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The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to Ecostudies Institute to assist with conducting prescribed ecological burning on multiple agricultural lands under conservation and wetland reserve easements from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027. The award is being made under the Wetlands Reserve Program (CFDA #10.072), which aims to restore and protect wetlands on eligible lands through permanent or long-term easements or restoration...

The Natural Resources South Carolina Department will receive $600,000 through a three-year Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, under the Wetlands Reserve Program. The goal of the award is to provide leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve natural resources and the environment in South Carolina. The Wetlands Reserve Program, administered by the USDA NRCS under CFDA #10.072, aims to assist...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $122,904 cooperative agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University on September 2, 2022 under the Wetlands Reserve Program. The university will assess where pollinator enhancements by NRCS are most urgently needed and provide a framework for planning future investments in light of climate change. The Wetlands Reserve Program assists landowners in restoring and protecting wetlands on eligible lands through permanent...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,059,057.23 Cooperative Agreement to the Western Maryland Resource Conservation And Development Area, Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement restoration and management activities for properties enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE) and the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). This 4.5-year award, running from August 31, 2024 to December 31,...

The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. (WWA) will receive $200,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). WWA will work cooperatively with the Service to administer the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program in Wisconsin to benefit federal trust resources on private land. Specifically, WWA will obligate funds and implement habitat...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded $806,990 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to the California Coastal Conservancy and Humboldt County Resource Conservation District to implement the Mad River Slough - Wadulh Lagoon Restoration Project. The Project will restore 48.6 acres of diked, subsided agricultural wetlands to estuarine and palustrine wetland habitats including salt marsh, brackish marsh, mudflat,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a $279,819 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Wisconsin Wetlands Association Inc. (WWA). The purpose of this agreement is for WWA, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Committee (WTCAC), to create educational videos that inform the audience about wetland conservation. The award is effective August 1, 2024, with a final...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $300,419 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. The agreement, dated September 30, 2023, will provide monitoring of easements and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), as well as CRP signup outreach, primarily in central and eastern Wisconsin. The non-profit organization will conduct wetland and grassland habitat restoration work with...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $1,339,903.64 and an award date of October 1, 2024, is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award supports The Trust For Tomorrow, a non-profit organization, in providing specialized assistance to develop Wetland Restoration Plans of Operation (WRPOs), deliver technical services, and facilitate the...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Colorado State University a $137,134 cooperative agreement under the Wetlands Reserve Program to evaluate the capacity of climate-adaptive restoration treatments and seed sources to promote healthy and resilient rangelands in the face of climate change. The two-year project will assess climate-resilient strategies for restoring rangeland ecosystems in Colorado through research on restoration treatments and seed sources. Results of the...