RESTORE News: Funded Priorities Factsheets Released

ECO
5 January 2016

On 1 December 2015, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council released the Initial Funded Priorities List (FPL) which was approved on 9 December 2015. Using funds from the settlement with Transocean Deepwater Inc., the Council is seeking to provide near-term, on-the-ground ecosystem benefits, while also conducting planning activities designed to build a foundation for future success as additional funds become available from other parties.

The Council will focus on 10 key watersheds across the Gulf in order to concentrate and leverage funds to address critical ecosystem needs in high priority locations. The Council also approved a suite of Gulf-wide investments designed to support holistic ecosystem restoration and lay the foundation for future success. Below are links to the fact sheets on the projects in each of the watersheds:

Laguna Madre, TX Watershed/Estuary

Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor 

Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Bahia Grande Wetland System Restoration

Matagorda Bay, TX Watershed/Estuary

Matagorda Bay System Priority Landscape Conservation

Galveston Bay, TX Watershed/Estuary

Bayou Greenways

Texas Beneficial Use/Marsh Restoration

Mississippi River Delta, LA Watershed/Estuary

Jean Lafitte Canal Backfilling

West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization

Golden Triangle Marsh Creation

Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline

Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp

Lowermost Mississippi River Management

Bayou Dularge Ridge, Marsh & Hydrologic Restoration

Mississippi Sound, MS Watershed/Estuary

Deer Island Beneficial Use Site

 Strategic Land Protection, Conservation, and Enhancement of Priority Gulf Coast Landscapes

SeaGrant Education and Outreach

The Mississippi Sound Estuarine Program

Enhancing Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredge Sediments

Mobile Bay, AL Watershed/Estuary

Coastal Alabama Comprehensive Watershed Restoration Planning Project  

Alabama Living Shorelines Program

Comprehensive Living Shoreline Monitoring

Alabama Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration & Monitoring Program

Marsh Restoration in Fish River, Weeks Bay, Oyster Bay & Meadows Tract

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site

Enhancing Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediments

Pensacola Bay, FL Watershed/Estuary

Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline – Phase I

 Beach Haven – Joint Stormwater & Wastewater Improvement Project – Phase II

Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Removal- Planning, Design, and Permitting

Apalachicola Bay, FL Watershed/Estuary

Apalachicola Watershed Agriculture Water Quality Improvements

Tate’s Hell Strategy 1

Money Bayou Wetlands Restoration

Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration

Suwannee Watershed, FL Watershed/Estuary

Suwannee River Partnership Irrigation Water Enhancement Program

Tampa Bay, FL Watershed/Estuary

Palm River Restoration Project Phase II, East McKay Bay

Robinson Preserve Wetlands Restoration

Tampa Bay National Estuary Program

Gulf-wide

Council Monitoring & Assessment Program Development

 GOMA Coordination

Strategic Conservation Assessment Framework

Baseline Flow, Gage Analysis & On-Line Tool to Support Restoration

Gulf Coast Conservation Reserve Program

Gulf of Mexico Conservation Enhancement Grant Program

Gulf of Mexico Habitat Restoration via Conservation Corps Partnerships

Gulf of Mexico Estuary Program

For more details, visit FPL.

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