Gulf Highlands Conservation Acquisition
Implementing Organization
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$46,157,100
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
Beaches/Dunes
Project Description
Acquire, conserve, and manage 113 acres with 2,700 feet of Gulf frontage beach/dune habitat the largest, privately held, undeveloped beachfront parcel remaining in coastal Alabama. Protection of this key habitat would benefit nesting sea turtles, migratory birds and shorebirds, and allow its continued function as refuge for the endangered Alabama beach mouse.
Contact
Eliska Morgan251-380-7944
Eliska.Morgan@dcnr.alabama.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None