This project was focused on restoring a half-mile floodplain and terraces along Glorieta Creek within Pecos National Historical Park (NHP), which had been historically mined for sand and gravel and bulldozed into levees and two reservoirs. The main goal was to restore hydrological function by removing the levees and reservoirs and recontouring the creek channel.

Pennsylvania’s freshwater ecosystems are at risk from climate change. Increased air temperatures, and the related increase of stream waters, can reduce the ability for some aquatic species to survive. After conducting a vulnerability assessment, recommended actions include identifying and protecting critical habitat and removing small dams to conserve habitat and mitigate temperature increases. 

Pierce Marsh, 971 hectares of salt marsh, shallow open water, and salt prairie in Hitchcock, Texas, is threatened by subsidence, erosion, and freshwater intrusion. Restoration efforts have been underway since 1999, and in 2016 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers restored 32 hectares of marsh through beneficial use of dredged material.  

Aging infrastructure in Pittsburgh has resulted in sewer overflows and street flooding with more frequent and intense heavy rainfall under climate change. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) identified priority neighborhood and designed an integrated watershed plan utilizing green and gray infrastructure to improve water quality and manage stormwater.

Pool 8 is a degraded 15,400-hectare area in the Upper Mississippi River System. To restore aquatic and terrestrial habitat, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used dredged sediment to reconstruct islands in Pool 8. This reduced erosion, improved water quality and clarity, and allowed for habitat restoration.  

As part of a larger effort to restore vital submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitat in Chesapeake Bay -- primarily eelgrass (Zostera marina) -- three sites in the Potomac River were chosen for replanting. Project practitioners employed a mechanical harvesting boat to collect eelgrass reproductive shoots, which were then stored at an aquaculture facility before seedling.

Researchers and managers from the University of Arizona, Arizona Game and Fish Department, USFWS, USFS, and BLM collaborated to eradicate American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) and other invasive species from several sites in southern Arizona to conserve native aquatic species. The Frog Team employed mechanical removal, pond draining, and water pumping for reuse to eliminate non-native bullfrogs.

After an extremely heavy rain destroyed almost 500 miles of roadway in Colorado, the state is redesigning roadways and the streams they follow to make the roads more resilient to future floods. Rebuilding strategy include armoring road base away from river and constructing floodplain between the road and the river.

Planned and implemented by the Tribe’s Fish and Wildlife Department, this unique program of watershed restoration and riparian conservation has been rooted in traditional Zuni cultural values. The causes of degradation were man-made dams, channelization, and invasive plant encroachment (i.e. Tamarix pentandra). The project reintroduced 23 beavers to sites with impaired hydrologic flow regimes.

Batiquitos Lagoon’s diverse ecosystems was degraded in the 20th century because of heavy agricultural and residential, and transportation runoff. Restoration efforts began in 1997 by local government. Major constructions involved dredging sand from central basin for beach replenishment (1994 – 1995) and placing fine sediment materials from the western into central basin to construct lagoon mouth jetties (1995 – 1996).

University of Connecticut (UConn) received a permit to restore/ create wetland in compensation to mitigate the impact of its landfill disposal construction to adjacent freshwater wetlands. The remediation plan aimed to eliminate leachate discharge to surface waters while compensatory mitigation plan included restoration and creation of wetlands, vernal pool creation, and invasive and exotic plant species control.

Tampa Bay was designated an "estuary of national significance" by Congress in 1990, paving the way for development of a long-term blueprint for bay restoration through the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. A long-term restoration plan was made in restoring coastal wetlands and benthic habitats, including 1,000 hectares of seagrass beds.

Coastal erosion has repeatedly damaged bike paths and parking lots near Ventura, California. Local groups took a decade to agree on the decision to retreat from the ocean to rehabilitate the beach instead of constructing harden structure that limit recreational opportunities.

The project is part of the St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership which is a collaborative of agencies and community members working to increase the pace and scale of cross-boundary forest restoration that provide infrastructure protection and public safety in the St. Vrain Watershed.

The San Juan Bay Estuary Program (SJBEP) conducted a risk determination and vulnerability assessment for the San Juan Bay estuary. They also engaged the communities that live and work around the bay through workshops and on-site discussions. The estuary program is now implementing measures to improve the resiliency of coastal wetlands and coral reefs. 

Urban development caused poor water quality, a falling water table, and erosion in the Sante Fe River. The city and county of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Watershed Association are integrating river restoration with green infrastructure projects and public recreation opportunities to improve water quality, riverine habitat and mitigate flood risk.  

Massachusetts government initiated the Permeable Paving Materials and Bioretention in the Silver Lake Beach Parking Lot, aiming to reduce runoff volume, improve water quality, and enhance groundwater recharge. The project incorporated permeable paving materials, bioretention cells, and two ten-foot-wide vegetated water quality swales.

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project covers 15,100 acres of historically tidal wetlands in southern San Francisco Bay. 85% of the wetlands were lost due to industrial salt production. This project is restoring the wetlands to tidal marsh to reduce flooding, protect infrastructure, provide recreation opportunities, among other benefits. 

Springhouse Run in Washington, D.C. is a tributary to the Anacostia River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. This project restored the stream and its riparian buffer to improve water quality, incorporate it aesthetically into the National Arboretum, reduce erosion, and enhance biodiversity.  

Sylvan lake is one of a series nine "coastal lakes" which historically discharged into the Atlantic Ocean, yet was degraded by polluted discharges from upstream watershed. This project aimed to convert hard retaining wall into a 368-meter living shoreline in order to improve the water quality and reinstate the physical condition or the lake.