This effort will restore the natural hydrology of streams, bayous and drainages flowing into the Gulf through Jackson Marsh and Grand Bayou on 2,734 total acres adjacent to Buccaneer State Park. All the project elements will be designed to restore flows to create riparian and aquatic wildlife migration corridors while maximizing ecosystem services. The project would redesign and retrofit Wavelands’ existing stormwater infrastructure to improve the volume and timing of discharges to Grand Bayou and Jackson Marsh. This will include rehabilitating and expanding Idlewood Pond and possibly adding a new retention pond on city property. The project will also use low impact approaches, such as trash and sediment removal, to restore and rehabilitate a degraded stream channel.
LEAD ORGANIZATION: The City of Waveland
PARTNERS: MS Department of Marine Resources
Additional Benefits:
- Acres Supporting Recreation: 2,700+
- Potential Population Benefited: 6,000
- Critical Facilities in Vicinity: 2
