NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Franklin County Living Shoreline (FL)
Organization:
Apalachee Regional Planning Council
Project ID:
0318.19.067013
Description:

Install nearshore reefs to reduce wave energy and allow the creation of expansive intertidal salt marshes to protect 12 miles of shoreline and Highway 98. Project will improve Apalachicola Bay’s health and productivity with anticipated benefits to include 12 miles of shoreline habitat improved and roadway protected, 30 acres of intertidal marsh created, 20 acres of estuarine reef created, and almost 3,000 community residents benefitted.

Award Amount:
$7443063.21
Location:
Highway 98, Franklin County, Florida