Cade Ranch & Bolivar Peninsula

Summary

The Conservation Fund (TCF) will purchase the fee title to approximately 1,200 acres of land within the Cade Ranch on Bolivar Peninsula and transfer ownership to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to become part of the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. The goal of this project is to permanently protect acres of estuarine emergent wetlands, associated tidal flats, subtidal ponds and Gulf coast beachfront of the largest remaining undeveloped tract on the storm-prone Bolivar Peninsula.

Basics

Galveston
N/A
The Conservation Fund
$4,000,000

Classification

  • CIAP
Acquisition/Conservation Easement Habitat Restoration/Protection Wetlands/Marsh/Habitat Restoration

Timeline

completed
2015

Funding Sources

Source 1

Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Primary
Federal
$4,000,000
2010
2013

Contacts

Responsibility
The Conservation Fund
Contact
Mr. Andy Jones Texas Director 101 West 6th Street, Suite 601 Austin, Texas 78701 512.477.1712 512.477.3316 Email