Bahia Grande Habitat Restoration - Phase II
Implementing Organization
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$5,640,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
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
Finalize engineering design and permitting for off-shore breakwaters to protect 3 of 5 colonial waterbird rookery islands as well as the channel to connect the Paso Corvinas wetlands to the Bahia Grande complex. Project will also include the construction and implementation of the off-shore breakwaters and channel consistent with final designs.
Contact
Jonathan Moczygemba956-312-2604
jonathan_moczygemba@fws.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None