Association To Preserve Cape Cod Inc

PURPOSE: THE ASSOCIATION TO PRESERVE CAPE COD WILL WORK WITH AN ARRAY OF PARTNERS TO LEAD THE COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS TO RESTORE RIVERS, RETIRED CRANBERRY BOGS, AND SALT MARSHES ON CAPE COD IN MASSACHUSETTS. THESE EFFORTS WILL SUPPORT IMPORTANT SPECIES LIKE RIVER HERRING AND AMERICAN EEL. THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES SUCH AS INCREASED CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND PROTECTION FROM FLOODING.

THE ASSOCIATION TO PRESERVE CAPE COD WILL BE AWARDED $2,576,776 OVER 4 YEARS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE TO RESTORE HABITAT FOR RIVER HERRING ON THE MASHPEE RIVER ON CAPE COD. THEY WILL RESTORE AN ABANDONED CRANBERRY BOG AND ASSESS A DAMAGED CULVERT THAT IS BLOCKING FISH MIGRATION. TRIBAL STAFF, MEMBERS, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION WILL BE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO ALL STAGES OF THE RESTORATION EFFORT, TO HELP BUILD TRIBAL CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPING AND MANAGING RESTORATION PROJECTS.

AS DIRECTED BY THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 (P.L. 112-74) AND CONFERENCE REPORT 112-331, THIS PROJECT IMPLEMENTS PRIORITIES OF THE SOUTH

ASSOCIATION TO PRESERVE CAPE COD INC WILL BE AWARDED $188,641 FOR HABITAT RESTORATION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING ACTIVITIES TO ASSESS HOW EFFECTIVE TIDAL ESTUARINE RESTORATION IS AT SUPPORTING THE PRODUCTION OF COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY IMPORTANT FINFISH SPECIES, AN ESSENTIAL PART OF NOAAS MISSION. THIS WORK IS BEING FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY BASED RESTORATION PROGRAM.