Construct a 2.5-mile living shoreline using marsh sill, fill, native planting and segmented breakwaters in the Back Bay that includes shorelines of Keesler Air Force Base, the Veterans Administration facility and Biloxi’s Hiller Park. Project will restore habitat, and reduce wave energy and erosion.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Living Shoreline Restoration in Back Bay to Enhance Community and Military Resilience (MS)
Organization:
Mississippi State University
Project ID:
0318.23.075415
Description:
Award Amount:
$6477555.49
Location:
Back Bay Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi