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ERA
Information:
National Estuaries Restoration
Inventory
The Estuary Restoration Act (ERA) was signed into law in
November 2000 and makes restoring our nation's estuaries a
national priority. As part of the Act, NOAA is required to
develop and maintain a database of estuary restoration
projects. The National Estuaries Restoration Inventory
tracks estuary habitat restoration projects implemented
around the country.
Photo
Credit: Steve Delaney, U.S. EPA
The national inventory is currently accessible for on-line project entry, project searches and dynamic reports. An interactive map viewer provides the ability to customize restoration project searches to a particular area of interest and a number of map layers are available for conducting a variety of spatial queries. Please view the site at:
The purpose of the inventory is to:
- provide information to improve restoration methods
- provide information for reports transmitted to Congress (Section 108 (b))
- track the acres of habitat restored toward the one million acre goal of the Act
The inventory contains information for projects funded through the ERA as well as other projects that meet minimum monitoring requirements. Restoration practitioners may enter information about their projects into the database using a user-friendly Web site. In addition, NOAA is taking an active role in compiling project data by working with other federal agencies, state governments, regional organizations and nonprofit groups to expand the scope of the inventory, allowing it to ultimately function as a national clearinghouse for restoration project information.
For more information
For more information on the National Estuaries Restoration Inventory, or to find out about working with NOAA to integrate an existing restoration project database, e-mail:
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