State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...
State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...
State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...
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ESTIMATED COST:<br />
AL2-1<br />
Total Project Cost $ 500,000.00<br />
FY 2007 $ 500,000.00<br />
FY 2008 $ -<br />
SPENDING ESTIMATE PER CALENDAR YEAR OF PROJECT DURATION:<br />
AL2-1<br />
Year 1 $ 125,000.00<br />
Year 2 $ 125,000.00<br />
Year 3 $ 125,000.00<br />
Year 4 $ 125,000.00<br />
GOAL: The goal <strong>of</strong> the <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>CIAP</strong> is to protect, conserve, and restore natural coastal<br />
habitat and wildlife through data analysis, research, and on-the-ground conservation activities.<br />
OBJECTIVE: The objective <strong>of</strong> this project is to implement three biological surveys detailing plant<br />
and animal species composition and biodiversity. The surveys will result in a report and<br />
geographic database <strong>of</strong> species locations.<br />
The goal <strong>of</strong> this project is to conserve natural areas in coastal <strong>Alabama</strong>’s designated protected areas (Grand<br />
Bay Savanna, Lillian Swamp, Splinter Hill Bog, Perdido River Corridor and Mobile-Tensaw Delta) by<br />
managing native habitats through better understanding <strong>of</strong> the plant and animal species composition and<br />
biodiversity.<br />
Through a partnership with the Geological Survey <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong>, the <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> conducted an aquatic<br />
inventory <strong>of</strong> the Mobile-Tensaw Delta using 2001 <strong>CIAP</strong> funding. This project generated a report listing<br />
the species composition <strong>of</strong> the MTD and has been instrumental in developing management plans for rare,<br />
endemic, threatened, or endangered species, as well as obtaining grant funding. The <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong><br />
would like to conduct similar inventories in other designated protected areas in coastal <strong>Alabama</strong>,<br />
specifically the Grand Bay Savanna, Lillian Swamp, and Perdido River Corridor as little information<br />
concerning species composition in these areas exists. In addition to a summary report, the inventory will<br />
produce a geographic database <strong>of</strong> species location which will be incorporated in the <strong>State</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>ficial Natural<br />
Heritage Database. Details concerning each biological inventory project will be provided when grants are<br />
submitted.<br />
<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> Final <strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assistance</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Plan<br />
<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> Tier Two Project Descriptions<br />
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