Panel Discussion Slade Moore
Panel Discussion Slade Moore Habitat Restoration Coordinator Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and Maine Coastal Program
Environmental Business Council of New England Energy Environment Economy
Maine Coastal Program
Habitat Restoration
Slade Moore GOMC/MCP Habitat Restoration Coordinator
S. Moore and J. Sowles
Gulf of Maine Council
Barriers to Stream “Connectivity”
High Interest Habitats
GOMC and Maine Coastal Program Restoration Leadership
GOMC/Maine Coastal Program
NOAA Restoration Center
S. Moore and J. Sowles
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GOMC-NOAA Habitat Restoration Partnership
Grants and Technical Support
Focus: Remove “derelict” dams/install fish-ways to reestablish fish passage
Eric Hutchins
Clementsport Dam Removal, NS
Focus: Remove/replace undersized culverts to restore tidal exchange to coastal wetlands
Adams Road Marsh, ME Culvert replacement
Focus: Restoration streamside vegetation to prevent sedimentation
Kennebecasis River, NB Bank stabilization site
Focus: regional standards/assessment
Projects completed and underway 2002-2013 50
45
No. of projects
45 40
Projects underway (18)
35
35
Projects completed (96)
30 25 20 15 10
9
6
9
5
3
0
2
4
1
0 MA
ME
NB
NH
NS
Projects contracted by type, 2002-2013 10
1
Physical: planning
9
Physical: construc on
2
46
Physical: plan/const. Site monitoring Sub-regional assessment
46
Physical/assessment
Bass Creek Tidal Restoration, MA
682 acres enhanced/restored
APCC
Benefits: Tidal Marshes
Benefits: Fish Passage
81 miles re-established 35 miles (38*) pending
Blackman Stream Fishway, ME
Benefits: Barrier-free Stream Miles 47 miles (129*) completed
Merrimac River Dam Removal, NH
NOAA
35 miles (38*) pending
Benefits: Access to Alewife spawning habitat re-established
2,728 acres of spawning habitat 1,043 acres pending completion Slade Moore
Steven Koenig
Other Benefits: Public Safety
Other Benefits: Local Jobs
What’s Next?
Environmental Business Council of New England Energy Environment Economy
Maine Coastal Program
Habitat Restoration
Slade Moore GOMC/MCP Habitat Restoration Coordinator
S. Moore and J. Sowles
Gulf of Maine Council
Barriers to Stream “Connectivity”
High Interest Habitats
GOMC and Maine Coastal Program Restoration Leadership
GOMC/Maine Coastal Program
NOAA Restoration Center
S. Moore and J. Sowles
.
GOMC-NOAA Habitat Restoration Partnership
Grants and Technical Support
Focus: Remove “derelict” dams/install fish-ways to reestablish fish passage
Eric Hutchins
Clementsport Dam Removal, NS
Focus: Remove/replace undersized culverts to restore tidal exchange to coastal wetlands
Adams Road Marsh, ME Culvert replacement
Focus: Restoration streamside vegetation to prevent sedimentation
Kennebecasis River, NB Bank stabilization site
Focus: regional standards/assessment
Projects completed and underway 2002-2013 50
45
No. of projects
45 40
Projects underway (18)
35
35
Projects completed (96)
30 25 20 15 10
9
6
9
5
3
0
2
4
1
0 MA
ME
NB
NH
NS
Projects contracted by type, 2002-2013 10
1
Physical: planning
9
Physical: construc on
2
46
Physical: plan/const. Site monitoring Sub-regional assessment
46
Physical/assessment
Bass Creek Tidal Restoration, MA
682 acres enhanced/restored
APCC
Benefits: Tidal Marshes
Benefits: Fish Passage
81 miles re-established 35 miles (38*) pending
Blackman Stream Fishway, ME
Benefits: Barrier-free Stream Miles 47 miles (129*) completed
Merrimac River Dam Removal, NH
NOAA
35 miles (38*) pending
Benefits: Access to Alewife spawning habitat re-established
2,728 acres of spawning habitat 1,043 acres pending completion Slade Moore
Steven Koenig
Other Benefits: Public Safety
Other Benefits: Local Jobs
What’s Next?
