Escambia County has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resiliency Fund to enhance native dune vegetation on both Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key.
The project will work with public and private landowners to plant an approximately 30-ft wide strip of native vegetation at the base of the existing dune line. Plants will be a mix of stabilizing (sea oats, panic grass) and diversity species (beach elder, coastal groundcherry) to mimic natural habitats and improve species richness. The project is modeled off the successful 2016 Perdido Key Dune Restoration project and will complement the upcoming Santa Rosa Island Authority planting project and the larger Panhandle Dune Ecosystem Project managed by FWC. Select areas north of the primary dune will also benefit from asphalt debris removal and installation of secondary dune species to restore habitats impacted by vehicles and past storms.
Baskerville-Donovan Inc was awarded the contract for project design and permitting. Staff and contractors are currently working through property outreach and preliminary design. To learn more about the project visit the project page.
Right of Entry (ROE) Agreements from gulf-frontal owners are necessary to conduct restoration activities on the private gulf-frontal lands of Perdido Key. ROEs allow staff and contractors to access the sandy beach for installation of native vegetation and/or sand fencing, inspections and to cross the property to access adjoining parcels.
Agreements are temporary -- they expire at the end of the project. Access is only provided for project staff and for those activities required by the project.
Failure to return a right of entry agreement will result in the property being excluded from the project.
For more questions, contact Samantha Pitts or the project team at [email protected]
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