efforts on two highly polluted streams in the Potomac Basin
and a section of the Potomac shoreline. Overall, the project will enhance
and restore a total of 140-acres of streambank and 4,500-feet of tidal
shoreline and is expected to result in significant reductions in sediment,
nitrogen and phosphorous loadings to the Potomac River, an American Heritage
River. Youth and community volunteers will aid in reseeding and planting
water-filtering plants, cutting vines and other invasive non-native plant
species, and planting trees. Some youth with special interests and needs
will be offered an opportunity to become paid environmental apprentices,
who will work on wetland projects, perform greenhouse duties, and work
in Alexandria Seaport Foundation's water quality lab. Overall, the project
will heighten the community's awareness of the values and functions of
wetland and stream ecosystems through direct involvement in restoration
activities. Partial funding for this grant is being provided by the National
Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: Wyndham Forest/Twin
Hickory Riparian Forestation and Protection Project
Five Star Grant: $9,000
Grant to: County of Henrico, Department of Public Works
Project Location: Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico County will work with H. H. Hunt Corporation (a local developer),
citizen groups and local high school students to reforest a two-acre riparian
area located in a new housing subdivision in the Chickahominy River watershed.
In addition to reforestation activities, a 100-foot buffer area along
streams in the new development will be identified, protected and marked
as an Environmental Protection Zone by volunteers. A brochure will be
developed and distributed by H.H. Hunt Corporation to educate new homeowners
on the importance of maintaining streambanks as a natural buffer to pollutants
that might otherwise enter local streams. This project will be used as
a model for protection of forested areas along streams in new and existing
developments. It will also serve as a model for citizen education on the
importance and need for riparian restoration and protection in the County.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: Methow Summer
Restoration Team
Five Star Grant: $10,000
Grant to: The Methow Conservancy
Project Location: Okanogan County, Washington
In this project at-risk high school students will be brought together
with experienced restoration professionals to form a crew that will work
on a variety of on-going restoration projects in the Methow Watershed.
Restoration activities will include stream bank restoration, native seed
collection, collecting data for long-term vegetation monitoring studies,
and restoring vegetation on the 44-acre Winthrop National Fish Hatchery
Site. The Methow Conservancy is partnering with a range of local, state
and federal partners in this project including Methow Natives, Pacific
Watershed Institute, Methow Valley School District, Okanogan County Job
Corps, Methow Field Institute, Okanagan National Forest, the National
Fish Hatchery, and Americorps.
For additional information, contact Abigail Friedman, National Association
of Counties (202)942-4225.
Project Title: Lorenzan
Creek Salmon Enhancement
Five Star Grant: $11,000
Grant to: Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
Project Location: Skagit County, Washington
The Lorenzan Creek Salmon Enhancement project seeks to improve habitat
for native salmon and trout species in Lorenzan Creek, a tributary of
the Skagit River in northwest Washington. The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement
Group (SFEG) is a non-profit community organization dedicated to the enhancement
of salmon resources through education, restoration and public involvement.
SFEG will work with People for Salmon, local members of the Boy Scouts
of America, and others to re-vegetate riparian areas with native plants
and to install log structures to add habitat complexity to the stream.
Members of the local community will participate in post-project monitoring
after being trained by the project partners to identify returning adult
salmon. Partial funding for this grant is being provided by the National
Marine Fisheries Service Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
Project Title: Hamm Creek Estuary
Restoration
Five Star Grant: $15,000
Grant to: King County World Conservation Corps
Project Location: King County, Washington
The King County World Conservation Corps (KCWCC) will work with the King
County Department of Natural Resources, the People for Puget Sound, and
others, to conduct wetland restoration activities on a salt marsh of Hamm
Creek, a tributary of the Duwamish river. The Hamm Creek Estuary has been
identified as prime habitat for chinook salmon, which have recently been
listed under the Endangered Species Act. This project will result in two
acres of restored estuarine habitat, and will serve as an outdoor classroom
for KCWCC's 30 corpsmembers. Volunteers from the local community will
participate in three separate events for the project, and will assist
in planting shrubs and trees and removing invasive plants. Partial funding
for this grant is being provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service
Community-based Restoration Program.
For additional information, contact Brian Ocepek, National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166.
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