Restore shell rake nesting habitat for American oystercatcher, reduce human disturbance in offshore bar habitats, and identify key red knot and whimbrel sites along the coast of Georgia with aerial surveys and pinpoint tags. Project will improve nesting success for American oystercatchers and identify and enhance conditions at important migration stopovers for whimbrel and red knot.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds
Project Title: Shell Rake Habitat Restoration and Boater Disturbance Reduction for Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds (GA)
Organization:
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Project ID:
0111.21.071101
Description:
Award Amount:
$75000.00
Location:
Cumberland Sound and St. Andrews Sound, coastal Georgia