12/16/2022
: Christmas came early this year! 🎉
🌾We’re happy to announce that Escambia County has been selected for a $10.93 million award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) National Coastal Resiliency Fund to construct the Magazine Point phase of the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline project.
In addition to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), funds were provided by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Readiness & Environmental Protection Initiative, which provides funding to protect mission-critical infrastructure by reducing risks to coastal hazards and enhancing climate change resiliency.
🛡The project will construct approximately 33 acres of emergent marsh and 5 acres of oyster reef breakwaters, provide natural recruitment for 25 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation, and protect 6200 linear feet of exposed shoreline. This green infrastructure project will protect the U.S. Navy’s 500-foot vessel exclusion zone as well as training facilities for 5,000 enlisted Navy and Marine Corps trainees.
ℹFor more about the project or to receive project updates, please visit https://tinyurl.com/PBLivingShoreline2.
