Assist USFWFS to acquire nearly 5,000 acres of contiguous, high quality river bottom forest along the San Bernard River near Wharton, Texas. Project will support a great diversity of wildlife, serving as a home to more than 400 different resident and migratory species and increasing habitat within the federally protected San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Acres for America
Project Title: Conserve Peach Creek Forest Habitat for the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (TX)
Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Project ID:
0701.21.073190
Description:
Award Amount:
$203500.00
Location:
The property is located in Wharton County, Texas - a quick one hour drive from the heart of downtown Houston, within the 12 county Greater Houston region. Peach Creek is upstream from Brazoria County, within the acquisition boundary of the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.