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Coastal and Estuarine Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Habitat Restoration
Program Program and Trust Fundand Trust Fund
RIGL §46-23.1RIGL §46-23.1
Caitlin ChaffeeCaitlin Chaffee
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management CouncilRhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
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Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust FundRestoration Trust Fund
• $225,000 annually from Oil Spill $225,000 annually from Oil Spill Prevention, Administration and Prevention, Administration and Response Fund (OSPAR) Response Fund (OSPAR)
• Funding for coastal and estuarine Funding for coastal and estuarine habitat restoration projectshabitat restoration projects
• Funds administered by CRMC Funds administered by CRMC
• Projects chosen by Technical Projects chosen by Technical Advisory CommitteeAdvisory Committee
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Technical Advisory Technical Advisory CommitteeCommittee
• CRMCCRMC
• RIDEM Fish and WildlifeRIDEM Fish and Wildlife
• Save the BaySave the Bay
• Narragansett Bay Estuary ProgramNarragansett Bay Estuary Program
• Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveResearch Reserve
• EPA Region 1EPA Region 1
• NRCSNRCS
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What types of projects are What types of projects are funded?funded?
• PlanningPlanning
• DesignDesign
• ConstructionConstruction
• Monitoring Monitoring
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Coastal and estuarine habitat restorationCoastal and estuarine habitat restoration– coastal wetlands coastal wetlands – coastal rivers (herring and shad runs)coastal rivers (herring and shad runs)– eelgrass bedseelgrass beds– coastal dunescoastal dunes
What types of habitats are What types of habitats are targeted?targeted?
Salt MarshSalt Marsh
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SeagrassSeagrass
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Fish Passage (River Fish Passage (River Systems)Systems)
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• Dune RestorationDune Restoration
• Restoration Restoration PublicationsPublications
• Habitat InventoryHabitat Inventory
• Equipment PurchaseEquipment Purchase
Other Projects FundedOther Projects Funded
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Common restoration goalsCommon restoration goals
• Restoration of impacted hydrologyRestoration of impacted hydrology• Control of invasive plant or animal Control of invasive plant or animal
species. species. • Improved habitat structure / Improved habitat structure /
revegetationrevegetation• Improved fish passage Improved fish passage
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To Date:To Date:• $699,960$699,960 awarded for fish passage awarded for fish passage
restorationrestoration
• $534,133$534,133 awarded for salt marsh awarded for salt marsh restorationrestoration
• $79,096$79,096 awarded for seagrass restoration awarded for seagrass restoration
• $15,696$15,696 awarded for dune restoration awarded for dune restoration
Total Funds awarded to date = $1,425,000 Total Funds awarded to date = $1,425,000 (total of 48 projects)(total of 48 projects)
Total Funds leveraged to date = Total Funds leveraged to date = over $13.6Mover $13.6M
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Additional funding sourcesAdditional funding sources
• NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP)NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP)• NOAA Restoration Center ProgramsNOAA Restoration Center Programs• USFWSUSFWS• USACEUSACE• RIDEM Restoration Bond Funding RIDEM Restoration Bond Funding
(riparian and fish passage projects) (riparian and fish passage projects) • Local match (including real estate, in-Local match (including real estate, in-
kind services)kind services)
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Project ProgressProject Progress
• Of 48 funded projects (including this Of 48 funded projects (including this year’s awards), 37 have been year’s awards), 37 have been completed with another 4 expected completed with another 4 expected to go to construction this year.to go to construction this year.
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2009 NOAA Stimulus 2009 NOAA Stimulus FundingFunding• CRMC has requested $8.6M from CRMC has requested $8.6M from
NOAA in ARRA habitat restoration NOAA in ARRA habitat restoration funding for “shovel ready” habitat funding for “shovel ready” habitat restoration projectsrestoration projects
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Trust Fund Application Trust Fund Application ProcessProcess
• Submit pre-proposal to CRMC (October)Submit pre-proposal to CRMC (October)
• Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Full proposals requested from Full proposals requested from approved applicantsapproved applicants
• Full proposals submitted and reviewed Full proposals submitted and reviewed by TAC (December)by TAC (December)
• Awards approved by Council and Awards approved by Council and announced in Januaryannounced in January
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Resources for ApplicantsResources for Applicants• CRMC website: CRMC website: http://
www.crmc.ri.gov/projects/habitats.html•Forms, instructions, criteria, updatesForms, instructions, criteria, updates•Previously funded projectsPreviously funded projects•LinksLinks to additional informationto additional information•Reporting TemplatesReporting Templates
• Habitat Restoration PortalHabitat Restoration Portal
•Habitat informationHabitat information•Statewide database of restoration projectsStatewide database of restoration projects•MapsMaps•ReferencesReferences•ContactsContacts
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www.edc.uri.edu/restorationwww.edc.uri.edu/restoration
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Projects Funded in FY09Projects Funded in FY09• Pawtuxet River RestorationPawtuxet River Restoration• Blackstone River RestorationBlackstone River Restoration• Gooseneck Cove Salt Marsh Gooseneck Cove Salt Marsh
RestorationRestoration• Silver Creek Salt Marsh RestorationSilver Creek Salt Marsh Restoration• Shannock Falls Fish Passage Shannock Falls Fish Passage
RestorationRestoration• Manton Pond Fish Passage Manton Pond Fish Passage
RestorationRestoration• Brenton Cove Salt Marsh RestorationBrenton Cove Salt Marsh Restoration• RIDEM low ground pressure RIDEM low ground pressure
equipmentequipment
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Atlantic Mills Dam, Atlantic Mills Dam, Woonasquatucket RiverWoonasquatucket River
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Rising Sun Mills Dam, Rising Sun Mills Dam, Woonasquatucket RiverWoonasquatucket River
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Manton Pond Dam, JohnstonManton Pond Dam, Johnston
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Third Beach, Third Beach, MiddletownMiddletown
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Jacob’s Point, Jacob’s Point, WarrenWarren
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Silver Creek, Silver Creek, BristolBristol
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Gooseneck Cove, Gooseneck Cove, NewportNewport
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Gooseneck Cove, Gooseneck Cove, NewportNewport
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Stillhouse Stillhouse Cove, CranstonCove, Cranston
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Questions?Questions?
• Caitlin ChaffeeCaitlin Chaffee
RI Coastal Resources Management RI Coastal Resources Management [email protected]
401-783-3370401-783-3370