Weeks Bay Land Acquisition (Lloyd Tract)
Implementing Organization
State of Alabama
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$3,606,900
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 proposed project is to acquire and restore the approximately 60-acre Lloyd Tract, transferring it into state ownership, and protecting its existing and restored ecological value through a conservation easement or deed restriction. The habitat found on the Lloyd Tract is shown in Figure 2. This tract contains approximately 17 acres of wetlands that are freshwater forested/shrub wetlands along the riverfront. The 6,000 feet of shoreline area along the Waterhole Branch and the Green Branch of the Fish River is wooded with pine and hardwood trees, including Gulf white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides subsp. henryae), an S3 species (rare or uncommon in Alabama with typically 21 to 100 occurrences) (Keener et al. 2021).
Contact
Amy Hunter(251) 621-1216
Amy.Hunter@dcnr.alabama.gov
Project Website
None
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