Bahia Grande Hydrologic Restoration
Implementing Organization
State of Texas
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$5,050,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
The Bahia Grande Hydrologic Restoration project restores and conserves the Bahia Grande wetland complex in the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (LANWR) near Brownsville, Texas. This project enlarges and stabilizes a pilot channel to increase tidal flow into the Bahia Grande, restoring the system’s natural tidal exchange and creating habitat for a variety of fish, shellfish, and migratory waterfowl.
Contact
Allison Fischer(512) 463-5271
allison.fischer@glo.texas.gov
Project Website
None
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