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Year Three Projects

October 1, 2004 - September 2005

Grant Task # Program Element Grantee Amount
11 Coordination of Seaside Program Activities, Education, GIS Virginia Coastal Program/
Department of Environmental Quality
$14,363
11.02

Seaside Bird and Habitat Assessments
- Barrier Island Habitat Suitability Assessment
- Potential Impact of Common Reed Expansion on Threatened High-Marsh Bird Communities
- Colonial Waterbirds Data Compilation Project

College of William and Mary $93,612
11.03 Interactions Between Clam Aquaculture and Shorebird Foraging Virginia Institute of Marine Science/Eastern Shore Laboratory $35,000
11.04 SAV Mapping and Restoration Virginia Institute of Marine Science $95,000
11.05 Documenting Increasing Value of Seagrass Beds as Finfish Nurseries University of Virginia/Virginia Institute of Marine Science $44,000
11.06 Oyster Reef Restoration Virginia Marine Resources Commission $50,000
11.07 Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper Shorekeepers Alliance $20,400
11.08 Phragmites
- Mapping and Monitoring
- Small-scale Control Experiments
Department of Conservation and Recreation - Natural Heritage $74,000
11.09

Mammalian Predation on Barrier Islands
- Monitoring Predator Movements and Impacts
- Testing "Conditioned Aversion" on Raccoons

Virgnia Museum of Natural History $33,625
11.10 Ecotourism Improvements
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries $40,000
Grand Total: $500,000

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.