WSG receives funding to build coastal resilience in the Columbia River Estuary
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have awarded $259,888 from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) to the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and partners, including Washington Sea Grant, for a project to develop community-based hazards and habitat resilience planning in the Columbia River Estuary.
With this funding, WSG will conduct outreach and adaptation planning workshops to identify and prioritize site-specific project concepts to strengthen ecological and community resilience. The project partners will also develop relationships, capacity and common understanding across local, state and federal stakeholders; advance projects to be ready for additional assessment, design and implementation; and support planning for restoration of critical tidal floodplain habitat for juvenile salmonids.
This grant is one of 49 announced by the NCRF, for a total of $39.5 million in funding to support coastal resilience projects in 28 states. Learn more about these awards and the NCRF here.
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Washington Sea Grant, based at the University of Washington, helps people and marine life thrive through research, technical expertise and education supporting the responsible use and conservation of coastal ecosystems. Washington Sea Grant is one of 34 Sea Grant programs supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in coastal and Great Lakes states that encourage the wise stewardship of our marine resources through research, education, outreach and technology transfer.
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