Matagorda Bay Rookery Island, Feasibility Study and Alternative Analysis
Implementing Organization
National Audubon Society
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$305,901
Known Leveraged Funding
$1,525,000
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Planning
Targeted Resources
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
This project will evaluate potential options for protecting and enhancing colonial waterbird rookery islands within the 350 square mile Matagorda Bay system. Of the 16 historically active nesting sites in Matagorda Bay only 6 remain today and only two provide significant nesting opportunities for bird populations: Lavaca Bay Spoils and Sundown Island. The results of this project will provide a detailed guide for future conservation investments that would protect and enhance colonial waterbird populations in the region by enhancing resiliency and sustainability of their critical nesting habitat.
Contact
Iliana Pena210-913-9798
ipena@audubon.org
Project Website
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