The storm-vulnerable, chronically eroded, and habitat-rich northern tip of Mon Louis Island was restored by the MBNEP with funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) and the State of Alabama Deepwater Horizon Impact Fund. The project stabilized the shoreline along its 1995 footprint with a continuous rock breakwater, creating over four acres of salt marsh habitat using dredge material obtained from an open-water disposal area and protecting an additional eight acres of existing marsh. Material obtained from maintenance dredging of the shallow, neglected Fowl River navigation channel was beneficially used to replace borrowed material and avoid water quality impacts. The substrate was planted with native species with help from the Coastal Alabama Conservation Corps to create productive salt marsh to support local fisheries. To learn more about the restoration efforts, visit The Restoration page below.

If you have questions about the Mon Louis Island Watershed Management Plan or any related restoration efforts, please feel free contact us.