Sabine Ranch Acquisition
Implementing Organization
The Conservation Fund
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$10,199,101
Known Leveraged Funding
$13,300,000
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
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
Acquire 12,376 acres of Chenier Plain habitats, including extensive fresh and intermediate tidal marsh, coastal prairie, pondshore and salty prairie. Acquisition will secure the entire major watershed feeding Willow Sough Marsh, the largest remaining coastal freshwater marsh in Texas. The acquired property will be transferred to the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge and bring the Refuge's total holdings to 71,237 acres. Co-funded by NFWF (Project ID 1334), NRDA, and RESTORE Bucket 2.
Contact
Julie Shackelford936-468-5490
julieshackelford@conservationfund.org
Project Website
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), National Wildlife Refuge Association
Co-funded by NAWCA, NRDA, and RESTORE Bucket 2.