Habitat Restoration
Alaska Coastal Program
The Alaska Coastal Program builds partnerships to protect, restore,
and identify nationally important coastal fish and wildlife habitats
in the 49th  state.
Established in 2000, the program provides federal funds and technical
assistance for coastal conservation efforts throughout Southcentral
Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula, the Alaska Gulf Coast, and Southeast
Alaska, with particular focus on projects benefiting migratory birds,
anadromous fish, marine mammals, and endangered species and their
habitats.
Since 2000, the Coastal Program has invested more than $2.1 million
in over 170 projects with municipalities, boroughs, State agencies,
Native Alaskan organizations, non- governmental
organizations, and universities. Our assistance has served as a catalyst
for more than $41 million in innovative coastal conservation projects,
ranging from wetland, upland and stream habitat protection and restoration
efforts to development of watershed-scale conservation plans, to species-specific
conservation programs for Kenai Peninsula brown bears, amphibians,
shellfish, and marine plants. We have assisted our partners in protecting
more than 80,000 acres of coastal fish and wildlife habitats through
conservation easements and acquisitions, improving management of a
dozen watersheds, and re-opening more than 20 barriers to fish passage.
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Last updated: November 13, 2008
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