Gulf Coast restoration projects to begin in 2013

About 9 million dollars in early restoration projects will begin along the Gulf Coast in 2013, according to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment trustees.

The projects will help restore nesting habitats for beach-nesting birds and sea turtles impacted as a result of Deepwater Horizon oil spill response activities.

The two newly approved projectsare planned to be implemented prior to the spring 2013 nesting season.

They include protecting nesting habitat for beach-nesting birds from disturbance in order to restore habitat impaired by disturbance from oil spill response activities.

That project will be conducted on sandy beaches in 7 Florida counties including Franklin and Gulf Counties.

The second project is called “Restoring the Night Sky.”

It will focus on reducing artificial lighting impacts on nesting habitat for sea turtles, specifically loggerhead turtles, to restore habitat impaired by disturbance from oil spill response activities.

It will also be implemented in 7 Florida counties including Franklin and Gulf Counties.

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