Wolf River Coastal Preserve Habitat Management-Dupont Tract and Bell’s Ferry Tract
Implementing Organization
State of Mississippi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$3,127,500
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 adjacent to St. Louis Bay and benefit the habitat continuum from salt marshes to coastal freshwater wetlands and upland buffer communities. Habitat management will occur within 2,500 acres of the Wolf River Coastal Preserve and will include hydrologic restoration, a combination of mechanical, chemical, and prescribed fire treatments, and prescribed grazing. These actions will 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/