Blackwater River South Tract
Implementing Organization
The Conservation Fund
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,836,701
Known Leveraged Funding
$2,500,000
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Land Acquisition/Protection
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
Acquire property in the Perdido River Watershed to protect an estuarine and freshwater habitats. Protecting this property benefits coastal fish and bird resources adversely affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Contact
Raymond S Herndon, Jr.985-674-3332
rherndon@conservationfund.org
Project Website
Project Partners
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust Conservation and Natural Resources
Affiliated Institutions
None