Restore high-priority areas of storm-damaged coastal dunes along the north and west coasts of Puerto Rico. Project will use innovative sand-trapping devices, exclusion fences and wooden boardwalks to promote the accumulation of sand and an increase in the vegetation cover on breached and eroded sites.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Strengthen Resilience from Extreme Weather through Ecological Restoration of Sand Dunes (PR)
Organization:
University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla
Project ID:
0318.18.062384
Description:
Award Amount:
$492571.10
Location:
Aguada, Isabela, Camuy, Hatillo, Arecibo, ManatÃ, Dorado, Carolina, San Juan, Loiza and Luquillo municipalities on the north coast of Puerto Rico