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Florida Shorebird and Seabird Stewardship and Habitat Management – 5 Years

Implementing Organization

State of Florida

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$10,500,000

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

Species Restoration

Targeted Resources

Birds/Bird Habitat

Project Description

The project will employ four strategies (reduce human disturbance, improve habitat quality, reduce predation, and improve regulatory coordination) to increase populations of black skimmer, least tern, American oystercatcher, Wilson’s plover, and snowy plover. These focal species are among 13 species that breed in Florida that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and will benefit from this project. The goal of this project is to increase reproductive success and population size for Florida’s focal shorebird and seabird species through stewardship activities at important nesting and foraging areas. This project will help continue the successful shorebird conservation work currently being implemented through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (NFWF-GEBF) Restoring Florida's Shorebird & Seabird Populations project and will help compensate for injuries to shorebird and seabird species from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Contact

Gareth Leonard
(850) 617-9452
gareth.leonard@myfwc.com
Project Website
Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

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/

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