Engage family forest owners in a 27-county area of south Alabama by providing education and technical assistance to restore and enhance longleaf forests and improve habitat for at-risk species. Project will target 8,000 landowners through a marketing campaign and engage 800 through outreach events with 80 landowners expected to take action, impacting a total of 24,628 acres and improving habitat for gopher tortoises and other fire-dependent at-risk species found in longleaf forests.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Restoring Longleaf Pine Forests and Improving Habitat for At-Risk Species in South Alabama
Organization:
Alabama Forestry Foundation
Project ID:
1903.22.075116
Description:
Award Amount:
$500000.00
Location:
Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Russell, and Washington counties as well as portions of Chambers, Montgomery, and Tallapoosa counties, Alabama