Restore bottomland hardwood forest habitats, monitor habitat condition and wildlife response to restoration treatments, and provide information, training and technical assistance to landowners and resource managers to inform forest and wildlife management decisions. Project will restore 884 acres of bottomland hardwood forest within the Tallahatchie, Boeuf and Tensas watersheds in Arkansas and Mississippi, benefitting waterfowl, swamp rabbits and other forested wetland-dependent species.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Lower MS Alluvial Valley Fund
Project Title: Demonstration of Restoration and Monitoring Techniques for Bottomland Hardwood Habitats (AR, MS)
Organization:
Mississippi State University
Project ID:
1907.21.071132
Description:
Award Amount:
$355000.00
Location:
The Malmaison and O'Keefe Wildlife Management Areas within Grenada, Carroll, Leflore and Quitman Counties, Mississippi and privately owned properties within Arkansas and Jefferson County, Arkansas and Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.