NOAA is awarding federal funding in the amount of $350,047 to the board of regents of the university of wisconsin system under the FY2022 bipartisan infrastructure law national estuarine research…

NOAA is awarding federal funding in the amount of $350,047 to the board of regents of the university of wisconsin system under the FY2022 bipartisan infrastructure law national estuarine research reserve habitat restoration and conservation competition. This project will develop detailed, actionable habitat restoration visions for congruent geographic regions within the ST. Louis river estuary, with guidance from a diverse and participatory group of stakeholders. The work will be led by the minnesota land trust through the lake superior headwaters sustainability partnership, a consortium of federal, tribal, state, county, municipal, and community partners working to implement sustainable, landscape-level conservation in the headwaters of lake superior. Over time, this approach will result in community-supported habitat conservation and restoration projects that are climate resilient and aligned with a broadly accepted regional vision. Furthermore, the approach will deepen and diversify