Restore 1,000 acres of bottomland hardwood forests on marginal agricultural lands in the Yazoo River Basin of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Project will restore habitat for Louisiana black bear, swamp rabbits and waterfowl, while improving water quality through sediment and nutrient reduction.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Lower MS Alluvial Valley Fund
Project Title: Restoring Bottomland Hardwood Forests in the Yazoo River Basin (MS)
Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Project ID:
1907.20.067597
Description:
Award Amount:
$225000.00
Location:
Yazoo River Basin of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley in Washington, Sharkey, Issaquena, Bolivar, Humphreys, Holmes, Yazoo, Coahoma, Sunflower, Leflore, and Tallahatchie Counties, Mississippi