Shoreline Restoration to Enhance Coastal Resilience within the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Recipient: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Project Type: Habitat Restoration

Recommended Funding Amount: $3,541,936

Congressional District(s): AL-01

Summary: This project will remove a degraded bulkhead, restore an emergent marsh shoreline, and promote shoreline stewardship at the East Gateway Tract within the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The project will involve planning, engineering, design, construction, and monitoring activities, and will also serve as a demonstration site for education, outreach, professional training, and student-based coastal resilience workforce development.

For more information on the Office for Coastal Management grant program funding this project, please visit the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage.