Office of Habitat ConservationRestoration Center
June 14, 2019
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Key points
• Implementing Projects: Community-based Restoration Program building resilience
• NOAA working in partnerships
• Providing Tools: • Green Infrastructure Effectiveness Database
• Mapping Community Rating System Credit
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Mission
NOAA FisheriesResponsible for the stewardship of the nation’s ocean resources and their habitat. We provide vital services for the nation: productive and sustainable fisheries, safe sources of seafood, and recovery and conservation of protected resources and healthy ecosystems—all backed by sound science and an ecosystem-based approach to management.
Office of Habitat Conservation Protect and restore marine and coastal habitat to sustain fisheries, recover protected species, and maintain resilient coastal ecosystems and communities.
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Community-based Restoration Program
• Authorized in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Reauthorization Act of 2006
• Funded through appropriations under NMFS Habitat Conservation and Restoration
Community-based Restoration
1996 - today
2,138 projects $192M provided
2,500+ partners$181M
nonfederal match
90,380 acres restored
$507M est. leverage
4,070 stream miles opened
262,900 volunteers
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Where We Work• View our Restoration Atlas at:
https://restoration.atlas.noaa.gov/src/html/
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Our Work - Oregon
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Our Work – New Hampshire
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Species Benefits
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NOAA Mission
To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts; to share that knowledge and information with others; and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.
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Office for Coastal Management –Natural Infrastructure Resources
coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/topics/green-infrastructure
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Green Infrastructure Effectiveness Database
coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/gi-database
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How to: Map Open Space for Community Rating System Credit
coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/crs
Step-by-step instructional guide for Planners
GIS workflow (tasks and instructions) for Spatial Analysts