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A newly reopened section of wetland on Clear Creek provides spawning and habitat for Chinook salmon.

Road Removal Project Reconnects Wetlands and Benefits Salmon
Two kayakers float on a blue river surrounded by trees with water plants visible beneath the surface.

30 Years of Restoring the Great Lakes After Pollution
An underwater photo of a diver removing sea urchins from a rock in green water.

Marking 30 Years of Restoring Underwater Ecosystems After Pollution
Graphic showing proposed development of the East Newark Riverfront Natural Resource Restoration Project (Credit: BASF)

East Newark Riverfront Park
A satellite image of a blue harbor surrounded by roads and human development (NASA).

$2.5M Proposed to Restore Natural Resources in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
Sediment sampling at the Metal Bank site (NOAA).

Settlement Proposed for Restoration at Metal Bank Superfund Site in Pennsylvania
An underwater photo of mussels on soft sediment.

Two New Reports on Freshwater Mussels in Upper Hudson River, New York
Blue heron takes off above marsh.

Five Projects Approved to Restore the Sheboygan River and Harbor in Wisconsin
Hardwood forest within the Belt Woods Natural Environment Area.

Final Restoration Plan for Maryland’s 68th Street Dump Superfund Site Approved
Wetlands and beach at Carolina Beach State Park, NC.

10 Projects, $12 million, Approved to Restore North Carolina Habitat After Superfund Site Pollution
An angler on a boat on the Cape Fear River at sunset.

$11 Million Proposed to Restore North Carolina Habitats after Decades of Chemical Pollution
Two excavators hammer away at the Bloede Dam on a river shortly after its breach. Credit: Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Removing Bloede Dam - A Victory 10 Years in the Making
A boat navigates the Lower Duwamish River with industrial development on both sides of the river's banks.

NOAA and Trustees seeking comment on Lower Duwamish Natural Resources Injury Assessment Plan
Measuring a young Chinook salmon, part of the ongoing natural resources damage assessment at the Portland Harbor site. (NOAA photo)

NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Addendum to Natural Resource Assessment Plan for Portland Harbor
The settlements include projects that protect 324 acres of unique habitat and improve public recreational access to natural resources. (NOAA photo)

Wisconsin’s Sheboygan River Community Gains 324 Protected Acres and Improved Public Recreation Access after Settlements
Caption: (l - r) Rebecca Hoff, Jason Lehto, Laurel Jennings, Debra Salstrom, Tom Elliott, and Dr. David Pyke (NOAA Photo)

Understanding Habitat Recovery Time for Restoration Planning in Washington State
(l - r ) Megan Callahan Grant, Restoration Center, NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation (Portland), Bill Duggan, Robinwood Riverie Homeowners Association, Nicole LeBoeuf, NOAA National Ocean Service, Gary Howard, Columbia Restoration Group, and Bobby Proutt, Falling Springs. NOAA photo.

Fish and Wildlife Gain Critical Habitat Near Portland Harbor
(l - r) RDML Tim Gallaudet, assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere; Kurt Nelson, fish and water resources scientist, the Tulalip Tribes; Rebecca Hoff, NOAA environmental scientist and regional resource coordinator; Jennifer Steger, NOAA Restoration Center, regional supervisor. NOAA photo.

Washington Project Showcased to New NOAA Leader: Restoration Benefits Fish, Wildlife, and Local Communities
Amsterdam Dunes, a rare Great Lakes coastal dune and swale habitat, will be preserved as part of the proposed settlement.

Trustees Seek Comments on Project to Protect Unique Habitat in Wisconsin

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Satellite image of Pearl Harbor (Credit: NASA).

Oahu Sugar
Marsh habitat restored at the Bailey Waste site. (USFWS)

Bailey Waste Disposal Site
Restored wetland at the Raleigh Street Dump site.

Raleigh Street Dump
South Branch Creek and Piles Creek are tidal tributaries that discharge to the Arthur Kill, a tidal strait located between New Jersey and Staten Island.

Piles Creek
koppers site

Koppers Co, Inc.
Alewife are spawning in the lake again, most likely for the first time since the creek was impounded more than 175 years ago.

