Edmonds receives federal grant to advance marsh restoration
EVERETT — The city of Edmonds received a second federal grant to continue planning the restoration of the Edmonds Marsh, the city announced in a press release Friday.
The $677,400 grant is from the National Coastal Resilience Fund. It will allow the city, along with the Edmonds Marsh Estuary Advocates, to develop preliminary designs for the restoration.
Restoring the Edmonds Marsh would protect critical infrastructure and restore the ecosystem, which includes salmon, local aquatic species and birds, according to the National Coastal Resilience Fund. It would also protect residents from intense storm events.
The grant will fund 64% of the project, according to the release. The rest of the project will be completed through citizen labor, cash contributions and in-kind labor, the release said.
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