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'''Jones Swamp''' is a 1,300-acre nature preserve in southwest [[Escambia County]], between [[Bayou Grande]] and [[Bayou Chico]], centered around [[Jones Creek]]. | '''Jones Swamp''' is a 1,300-acre nature preserve in southwest [[Escambia County]], between [[Bayou Grande]] and [[Bayou Chico]], centered around [[Jones Creek]]. | ||
− | + | In May [[2007]], the [[Northwest Florida Water Management District]] awarded a $500,000 grant to the County to help restore the wetland habitat by removing levees that straightened the creek and drained the swamp.<ref>"Grant to help restore swamp," ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 23, 2007.</ref> | |
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− | In May [[2007]], the [[Northwest Florida Water Management District]] awarded a $500,000 grant to the County to help restore the wetland habitat by removing levees that straightened | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Natural preserves]] | [[Category:Natural preserves]] | ||
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