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Year Four Projects

October 1, 2005 - September 2006

Grant Task #Program ElementGranteeAmount
9.01Seaside Heritage Program - Year Four Coordination and Draft Management PlanVirginia Coastal Program/
Department of Environmental Quality
$35,000
9.02

Assessing the Potential Impact of Common Reed Expansion on Threatened High-marsh Bird Communities along the Delmarva Seaside:
Phase II (Breeding Bird Surveys of Selected High-marsh Patches)

College of William and Mary - Center for Conservation Biology$50,936
9.03Restoration of Seagrasses in Virginia's Coastal Bays - Year 4Virginia Institute of Marine Science$100,000
9.04Virginia Eastern ShorekeeperVirginia Eastern Shorekeeper$20,000
9.05Management and Education to Control Phragmites on the Seaside of Virginia's Eastern ShoreDepartment of Conservation & Recreation - Natural Heritage$70,000
9.06Avian Habitat Restoration on the Virginia Barrier Islands:Test of a Non-Lethal Approach to Predation ManagementVirginia Museum of Natural History$40,000
9.07An evaluation and comparison of dredge fishing activity on the Seaside of Virginia's Eastern Shore between 1994-1995 and 2005-2006Virginia Marine Resources Commission$30,944
9.08Seaside Heritage Program: Subcontracts To Be DeterminedVirginia Coastal Zone Management Program - Department of Environmental Quality$33,353
9.20

Seaside Ecotourism Site Improvement: Willis Wharf

Department of Game & Inland Fisheries$30,000
9.21Seaside Heritage Program - Oyster Reef RestorationVirginia Marine Resources Commission$50,000
Grand Total:$460,233

Disclaimer: The project lists above provide the federal dollars initially awarded to the grantee. Due to underexpenditure or reprogramming of grant funds, this figure may change. For more information on the allocation of coastal grant funds, please contact Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Program Manager, at 804.698.4323 or email:Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov

A more detailed Scope of Work for any of the above projects is available. Please direct your request for a copy to Virginia.Witmer@deq.virginia.gov.