The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) is thrilled to share the official launch of the Carpenter Creek Restoration Project, in partnership with the City of Pensacola and Escambia County.
This multi-phased effort will advance the design and permitting of restoration projects to improve water quality, strengthen community resilience, and enhance public access. The project area includes a 2.5-mile stretch of Carpenter Creek from Interstate 110 to 12th Avenue, with benefits extending to adjacent properties and contributing to the long-term health and improvement of Bayou Texar.
Restoration of Carpenter Creek was identified as a high priority project in Escambia County’s 2022 Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan. Once a thriving waterway in the heart of Pensacola, Carpenter Creek has been degraded due to suburban sprawl and stormwater runoff. Today, the creek is experiencing eroding banks, impaired water quality, and loss of public access points. Historically a gathering place and community asset, its central role in Pensacola daily life has been forgotten.
Funded by a $2.2 million RESTORE Component 2 Grant from the Florida Department of…