Liberty Industrial Finishing
Hempstead Harbor successfully restored its salt marsh a few years ago, and will use the funds to remove invasive plants as part of its long term management efforts.

Mattiace Petrochemical
Hudson River shoreline looking south from a location just upriver. Contamination found within and below the river sediments shown in this photo.

Quanta Resources Corporation
Hardwood forest within the Belt Woods Natural Environment Area.

68th Street

The Swan Lake restoration shows constructed wavebreaks provide protection, prevent erosion and trap contaminated sediments.

Tex Tin Corporation
A salt marsh channel landscape with a cloudy sky.

Raymark Industries, Inc.
Oil pits dominated the Malone site prior to the cleanup.

Malone Service Company
The Talbot Mills Dam in Billerica, Massachusetts, has been in this location since 1711.

Nyanza
Fish community survey on Newtown Creek.

Newtown Creek
Volunteers assisting in the 2003 installation of saltmarsh plants and geese exclusion fencing/flagging.

Applied Environmental Services

The Trustees are studying the impacts to recreational fishing which has been limited in Bayou d'Inde since 1987 and the Calcasieu since 1992.

Bayou d'Inde
Nature-like fishway three-years post construction at the former Acushnet Sawmill Dam

New Bedford Harbor
Split image of the waterway before restoration and after, where invasive plants have been removed and the waterway cleared.

St. Louis River/Interlake/Duluth Tar
Electronic parts and components, including capacitors, were manufactured and transformer oils were tested at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Inc. facility from 1936 through 1962.

Cornell-Dubilier Electronics
After contamination was removed from the site, stream restoration, shown here, was completed.

Spectron

A fishway, or fish ladder, was constructed as part of the restoration effort to help herring travel upstream.

Rose Hill Landfill
Use of public beaches for recreation is restricted by contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag site.

Raritan Bay Slag
Wild rice is one of several species reintroduced to East Foundry Cove marsh as part of on-going efforts to reconstruct the wetland following remediation in 1995.

Marathon Battery
The American Cyanamid site sits on the banks of the Raritan River.

American Cyanamid
Wetland and aquatic vegetation characteristic of the freshwater Hudson River

Hudson River
Aerial map illustration showing the location of the former Kerr-McKee wood-treatment processing plant in Navassa, NC.

Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. (Tronox)
Phosphogypsum stack breach released acidic, nutrient-rich water into surrounding wetlands and waterways.

Mosaic
Coastal habitat at Baytown Nature Center before restoration.

Greens Bayou
Bridge over the Grasse River

St. Lawrence River
Two kayakers on a lush green river.

Kalamazoo River
Sand cap being placed on floodplain in 2008.

Ciba-Geigy
Aerial view of LCP Chemicals site and upland marsh along the Turtle River.

LCP Chemicals Superfund Site
A boat navigates the Lower Duwamish River with industrial development on both sides of the river's banks.

Lower Duwamish River

Housatonic River.

Housatonic River
Sediment sampling in 1993 in front of the Metal Bank site.

Metal Bank
Berry's Creek Canal looking east towards Manhattan Island.

Berry’s Creek Watershed
Contamination is found in sediment from the Dundee Dam to the mouth of the river, throughout Newark Bay, and other portions of the New York/New Jersey Harbor.

Lower Passaic River and Greater Newark Bay
Upper Gowanus Canal at Carroll Street where some of the highest sediment contamination is found.

Gowanus Canal
Canoeing the Sheboygan River in the fall. (Deb Beyer, University of Wisconsin)

Sheboygan River and Harbor site
The Karileen restoration project is designed to provide enhancements to fish and wildlife habitat on the west branch of Hylebos Creek.

Commencement Bay
Southern Castro Cove and Chevron Richmond Refinery. Wildcat Creek entering Castro Cove in the background.

Castro Cove
Taking measurements of young bald eagles during banding at Fraser Point on Santa Cruz Island. (Institute for Wildlife Studies)

Montrose

Juvenile Chinook salmon.

Portland Harbor

Aerial view of Eagle Harbor.

Eagle Harbor
A view of the free-flowing section of Columbia River.

Hanford Nuclear Site