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2	Restoration Site Locations Wolf Bay, Arnica Bay, Bay La Launch
3	Statement of the Problem Conversion of land to agriculture and suburban/urbanized landscapes has caused accelerated sedimentation rates in the back bays. Sedimentation has resulted in the loss of hard-bottom substrate. Loss of hard-bottom substrate limits the recruitment of reef-building organisms (i.e. oysters).
4	Statement of the Problem Loss of reefs lessens the habitat available for crustaceans and finfish. Loss of reefs reduces shoreline protection resulting in increased shoreline erosion and loss of adjacent marshes. Loss of oysters and other filter-feeders changes the food-web structure resulting in most of the phytoplankton production being shunted through the microbial loop. This results in enhanced eutrophication effects such as low dissolved oxygen and increased turbidity
5	Funding Information NOAA Restoration Center Community-based Restoration Program (CRP). Requires 50% match as cash and in-kind services. Two funding cycles per year. Funding up to $250,000 per project. Project must include a monitoring plan to assess success or failure of the restoration effort.
6	Living Reef Project Components Oyster shell recycling effort. Surveying back bays for characteristics known to be favorable for oyster growth prior to reef deployment. Deployment of oyster bags at restoration sites (10 sites). Monitoring changes in fauna at restoration sites before and after oyster reef deployment.
7	Avoidance of Existing Living Resources such as SAV’s
8	Avoidance of Existing Living Resources such as SAV’s
9	Restoration Site Locations Wolf Bay, Arnica Bay, Bay La Launch
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11	Volunteers Bagging Oyster Shells
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15	Community Involvement Opportunities Shell Recycling Weekly pick-up of shells from restaurants and transport to shell storage sites Shell Bagging Reef Deployment
16	Avoidance of Existing Living Resources such as SAV’s