Strategic Approach for Bird Restoration Evaluation
Implementing Organization
US Department of the Interior
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$992,491
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Species Restoration
Targeted Resources
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
This project will contribute to a more complete understanding of the benefits to injured bird species resulting from multiple restoration efforts and the data needed to evaluate bird restoration. An important component of this work will be an inventory of available data assets to support analyses to evaluate benefits of restoration work, progress towards bird restoration goals listed in the PDARP/PEIS, and the development of updated Open Ocean bird restoration indicators. This MAM activity will create a better understanding of restoration benefits, communicate to the public, and facilitate our Oil Pollution Act (OPA) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) decision-making process for adaptively managing existing projects and selecting new projects.
Contact
David Hewitt(804) 832-3421
david_hewitt@fws.gov
Project Website
None
For official trustee information regarding the Deepwater Horizon NRDA, including information regarding the NRDA process and the status of projects, see https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/