Follets Island Land Acquisition and Conservatio. Phase II
Implementing Organization
The Trust for Public Land
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$2,150,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Land Acquisition/Protection
Targeted Resources
Barrier Islands
Project Description
Acquire and convey to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 3 tracts of land in one ownership totaling approximately 414 acres on Follets Island, a Texas barrier island south of Galveston Island, of which NFWF will provide funding for 330 acres. Project will help restore species harmed by the Deep Water Horizon oil spill and will provide critical habitat for the endangered piping plover, waterfowl, and waterbirds, and protect a unique native prairie type known as Strand Prairie.
Contact
Michael Giammusso802-223-1373
michael.giammusso@tpl.org
Project Website
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
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