NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Advancing Longleaf Restoration and Management in the Fort Stewart/Altamaha Area (GA)
Organization:
The Longleaf Alliance, Inc.
Project ID:
1903.22.074789
Description:

Develop a conservation plan for the Fort Stewart/Altamaha Longleaf Partnership, engage private landowners through outreach and technical assistance, and support longleaf pine habitat management and reforestation benefitting the red-cockaded woodpecker, Bachman’s sparrow, gopher tortoise and associated fauna species. Project will implement 17,250 acres of prescribed fire, remove encroaching hardwoods and thin pine stands to improve habitat on 2,225 acres and plant 530 acres of longleaf pine.

Award Amount:
$375000.00
Location:
Fort Stewart/Altamaha Rive Significant Geographic Area of Southern Georgia