Restoration work in the Mississippi Restoration Area focuses on living and coastal marine resources such as sea turtles, marine mammals, birds, and oysters. We are also restoring and conserving wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats. Restoration work also includes nonpoint source nutrient reduction to watersheds as well as partnerships to conserve habitats on federal lands. Additionally, there are opportunities to enhance recreational uses.
Together, we are restoring natural resources—and the services they provide—that were injured by the spill. As part of the restoration planning process, we accept restoration project ideas from the public. We are developing restoration plans that are consistent with the programmatic restoration plan (see chart below). The public also has the opportunity to review and comment on any proposed restoration plans for the Mississippi Restoration Area. Once a plan is approved, we will implement and monitor the selected projects.
Restoration Plans
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Draft PlanonPDF,13 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,26 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,306 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,366 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,211 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,234 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,192 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,224 pages)
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Draft PlanonPDF,377 pages)
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Final PlanonPDF,395 pages)
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Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline, one of the
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is
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In February 2024, the State of Mississippi
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group held
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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On August 31, 2023, the Mississippi Trustee
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group (the
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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Wildland fire crews from the U.S. Fish and
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Through the cooperation and coordination of five
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group held
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group held
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group will
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is
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Stakeholder and community feedback have
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Work continued making progress on two living
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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In what turned out to be an extremely challenging
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The Trustee Council will hold its sixth annual
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Trustee Council will hold its fifth annual
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In 2019, the Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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Many of our projects are designed to benefit
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We are restoring resources in multiple locations
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To make the most of our efforts, we work hard to
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Today marks ten years since the Deepwater Horizon
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group’s
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group will
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Following a 30 day public comment and review
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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In 2018, the Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued
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On December 21, 2018, the State of Mississippi
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On November 13, 2018, the Mississippi Trustee
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group will
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
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On May 16, 2018 the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s
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The Trustees are committed to providing annual
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group will
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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It’s been one year since we settled with BP and
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline Project
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
Projects
Types | Project name | Status |
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Bird Stewardship and Enhanced Monitoring in Mississippi | In Progress |
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Clower Thornton Nature Park Trail Improvement | In Progress |
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Environmental Education and Stewardship at Walter Anderson Museum of Art | In Progress |
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Grand Bay Land Acquisition and Habitat Management | In Progress |
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Graveline Bay Land Acquisition and Management | In Progress |
Planning
The chart shows the restoration funding allocated to the Mississippi Restoration Area for each restoration goal and the percentage of committed funds as of May 2023. For more information on the allocation of funds, please visit the Department of Justice Deepwater Horizon page.
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Monitoring and Adaptive Management
The Mississippi Restoration Area considers monitoring and adaptive management throughout their restoration efforts.
To find project-related monitoring and adaptive management information, click on the project names above or in the interactive project map.
Trustee Implementation Group
The trustees for the Mississippi Restoration Area are:
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: mississippiTIG@mdeq.ms.gov