Gulf Coast Migratory Waterfowl Habitat Enhancement
Implementing Organization
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,249,534
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
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
Restore or enhance 3,000 acres of freshwater wetlands and promote shallow flooding of an additional 20,000 acres on fallow rice farms to provide critical migratory and wintering habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds along the Texas coast.
Contact
Todd Merendino832-451-4801
tmerendino@ducks.org
Project Website
Project Partners
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Affiliated Institutions
None