NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Implementing a Living Shoreline along Magazine Point at Naval Air Station Pensacola (FL)
Organization:
Escambia County
Project ID:
0318.23.076084
Description:

Construct a large-scale living shoreline along exposed portions of Naval Air Station in Pensacola Bay to enhance submerged aquatic vegetation habitat, saltmarsh, oyster reefs, coastal grasslands and dunes. Project will recover important coastal habitats and enhance community resiliency by protecting critical naval infrastructure, stabilizing erodible shorelines, and absorbing impact from storms.

Award Amount:
$10926000.00
Location:
Pensacola Bay, Escambia County, Florida