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Priority Areas for RestorationThe second charge of the CHCT was to prioritize restoration opportunities in the four key coastal conservationareas of Grand Bay, Mobile Bay and Delta, Gulf Islands and Perdido River. For each restoration opportunity, thegroup was asked to identify conservation partners, potential sources of funding, and briefly discuss any progressmade to date. The priority sites for restoration were identified as follows:REGIONLOCATIONGrand BayCedar Point Sea GrassesGrand BayEast MS Sound IslandsGrand Bay UplandForever Wild Property- Upland and near shoreGrand Bay UplandHenderson Camp Road Boat LaunchGrand Bay UplandNational Wildlife RefugeGrand Bay UplandPine SavannaGrand Bay Upland School Board Section 16Gulf IslandsAlonzo Landing (Billy Goat Hole Project)Gulf IslandsBon Secour NWR Turtle Nesting HabitatGulf IslandsDauphin Island East end erosionGulf IslandsFort Morgan native plants at Pilot TownGulf IslandsLeast Tern Nesting habitat, DI, Sand IslandGulf IslandsMigratory Stopover Habitat- Steiner PropertyGulf IslandsRobinson Island rip rap removal, native plantsGulf IslandsSand Island erosion/cutMobile Bay and DeltaArtificial ReefsMobile Bay and DeltaCypress tree plantingMobile Bay and DeltaDauphin Island Causeway/near shoreMobile Bay and DeltaD'Olive CreekMobile Bay and Deltaemergent marsh restorationMobile Bay and DeltaInvasive species/controlMobile Bay and DeltaMon Luis Island Pine SavannasMobile Bay and DeltaSAV restorationMobile Bay and DeltaSea WallsMobile Bay and Deltashoreline restorationMobile Bay and DeltaWeeks Bay Fire RestorationMobile Bay and DeltaWeeks Bay Oyster RestorationMobile TensawDelta North/South Causeway Emergent marshMobile TensawDelta State Lands WetlandsMobile TensawLongleaf PineMobile TensawLower Delta Emergent Marshes Aquatic Invasives ControlPerdido RiverAIG Baker/Reeder Lake TractPerdido RiverIP perdido PropertiesPerdido RiverLillian Swamp firePerdido RiverPerdido Bay SAVPerdido RiverSplinter Hill Bog Tracts- LL pine replantingPerdido RiverWolf Bay52
1. East Mississippi Sound Restoration SitesGeneral sound-wide restoration needs include sea grass restoration at as-of-yet determined sites around EastMississippi Sound where trawling or propeller scarring has damaged existing beds. Site-specific restorationopportunities include:East MS Sound IslandsDescription: Opportunity for habitat improvement on Dog Island, Isle Aux Herbes, and Cat Island forrookeries, and the creation of nesting sites for Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin. These projects mayinvolve the beneficial use of dredge spoil.Potential Partners: DISL, DIBS, ACOE, ADCNR, MBNEPPotential Funding: ACOE, MBNEP , ADCNRStatus: Not in progress.West Cedar Point Sea Grass RestorationDescription: Opportunity for sea grass restoration around Cedar Point, at the confluence of theMississippi Sound and Mobile Bay.Potential Partners: TNC, GCRL, MS/AL Sea Grant, MBNEP, DISL, ACOEPotential Funding: NOAA Community-based Restoration Program, EPA Gulf of Mexico Program,ACOE Continuing Authorities Program, North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program,NFWF Shell Marine HabitatStatus: Planning Stage.53
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Conserving Alabama’s Coastal Habi
Page 4 and 5: PrefaceThe Mobile Bay National Estu
Page 6 and 7: Conservation and Restoration Method
Page 8 and 9: MethodologyThrough a series of work
Page 10 and 11: Priority Acquisition SitesThe first
Page 13 and 14: Acquisition Priorities byConservati
Page 15 and 16: These open pine woodlands occupy sa
Page 17 and 18: 2a. Map: Cuppersmith-Cedar Point# A
Page 19 and 20: 2c. Map: Tensaw Land and Timber# Ac
Page 21 and 22: 2e. Map: West Fowl River Tract# Acr
Page 23 and 24: 3b. Map: MC Davis Tract# Acres: 159
Page 25: 4b. Map: Henderson Tract# Acres: 38
Page 28 and 29: Gulf IslandsThe Gulf Islands conser
Page 30 and 31: The coastal scrub community occurs
Page 32 and 33: 6. Map: Peninsula Tract# Acres: 50
Page 34 and 35: 8. Map: Gulf State Park In-Holdings
Page 36 and 37: Mobile DeltaThe Mobile-Tensaw Delta
Page 38 and 39: 9. Map: Bayou Sara Tracts# Acres: 6
Page 40 and 41: 11. Map: Hells Creek Swamp# Acres:
Page 42 and 43: 13a. Map: Weeks Bay Tract# Acres: 5
Page 45 and 46: Acquisition Priorities byConservati
Page 47 and 48: Associated with the Atmore soil ser
Page 49 and 50: 14. Map: AIG/Baker/Reeder Lake Trac
Page 51 and 52: 16. Map: Lillian Swamp# Acres: Unkn
Page 53: Restoration PrioritiesDetail byCons
Page 57 and 58: Grand Bay Forever Wild Property - U
Page 59 and 60: Several restoration possibilities w
Page 61 and 62: Weeks Bay Oyster RestorationDescrip
Page 63 and 64: Several possibilities exist along t
Page 65 and 66: Delta-Perdido Corridor Longleaf Pin
Page 67 and 68: Lillian SwampDescription: Fire rest
Page 70: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
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