​Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Projects

Alabama

NFWF has awarded more than $195 million from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund for 32 restoration projects in the state of Alabama.​

Enhanced Fisheries Monitoring in Alabama’s Marine Waters

Phase I (2014)​​

Phase II (2015)

Phase III (2016)

Phase IV (2018 - new)

Alabama Artificial Reef a​nd Habitat Enhancement

Phase I (2015)
Phase II (2018 - new)

Light​ning Point Acquisition and Restoration Project

Phase I (2016)​
Phase II (2018 - new)

Restoration of the North Side of Dauphin Island - Phase I (2018 - new)

Deer River Shoreline Stabilization - Phase I (2018- new)

Bon Secour River Headwater Restoration - Phase I (2018- new)

Bon Secour National Wildli​fe Refuge Acquisitions

 

Phase I (2017)

Phase II (2018 - new)

 

Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline Restoration Engineering and Design (2018 - new)

​Little Dauphin Island Restoration Assessment (2017)​

Dauphin Island Bird Habitat Acquisition and Enhancement Program (2017)

Mobile County Conservati​on Acquisition and Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration

Acquisition (2015)​

Restoration (2017)​

Mobile B​ay Shore Habitat Conservation and Acquisition Initiative 

Phase I (2015)

​Phase II (2017)​

Gulf Highlands Conservation Acquisition (2016)

Fowl River Watershed Restoration: Coastal Spits and Wetlands Project – Phase I (2016)

Dauphin Island Conservation Acquisition (2016)

Bon Secour – Oyster Bay Wetland Acquisition Project (2016)

Alabama Coastal Bird Stewardship Program (2016)

Grand Bay Acquisition (2015)​

​​Coastal Habitat Restoration Planning Initiative (2014)

Alabama Marine Mammal Conservation and Recovery Program (2014)

Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment (2014)

Restoration and Enhancement of Oyster Reefs in Alabama (2013)

Fowl River Watershed Restoration (2013)

D’Olive Watershed Restoration (2013)​

Pensacola East Bay Oyster Habitat Restoration

​Phase I (2015)
Phase II (2018 - new)

Restoration ​of Florida’s Coastal Dune Lakes

​Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2018 - new)

Lower Suwannee and Gulf Watershed Conservation Easement (2018- new)

Eliminating Light Pollution at Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches

Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2015)

Phase III (2018 - new)

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge Acquisitions (2018 - new)

Long Term Sea Turtle Predation Management (2018 - new)

Southwest Florida Wading Bird Nesting Island Enhancement (2018 - new)

Assessment for Recovery of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

​Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2014)
Phase III (2015)
Phase IV (2016)
Phase V (2017)

Restoring Florida’s Shorebird and Seabird Populations (2016)

Recovery and Resilience of Oyster Reefs in the Big Bend of Florida (2016)

Enhancement of Sea Turtle Stranding Response Capacity in Florida (2016)

Water Quality Improvements to Enhance Fisheries Habitat in the Lower Choctawhatchee River Basin (2015)

Increased Capacity for Marine Mammal Response and Analysis (2015)

Florida Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Restoration Strategy (2015)

Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration in Saint Andrew Bay (2014)

Florida Shorebird Conservation Initiative (2014)

Destin Harbor, Joe’s Bayou and Indian Bayou Water Quality Improvement (2014)

Boggy Bayou Watershed Water Quality Improvement (2014)

Benthic Habitat Mapping, Characterization and Assessment (2014)

Bayou Chico Restoration (2014)

Restoration and Management of Escribano Point Coastal Habitat

​Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2014)

Government Street Regional Stormwater Pond at Corrine Jones Park (2013)

Comprehensive Panhandle Coastal Bird Conservation (2013)

Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration (2013)​

Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment Construction (2018 - new)

Mississippi River Mid-Basin Sediment Diversion Program Management (2016)

Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion: Engineering and Design (2016)

Adaptive Management: Louisiana River Diversions and Barrier Islands

​Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2016)

Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion: Engineering and Design

​Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2016)

Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Terrebonne: Planning, Engineering and Design

​Planning (2013)
Engineering and Design (2016)

Camin​ada Beach and Dune Increment Engineering, Design and Construction

​​Engineering and Design (2013)
Construction (2016)

Lower Mississippi River Sediment Diversions: Planning (2013)

East Timbalier Island: Engineering and Design (2013)​

Pascagoula River Corridor Acquisitions (2017)

Coastal Headwaters Protection Due Diligence (2017)​

Utilization of Dredge Material for Marsh Restoration in Coastal Mississippi

Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2017)

​Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Gulf Waters

​Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2017) 

M​ississippi Coastal Restoration Plan

​Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2017)​

Audu​bon Coastal Bird Stewardship Program in Mississippi

​Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2016)

Acquisitions of Priority Tracts for Coastal Habitat Connectivity – Phase I (2016)

Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation, Recovery, and Monitoring (2016)​

Oyster Restoration and Management (2015)

Habitat Restoration: Federal Lands Program (2015)

Habitat Restoration and Conservation in Turkey Creek (2015)

Design Challenge for Improvement of Water Quality from Beach Outfalls (2015)​

Invasive Species Management on Coastal State Land (2014)

Mississippi Coastal Preserves Program (2013)

Coastal Streams and Habitat Initiative (2013)​​

 East Matagorda Bay Land Conservation (2018 - new)

Greens Lake Protection and M​arsh Restoration

Engineering & Design (2014)
Construction (2018 - new)

South Padre Island Land Acquisitions

Phase I (2017)
Phase II (2018 - new)

Port Aransas Nature Preserve Debris Removal (2018 - new)

Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor Acquisitions

Phase I (2015)
Phase II (2017)
Phase III (2018 - new)

Salt Bayou Beach Ridge Restoration

​Engineering and Design (2017)
Construction (2018 - new)​

G​alveston Island State Park Marsh Restoration & Protection

​Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2015)
Phase III (2017)  

​Phase I (2016)
Phase II (2017)

Hydrological Restoration of Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Wetlands - Phase I (2017)

​​Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2016)