Pilot a cost-effective water quality and sediment monitoring program, including citizen science monitoring, sediment traps, remote sensing, data sondes, and watershed modeling in Culebra, Puerto Rico. Project will evaluate land-based pollution to help management in reducing sediment reaching nearshore coral and seagrass habitats, while engaging the local community and federal and local government.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Coral Reef Conservation Fund
Project Title: Evaluating Success of Land-based Pollution Management for Coral Habitat (PR)
Organization:
Protectores de Cuencas, Inc.
Project ID:
0302.21.071445
Description:
Award Amount:
$150866.10
Location:
Dátiles and Sardinas subwatersheds in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico