Increase regional capacity and implementation efforts to restore oyster populations in Virginia's Rappahannock River. Project will restore 15+ acres of oyster reef and plant more than two million oysters through engagement of local schools and businesses, nonprofits and research institutes, and volunteers.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Rappahannock River Oyster Restoration Partnership (VA)
Organization:
Friends of the Rappahannock
Project ID:
0603.22.075468
Description:
Award Amount:
$499640.69
Location:
Virginia's Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula