The National Partnership between TNC and NOAA’s Community-based Restoration Program (CRP) is focused on habitat restoration as well as engaging and educating the community through hands-on restoration of habitats that support marine resources. Target habitats range from coral, mangrove and sponge community restoration in low latitudes to shellfish reefs and giant kelp habitat in temperate latitudes. Since 2001 the INC-NOAA CRP Partnership has funded over 110 restoration projects targeting a broad suite of habitats. The marine resources targeted by the partnership include migratory fish and the freshwater habitats that are essential for the completion of their life cycle. To 2010, 27 fish passage projects have been implemented totaling $4.2 million, with $1.7 million in federal support. Projects include dam removals such as those on the Mill River in Taunton, MA; investigating the impact of dam removals on fish populations such as sturgeon in the Penobscot River, ME; developing alternatives where dam removal is not possible such as introducing freshwater flow attractants to the Army Corps of Engineers dams on the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers AL to facilitate fish passage through operation of navigation locks; and replacement of poorly designed or constructed culverts that act as barriers to fish passage. Together these projects have improved fish access to many watersheds. Project implementation involves numerous local partnerships which combined with community outreach, continue to influence the policy environment and public support for fish passage nationally.