Feature Article Rejuvenating Chesapeake Bay via ecological restoration of private land: Success stories Current News GUEST ARTICLE: Tired of constant flooding, tiny Duck Hill, Mississippi revitalized their community by making it more resilientReplacement of obsolete LaGuardia Airport terminal wins sustainable infrastructure award; will economically revitalize regionHow does a city increase its flood resilience by armoring a river, and simultaneously revitalize that same waterfront?With funding from the Honda Marine Science Foundation, Whidbey Island, Washington removes shoreline armor to restore ecologyCorporations and Climate Resilience: Mobilizing the power of the private sector to adapt to climate crisis risksAfter a decade of disuse, the historic 1928 Venetian Waterways of Great Yarmouth, England reopen after £2.7 million restorationTo boost private investment, Delaware adds four cities to its Downtown Development Districts revitalization programAffordable housing is a major element of healthy community revitalization: Here are 3 ways hospitals can better invest in it.A bipartisan, bicameral Act is introduced in Congress to both renew and expand funding for the Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeNew research from Scotland proves that restoring beavers is often key to restoring biodiversity in freshwater ecosystemsBritish architects bring a spectacular, public space-oriented design to the green redevelopment of 20 acres in a Tokyo district50 UK towns will share £1 billion in grants for downtown revitalization via the government’s Future High Streets FundIn Michigan, 45 industrial sites receive $3.3 million in site readiness grants to achieve build-ready status for revitalizationReviving traditional fire techniques could restore forests, while revitalizing Native American cultures, economies & livelihoodsNOAA awards $800,000 to Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources to expand oyster restoration efforts in Chesapeake BayNine rural U.S. communities win $5 million for heritage restoration projects from the new Historic Revitalization Subgrant ProgramHealing the Scars of Coal Mining: OSMRE announces five states as winners of the 2019 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation AwardsCalifornia State University, Chico becomes a Restoration Economy leader with Center for Regenerative Agriculture & Resilient Systems$15 million redevelopment of historic antique mall site is the largest revitalization project in downtown Carlsbad, California in decadesThe Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana receives $25 million from NOAA to restore 1309 acres of marshFiji strengthens its built environment while restoring its natural environment in order to increase its climate resilienceThree more Michigan counties now have land banks, making it easier to eliminate blight and spark revitalizationNew Zealand commits $300 million to boosting the Pacific region’s resilience, and its collective response to the climate crisisThe Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority wins a national award for their restoration of a 13-mile beachRestoration Economy: Environmental cleanup and collaboration have revitalized Great Lakes communities and economiesJamaica’s Jurassic Park: Zoo successfully restores the Jamaican Iguana to the wild, after it was thought extinct since 1948Restoration Economy: Restoring our global climate isn’t just the role of governments. Let’s establish a robust business caseLouisville Metropolitan Sewer District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partner to restore the Beargrass Creek watershed4 New York communities get $40 million for revitalization projects that repurpose, renew and reconnect assets in historic downtownsNew England Biolabs & Reforest The Tropics team up to restore 248 acres of Costa Rican forest, thus sequestering 50,000 tons of CO2A sustained effort to revitalize the historic center of San Salvador is now generating hope, inspiration and renewed healthLondon’s iconic, historic Bond Street is redesigned and revitalized by prioritizing people over automobilesRevitalization Coming Soon? A Michigan city is certified “redevelopment ready” by the state’s economic development agency37 young people join Maryland’s Chesapeake Conservation Corps to learn “restoration economy” skills that revitalize communitiesCalifornia’s new “2030 Natural & Working Lands Climate Change Implementation Plan” makes good use of the restoration economySustain Our Great Lakes will put another $15 million into 25 wildlife habitat restoration and green infrastructure projects