Sentences with phrase «protect wetland habitat»

This treaty is intended to protect wetland habitat of migratory shore birds whose numbers are in severe decline worldwide.

This is part of the Parks Conservancy's long - term partnership with the National Park Service to restore the entire Redwood Creek Watershed, into Muir Woods and Dias Ridge, to protect wetland habitat for threatened and endangered species, such as Coho salmon and California red - legged frog.

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Sediment resources on the OCS are leased to local communities or federal agencies to help them restore shorelines or wetlands in an effort to address chronic erosion, sea level rise, impacts from major storms, or to protect valuable infrastructure and habitat.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps said the partnership was part of ongoing efforts to protect and restore the internationally important Wetland and its complex of wetlands and woodlands, which provide habitat for a range of native flora and fauna including the nationally threatened Regent Parrot and the Southern Bell Frog.

In the US, laws protecting wetlands have given rise to a billion - dollar industry involving 400 such habitats.

The Central Valley's protected wetlands (federal wildlife refuges, state wildlife areas, and private lands) and certain types of agriculture (e.g. rice, alfalfa), provide nearly all of the habitat used by millions of ducks, geese, shorebirds, and other waterbirds every fall, winter, and spring.

«While we have made some progress in protecting larger wetlands that act as habitat for wildlife, we have been less successful in protecting smaller ones that continue to be removed to make way for things such as new housing subdivisions.

Restoring ridges can protect important habitat, provide storm surge protection to nearby communities and help prevent saltwater intrusion into freshwater wetlands.

In 2008, the Merrie Way parking facilities were expanded, views restored, and coastal dune scrub and wetland habitat protected.

In comparison, relocating population away from flood plains, building up wetlands to protect from storm surges, protecting artic habitat to compensate for climate change, etc. can have mainly positive effects on the environment.

The lands we protect — iconic vistas, working farms, habitat - rich wetlands and other great open spaces — also will help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.

In addition to preserving important wildlife habitat, protected wetlands will mitigate ecological and property damage from sea - level rises and storm surges under predicted climate - change scenarios.

These rates are expected to increase over the coming century, imperiling the survival of 7,000 acres of freshwater tidal wetlands that protect riverfront communities and critical infrastructure from flooding and provide habitat for species on which commercial fisheries along the entire Atlantic coast depend.