Restoration of Florida’s Coastal Dune Lakes – Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker

Restoration of Florida's Coastal Dune Lakes

Implementing Organization

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), The Atlanta Botanical Garden

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$5,916,000

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

Beaches/Dunes

Project Description

Restore species diversity and ecological processes to wetlands of coastal dune lakes through invasive species removal, plantings of rare plant species, prescribed fire and predator removal in adjacent beach dune habitat.

Contact

Raya Pruner
850-233-5110
raya.pruner@dep.state.fl.us
Project Website

Project Partners

US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Affiliated Institutions

Land restoration acres represent the wetland restoration metric in the proposal. The additional acrage represents the acres enrolled in the prescribed burn program.

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Project ID: 283
Project Name: Restoration of Florida's Coastal Dune Lakes
SourceUID: 46147, 48340
Latitude: 30.331143021401
Longitude: -86.171787574465
Country: USA
State or Province: FL
County: Walton
Project Category: Environmental
Project Action: Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Additional Project Action(s): Water Quality Restoration and Maintenance
Additional Project Action(s): Species Restoration
Targeted Resource(s): Beaches/Dunes
Targeted Resource(s): Birds/Bird Habitat
Targeted Resource(s): Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Anticipated Project Completion Year: 2020
Implementing Organization: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), The Atlanta Botanical Garden
Implementing Organization Type: Joint
Point of Contact – Name: Raya Pruner
Point of Contact – Phone: raya.pruner@dep.state.fl.us
Point of Contact – Email: 850-233-5110
Other Partners: US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Affiliated Institutions: None
Link: https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/fl-coastal-dune-lakes-i-14_0.pdf
Project Comments: Land restoration acres represent the wetland restoration metric in the proposal. The additional acrage represents the acres enrolled in the prescribed burn program.
Acres Acquired: 0
Close Year: 0
Close Month: 0
Close day: 0
Purchase Type: None
Landowner: None
Landowner Type: None
Purpose: No data provided
Public Access: No data provided
Easement Holder Name : No data provided
Easement Holder Type: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 1: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 2: No data provided
Duration: No data provided
Term: No data provided
Land Restoration Acreage: 265
Aquatic Restoration Acreage: 0
Restoration Mileage: 0
Restoration Feet: 0
Additional Acreage: None
DWH Funder: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
DWH Funder Type: Private
DWH Funding Program: NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
DWH Dollar Amount : 5916000
DWH Source: BP and Transocean
Fund Origin: Criminal Settlement
Controlling Documents: Guilty Plea Agreement between BP and U.S. Department of Justice, Guilty Plea Agreement between Transocean and U.S. Department of Justice
Award Year: 2014
Award Month: 11
Total Amount Leveraged: 0