Bird Stewardship and Enhanced Monitoring in Mississippi
Implementing Organization
State of Mississippi; US Department of the Interior
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$6,105,500
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
Species Restoration
Targeted Resources
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
This project will benefit coastal nesting shorebird species injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by implementing stewardship activities that would reduce human disturbance of birds and predation of nests and chicks by wildlife (e.g., raccoons, coyotes). It will also address critical information gaps for populations of colonial waterbirds breeding along the Mississippi coast to better inform restoration planning. Over a period of seven years, the project will increase the acreage of habitat under stewardship and management on the Mississippi barrier islands which are managed by the National Park Service (Petit Bois, West Petit Bois, Horn, Ship, and Cat) and includes more than 62 miles of beach and shoreline.
Contact
Mark Van Mouwerik(970) 420-4734
mark_vanmouwerik@nps.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/