Restore and enhance 15,000 acres of longleaf pine on family forests to improve habitat for at-risk species in south Georgia. Project will engage and educate non-industrial private forest landowners and provide technical and financial assistance to actively manage priority habitat and improve populations of imperiled species, including gopher tortoise and eastern indigo snake.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Restoring Longleaf Forest Habitat on Private Lands in South Georgia to Benefit At-Risk Species
Organization:
Georgia Forestry Commission
Project ID:
1903.20.067449
Description:
Award Amount:
$300000.00
Location:
Appling, Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Decatur, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Liberty, Long, Macon, Marion, McIntosh, Mitchell, Talbot, Tattnall, Taylor, Toombs and Wayne counties, Georgia