Region restoration plan comments

The Deepwater Horizon NRDA regionwide Trustees held two virtual public meetings to present the $99.6M Draft Restoration Plan 1 on April 15. Public comment continues through May 6. During the meetings, trustees held breakout sessions for Q&A about the four different restoration types included in the draft plan: Sea turtles, marine mammals, oysters, and birds. Project-specific information was presented on the draft plan, which includes 11 restoration projects across all five states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, as well as other locations. The presentation was followed by a public comment period. Materials from the meetings include: Meeting presentation slides (PDF, 39 pages). Meeting transcript (PDF, 17 pages). Submit Public Comments online at parkplanning.nps.gov/RWTIGRP1; By mail to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 29649 Atlanta, GA 30345. The draft plan and fact sheets focused on each of the plan’s restoration types can be found at the Trustees’ March 22 web update. (Source: Gulf Spill Restoration 04/28/21)