Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition
Implementing Organization
The Conservation Fund
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$5,866,177
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
This project will permanently protect lands identified by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the highest priority for acquisition and long-term management by the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). It will add the 250- acre Navy Cove tract, which is currently under contract for purchase by The Conservation Fund. These lands are included within the congressionally authorized land acquisition boundary for the Little Point Clear Unit of the Bon Secour NWR.
Contact
Raymond S Herndon985-674-3332
rherndon@conservationfund.org
Project Website
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
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