Work with private landowners to reforest and protect 2,000 acres of frequently flooded, mostly cleared land through the adoption of Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetland Reserve Easements in the active floodplain of the Lower Mississippi River. Project will expand and enhance habitat for the Louisiana black bear, swamp rabbit, forest-dwelling birds, waterfowl, and freshwater fish; improve water quality in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico; and increase carbon sequestration.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Lower MS Alluvial Valley Fund
Project Title: Restoring Bottomland Hardwood Wetland Habitat in the Lower Mississippi River Floodplain (AR, MS, LA)
Organization:
Mississippi River Trust
Project ID:
1907.22.074299
Description:
Award Amount:
$199625.00
Location:
Mississippi River active floodplain of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi