Cooperative Agreement F16AC00863

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) was awarded a $837,500 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control invasive species and restore approximately 110 acres of silver maple-ash swamps at Beaver Island and Buckhorn Island State Parks. The key activities funded include invasive species control, forest restoration plantings, deer impact...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $173,560 Project Grant under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Great Lakes / Atlantic Region Division. The purpose of the grant is to restore 35 acres of emergent marsh and submergent aquatic vegetation at historical waterfowl migration stopover sites in northeastern Wisconsin. This includes reestablishing native plants like wild rice and wild celery to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,468.41 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and its partners. The funding will be used to restore or improve management on 866 acres of oak and pine barrens habitat in northwestern Wisconsin. Key deliverables include creating or improving firebreaks supporting 585 acres of barrens habitat and restoring or...

This $980,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), supports a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoring and rehabilitating 200 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by building resilient infrastructure, removing...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $191,320.00 to the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (LCSWCD) in Minnesota to conduct feasibility studies and design plans for restoration projects on the Beaver and Baptism Rivers. The goal is to address significant erosion and habitat degradation in these Minnesota Lake Superior North Shore streams that provide...

The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay was awarded a $197,340 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to enhance natural habitats on their Point au Sable Natural Area and Wequiock Creek Natural Area in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The project aims to manage invasive plants and restore native plant communities in hardwood swamps, inland emergent marshes, upland forests, and prairies across these ecologically...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $355,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the State Wildlife Grants program. Through this funding, the Wisconsin DNR will improve 300 acres of grassland, prairie, savanna, and woodland habitats on private lands in Wisconsin to benefit at-risk pollinator and bird species of greatest conservation need. Specifically, the DNR will conduct prescribed burns, invasive species...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $202,219.00 to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. to restore 197 wetland acres, enhance 20 wetland acres, and restore 15 upland acres in Adams, Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin. The project involves removal of drainage ditches, spoil banks, and berms, as well as planting of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $109,000 Project Grant to Milwaukee County Parks under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The grant supports efforts to increase native plant species diversity, remove woody plant encroachments, and control invasive species in order to expand habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee and monarch butterfly across approximately 57.8 acres at six restoration sites in Wisconsin. The grant-funded...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Pheasants Forever, Inc. a $3,037,662 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. Funds will be used to permanently protect 704.20 acres through fee title acquisition, enhance 682.90 acres, and restore 370.45 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. Completing these conservation activities will benefit migratory birds and other wildlife by...