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	Baltimore Projects - Smith Island Environmental Restoration and Protection Project
		The restoration efforts are focused on the northern half of the island that comprises the Martin National Wildlife Refuge.
		The island is populated by a unique culture of watermen descended from the original settlers of 350 years ago.
		Smith Island is part of a chain of islands that form the border between Chesapeake Bay and Tangier Sound, and is comprised of 97-percent emergent wetlands.
	www.nab.usace.army.mil /projects/Maryland/smithisland.htm (493 words)

	Peanut Island Restoration
		The island was originally a shallow-water habitat, but numerous placement of dredged material has changed it into an impacted upland dominated by the exotic species known as Australian pine.
		Also on the island is the historic Coast Guard station and boathouse, built in 1936, which is expected to be incorporated into the Palm Beach Maritime Museum.
		This program is used to protect, conserve and restore coastal living resources through implementation of "on the ground" restoration projects as well as to perform research, monitoring and public outreach activities.
	www.saj.usace.army.mil /restore/projects/peanut.htm (1610 words)

	(TE-20) Isles Dernieres Restoration East Island - General Factsheet
		East Island, which is one of five islands that comprise the Isles Dernieres barrier island chain, is located approximately 13 miles south of Cocodrie, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish.
		It is bordered to the north by Lake Pelto and Terrebonne Bay, to the west by New Cut and Trinity Island, and to the south by the Gulf of Mexico.
		Restoration of barrier islands also provides benefits to the inland marsh due to wave energy reduction, which is not included in the benefited acreage figure.
	www.lacoast.gov /reports/display.asp?projectNumber=TE-20&reportType=general (397 words)

	Rhode Island Lighthouses
		Restoration work by the Abcore Restoration Company was nearly complete by the end of 2005, and ceremonies relighting the lighthouse were held July 30, 2006.
		In the spring of 2006 the Fresnel lens was restored for later reinstallation in the tower.
		The restoration began in August 2003 and was to be completed in the summer of 2005.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/ri.htm (3663 words)

	Ascension Island Seabird Restoration Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Feral cats were introduced to the island to control rats in the 19th century.
		The RSPB and Ascension Island Government, with funding from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, are now trying to address this issue and restore the seabird populations of Ascension Island.
		RSPB is obviously concerned that in undertaking this restoration project we use the most humane means practically possible and to this end we have sought advice from the RSPCA and are working closely with the AISPCA.
	www.ascension-island.gov.ac /restoration.htm (724 words)

	Restoration Progress at Granite Island Light Station - Lake Superior
		He and his crew lived in a tent on the Island Monday thru Thursday each week for the summer of 2000 and finished July end in 2001.
		April 27, 2000 - My first visit to the island in 35 years as the new owner accompanied by my wife and several people who will be involved in the restoration effort.
		The guys who are restoring that old crane to operation got the wooden beam in place after quite some effort.
	www.graniteisland.com /restoration.shtml (1604 words)

	SOFIA - OFR 03-26 - Tree Islands of the Florida Everglades - A Disappearing Resource
		Tree islands are important centers of biodiversity in the Everglades, with two to three times the plant and animal diversity of the surrounding wetlands.
		Restoration of these islands is an important component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), which requires solid scientific evidence on requirements for tree-island formation and development to maximize chances for successful tree-island restoration.
		Fixed tree islands are prominent features of the central and southern Everglades and contrast with Loxahatchee strand islands in their teardrop shape, concentration of trees and shrubs at the north end of the island, and development of a dense, shrubby tail south of the head.
	sofia.usgs.gov /publications/ofr/03-26 (1280 words)

	Baltimore District - Maryland Projects - Baltimore Harbor & Channels - Poplar Island
		Poplar Island, recently on the verge of disappearing, is today a national model for habitat restoration and the beneficial use of dredged material.
		Development on the island had evolved to include numerous farms, a post office, school, and sawmill, but the residents were becoming increasingly concerned about their shrinking real estate.
		Following the necessary environmental studies, it was determined that rebuilding Poplar Island and restoring over 1,000 acres of diverse habitat was a viable beneficial use of dredged material.
	www.nab.usace.army.mil /projects/Maryland/PoplarIsland (429 words)

	Montauk Lighthouse Tower Restoration Project
		During the first phase of the restoration, all of the metal decking was repaired and restored.
		Phase two of the restoration project focused on the exterior of the lighthouse tower, particularly on the bulges and the major cracks.
		The interior work included repair and restoration of the portholes, restoration of the brass windows, repairing and repointing the cracks that were visible throughout the tower, in addition all the parget above all the windows was restored.
	www.montauklighthouse.com /restoration.htm (1352 words)

	Matagorda Island Lighthouse Restoration Project
		The relighting of the Matagorda Island Lighthouse, its restoration and continued maintenance will have multiple benefits to the local community and the citizens of Texas.
		The lighthouse project plan began with the event "Relight the Lighthouse" which was held at midnight on December 31, 1999 to bring in the next millenium and light the way for a new future on Matagorda Island.
		Restoration of the remains of the fort and possible rebuilding of a portion of the fort with interpretive displays to give visitors a feel of life on the Island during the Civil War.
	www.matagordalighthouse.com /restoration.html (608 words)

