Engage family forest owners in north Alabama to restore and improve more than 10,000 acres of shortleaf pine, white oak and riparian forests, and remove stream barriers to improve habitat connectivity to 15 miles of stream, benefitting at-risk aquatic species. Project will implement a marketing strategy to target high-priority landowners and will engage 600 landowners through outreach events and technical assistance which will result in at least 60 landowners implementing conservation practices.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Cumberland Plateau-Southern Appalachians Fund
Project Title: Engaging Private Landowners to Restore Shortleaf Pine, White Oak Forests and Aquatic Habitat (AL)
Organization:
Alabama Forestry Foundation
Project ID:
1904.22.074791
Description:
Award Amount:
$400000.00
Location:
Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston counties in Alabama