NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Restoring Stream, Wetlands, and Floodplains of McCoys Creek (FL)
Organization:
City of Jacksonville, Florida
Project ID:
0318.20.069679
Description:

Restore McCoys Creek in Jacksonville, Florida, including 1 mile of stream and up to 35 acres of floodplain and wetlands using natural, nature-based features and materials, benefiting rock sea bass, summer flounder, crevalle jack, gray snapper, red drum, pink shrimp, brown shrimp and white shrimp. Project will complete restoration using a mixture of cypress and hardwood forests, freshwater ponds, and salt marsh vegetation as appropriate along the salinity gradient.

Award Amount:
$4300000.00
Location:
McCoys Creek Watershed, Jacksonville, Florida