Judy Haner, Marine and Freshwater Programs Director The Nature Conservancy in Alabama © JoeBay Aerials ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY: MAKING THE CASE.

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Judy Haner, Marine and Freshwater Programs Director The Nature Conservancy in Alabama © JoeBay Aerials ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY: MAKING THE CASE FOR GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION

Foundation for the Environment

Small Restoration Projects

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and NOAA helped TNC build more than 1.5 miles of oyster reef in Alabama Larger Restoration Projects

© Allen Tate, TNC © Thomas Mohrman, TNC © Allen Tate, TNC ebrates/blue-crab/ Building Environmental Resilience

Jeff DeQuattro/TNC Building Environmental Resilience

Foundation for the Economy Reef Construction 10 miles/year: = 380 jobs, created or sustained = $29M in revenue/sales = ~$10M in household incomes © Andrew Kornylak © Beth Maynor Young

Foundation for the Economy Commercial Fisheries Fish/Crabs/Oysters: = ~$8M in revenue/sales = over $2M in household incomes © Amy Vitale © Lynda Richardson

Building Resilience Shoreline Protection

Building Resilience Shoreline Protection

Building Resilience Private Landowners © JoeBay Aerials

Community Engagement © Erika Nortemann and JoeBay Aerials January and March volunteers April and May volunteers

Take Home Points Explore All Partnerships o Federal – USFWS, NOAA, ACOE (GP) o State/Local – ADCNR, Town of Perdido Beach o Academic – Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Univ. of South Alabama o Non-traditional – Boat People SOS, Smart Home America o Private – individual landowners Process of learning, research, implementation and adaptive management Think outside of the box - don’t disregard less pristine areas for restoration