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

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

Application ProcessApplication Process

• Submit pre-proposal to CRMC Submit pre-proposal to CRMC (November)(November)

• Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)Advisory Committee (TAC)

• Full proposals requested from approved Full proposals requested from approved applicantsapplicants

• Full proposals submitted and reviewed Full proposals submitted and reviewed by TAC (January)by TAC (January)

• Awards approved by Council and Awards approved by Council and announced in February / Marchannounced in February / March

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• NOAA Restoration CenterNOAA Restoration Center• Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Narragansett Bay National Estuarine

Research ReserveResearch Reserve• EPA Region 1EPA Region 1• NRCSNRCS• The Nature ConservancyThe Nature Conservancy

• PlanningPlanning

• DesignDesign

• ConstructionConstruction

• Monitoring Monitoring

What types of projects are What types of projects are funded?funded?

• Restoration PublicationsRestoration Publications

• Habitat InventoryHabitat Inventory

• Equipment PurchaseEquipment Purchase

• New in 2010: Small New in 2010: Small Project ProposalProject Proposal

Other Types of Projects Other Types of Projects FundedFunded

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

SeagrassSeagrass

Fish Passage (River Fish Passage (River Systems)Systems)

Shellfish BedsShellfish Beds

Common restoration goalsCommon restoration goals• Restoration of impacted hydrologyRestoration of impacted hydrology• Control of invasive speciesControl of invasive species• Improved habitat structure / Improved habitat structure /

revegetationrevegetation• Improved fish passage / river system Improved fish passage / river system

continuitycontinuity

To Date:To Date:• $959,199$959,199 awarded for fish passage awarded for fish passage

restorationrestoration

• $579,972$579,972 awarded for salt marsh restoration awarded for salt marsh restoration

• $134,096$134,096 awarded for seagrass restoration awarded for seagrass restoration

• $81,031$81,031 awarded for shellfish restoration awarded for shellfish restoration

Total Funds awarded to dateTotal Funds awarded to date = $1,875,000 = $1,875,000 (total of 67 projects)(total of 67 projects)

Total Funds leveraged to date = Total Funds leveraged to date = over $18.2Mover $18.2M

Additional funding sourcesAdditional funding sources

• NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP, NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP, EQIP)EQIP)

• NOAA Restoration Center ProgramsNOAA Restoration Center Programs

• US Fish and Wildlife ServiceUS Fish and Wildlife Service

• US Army Corps of EngineersUS Army Corps of Engineers

• Local match (including real estate, in-kind Local match (including real estate, in-kind services)services)

• Project management services by local non-Project management services by local non-profits, municipalitiesprofits, municipalities

Project ProgressProject Progress

• Of 67 funded projects (including this Of 67 funded projects (including this year’s awards), 56 have been year’s awards), 56 have been completed with another 10 in completed with another 10 in progress or expected to go to progress or expected to go to construction this year.construction this year.

2009 NOAA Stimulus 2009 NOAA Stimulus FundingFunding• CRMC received $3.5 million in CRMC received $3.5 million in

American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for 6 Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for 6 fish passage projects on the Ten Mile fish passage projects on the Ten Mile and Pawcatuck Riversand Pawcatuck Rivers

Projects Funded in FY11Projects Funded in FY11• Gilbert Stuart Fish Ladder (South Gilbert Stuart Fish Ladder (South

Kingstown)Kingstown)

• Hog Island Salt Marsh Restoration Hog Island Salt Marsh Restoration (Portsmouth)(Portsmouth)

• Shady Lea Fish Passage (North Kingstown)Shady Lea Fish Passage (North Kingstown)

• Palisades Fishway (South Kingstown)Palisades Fishway (South Kingstown)

• Factory Pond Bypass Fishway (South Factory Pond Bypass Fishway (South Kingstown)Kingstown)

• Goosewing Beach Salt Marsh Restoration Goosewing Beach Salt Marsh Restoration (Little Compton)(Little Compton)

• Statewide Eelgrass MappingStatewide Eelgrass Mapping

• Main Street Fishway (South Kingstown)Main Street Fishway (South Kingstown)

• Substrate Enhancement for Oyster Substrate Enhancement for Oyster Restoration in Ninigret Pond (Charlestown)Restoration in Ninigret Pond (Charlestown)

Goosewing Beach and Salt Marsh Little Compton, RI

(photo: Nat Rea)

FY 2012FY 2012

• Habitat Fund Technical Advisory Habitat Fund Technical Advisory Committee will provide Committee will provide recommendations for funding based recommendations for funding based on numerical scoring and committee on numerical scoring and committee discussionsdiscussions

Full FundingFull FundingPartial FundingPartial FundingContingencyContingency ListList

Questions?Questions?

• Caitlin ChaffeeCaitlin Chaffee

cchaffee@crmc.ri.govcchaffee@crmc.ri.gov

401-783-3370401-783-3370