2. Science Public Will People Rings of Restoration Practice Strategy

3. Rings of Restoration Strategy

5. NE AtlanticNE Atlantic: ME,NH,MA, RI,CN,NY,NJ, DE,MD,VA Great Lakes: MMN,MI,WI, IN,OH,NY NWNW: WA,OR,AK SWSW: CA, HI, Pacific Protectorates SESE: NC, SC, GA, FL (east/south) Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Regional Analyses of Coastal & Estuarine Restoration Planning Gulf of Mexico Fl (Gulf Coast) MS, AL,LA,TX

6. Science Rings of Restoration

7. Skagit River Restoration Priorities

9. People Rings of Restoration

10. Constituency Involvement  Scientists  State agencies  Local or regional government agencies  Nongovernmental organizations  Indian tribes  Agricultural interests  Fishing interests  The Public

12. Rings of Restoration Practice

13. Puget Sound Duwamish Estuary Restore salt marsh Gulf of Maine Mill Creek, MA Restore salt marsh Hudson-Raritan Western Raritan Bay Restore oyster reefs Narragansett Bay Ten Mile River Install anadromous fish run Long Island Sound Rippowam/Mill River Install anadromous fish run Chesapeake Bay Tangier Sound Oyster restoration North Carolina Coast Hammocks Beach State Park Remove bulkhead Restore salt marsh Tampa Bay Cockroach Bay Aquatic Reserve Restore salt marsh Louisiana Coast Demonstration projects program Galveston Bay Marsh Mania Restore salt marsh San Francisco Bay Skaggs Island Naval Reservation Restore tidal wetlands Communities Actively Restoring Estuaries

14. Public Will Rings of Restoration

15. Estuary Restoration Act  1 million acres restored by 2010  $275 million authorization  Private - Public Partnership  Estuary Habitat Restoration Council  Projects from non-Federal entities

16. Science Public Will People Rings of Restoration Practice Strategy

17. Recommendations  Funding  Coordination  Engagement

18. “There can be no purpose more inspiring than to begin the age of restoration, reweaving the wondrous diversity of life that still surrounds us.” - E.O. Wilson