Habitat Restoration and Conservation in Turkey Creek - Phase I
Implementing Organization
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MS DEQ)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$7,536,400
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
Protect and enhance existing resources in the Turkey Creek watershed with land conservation, land restoration (including restoring coastal wetland habitat), and stream restoration objectives. All components would result in an initiation of restoration of the natural hydrologic connections from the creek's headwaters to the Back Bay of Biloxi. By addressing issues from a watershed perspective we can begin to address habitat and water quality issues associated with our coastal bays and estuaries such as the Back Bay of Biloxi, an estuary which historically produced oysters.
Contact
Camille Covington228-396-0486
ccovington@cce.ms
Project Website
Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain, Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Environmental Ministries, North Gulfport, Community Land Trust, Turkey Creek Community Initiative, Turkey Creek Watershed Team, & USDA-NRCS
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