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REMINDER: Escambia County to Host Public Workshop on Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project Feb. 24

Published Feb 24, 2020

Escambia County will host the first public workshop concerning the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project at 6 p.m. tonight, Monday, Feb. 24, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 333 Commerce St. 

The Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project is a large-scale living shoreline project in Pensacola Bay with the goal of creating 200 acres of aquatic habitat. The project encompasses three sites – Site A: White Island, Site B: Eastern Shore of NAS Pensacola, and Site C: Southern Shore of NAS Pensacola.

The design of this project is funded by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council through RESTORE Act Pot 2 funds in the amount of $217,000, and through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Defense Infrastructure Grant funds in the amount of $375,000. Volkert Engineering and South Coast Engineers were selected to design the project.

The public workshop will include:

  • Project overview, including conceptual designs for all three project sites
  • One on one opportunity to discuss project details and ask questions
  • Dedicated time to present Escambia County with written or verbal comments 

Additional information about the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project is available here. 

NAS Living Shoreline Project location map of sites A, B and C along Pensacola Bay, NAS Eastern Shore and White Island.

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