"The Town of Melbourne Beach, Florida received a grant from the Florida Coastal Zone Management Program for a habitat restoration and protection initiative. The objectives of this innovative project were to prepare a model ordinance, prepare a revegetation project, present educational programs to the public, and to preserve native habitats. While the goal of this project was to protect and enhance all existing habitats on the barrier island the Town of Melbourne Beach focused in enhancing existing scrub habitat and creating greenways and wildlife corridors by the planting of scrub oaks and understory plants in selected areas."

National Ocean Service (NOS)

Funding: Florida Coastal Management Program with funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; grant number: NA370Z0427;