The national oceanic and atmospheric administration is providing $5,997,688 in federal funding to the oregon department of land conservation and development through the FY2024 and FY2025 coastal…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $5,997,688 through its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, with an award date of October 1, 2025, and a completion date of September 30, 2028. This Cooperative Agreement funds habitat restoration planning, engineering, design, and implementation projects designed to increase the safety and productivity of coastal communities within Oregon's coastal counties while protecting ecologically significant habitats.

The primary deliverable involves restoration of 68 acres of tidal wetlands in the Sand Lake Estuary located within the Sitka Sedge State Natural Area on Oregon's north coast. The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, in partnership with sub-awardee Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, will execute restoration activities including replacement of degraded infrastructure, filling of abandoned agricultural ditches, and excavation of a new tidal complex. These activities will restore tidal connectivity and significantly improve ecological functions and conditions within the estuary ecosystem.

The national oceanic and atmospheric administration is providing $5,997,688 in federal funding to the oregon department of land conservation and development through the FY2024 and FY2025 coastal zone management habitat protection and restoration grant competition. This funding will increase the safety and productivity of coastal communities within coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation projects, and land conservation projects. Specifically, the oregon department of land conservation and development will use these funds to restore 68 acres of tidal wetlands in the sand lake estuary, located in the sitka sedge state natural area on oregons north coast. Restoration activities will include replacing degraded infrastructure, filling old agricultural ditches, and excavating a new tidal complex to restore tidal connectivity and significantly improve ecological functions and conditions.