NFWF Announces More Than $13 Million In Projects

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced the award of more than $13 million in obligations from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) for one new project and one amendment, both designed to remedy harm and reduce the risk of future harm to natural resources affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The new award is to restore the rapidly eroding shoreline of Little Dauphin Island, protecting approximately 850 acres of conservation land within the Little Dauphin Island Unit of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and supporting water quality improvements in Dauphin Island Bay. The amendment will allow for the construction of additional breakwaters and restoration of up to 30 acres of marsh habitat at Salt Aire on the western shore of Mobile Bay. Projects are developed for GEBF consideration following extensive consultation with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.