Conserve and manage longleaf pine in private ownership in coastal Mississippi, including lands supporting threatened, endangered and declining species like the gopher tortoise and Mississippi sandhill crane. Project seeks to place more than 5,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat under voluntary conservation easements and restore 1,000 acres to longleaf pine.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Restoring and Conserving Longleaf Pine Habitat in Coastal Mississippi
Organization:
Mississippi Land Trust
Project ID:
1903.23.078741
Description:
Award Amount:
$500000.00
Location:
Jackson County, Mississippi near Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge and Hancock and Pearl River Counties, Mississippi in Hickory Creek Corridor.