NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Developing Best Practices to Enhance Critical Beach Habitat and Community Resilience (VA)
Organization:
Randolph-Macon College
Project ID:
0603.22.076061
Description:

Determine the effects of shoreline stabilization methods on beach habitat and educate relevant stakeholders about the benefits of shoreline management strategies that can enhance both communities and ecosystems. Project will help conserve critical beach habitat for the federally threatened Northeastern beach tiger beetle and increase resilience of Chesapeake Bay beaches and coastal communities.

Award Amount:
$72506.29
Location:
Mathews, Northampton, and Accomack Counties, Virginia