NFWF Grant Profile

Restore coastal and riparian forest habitat for avian species of global and regional importance through understory planting of native tree and shrub species, invasive species control, and seeding in the St. Louis River Estuary Important Bird Area within the City of Duluth, Minnesota. The project will create more than plant over 800 trees across 35 acres of wet forest, restore 155 acres, and remove 60 acres of forest understory vegetation to ensure continued presence of high-quality habitat for breeding marsh birds, waterfowl, shorebirds, and land birds within the St. Louis River area of concern.