Lower Perdido Islands Restoration - Phase I
Implementing Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$994,523
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
This project includes development of a conservation management plan for protecting the ecological functions of the Perdido Islands complex in Orange Beach, Alabama. The conservation management plan will include an evaluation and recommendations of restoration and management alternatives, such as shoreline protection and restoration, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation protection, dune enhancement, public use approaches, and habitat protection and management strategies, including recommendations for minimizing adverse impacts on these sensitive habitats. Data is being collected to provide information on baseline conditions and to inform future habitat restoration / management activities on the islands. Other activities include recreational use monitoring/behavioral observations, public outreach and stakeholder coordination, and preliminary permit discussions. Interim habitat protection/enhancement activities are being implemented as part of this project and include the installation of signage for nesting bird habitat and upland vegetative plantings.
Contact
Stella Wilson(850) 332-4169
estelle.wilson@noaa.gov
Project Website
None
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