Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor - Holly Beach Tract Acquisition
Implementing Organization
The Conservation Fund
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$2,000,000
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
Acquire and convey to USFWS 1,540 acres of estuarine and freshwater wetlands and associated habitats within theboundary of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, of which NFWF will provide funding for 404 acres.Acquisition of Holly Beach will preserve a top USFWS regional priority, a designation based on Holly Beach's four miles of tidal frontage on Laguna Madre within Cameron County (TX), its high quality habitat for imperiled species, and its habitat linkage to secure a wildlife travel corridor within the Refuge. Resources harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which are specifically addressed by protection of Holly Beach include estuarine marsh, water quality, shallow aquatic habitats, emergent tidal marshes, migratory and shore birds, and a range of other coastal habitats and species.
Contact
Julie Shackelford936-468-5490
julieshackelford@conservationfund.org
Project Website
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Peregrine Fund, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), National Wildlife Refuge Association, Deepwater Horizon Texas Trustee Implementation Group
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