Salt Bayou (McFaddin NWR) Beach and Ridge Restoration
Implementing Organization
Texas General Land Office
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$26,500,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$26,330,000
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Engineering and/or Construction
Targeted Resources
Beaches/Dunes
Project Description
Construct approximately 17-miles of dune ridge restoration and beach nourishment from High Island to Sea Rim State Park in Jefferson and Chambers County, Texas to protect the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge from salt water intrusion and erosion from the Gulf of Mexico.
Contact
Angela Sunley512-463-9309
angela.sunley@glo.texas.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None