Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Environmental impact analysis Languages : en Pages : 89
Book Description
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Community Restoration Program (CRP) proposes to release funding to the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) and the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (WMSRDC) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to conduct restoration activities intended to implement a comprehensive fish and wildlife habitat restoration project in the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern (AOC) (hereafter referred to as the 'Project'). The Project is designed to address restoration targets established for several beneficial use impairments (BUIs) associated with Muskegon Lake, including the Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Degraded Fish and Wildlife Populations, Degraded Benthos, and Degraded Aesthetics. The primary goal of this Project is to restore and to protect fisheries and wildlife habitat through the restoration of natural resources and native vegetation to the shoreline and restoring emergent and open-water wetlands. In addition to improving existing ecological resources, the proposed Project will enhance social and economic benefits for the surrounding communities. As part of its overall goals, the Project is intended to help improve public access; create and retain jobs through promoting tourism and recreation; increase property values; and achieve long-term socioeconomic benefits related to improved habitat for fish and wildlife populations in Muskegon Lake, the Muskegon River, and Lake Michigan. The Project consists of restoration actions at twelve Sites along the southern and eastern shoreline of Muskegon Lake and along the South Branch of the Muskegon River"--Page i.
Author: Óskar Strobel Publisher: Nova Science Publishers ISBN: 9781631175251 Category : Lake restoration Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The Great Lakes ecosystem is recognised by many as an international natural resource that has been altered by human activities and climate variability. These alterations have led to degraded water quality, diminished habitat, lower native fish and wildlife populations, and an altered ecosystem. In response, the federal governments of the United States and Canada and the state and provincial governments in the Great Lakes basin are implementing several restoration activities. These activities range from mitigating the harmful effects of toxic substances in lake waters to restoring fish habitat. This books provides the reader with a background on and issues of the Great Lakes restoration initiative, as well as the action plan for the years 2010-2014.
Author: Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information Publisher: NRC Research Press ISBN: 0660160471 Category : Conservation of natural resources Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
This is a compilation of 47 methods of modifying habitat to benefit the Great Lakes ecosystem. The information is intended to raise awareness of Canada-US progress toward restoration objectives in the Great Lakes, and describes methods for rehabilitating, restoring, enhancing, mitigating or preserving habitat. For each project the following information is provided: project title, contact information, agencies involved, restoration goal, project type, background and rationale, regulatory considerations, criteria, project design, implementation, degree of environmental intervention, costs, biological assessment, measures of success, and key references.
Author: Douglas J. Crookes Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1003828981 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 67
Book Description
This book examines the economic costs and benefits of the ecological restoration of estuaries, utilizing case studies from South Africa. Estuaries are important ecosystems from both an ecological and human perspective. Yet, in many parts of the world they are often degraded environments, facing threats from climate change, invasive species, fire and wastewater pollution. While the environmental benefits of restoring degraded environments are well discussed, this book specifically examines the economic benefits of doing so. It applies a cost-benefit analysis, which focuses on a range of key ecosystem services, including human health, fishing value, recreational value and property value. The book utlizes three detailed studies of the Swartkops estuary, the Great Brak estuary and the Knysna estuary in South Africa, but also draws out lessons that can be applied to coastal environments across the world. Overall, this book demonstrates that ecological restoration does pay and that the value of additional ecosystem services gained through restoration far exceeds the costs associated with this restoration process. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental management and restoration, ecological economics, ecosystem services and environmental conservation.
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Author: Óskar Strobel
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Author: Ecology and Environment, Inc