Mad Island Marsh Shoreline Protection
Implementing Organization
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$3,041,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$29,926
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
Complete construction of shoreline protection breakwaters along the Gulf Intracoastal Water Way at Mad Island WMA to prevent damage to adjacent marsh, curtail saltwater intrusion, and regenerate saltmarsh between the breakwater and existing shoreline.
Contact
Kevin Hartke832-595-0663
khartke@ducks.org
Project Website
Project Partners
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Affiliated Institutions
None