Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Wetland Restoration
Region	Southeast
State	North Carolina
Location	Dare County AF range, NC
Date of this update

2. Problem(s) addressed (check one or more)

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

Road and canal systems constructed to access timber resources beginning in the 1800s until 1988 have impacted the hydrology of the wetlands and subsequently reduced their functional values. The purpose of this project is to formulate a plan, design specifications, and establish water level control to approximate the natural hydrological regime of approximately 3,000 acres of altered wetlands. This project will augment ongoing efforts of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to restore more than 50,000 acres of wetlands in similar condition on the adjacent Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list) Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

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5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

  Lead -	USAF: funding, project design
  Others -	FWS: technical assistance, project design, monitoring
  	COE: technical assistance, Section 404 permit

• Non-Federal

  State government
  Local government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility - NC-State University: technical assistance, project design, monitoring
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		$350,000
  Non Federal	State government
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$350,000

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

  Federal: $30,000: administrative, vehicle, fuel, supplies
  Non Federal:
  Total: $30,000

• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date	1994
Completion date	1998
Current stage	Underway

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Scott Smith
  Installation Forester
  4CES/CEV
  1095 Mitchell Ave
  Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531-2355
  (919) 736-6318
  (919) 736-6318 (fax)
  4cevdare@ces 4.seymour johnson.af.mil

• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

  Mike Bryant
  Refuge Manager
  Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
  P.O. Box 1969
  Manteo, NC 27954
  (919) 473-1131

  Dr James Gregory
  Forest and Wetlands Hydrologist
  College of Forest Resources
  Box 8008, NCSU
  Raleigh, NC 27695-8008
  (919) 515-6193

11. Any additional information/comments

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