In 2013, the restoration project as a whole received the Coastal America Partnership Award by NOAA, the highest honor endorsed by the President of the United States to recognize efforts to protect, preserve and restore America’s coastal heritage. From left to right, Rowan Gould (former Deputy Director of the USFWS), Vicki Touchstone (Refuge Planner), Andy Yuen (Project Leader), and Ren Loehoefener (Former Regional Director of Region 8).
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