Designing Renaturalization of Historic Streams in Moss Point, Mississippi

Recipient: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Grant Amount: $410,066

This award will create final designs to renaturalize an existing drainage corridor as a meandering stream with tiered side slopes, various nature-based solutions, a variety of plant species, and sediment traps along sections of a historic stream in Moss Point, Mississippi. The project will increase resiliency and create habitat through improved flood protection, water quality, and increased public access to nature.

For more information on the grant program funding this project, please visit the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage. For more information on the National Coastal Resilience Fund, visit National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s website.