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Coastal Restoration

New Hampshire's coastal ecosystems are threatened by habitat loss, stormwater pollution, non-native invasive species, and the effects of a changing atmosphere and climate. While our coastal ecosystems are resilient to change, a growing weight of evidence indicates that several important coastal resources are degraded or at risk. For instance, oyster populations in Great Bay are near an all time low, migratory fish (river herring, rainbow smelt) populations are declining throughout the Gulf of Maine, and sea level rise threatens to change the extent of salt marsh in N.H. The NHDES Coastal Program works with communities, individuals, agencies, and watershed groups on a voluntary basis on projects that protect and restore coastal ecosystems. The NHCP has identified the following coastal restoration focus areas: Salt Marsh Restoration Coastal River Restoration Coastal Invasive Species

 

Publications

• Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Compendium – a planning tool for the restoration of sand dunes, salt marshes, and diadromous fish in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Watershed
• Great Bay Estuary Restoration Compendium – a planning tool for the restoration of eelgrass, salt marshes, diadromous fish and shellfish in the Great Bay Watershed
• The Stream Barrier Removal Monitoring Guide – critical monitoring parameters for use at dam and culvert removal sites

Partnerships

• Coastal Watershed Invasive Plant Partnership
• Partnership to Restore New Hampshire's Estuaries

Resources/Links (Complete List)

• Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration Strategy
• NOAA Restoration Atlas
• Gulf of Maine Habitat Primer
• NOAA Restoration Center
• Oyster Restoration
• State of the Estuaries Report
• Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration

Contact Us

• Kevin Lucey, Restoration Coordinator
  New Hampshire Coastal Program
  NH Dept. of Environmental Services
  Pease Tradeport 
  222 International Drive, Suite 175
  Portsmouth, NH 03801
  (603) 559-0026
  kevin.lucey@des.nh.gov
  

 

 

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