The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group has approved an addendum (PDF, 3 pages) to its Final Restoration Plan III and Environmental Assessment: Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities; and Birds. Restoration Plan III includes a suite of projects under the Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities Restoration Type, including two conditionally approved projects — Perdido Beach Public Access Coastal Protection and the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Recreation Enhancement-Mobile St. Boardwalk.

The restoration plan noted that implementation of these projects was dependent upon

The Florida Trustee Implementation Group held its annual public meeting via an interactive webinar on December 8, 2020.

During the meeting we presented updates on Florida Restoration Area plans, projects, and future planning efforts. After the presentation, we provided an opportunity for attendees to give verbal public comments.

Materials from the webinar include:

• 2020 Annual Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF, 30 pages)
• 2020 Annual Meeting Public Comments Summary (PDF, 2 pages)

Please visit the Florida Restoration Area page for future updates.

We also send updates out via email. If you

On December 9, 2020 construction began on North Breton Island with the first cubic yards of dredged sand placed on the island.

The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group has released a Draft Addendum to its Final Restoration Plan III and Environmental Assessment: Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities; and Birds, which was finalized in December 2019. The addendum is available for public comment through December 23, 2020.

The restoration plan included a suite of projects under the Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities Restoration Type, including two conditionally approved projects:

• Perdido Beach Public Access Coastal Protection
• Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Recreation Enhancement-Mobile St

The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill will hold its 2020 annual public meeting on December 15, 2020 via an online video presentation. The presentation will include updates on the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group’s ongoing work implementing restoration projects approved in Early Restoration, and the first three restoration plans—including the most recent plan approved in December 2019.

The video presentation will be available online on Outdoor Alabama's YouTube Channel on December 15, 2020 from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. CT and can be viewed an

The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has released the Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #7: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, and Birds (PDF, 318 pages). The plan includes projects that restore the Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Birds Restoration Types. It includes five projects which have a total estimated cost of $234.6 million.

We accepted comment from August 20, 2020 through September 22, 2020 and held a public meeting on September 2, 2020.  

The selected projects are:

Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitat:

• Grande Cheniere Ridge Marsh

The Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group held its annual public meeting via an interactive webinar on November 5, 2020.

During the meeting, we presented information on Open Ocean Restoration Area projects and monitoring and adaptive management activities. We also provided updates on partnerships, outreach and engagement.

The presentation was followed by a question and answer period where attendees’ questions were answered by Trustee staff.

Materials from the webinar include:

• 2020 Annual Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF, 24 pages)
• 2020 Annual Meeting Presentation Script (PDF, 11 pages

The Florida Trustee Implementation Group will hold its annual public meeting via a webinar on December 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. ET. During the meeting we will present an update on Florida Restoration Area plans, projects, and activities. After the presentation, we will provide an opportunity for attendees to give verbal public comments. The webinar is open to everyone and we encourage your attendance and participation.

• Date: December 8, 2020

• Time: 5:00 p.m. ET

• Registration: Please register for the webinar at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7242436223782811661

• The

The Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group is set to begin collecting information that will help us restore bird populations injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Our activities are described in the recently approved Colonial Waterbird Monitoring and Adaptive Management Activity Implementation Plan (PDF, 17 pages).

Colonial waterbirds experienced significant injuries throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico during and after the 2010 spill. These colonies remain greatly affected as suitable breeding and foraging areas continue to shift geographically and

The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is beginning the process of restoration planning for our Restoration Plan III and would like your input regarding natural resource restoration project ideas in the Mississippi Restoration Area through November 30, 2020.