Now You See It: Elkhorn Slough is quickly losing critical salt marsh.

Now You See It: Elkhorn Slough is quickly losing critical salt marsh.

Shoring Up the Estuary

Another wave of stimulus cash flows into Elkhorn Slough.

By Kera Abraham

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Elkhorn Slough may be threatened by erosion and development, but it won't be a victim of the economic recession.

This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted the Elkhorn Slough Foundation almost $563,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for the Elkhorn Slough Estuary restoration project. The grant supplements an additional $3.9 million in stimulus funds awarded to the foundation last summer.

The restoration project aims to control erosion on 7 acres of tidal wetlands and protect coastal infrastructure with an in-water sill structure.

“The economic stimulus bill continues to fund projects and create jobs on the Central Coast and across the country,” stated Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel). “Just this week the Congressional Budget Office reported that the stimulus resulted in the employment of as many as 2.8 million Americans.”

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