{
  "projectDescription": "Belle Isle is positioned at the \"gateway\" to the Detroit River. This project will make advancements in reconnecting Belle Isle's internal waterways and wetlands to the River and restoring the wet-mesic flatwoods forest to enhance habitat for a great diversity of animal and plant species. This will provide additional spawning habitat and nursery areas for juvenile fish immediately downstream from a successful spawning shoal at the eastern tip of Belle Isle. The project will reconnect Lake Okonoka in two places. A connection to the Blue Heron Lagoon under Lakeside Drive will be created via a constructed channel and bridge.  Lake Okonoka will be connected directly to the Detroit River under The Strand via a large box culvert on the southern side of Lake Okonoka, west of the end of the South Fishing Pier. NOAA/GLRI funds have contributed to a hydrologic assessment and pre-design of Belle Isle's waterways and wet-mesic flatwoods forest; development of final engineering bid documents for the bridge and culvert connections; habitat enhancements in Lake Okonoka and along Belle Isle's south shore adjacent to the South Fishing Pier structures; and project construction.",
  "program": "Great Lakes",
  "name": "Detroit River AOC - Lake Okonoka Habitat Restoration",
  "id": "4387",
  "state": "Michigan",
  "state_abbr": "MI",
  "region": "GLR - Great Lakes",
  "constructionStartDate": "2017-09-30 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "319692",
  "nonFedLeverage": "70000",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2022-12-30 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "N",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "42.34227",
      "longitude": "-82.961",
      "county": "Valdez-Cordova",
      "city": "Chitina",
      "congDistrict": "At Large",
      "riverBasin": "Steamboat Creek",
      "huc": "190000000000"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "in-stream",
      "fiscalYear": "2023",
      "actAcresCreateCnt": "24"
    },
    {
      "name": "freshwater wetland",
      "fiscalYear": "2023",
      "actAcresCreateCnt": "2"
    },
    {
      "name": "hard bottom",
      "fiscalYear": "2023",
      "actAcresCreateCnt": "2"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "flavescens",
      "genus": "Perca",
      "commonName": "Perch, yellow",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "blandingi",
      "genus": "Emydoidea",
      "commonName": "Turtle, Blanding's",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "gloydi",
      "genus": "Pantherophis",
      "commonName": "Foxsnake, Eastern",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "macrochirus",
      "genus": "Lepomis",
      "commonName": "Bluegill",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "nigromaculatus",
      "genus": "Pomoxis",
      "commonName": "Crappie, Black",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "lucious",
      "genus": "Esox",
      "commonName": "Pike, Northern",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "fulvescens",
      "genus": "Acipenser",
      "commonName": "Sturgeon, lake",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "Michigan Department of Environmental Quality"
    },
    {
      "name": "Michigan Department of Natural Resources"
    },
    {
      "name": "Friends of Detroit River"
    }
  ],
  "weblinks": [
    {
      "url": "http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/pdf/NA14NMF4630282BelleIsleOkonokaDataSharingPlan.pdf",
      "description": "data sharing plan"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Hydrologic Restoration",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "241089",
      "name": "241089_L Okonoka bridge 10apr2019a.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Completed bridge connecting Lake Okonoka to Blue Heron Lagoon during high water levels.",
      "credit": "NOAA RC",
      "date": "4/9/2019",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "Y"
    },
    {
      "id": "241661",
      "name": "241661_Stop log under construction.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "Stop log being constructed for culvert.",
      "credit": "Friends of the Detroit River",
      "date": "8/9/2020",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "241660",
      "name": "241660_Lake Okonoka Culvert.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Culvert connecting Lake Okonoka to the Detroit River during record high water levels.",
      "credit": "Friends of the Detroit River",
      "date": "5/5/2020",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "239755",
      "name": "239755_Lake Okonoka Overflow Structure.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Proposed site of bridge to connect Lake Okonoka to Blue Heron Lagoon.",
      "credit": "SmithGroup JJR",
      "date": "7/1/2016",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Invasives removal: vegetation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Stream channel reconnection/creation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Culvert removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fill removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Artificial fish habitat reef construction"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "Y",
      "fishOprMaintCostsFlag": "C",
      "fishPublicSafetyFlag": "N",
      "monitorResultId": "3D57C2CF-1402-F111-8407-001DD80B194B",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2024-03-29 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "Y",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N",
      "monitorConductFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "description": "Completion of this project will lead to the removal of fish and wildlife beneficial use impairments in the Detroit River AOC.",
      "name": "Contributed to delisting of AOC (what AOC?)",
      "category": "Great Lakes"
    },
    {
      "description": "Lake Okonoka is now open to the Detroit River and Blue Heron Lagoon providing paddling access throughout.",
      "name": "Other (describe)",
      "category": "Other"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Engineering and Design",
      "fyAwarded": "2014",
      "noaaContribution": "319,692.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "partnerContribution": "70,000.0",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Friends of Detroit River"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2020",
      "noaaContribution": "101,650.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Friends of Detroit River"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2016",
      "noaaContribution": "4,390,828.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Friends of Detroit River"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Engineering and Design",
      "fyAwarded": "2016",
      "noaaContribution": "265,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Friends of the Detroit River"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2021",
      "noaaContribution": "57,661.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative"
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2018",
      "noaaContribution": "164,800.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative"
    }
  ]
}