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Our 28 NEPs are located along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico. The NEPs
Our 28 NEPs are located along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico. The NEPs
employ a watershed approach, extensive public participation, and collaborative science-based problemsolving to address watershed challenges.
employ a watershed approach, extensive public participation, and collaborative science-based problemsolving to address watershed challenges. To address these challenges, the NEPs develop and implement long-term plans (called Comprehensive
 
Conservation and Management Plans) to coordinate local actions.
To address these challenges, the NEPs develop and implement long-term plans (called Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plans (link opens in new tab)) to coordinate local actions.


The NEPs and their partners have protected and restored approximately 2 million acres of habitat.
The NEPs and their partners have protected and restored approximately 2 million acres of habitat.
On average, NEPs leverage $19 for every $1 provided by the EPA, demonstrating the value of federal
On average, NEPs leverage $19 for every $1 provided by the EPA, demonstrating the value of federal government support for locally-driven efforts.
government support for locally-driven efforts.
|Topic=Restoration
|Topic=Restoration
|Subtopic=Educational Material, National Estuary Program
|Subtopic=Educational Material, National Estuary Program

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