2019 NFWF GEBF Project Awards Announcement

The NFWF Board of Directors approved the award of more than $27.6 million for 8 new projects in Texas that address high-priority conservation needs, including the acquisition of significant coastal habitats and restoration of costal habitats and species across the Texas coast. The projects include:

  • Dollar Bay-Moses Lake Shoreline Enhancement Restoration – Phase III
  • Swan Lake Marsh Restoration
  • Chocolate Bay Wetland Habitat Acquisition
  • Matagorda Peninsula Acquisition
  • Mad Island Marsh Shoreline Protection – Phase III (Freshwater Lake)
  • Mission River Land Acquisition
  • Nueces Delta Shoreline Erosion Protection and Oyster Restoration
  • Enhancement of Buffalo Lake Marsh Complex

Additional information on GEBF projects in Texas can be found on the NFWF Website.

The total number of awards from the GEBF in the state of Texas now stands at 55, with a total value of over $182 million. All projects were selected for funding following extensive consultation with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas General Lands Office, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, FWS and NOAA.

All photos on this website are courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department