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Efforts like restoring coastal wetlands and removing outdated dams can improve coastal resilience.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
Long-Term Monitoring Highlights Continued Recovery of Roanoke River Fish and Mussel Populations
Eighteen years after restoring flow to an important section of the Roanoke River, populations of key species—including the American eel and beneficial freshwater mussels—are growing.
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.
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.
Two habitat restoration projects supported by NOAA Fisheries are featured in a new resource highlighting nature-based solutions for flooding.
Building Community Resilience Through Habitat Restoration
Habitat restoration projects can help protect the safety and well-being of coastal communities by buffering shorelines from erosion, reducing flooding, and removing potentially hazardous structures.
Building community resilience through habitat restoration
Nominate an Outstanding Steward in Marine, Coastal, or Riverine Habitat Conservation
The Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award nomination period is open until August 1, 2022.
Nominate an outstanding steward in marine, coastal, or riverine habitat conservation
Follow Along as NOAA’s Largest Wetland Restoration Project Creates Marsh in Louisiana
A team is constructing nearly 1,200 acres of marsh in Upper Barataria Basin that will support fish and wildlife and help reduce the effects of future storms.
NOAA's largest wetland restoration project creates marsh in Louisiana .
Interns Dive into Chesapeake Science, Policy
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office once again welcomes summer interns, who contribute to our efforts to protect and restore the Bay while gaining valuable experience.
Summer interns dive into Chesapeake Bay science, policy, and more
Video: Powderhorn Lake Habitat Restoration
Watch the video below to learn how NOAA and partners are working through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to restore wetlands and improve fish passage at Powderhorn Lake in Illinois.
Learn more about Powderhorn Lake Habitat Restoration
Powderhorn Lake Habitat Restoration
NOAA and partners are working through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to restore wetlands and improve fish passage at Powderhorn Lake in Illinois.
Infographic: The Value of Habitat Conservation
NOAA works to protect and restore marine and coastal habitat to sustain fisheries, recover protected species, and maintain resilient coastal ecosystems and communities.
Explore the value of habitat conservation
Reopening Rivers to Migratory Fish in the Northeast
Our interactive story map highlights how NOAA and partners’ work reopening rivers in the Northeast helps benefit fisheries and communities.
Explore the story map of reopening rivers to migratory fish in the Northeast
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