Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor - Boswell Jenkins Tract Acquisition
Implementing Organization
The Conservation Fund
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,000,000
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
Land Acquisition/Protection
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
Acquire and restore 1,781 acres of coastal prairie and marsh, bayfront and tidal saltmarsh along Laguna Madre to be conveyed after acquisition to the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. The project will link already protected lands through a native habitat corridor that safeguards 1,200 plant species, more than 530 species of birds, more than 300 North American butterfly species, and 17 threatened or endangered species.
Contact
Kelly McDowell956-566-3664
Kelly_mcdowell@fws.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Affiliated Institutions
None