We work with public and private partners to conserve and restore important habitat for fish and wildlife resources in the Southern New England Estuary Project area.
Latest News
Endangered Species Act
It takes a village to save a species! Learn why partnerships are key to the success of the American burying beetle recovery program in New England.
Habitat Restoration
Supported in part by federal funding for Hurricane Sandy recovery, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy and other partners removed multiple dams to restore a natural flow to the Pawcatuck River. Opening and connecting the river improves fish habitat and reduces the risk of...
Habitat Restoration
Once big enough to fit 1,400 football fields and seasonal home to Indigenous peoples, Great Meadows Marsh has been through a lot in the last four centuries. Now half the size and ailing from historical efforts to drain and fill it, as well as invasion by nonnative plants, the Stratford, Connecticut...
Climate Change
Saltmarsh sparrows are among the species most imperiled by climate change, especially as sea level rise degrades their marsh home. But, as researchers track changes in the marsh in order to protect the birds, the birds are also teaching researchers about how to bolster the entire marsh system from...
About Us
SNEP is one of 24 Coastal Program offices that delivers voluntary habitat conservation in coastal watersheds on both public and private lands through collaborative partnerships.
What We Do
We work collaboratively with our partners across federal, state, and local agencies as well as local tribal nations, non-profit organizations, academic and other institutions to identify, prioritize, restore and protect regionally important habitat in the SNEP program area.
