{
  "projectDescription": "This entry is one of 10 project sites included under the name \"Indian River Lagoon Habitat Restoration\".The Indian River Lagoon Council will implement a large-scale restoration in response to an urgent need to restore essential fish habitats, enhance ecosystem functions, and increase resilience in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) on the Atlantic Coast of Florida.  The overall project design integrates a multi-habitat and multi-site restoration approach that recognizes the complex spatial and temporal diversity of the IRL. The overall project includes a network of 10 discrete project sites and 15 individual projects that cumulatively include restoration and/or enhancement of  seagrass (46 acres), oyster (6.5 acres), saltmarsh wetland (2,125 acres), and living shoreline (6,045 linear feet) habitats.  The project will also re-introduce native clams (21 million) to enhance seagrass habitat.  The ten individual projects will engage the community through site specific outreach events and volunteer opportunities. This entry includes 3 discrete projects.  Cumulatively, the restoration projects at this site in the Mosquito Lagoon, part of the Indian River Lagoon estuary, include planting 2 acres of seagrass (Halodule wrightii), restoring of 3,000 linear feet of shoreline by planting Spartina alterniflora and mangroves, and restoring 0.75 acre of oyster reef.",
  "program": "BIL - THRR",
  "name": "Indian River Lagoon Habitat Restoration - North Canaveral Seashore, Eldora House, Windy Castle (UCF)",
  "id": "5804",
  "state": "Florida",
  "state_abbr": "FL",
  "region": "SER - Southeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2025-06-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "In-Progress",
  "accompReportDate": "2027-09-30 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "Y",
  "status": "Implementation",
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "submerged aquatic vegetation"
    },
    {
      "name": "oyster reef/shell bottom",
      "actAcresCreateCnt": "0.29"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "racemosa",
      "genus": "Laguncularia",
      "commonName": "Mangrove, white",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "wrightii",
      "genus": "Halodule",
      "commonName": "Shoalgrass",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "germinans",
      "genus": "Avicennia",
      "commonName": "Mangrove, black",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "virginica",
      "genus": "Crassostrea",
      "commonName": "Oyster, eastern",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "mangle",
      "genus": "Rhizophora",
      "commonName": "Mangrove, red",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "alterniflora",
      "genus": "Spartina",
      "commonName": "Cordgrass, smooth",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "manatus",
      "genus": "Trichechus",
      "commonName": "Manatee, west indian",
      "populationName": "Range-wide",
      "listingStatus": "Endangered",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "University of Central Florida"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Oyster",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "fiscalYear": "2025",
      "count": "455",
      "hours": "1,548.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Oyster reef construction"
    },
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "monitorResultId": "0B24FC83-573E-F111-88B3-001DD802F839",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2027-10-30 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "monitorConductFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "name": "Meaningful engagement is planned",
      "category": "BIL/IRA Metrics - Meaningful Engagement"
    },
    {
      "units": "count",
      "description": "Planned- 1,000 mangroves (3- gal pots, 3-4 yr. old). Spartina alterniflora: 3,000 transplants (1-gal pots)",
      "name": "Plants added",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "units": "total number of hours",
      "name": "Job hours supported through BIL/IRA funding",
      "category": "Jobs Metrics"
    }
  ]
}