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The Path Forward to Restoring the Gulf Coast The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council released The Path Forward to Restoring the Gulf Coast as an initial step in developing a more detailed Comprehensive Plan.
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The Path Forward to Restoring the Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council: First Public Meeting The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (the Council) will hold its first public meeting on December 11, 2012 in Mobile, Alabama.
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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council: First Public Meeting
Technical Assistance This page is intended to help individuals, small businesses, and communities navigate the many different kinds of resources that they may seek to leverage as they plan for recovery and the future. Communities, individuals, and small businesses across the country may benefit from the information provided here.
Technical Assistance
Natural Resource Damage Assessment After an oil spill, federal agencies study the effects through the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process, identifying the impacts to natural resources, best methods for restoration, and amount of restoration required.
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Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Get Assistance Submit a claims form for damages resulting from the oil spill and necessary response costs.
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Get Assistance
Leading the Recovery "President Obama has said many times that our commitment to the families and environment in the Gulf extends far beyond capping the well.  [...] Our work is not complete until the people and the environment they rely on are on the path to restoration and recovery," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.
Leading the Recovery
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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Announces Public Engagement Sessions in Gulf States
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 18:15
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (the Council) today announced the dates for upcoming public engagement sessions to provide early opportunities for initial input into the Comprehensive Plan for Gulf Coast restoration. Public engagement sessions will be held in Mississippi on February 19, in Louisiana on February 19, 20 and 21, and in Florida on February 28. The Council will announce additional dates and locations via the Council’s website as they become available. 

An egret with a boom in the background - U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.

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Natural Resource Restoration Program (PDF, 2 pages - 1.9 MB)

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Attend the Meeting

Restore Council Public Meeting

  • December 11, 2012
  • Open House – 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Open Meeting – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  • Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
    64 South Waters Street
    Mobile, AL 36602
  • Preregister for the Council meeting here