Packery Channel Nature Park Habitat Creation and Public Access

Project Description

The Grantee will use CMP Cycle 29 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) funds to (1) improve shoreline access by extending the existing American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant elevated boardwalk; (2) install ADA-accessible kiosks and shaded bench structures and interpretive signage along the boardwalk; (3) create 1.5 acres of critical coastal woodland habitat; (4) enhance 0.5 acres of freshwater wetlands by planting native trees and shrubs along the wetland edges and removal of invasive species; and (5) conduct woodland and wetland transplant monitoring. An important monitoring goal is to understand how migrants use the created woodlands and wetland habitat so other migratory bird fallout sites can be created, enhanced, or restored.