{"id":20913,"date":"2024-11-26T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=20913"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:43:10","slug":"wyden-merkley-announce-nearly-1-2-million-for-ecosystem-restoration-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-announce-nearly-1-2-million-for-ecosystem-restoration-in-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden y Merkley anuncian casi 1 mill\u00f3n de T\/T para la restauraci\u00f3n del ecosistema en Oreg\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along the Tillamook River<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Washington D.C.\u2014<\/em><\/strong>U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLetting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it hurts the environment is unacceptable, especially when battling the increasing consequences of the climate crisis,\u201d <strong>dijo Wyden.<\/strong> \u201cI consider federal investments like this that connect communities and help restore habitats a big win, and I will continue to fight for more resources that support restoration efforts throughout Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe health of communities across Oregon goes hand-in-hand with the health of our state\u2019s waterways, fish habitats, and infrastructure,\u201d <strong>dijo Merkley. <\/strong>\u201cThese federal investments for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership will support replacing the failing Burton-Fraser Road, which is critical to protecting fish passageways and tidal wetlands across Oregon\u2019s north coast. \u202fI will keep fighting for federal funds to support the long-term viability of Oregon\u2019s rural and coastal communities and protect habitats for fish and wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This investment from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation\u2019s National Coastal Resilience Fund will go to Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to develop preliminary designs to replace the primary connecting road between Highways 101 and 131 and allow for tidal estuary reconnection. The project will facilitate the closure of a failing road segment, improve 4.4 miles of nearby infrastructure for flood control and resilience, and restore 73 acres of tidal wetland habitat along the Tillamook River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is thrilled to receive this award to develop preliminary designs for ecosystem restoration and infrastructure improvements along Burton-Fraser Road.\u00a0 This project in the Tillamook River watershed will permanently protect and restore 73 acres of tidal wetlands and benefit 17 federally and\/or state recognized species. In addition, these designs will provide a safe and sustainably designed \u201clifeline\u201d road, that is situated where it won\u2019t be impacted by nuisance flooding, high tides, or increased frequency of storms. We appreciate Senators Wyden and Merkley championing resilience for rural communities,\u201d <strong>said Claudine Rehn, Deputy Director of Tillamook Estuaries Partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along the Tillamook River Washington D.C.\u2014U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage.&nbsp; \u201cLetting our infrastructure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,36],"class_list":["post-20913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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