	(TE-27) Whiskey Island Restoration - General Factsheet
		Whiskey Island, which is one of five islands that comprise the Isles Dernieres barrier island chain, is located 18 miles southwest of Cocodrie in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
		It is bounded by Coupe Colin to the west, Whiskey Pass to the east, Lake Pelto, Caillou Boca, and Caillou Bay to the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
		Barrier island vegetation, including smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), marshhay cordgrass (Spartina patens), bitter panicum (Panicum amarum) and fl mangrove (Avicennia germinans) was planted in the Coupe Nouvelle marsh restoration area and in the restored back bay marsh areas.
	www.lacoast.gov /reports/display.asp?projectNumber=TE-27&reportType=general (290 words)

	Coastal America: Coastal Restoration and Protection Projects
		This project proposes to restore the vegetation used by the colonial nesters.
		The center of the island has an island pond and associated salt marsh that is infrequently flooded.
		The objective is to restore critical habitat that was lost due to Hurricane Georges in Sept. of 1998.
	www.coastalamerica.gov /text/regions/gm/catisland.html (1105 words)

	Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management - Munyon Island Restoration
		The restoration work for all phases was designed, permitted, coordinated and managed by the staff of the County's Department of Environmental Resources Management.
		The restoration of Munyon Island has rejuvenated this portion of the Lake Worth Lagoon by increasing habitat and providing food, shelter and nursery habitat for estuarine dependent fauna and flora.
		Restoration of the maritime "coastal" hammock on Munyon Island, immediately adjacent to a mangrove wetland will enhance both plant communities, providing specialized habitat for wildlife, especially migratory songbirds and raptors.
	www.co.palm-beach.fl.us /erm/enhancement/restoration.asp (448 words)

	Granite Island Light Station - Lake Superior
		Our hope for this web site is to provide some answers as to the "who, and why" of the new ownership and to welcome any help in rounding up background, history, drawings, pictures, anecdotes and stories that may have been passed down.
		Approaching the island by boat from a distance reminds a little of St. Michaels Mt in Cornwall.
		Energy systems which were designed by Superior Electric in Marquette, consist of 4 solar panels, 2 wind generators, a 5K generator for back-up; a bank of storage batteries and a Trace inverter to turn 24 v DC into 110 v AC.
	www.graniteisland.com (644 words)

	Peanut Island Restoration Dedication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The shallow lagoon and snorkeling area on the southeast side of the island are expected to be a big draw as visitors will be able to snorkel in a safe, boat-free area that receives clean, clear ocean water with every high tide.
		Peanut Island was created in 1918 as a result of the placement of spoil material from numerous dredging projects, such as the construction and maintenance of the Lake Worth Inlet and the Port of Palm Beach turning basin.
		The perimeter of the island also supports Palm Beach County's Peanut Island Park, which consists of campground facilities, pathways, picnic pavilions, a fishing pier, boat docks and restrooms.
	www.pbcgov.com /PubInf/News_Room/07-05/07-08-05_peanut_island.htm (335 words)

	mokolii
		The island is also known as Chinaman's Hat because of its resemblance to the straw hats worn by Chinese immigrants who worked in the sugar plantations in Hawai'i during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
		The island is believed to be the tail of the creature sticking out of the water.
		This island is owned by the City and County of Honolulu and is open to the public during daylight hours only.
	www.botany.hawaii.edu /gradstud/eijzenga/OIRC/mokolii.htm (549 words)

	Bair Island restoration
		The state Department of Fish and Game is studying a $22 million plan to restore the ponds to a tidal salt marsh, which would flood the mud flats and standing pools of rain water the mosquitoes lay their eggs in.
		Later the island was bought by the Leslie Salt Company, which used it to evaporate salt until the 1960s.
		The Bair Island restoration could be the last great battle in a long war between the County and mosquitoes -- a war which often went the mosquitoes' way.
	www.southbayrestoration.org /news/article34.html (1021 words)

	RI Seagrass Habitats
		Seagrass restoration is complicated by the fact that seagrass beds are extremely sensitive to water quality.
		Additionally, seagrass restoration is threatened by physical damage of restored eelgrass beds through dredging, aquaculture, and propeller scarring.
		Eelgrass restoration methods to date have focused primarily on transplantation of either small clusters of plants or denser, sod-like sections.
	www.edc.uri.edu /restoration/html/intro/sea.htm (1594 words)

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		Breton Island is part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge System, the second oldest refuge in the nation and a key component of the Chandeleur Barrier Island Chain located off the southeast coast of Louisiana.
		Breton Island is one in a chain of islands that is home to thousands of resident and migratory seabirds and waterfowl.
		Unfortunately, the islands are vulnerable to severe damage from tropical storms and hurricanes.
	www.mvn.usace.army.mil /pao/releases/9-00BretonIslandRestoration.htm (670 words)

