Work with private landowners to restore 1,000 acres of frequently flooded forests through the adoption of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS') Wetland Reserve Easements and restore flow and habitat complexity within priority Mississippi River secondary channels through ecological engineering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Project will benefit federally listed and at-risk birds, bears, fish and mussels and improve water quality in the Lower Mississippi River’s active floodplain in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Lower MS Alluvial Valley Fund
Project Title: Forests, Floodplains and Flow: Increasing Wetland Habitats, Habitat Complexity and Hydrologic Connections along the Lower Mississippi River (AR, LA, MS)
Organization:
Mississippi River Trust
Project ID:
1907.19.064134
Description:
Award Amount:
$250595.00
Location:
The Mississippi Alluvial Valley region of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi