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Area 2; southeast view of the bulkhead, beach and dunes.
A wooden bulkhead protects the end of an oil and gas pipeline on the Gulf of Mexico
A close - up of a recently installed plant.
A series of recently installed plants.
A juvenile blue crab in the shallow waters near the plantings.
A view of the area after the plants were installed.
A view of the area after the plants were installed.
A view of the area after the plants were installed.
A view of the area after the plants were installed.
A view of the area after the plants were installed.
A view of the area after the plants were installed.
An aerial view of Chandeleur Islands.
An aerial view of Chandeleur Islands.
A group of mangrove seedlings are protected by PVC pipes at a marina in Florida.
A one year old mangrove seedling is protected from high speed boat wakes by a PVC cage.
A group of volunteers haul away Brazilian Pepper refuse before burning.
A school teacher shows her students mangrove propagules
A rest area set up with snacks for the volunteers.
A volunteer removes Brazilian Pepper growth from mangrove habitat along the Indian River Lagoon.
A local school group poses after the removal effort
A woman volunteer cuts air potato from a tree during a restoration project at Indian River Lagoon to remove Brazilian Peppers from native mangrove hab
A single draft horse pulls wood to the restoration site at the Glade Bekken watershed.
A driver prepares the draft horses to haul a load of woody debris to the upper stream bed.
An image of the culvert that was removed and replaced.
An image of the culvert that was removed and replaced
Another view of the stream channel at the Glade Bekken restoration site.
An image of the stream channel at the Glad Bekken restoration site before restoration
An old fish ladder and pond are aesthetically beautiful but were not reliable or durable enough to help anadromous fish navigate past the dam at Parke
A close up view looking down into the Alaskan Steep Pass fish ladder that was installed the Parker River dam to assist fish in navigating the dam.
A view of Parker River looking towards the dam.
A NOAA contract videographer, Tom Kane, documents installation of the first Alaskan Steep Pass fish ladder in New England waters.
A contractor fits the ladder into the place where the dam was notched to hold the ladder in place.
A view of Parker River looking downstream of the restoration site before restoration.
A rest during the work, water is flowing through the cut in the dam.
A worker finishes preparations just before installing the ladder.
A close up of two workers notching the dam
A crane lowers the first section of the fish passway into place
A close up of the Parker River Dam before restoration
A view of the sand bags holding back the water as the installation proceeds
A worker fits the Alaskan Steep Pass into the notch in the dam.
An aerial view of the Argilla Road salt marsh, looking upstream prior to restoration.
A crane lowers the last section of the culvert into place.
Alewife in Nemasket River, MA
Alewife in Nemasket River, MA
A view of the dam during the spring migration at a heavy flow.
A picture of the nets used to capture fish before transporting them to their spawning areas.
A small child watches migrating fish in fascination.
A single leaf floats above the river; hundreds of migrating blueback herring and alewife are just below the surface.
A full view of the dam scheduled for removal
A medium shot of the dam at the Pilgrim Trail restoration site.
Another view of the dam at the Pilgrim Trail restoration site.
A close up view of the pond above the dam removal site.
A surveyor reads the chart that tells him exactly where the historical dam that is scheduled for removal is located.
A bulldozer begins to unearth the dam for preliminary site testing purposes
A technician is interviewed by a local middle school student working on a documentary about the dam removal
At the sediment sampling site upstream of the Billington Street dam
A NOAA contract videographer, Tom Kane, documents the soil testing process and videotapes the student's documentary production efforts.
A local middle school student videotapes the soil testing procedures at the future dam removal site as part of a documentary the school is producing
Another view of the different types of planting techniques.
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A security fence is installed at an on campus nursery in a St
At a Hillsborough County school, student volunteers split donor plants and install them into rooting trays for use in a new wetland nursery.
At Cockroach Bay Aquatic Reserve, a volunteer planting of 8,000 planting units of smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora.
