Franklin County Living Shoreline

Implementing Organization

Apalachee Regional Planning Council

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$8,312,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$7,443,063

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

Shorelines

Project Description

Construct approximately 20 acres of reef habitat and plant approximately 30 acres of emergent marsh along Highway 98 between Carrabelle and Eastpoint, FL. Construction of the reefs is intended to attenuate enough wave energy to allow for marsh to become established. The project will increase the ecological health of Apalachicola Bay, ultimately benefiting resources impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Contact

Chris Rietow
850-488-6211
crietow@thearpc.com
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None