Bessie Heights Wetland Restoration
Implementing Organization
State of Texas
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,905,000
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 project restores wetlands in Bessie Heights Marsh located within the Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area in Orange County, Texas. The project will beneficially use sediment obtained from dredging of the federally managed Sabine-Neches Waterway, mining dredged material from dredged material placement areas, private navigation channels, and berths to restore coastal wetlands. The placement of dredged material, construction of containment levees, and associated planting will restore up to 900 acres of intertidal marsh.
Contact
Kimberly Biba(281) 534-0133
kimberly.biba@tpwd.texas.gov
Project Website
None
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