Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area Shoreline Protection and Marsh Restoration
Implementing Organization
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,525,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$310,000
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
Shorelines
Project Description
Protect oak woodlot (mottes) and coastal prairie habitats within the Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area, Chambers County, will be protected from further loss by shoreline erosion thus protecting nesting and roosting habitat for Night Herons, Black-crowned Night Herons, and Yellow-crowned Night Herons as well as resting and recovery habitat for migrating Neotropical passerines. Project will create salt marsh dominated by smooth cordgrass that will provide additional protection from wave action, habitat for aquatic organisms and foraging habitat for herons, egrets, and other birds.
Contact
Tammy Brooks512-389-8680
tammy.brooks@tpwd.texas.gov
Project Website
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
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