Project Description: This task agreement under the MCA has been developed and funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which became law on August 16, 2022. IRA funds provide the National Park Service with a historic opportunity to address critical ecosystem resilience, restoration, and environmental planning needs. Guided by the Department’s Restoration and Resilience Framework, the IRA Restoration and Resilience projects in national parks represent broad-scale and impactful resource investments from Alaska to Florida to Maine. This restoration and resilience project, entails building resilience in seagrass
meadows across five national seashores along the Atlantic coast (Cape Cod, Fire Island, Assateague Island, Cape Hatteras, and Cape Lookout).
The objectives of this project are to develop an understanding through data analysis and spatial modeling of the current and projected distribution of
seagrass under different climate scenarios in order to aid in site selection for seagrass meadow restoration in five seashore parks from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Seed source meadows will also be identified for seed harvest and restoration planting. The project team from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science will also conduct post assessment monitoring of restored sites, along with other project participants from other Universities.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Johnathan Lefcheck, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Partner Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Holly Plaisted
Start Year: 2023
End Year: 2027
Initial Funding Amount: $85,131.00
Federal Grant Number: P24AC02360
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