Elkhorn Slough may be threatened by erosion and development, but it won't be a victim of the economic recession.

This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted the Elkhorn Slough Foundation almost $563,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for the Elkhorn Slough Estuary restoration project. The grant supplements an additional $3.9 million in stimulus funds awarded to the foundation last summer.

The restoration project aims to control erosion on 7 acres of tidal wetlands and protect coastal infrastructure with an in-water sill structure.

“The economic stimulus bill continues to fund projects and create jobs on the Central Coast and across the country,” stated Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel). “Just this week the Congressional Budget Office reported that the stimulus resulted in the employment of as many as 2.8 million Americans.”