Louisiana Trustees to Gauge Restoration Progress with Nine Monitoring and Adaptive Management Activities

The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has approved nine monitoring and adaptive management (MAM) activities to help assess the overall effectiveness of its Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program.

These activities meet data and information gap needs identified in the Implementation Group’s Monitoring and Adaptive Management Strategy (MAM Strategy), which was adopted in 2021. The MAM Strategy also outlines an approach for prioritizing MAM activities to achieve effective and efficient evaluation of the restoration of natural resources injured by the Dee

Follow Along as Restoration Project Creates 1,200 Acres of Marsh in Louisiana

Construction is currently underway on the almost 1,200-acre Upper Barataria Marsh Creation project. NOAA is the lead implementing trustee on behalf of the Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group, and this is NOAA’s largest habitat restoration effort to date. Over the next several months, we invite you to follow along as the project team shares progress updates and more information about the effort.

The project, which is expected to be completed in 2023, will build upon previous efforts to restore wetland habitats in Louisiana. We’ll share progress updates, photographs, videos

Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Releases Third Restoration Plan

The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group (MS TIG) has released its third restoration plan. This plan addresses some of the injuries to federally managed lands, sea turtles, marine mammals, birds, and recreational uses caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Mississippi Restoration Area.   

The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan 3 and Environmental Assessment: Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands, Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals; Birds, and, Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities (PDF, 224 pages) evaluates a range of project alternatives and

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Hội đồng Ủy viên sẽ tổ chức cuộc họp công chúng thường niên lần thứ bảy và phiên mở cửa tự do thông qua hội thảo trực tuyến vào ngày 16 tháng 6 năm 2022. Hội thảo mở cửa cho tất cả mọi người, và chúng tôi khuyến khích bạn tham dự và đóng góp ý kiến (xem thông tin đăng ký bên dưới). 

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Join the Deepwater Horizon Trustees for their Annual Public Meeting Webinar June 16

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The Trustee Council will hold its seventh annual public meeting and open house via webinar on June 16, 2022. The webinar is open to everyone, and we encourage your attendance and participation (see registration information below).  

During this meeting, we will present updates on the progress made by the Trustee Council and in each of the seven Restoration Areas. This meeting will also serve as the annual public meeting for the Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group. We will provide an opportunity for public comments after the presentations. We will also

2021 Annual Reports Include 26 New Projects, More than 270 in Total, Investing $1.9 Billion in Gulf Restoration

The Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued the sixth year of post-settlement restoration in 2021. The annual financial summary and annual reports covering all of the Trustees’ restoration activities are now available. We provide these reports each year to help stakeholders and communities stay up to date on our work. 

Throughout 2021, the Trustee Implementation Groups approved 3 new restoration plans and 26 new projects. In the 12 years since the spill, more than 270 different activities, including plans and projects, have been approved to restore injured Gulf resources. The combined allocated

Major Milestone Completed with New Bird Rookery Island

The Texas Trustee Implementation Group expands important colonial bird nesting bird habitat in Galveston Bay with its completion of the construction phase of Dickinson Bay Island II. This island is one of the four rookery islands included in the Phase IV Early Restoration Texas Rookery Islands project: Dickinson Bay Bird Island II, Rollover Bay Island and Smith Point Island in the Galveston Bay system, and Dressing Point Island in East Matagorda Bay. A similar project for birds, Dickinson Bay Island I, was completed in 2006 and has hosted nesting birds every year since then. Based on

Florida Coastal Access Project Draft Restoration Plan, Meeting Materials Available

The Florida Trustee Implementation Group held its virtual meeting for the fourth phase of the Florida Coastal Access Project on May 10, 2022 and an in-person meeting on May 12, 2022.

During the meetings, we presented information on our Draft Phase V.4 Florida Coastal Access Project: Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment released in April 2022. At both the virtual and in-person meetings, the presentation was followed by a public comment period.

Materials from the meeting include:

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Ghi nhớ ngày này - Hội đồng Ủy viên Deepwater Horizon sẽ tổ chức cuộc họp công khai thường niên lần thứ bảy vào tối ngày 16 tháng 6 năm 2022 thông qua hội thảo trên web. Thông tin chi tiết về cách đăng ký sẽ được đăng và gửi tới email của người đăng ký trong tương lai gần. 

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Save the Date, June 16: Trustee Council Annual Public Meeting Webinar

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Save the date—the Deepwater Horizon Trustee Council will hold our seventh annual public meeting on the evening of June 16, 2022 via webinar. More information about how to register will be posted and sent to email subscribers in the near future.   

During this meeting, we will present updates on the progress made by the Trustee Council and in each of the seven Restoration Areas. This meeting will also serve as the annual public meeting for the Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group. Immediately following the webinar presentations, we will hold an open house