| Our thoughts are with those impacted by the recent hurricanes and flooding, especially our colleagues, friends, and their families. We hope you are safe and thank everyone who has helped with the recovery. In this photo, Kristopher Benson (NOAA Office of Habitat) evacuates two residents of Friendswood, TX and their pet to a staging area using in a NOAA Galveston Lab boat.
A healthy economy depends on a healthy environment. The recently released "Socioeconomic Benefits of Habitat Restoration" technical memorandum looks at the ecological and environmental benefits from 125 habitat restoration projects funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The ability to quantify the economic output and socioeconomic benefits of restoration projects is critical to better understand the short and long-term values of these projects to local communities. Read more >
An expedition aboard NOAA ship Nancy Foster mapped, surveyed, and sampled deep-sea corals, sponges, and their habitat off the West Coast of Florida in August. Photos of dense coral colonies were captured, as well as co-occurring, commercially harvested species, and abandoned fishing gear. Learn more > The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has announced two projects to receive 2017 funding through their Fisheries Research grant program. These efforts will support greater understanding of the Chesapeake Bay's forage base, the habitat areas needed for forage production, and predator-prey interactions. Read more >
Each summer, the NOAA Restoration Center leads a NOAA Science Camp session focused on healthy habitat for salmon. The campers engage with staff while designing their own habitat restoration project to present. It is a fun way to learn about real-life successes and challenges of working together in a complex environment. Learn more > NOAA Restoration Center employee, Ruth Goodfield, has been restoring salmon habitat in Northern California for more than 20 years. She was part of a recent team that helped a salmon hatchery in California after the Oroville dam's main spillway cracked. Read more >
This summer, NOAA and partners released 21 baby terrapins on Chenier Ronquille barrier island. The island was restored using early restoration funding received after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as part of a larger effort to restore four barrier islands off the coast of Louisiana. Construction began in February 2016. See more > Healthy estuaries provide a wide range of benefits to coastal communities and ecosystems. This year, September 16 - 23 is National Estuaries Week. Local organizations including Restore America's Estuaries and its member groups, National Estuarine Research Reserves, and National Estuary Programs organize special events like beach clean-ups, hikes, kayak trips, workshops, and more to recognize the special role these places play in our everyday lives. Take a few minutes to find an event near you. Learn more > NOAA is participating at the SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival on Saturday, September 16 from 11 - 4 pm at Manhattan's Pier 26 in New York City (NYC). The festival celebrates NYC's coastal waters by bringing marine science to life. Join NOAA and other organizations for free, hands-on activities, kid-approved science entertainment, and presentations by renowned scientists. Read more > | 
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