Lightning Point Acquisition and Restoration Projec. Phase I
Implementing Organization
The Nature Conservancy
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$5,903,100
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 restore a key stretch of coastal shoreline at the mouth of Bayou La Batre River. Specifically, the project includes the acquisition of more than 100 acres of coastal habitat and the engineering and design for restoring approximately 28 acres of marsh and 1.5 miles of intertidal nearshore breakwater. The acquisition targets represent more than 2 miles of nearly contiguous undeveloped waterfront adjacent to existing protected lands owned by the state, Mobile County, and the City of Bayou La Batre.
Contact
Judy Haner251-433-1150
jhaner@tnc.org
Project Website
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Mobile County, City of Bayou la Batre, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
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