Provide outreach and assistance to implement innovative irrigation best management practices in the Radium springshed, the largest spring in Georgia. Project will work with local farmers to reduce their water usage and implement best management practices across approximately 1,400 acres to provide flow resiliency in critical spring habitat areas, benefiting a variety of species, including gulf sturgeon, gulf striped bass, Doughtery plain cave crayfish, and the Georgia blind salamander.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southeast Aquatics
Project Title: Restoring Radium Springs Through Agriculture (GA)
Organization:
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Project ID:
1906.20.070693
Description:
Award Amount:
$205000.00
Location:
Radium Springshed near Albany, Georgia, in the Lower Flint River watershed