Assessment the Ecological Effectiveness of Hurricane Sandy Marsh Restoration Activities

Recipient Organization
STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK
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SYRACUSE,NY 13210

Performing Department
Environmental & Forest Biology

Non Technical Summary
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy (October-November 2012), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) provided $304 million to fund 167 projects within the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Program that were designed to reduce ecosystem and community vulnerability to the growing risks from threats such as coastal storms, flooding, and erosion.This grant is one of eight ecological or socioeconomic monitoring data collection projects that will be used to assess the impact of a suite of 38 marsh, beach, living shoreline, and aquatic connectivity restoration projects. These monitoring projects will provide a consistent set of data in order to answer evaluation questions related to ecological impacts, social impacts, and cost-effectiveness.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will perform ecological data collection for 23 Hurricane Sandy coastal resiliency marsh restoration projects throughout the Northeast from Virginia to Rhode Island. The grantee will collect data related to coastal resilience benefits such as: marsh elevation, water quality, and wildlife species composition. Information will be obtained through project visits, plant surveys, and other methods. This project will contribute data critical for the assessment of new marsh restoration techniques' ecological benefits and cost-effectiveness.Measure the ecological effectiveness for 23 innovative marsh restoration sites. Project will contribute data critical for the assessment of these new marsh restoration techniques' ecological benefits and cost-effectiveness.Awarded Start Date: 11/1/17Sponsor: University of Delaware

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