Pascagoula River Corridor Acquisitions
Implementing Organization
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MS DEQ)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$11,849,800
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
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
Conduct due diligence and acquire priority bird habitat within the Mississippi coastal ecosystem. Project will conserve land located in Jackson County, Mississippi, along the Pascagoula River corridor near the confluence of Red Creek and Black Creek floodplain forest on the western and eastern sides of the Pascagoula floodplain.
Contact
Chris WellsNone
cwells@mdeq.ms.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
Mississippi Secretary of State, The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land
Affiliated Institutions
None