Hancock County Coastal Preserve Habitat Management-Wachovia Tract
Implementing Organization
State of Mississippi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,760,000
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
The project will restore ecologically connected coastal habitats by providing habitat management to pine flatwoods as well as freshwater and brackish marsh within the existing 1,203-acre project area. Management activities will include a combination of mechanical, chemical, and prescribed fire treatments to help restore injuries to wetlands, coastal and nearshore habitats in Mississippi injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Contact
Chris Wells(601) 961-5545
cwells@mdeq.ms.gov
Project Website
None
For official trustee information regarding the Deepwater Horizon NRDA, including information regarding the NRDA process and the status of projects, see https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/