	Restoration Omnaingels America Matagorda Island
		The Restoration Omniangels were formed to work on making the adjustments, alterations, changes, improvements, modifications, and revisions needed to fully restore the Divine Heritage of this planet and her peoples.
		Restoration Omniangels have additional roles and tasks as renewal artisans, therapeutic healers, and remedial recoverers of useful assets and valuable resources.
		The planetary Cosmic Benefactor Archangel for the Restoration Omniangels is Archangel Galgliel who is also a sun wheel governor of the yearly seasonal cycles, and a Chief of the Galgalim merkabah charioteer angels who sing celestial divinity songs.
	www.blessingscornucopia.com /Angels_Angelic_Orders_Restoration_Omniangels_America_Matagorda_Island.htm (430 words)

	Press Release Anacapa Island Restoration Project
		Restoration of healthyseabird populations to the island requires eradication of non-native rats.
		Anacapa Island, located approximately 11 miles from the mainland, is the second smallest of the Channel Islands at 1.1 sq.
		Distinctive in the Southern California Bight, the island harbors the largest breeding colony of the California Brown Pelican and is an important breeding area for Western Gulls and rare seabirds such as the Xantus' Murrelet, Cassin's Auklet and Ashy Storm-Petrel.
	www.nps.gov /archive/chis/press101200.htm (575 words)

	Santa Cruz Island Primary Restoration Plan
		are often called "the Galapagos Islands of North America" due to their unique and diverse array of plants and animals, 145 of which are found nowhere else on earth.
		On Santa Cruz Island, The National Park Service (NPS) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are working to save the island fox and preserve the island's biological richness.
		The restoration program includes restoring island foxes, relocating golden eagles to the mainland, re-establishing bald eagles to their historic island home, eliminating feral pigs and controlling the spread of invasive weeds.
	www.nps.gov /chis/restoringsci/island.html (212 words)

	Jefferson Parish : Fifi Island Restoration
		Fifi Island runs parallel to Grand Isle and protects the bayside of the developed island from wave action during strong northerly winds, said Tim Osborn, Coastal Manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lafayette regional office.
		“Restoration of Fifi Island is not only important to Grand Isle but to all of Jefferson Parish due to the fact that the barrier islands are the first line of defense when storm surge from hurricanes threaten inland areas,” said Council Chairman John Young.
		Roberts, whose district includes most of the sparsely populated wetland areas at the southern end of the parish, said that coastal restoration to protect people and infrastructure is very important to the economic future of the parish.
	www.jeffparish.net /index.cfm?DocID=3372 (766 words)

	Gulf of Mexico Foundation GCRP Project #5002 - Robinson Island Restoration and Protection
		The goal of the Robinson Island Restoration and Protection project is to restore the dune habitat on Robinson Island and facilitate restoration of prop scars in shoal grass (Halodule wrightii) beds located east and southeast of Robinson Island.
		Robinson Island is a City of Orange Beach-owned island located on the south end of Perdido Bay, just north of the AL Highway 182 bridge.
		replant native vegetation on the island to restore dune habitat on the island
	www.gulfmex.org /crp5002.html (757 words)

	Emmetsburg, Iowa - Lake Restoration Project
		Its average depth of 4 to 6 feet had decreased to 2 to 3 feet in the lower part of the lake, and the upper 900 acres was mostly dried up.
		A group of concerned citizens, later appointed by the City Council and designated as the Five Island Lake Restoration Board, decided to undertake the job of rehabilitating this body of water – to deepen it and improve its water qualify.
		Five Island Lake restoration project is the largest ever of a natural lake in the United States.
	www.emmetsburg.com /attractions/lake-restoration.htm (170 words)

	Coastal America: Project Summary - Project Name
		acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g.
		Because the island is a nesting area for two endangered species and a total of over 20 bird species, public interest in the fate of the island and success of the project was very high.
		To avoid disturbing nesting waterbirds, restoring efforts had to be conducted in the winter, during the most challenging weather conditions, and be completed before the return of the colonial waterbirds in March 1999.
	www.coastalamerica.gov /text/regions/gm/sham.html (443 words)

	Plans for Dutch Island Lighthouse renovation revealed
		The restoration of the Plum Beach Lighthouse after 60 years of neglect is of particular significance because it won the prestigious Preservation Award from the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission in 2004.
		The restoration of the Dutch Island Lighthouse is being partially funded by an Intermodal Surface Transportation, or ISTEA, grant for $120,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation administered through the state DOT.
		The Dutch Island Lighthouse Society is anticipating spring of 2007 for the complete restoration of the historic lighthouse tower and the relighting of the light.
	www.jamestownpress.com /news/2006/0622/News/025.html (554 words)

	Featured Topics from the Collection: Ellis Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Work began on a major restoration effort in 1984 and six years later, culminated in the restoration of the main registry building.
		Potential buyers made various bids to turn the island into an amusement park, a slaughterhouse, a women's prison, and a casino, but none of the offers was high enough.
		The Island opened temporarily for the summer of 1976 and between May and October of that year 50,000 people visited the island.
	www.lib.umd.edu /NTL/ellis.html (923 words)

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