Pilot a forest restoration program to improve wildlife habitat and carbon sequestration and storage within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Project will provide outreach and technical and financial assistance to private landowners, with a focus on engaging historically underserved landowners, to reforest frequently flooded marginal cropland benefitting Louisiana black bear and forest birds, including the prothonotary warbler.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Lower MS Alluvial Valley Fund
Project Title: Restoring Forests for Wildlife and Carbon in the Mississippi River Floodplain (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN)
Organization:
The Carbon Fund
Project ID:
1907.22.074311
Description:
Award Amount:
$1100000.00
Location:
Mississippi River floodplain of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi