DEP Helps Fund Escambia County Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Escambia County’s newest park:

Escambia County held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park in Pensacola, the first project from the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan, a comprehensive plan that examines the environmental health of the overall watershed, including water quality, pollution sources, flooding, habitat, and resiliency. Approximately 2.6 acres of wetlands were restored to build the park, which now features recreational amenities including walking paths, a boardwalk, picnic tables, and a pollinator garden. Drainage enhancements have also been made throughout the park to help reduce pollution and improve flood protection.

DEP’s Division of Water Restoration Assistance provided more than $2 million through the Deepwater Horizon Program's Natural Resource Damage Assessment grants.