At Cockroach Bay, a newly constructed tidal pond before planting
A group of boy scouts and their leaders plant native wetland plants in Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida.
A healthy bed of eelgrass.
Another propagule
A diver collects eelgrass for transplanting
A propagule of Zostera marina
A propagule of Zostera marina
A slides describing the oyster reef seeding project.
A slides describing the oyster reef seeding project.
A group of students plant along the flood plain.
A group of volunteers plant native shrub scrub species
A view of the restoration site looking downstream, note the new shallow base flow channel.
A stream, after restoration, when meanders had been added to create sinuosity.
At mid-construction, the main pools are already created but the streambank stabilization has not yet begun.
A root wad is placed in the middle of the pools to slow flow and provide habitat for migrating fish.
A close-up looking directly upstream at the dam which clearly shows the low flow and large drop that are impediments to fish passage upstream.
An aerial view of angled timber fence, another shoreline protection structure tested.
An aerial view of a vinyl sheet pile structure, another shoreline protection structure tested.
An aerial view of the geotextile tubes, another shoreline protection structure tested.
An official from the Louisiana Department of Fisheries and Wildlife briefs the media on the project's features.
A scene from the project dedication for the Big Island restoration project.
An overview of the dedication for the Big Island restoration project.
An aerial view of the created wetlands showing two newly established delta lobes.
An aerial view of the created wetlands several months after dredging
Another view of the vegetated edge of the containment dike.
A view of the emerging wetlands at the Big Island restoration site.
A close-up view of the containment dike and the newly emerging created wetlands.
A ground view of the containment dike at the restoration site.
A close up image of the containment areas.
A containment dike, looking east toward the main channel of the Atchafalaya River.
An aerial view of the restoration site
A bucket dredge at work.
A bucket dredge, the Captain Bufford Berry, working to create the containment dike.
A view of where the self- regulating tide gate will be installed.
A view of where the self- regulating tide gate will be installed.
A view of the canal on the interior side of the SRT.
Another view of the pile driver.
Another view of contractor's barge and crane.
Americorp volunteers manually sort sand and gravel using shovels.
A pond on Duck Creek
A man works at the dredging process.
An overview of the pumping and dredging operation, the modified gold digger is on wheels in the background.
An overview of the pumping and filtering process.
A close-up of the pumping and filtering process.
Another image of the suction and dredging machinery used at Duck Creek.
A view of the entire pumping and dredging operation used at Duck Creek.
An excellent close-up of the suction dredge process where water and sediments are passing through the screen.
A close-up of the sediment sampling process.
A scientist prepares to do sampling for gravel cleanliness and dissolved oxygen levels.
An overview of the pumping and dredging operation.
A good close-up and overview of the gravel screening process
A close-up of air being pumped into the floor of the riverbed to loosen sediments.
A close-up of the pump operating in the riverbed.
A pump blows air into the riverbed to loosen the sand and gravel so the dredge can work through it later.
Americorp volunteers manually screen sand from the gravel the old-fashioned way.
A close-up of the sand bags, cobble and jute matting used to reconfigure the channel.
A completed log jam.
A member of the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group cuts holes to place cable in the logs
A completed log jam
A log jam has helped to create a pool.
A channel beginning after a log jam was created in the stream.
A picture of a completed log jam.
A Boeing Verto 107 helicopter was used to lift logs into place in the stream.
An excavator places logs in the stream to create a log jam.
A view downstream of the completed pools
A high flow event, preconstruction
A view of the completed fish pools.
A wide angle view of the fish pools.
A sign to commemorate the project sponsors
A small tree, newly planted.
A student plants small native shrubs and trees in the riparian corridor to keep the stream cool.
A sign constructed by the students thanks NOAA for its role in the construction of the fish pools.
A high-flow event as water rushes over the newly constructed fish pools.
A group of student volunteers with Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, a supporter of the restoration at Adobe Creek.
