Acquire 4,000 acres for a future State Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA) along Busseron Creek. Project will reduce critical threats to the 90+ Species in Greatest Need of Conservation that rely on this region of Indiana, provide important buffer to critical national security facilities, enable ecosystem management at scale by preventing fragmentation, and provide public access to thousands of new acres for popular recreational activities including, bird watching, foraging, and hunting.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Acres for America
Project Title: Protecting Busseron Creek and Establishing a New Fish and Wildlife Area (IN)
Organization:
The Conservation Fund, A Nonprofit Corporation
Project ID:
0701.24.081289
Description:
Award Amount:
$600000.00
Location:
West-central Sullivan County along Busseron Creek, a tributary of the Wabash River, next to the City of Sullivan.