Complete final design to restore approximately 5,000 acres of wetlands in coastal Vermilion Parish by addressing the direct stressor of saltwater intrusion through hydrologic design and marsh creation. Project will advance efforts to restore wetlands to enhance the resilience of communities and critical habitats that provide important economic, ecosystem, and risk-reduction benefits.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Enhanced Resiliency of the Rainey Conservation Alliance Landscape (LA)
Organization:
National Audubon Society, Inc.
Project ID:
0318.23.076293
Description:
Award Amount:
$489742.52
Location:
The project will occur on private lands owned and managed by Rainey Conservation Alliance partners, the National Audubon Society and the E. A. McIlhenny Estate, in coastal Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The specific site is 5 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico between Freshwater Bayou and Vermilion Bay