The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $4,666,515 in federal funding to the massachusetts executive office of energy and environmental affairs through FY2023…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,666,515 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). The funding will be used to restore 57 acres of former cranberry bogs to a functioning wetland system in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Restoration activities will include partially removing a dam, replacing a concrete fishway with a natural channel, removing berms and flow control structures, and replacing an undersized culvert. This project, in combination with other work in the Bass River watershed, will support the restoration of over 160 acres of the ecosystem. The award period is from Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2028.

The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $4,666,515 in federal funding to the massachusetts executive office of energy and environmental affairs through FY2023 bipartisan infrastructure law coastal zone management habitat protection and restoration competition. This funding will increase climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation projects, and land conservation projects. Specifically, the massachusetts executive office of energy and environmental affairs will use these funds to restore 57 acres of former cranberry bogs to a functioning wetland system in the town of yarmouth, massachusetts. Restoration activities will include the partial removal of a DAM, replacement of a concrete fishway with a natural channel, targeted removal of berms and flow control structures, and replacement of an undersized culvert. This project, in combination with other work in the watershed, will support restoration of over 160 acres of the bass river ecosystem.