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RESTORING COASTAL HABITAT IN THE GULF OF MAINE
Capitol Hill Oceans WeekWashington, DC June 7-9, 2005
Jon KachmarHabitat Restoration Coordinator
Maine State Planning Office / Gulf of Maine Council
Gulf of Maine Council/NOAA Habitat Restoration Partnership
2002-2005 GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE GULF OF MAINE
– Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia– $300,000 per year for competitive community-based restoration grants– Gulf of Maine Council partnership with the NOAA Restoration Center
TOTAL AWARDS: $1.2 millionTOTAL MATCH: $3.9 millionTOTAL PROJECT VALUE: $5.4 million
NUMBER OF PROJECTS: MA: 20 , NH: 5 ME: 16, NB: 1, NS: 1
TOTAL: 43
THE GULF OF MAINE:A Semi-enclosed System
HABITAT RESTORED
HABITAT TYPE ACRES/MILES/ETC.SALT MARSH 891 ACRES SALT MARSH
RIVERINE/FISH RESTORATION 2,197 ACRES OF POND HABITAT AND 265 MILES OF RIVER FOR DIADRAMOUS FISH SPAWNING; 500 FT. RIPARIAN VEGETATION
SUBTIDAL/INTERTIDAL 14 MILLION OYSTER LARVAE SEEDED AND 40 ACRES MUDFLAT
TRAINING 90 VOLUNTEER SALT MARSH AND COASTAL INVASIVE PLANT MONITORS
Note: Some of this represents feasibility work and it is assumed habitat will be restored once the entire project is implemented. Habitat restored also includes other funding sources.
Before--Undersized culvert with scour and phragmites (common reed)
After--Appropriately sized culvert replacement with greater flow and less phragmites
BRIDGE CREEK CULVERT REPLACEMENTBARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Little River MarshRye, New Hampshire
Before culvert replacement…
After culvert replacement…
Pemaquid Salt MarshBristol, MaineCrushed
culvert before… Properly
sized culvert after…
Oyster RestorationBarnstable, MA
TOWN BROOK DAM REMOVAL / BANK RESTORATIONPLYMOUTH, MASSACUSETTS
Challenges to Coastal Restoration?
• Finding applicants who have the technical capacity to develop and manage projects
• Scarcity of non-federal funds to match federal grant opportunities
• Lack of coordinated coastal land use policies for regional wetlands management
Recommendations for Improving Coastal Wetlands Restoration Efforts
• Focus funding, training and technical assistance on capacity building at the local level
• Encourage local / state government and private sector to dedicate funding for restoration projects
• Evaluate regional coastal land use impacts on wetlands and consider actions
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jon Kachmar
Habitat Restoration Coordinator
Maine Coastal Program/Gulf of Maine Council
207-287-1913