A group of student volunteers plant native trees along Brush Creek to revegetate areas along the creek that were devegetated when the waterway was cha
A view of the native vegetation that was typically found at Brush Creek
A group of volunteer school children are photographed with representative Lynn Woolsey.
A group of volunteers pose with Representative Lynn Woolsey, a big supporter of NOAA's community restoration efforts.
A typical channel between two ponds
A group of volunteers, on site, place a hemp blanket and plant Willow and Red Oiser Dogwood on the banks of the restored areas.
A close-up image of restored channel with woody debris in-stream.
A portion of restored habitat is seen in the middle of the pond-like area and to the rear of the image.
A typical segment of restored channel between ponds
A map shows the location of Haskell Slough as it existed in 1975.
A section of the upper channel with large woody debris placed in the newly constructed channel.
A crane places root wads in the channel that was constructed as a part of the restoration.
At the lower portion of the slough, a large pond complex was constructed as a part of the restoration
A site visit to the creek by restoration specialists.
A view of Mussachuck Creek, the creek runs east to west
An aerial view of the Mussachuck Creek system indicates the areas of tidal restriction.
An aerial view of the restoration area shows where the fish ladder was installed
Andy Lipsky of Save the Bay, RI staff assists with the clean-up of Mussachuck Creek.
A close-up view of the created wetlands at Lake Chapeau.
A clear aerial view of Lake Chapeau in the right of the image.
An aerial close-up view of the created wetlands with a prominent lobe in the foreground.
An aerial view of the created wetlands in the containment area.
A view from Atchafalaya Bay showing the project area in the background and the created marsh platform.
A cross-wired coral fragment within the monitoring area
A monitoring site within the restoration area
A mooring buoy put in place by the restoration team prevented the need to to place large potentially damaging anchors on the reef.
A coral fragment reattached using the experimental plastic ties that were later discarded in favor of stainless steel wire that could be tightened mor
A coral fragment is wired in two places to keep it secure.
A hand shaped fragment of Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmatta, is wired tightly to the reef.
A sand corridor between the spur and groove formation of the reef
A coral fragment is cross-wired to keep it secure in the high energy environment at the fringing reef at Mona Island.
A close up of healthy Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmatta, missed by the grounding.
A close-up image of the stainless steel wire used to reattach a coral fragment to the reef.
A healthy stand of coral reef
A coral fragment reattached using experimental plastic ties
A wired fragment of Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmatta
A diagram shows the impacted area and the number of corals reattached, within each section, during the restoration.
A diver prepares to reattach an Elkhorn coral fragment.
A diver replaces gear before continuing to work.
A diver moves a loose fragment of Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmatta, in preparation to reattach the fragment.
A diver uses a pneumatic drill to create a hole in the reef framework to secure loose coral fragments.
A severed branch of Elkhorn coral at the grounding site.
A healthy stand of Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmatta, typically found at the reef prior to the Fortuna Reefer grounding.
A brain coral scarred by the ship grounding
A brain coral split apart by the Fortuna Reefer grounding.
A small tender with divers at the restoration site.
A restoration worker uses a marine radio on board the Cunan Law to prepare for a site visit.
A large spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, taken from the reef at Mona Island.
An entrance to the caves and cliffs at Mona Island
A group of volunteers plant at the Ft
A volunteer hauls trash removed from the site.
A view looking from Ft
Abby Meador, a volunteer, takes an inventory of the trash collected at Ft
A dramatic image shows the delivery of sediment to East Timbalier Island.
A view of the radio tower on the east end of East Timbalier Island.
A support tug underway, the tug ferried people and supplies to and from the restoration site and moved the dredge as needed.
An aerial close-up view of the "Beach Builder".
A remote aerial view of the "Beach Builder".
An aerial view from the west end looking at the first part of the project.
An extreme close up view of sediment being pumped onto the marsh platform.
A bird's eye view of sediment being pumped onto the marsh platform
An aerial view of the "Beach Builder".
A pleasure boat at nearby Port Forchon near East Timbalier Island
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