Coastal Restoration Fund: Projects in Prince Edward Island
Development of a Coastal Restoration Program for Prince Edward Island
Recipient: PEI Watershed Alliance
Project achievements: This island-wide project focused on improving habitat within estuaries and migratory corridors for species, such as Atlantic salmon and char.
Together with other PEI watershed groups, Indigenous groups and partners, the project addressed the impacts of historical developments and engaged in capacity building to improve the coastal health of the region.
Salt marsh restoration included the successful transplantation of cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) from healthy sections of river marsh. Area restructuring and naturalization has allowed for the migration of fish species and subsequent spawning success.
Fund allocation: $2,060,206 over 5 years
Partners:
- Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation
- Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association
- Colleges and Institutes Canada
- PEI Department of Communities, Land and Environment
- PEI Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy
- PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Crop Insurance Building
- Ducks Unlimited Canada
- EcoAction Community Funding Program
- Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
- Interpretation Resources Consulting Inc. - Geomatics Services
- Stratford Area Watershed Improvement Group
- Souris and Area Branch of the PEI Wildlife Federation
- South Shore Watershed Association
- PEI Watershed Management Fund
- Wheatley River Improvement Group
- PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund
- Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association
- Central Queens Wildlife Federation
- Hillsborough Area Watershed Cooperative
- Island Waste Management
- Town of Stratford
- Wheatley River Improvement Group
- PEI Greening Spaces Program
- Kensington North Watersheds Association
- Trout Unlimited Canada - Prince County Chapter
- University of Prince Edward Island
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