Cooperative Agreement F20AC11226

The Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and the Skagit and Whatcom County Marine Resources Committees will develop a feasibility study, design, permitting, and initiate community outreach for the restoration of over 1,200 linear feet of shoreline, 9 acres of backshore, and adjacent upland habitat at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park, Skagit County, WA under a $122,716 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $150,000 to the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation to restore coastal processes and functions at Adelma Beach in Discovery Bay, Washington. The project will remove 530 square feet of wooden bulkhead, including two cabins, spanning 115 linear feet of shoreline. This will restore sediment transport and habitat connectivity, as well as remove non-native vegetation and...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) aims to enhance coastal habitat conditions for shorebirds and seabirds through the innovative use of crushed shell debris. The $136,828 project, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 30, 2027, involves sourcing mollusk and bivalve shells from recent beach nourishment efforts in Panama City Beach, Florida, crushing the material, and manually...

The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation received a $152,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The project will remove up to 1,200 linear feet of shore armor and pilings at the Clayton Beach site in Bow, WA to improve sediment transport processes and allow for the expansion of eelgrass beds and nearshore habitats. The project will also restore over 9 acres of beach and backshore habitat,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $111,020.00 to restore suitable nesting habitat for the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Puerto Rico. The goal is to reduce threats and enhance the quality of nesting beaches across approximately 128 acres along the southwest, south, and southeast coasts of the island, including Vieques. Planned restoration actions include constructing...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The funding will support the Division's efforts to review and amend the current Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the protection of the threatened Piping Plover in Massachusetts. Specifically, the project aims to provide greater flexibility in the management of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $210,012 Cooperative Agreement to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) under the FWS Coastal grant program (CFDA 15.630) to assist the FWS in completing at least 10 municipal beach management plans, as well as surveying for birds, herptiles, and mammals, and restoring approximately 200 acres of habitat for fish and wildlife through invasive species control, grassland restoration, and wetland enhancement in the Pinelands region,...

The National Audubon Society Inc. will receive $390,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to implement post-construction adaptive management techniques at the Great Meadows Marsh Unit of the S.B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge from April 29, 2022 to December 31, 2026. Funded activities under the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities program (CFDA 15.677) include invasive species control through herbicide...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has been awarded a $540,019 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to implement actions to conserve and manage the federally threatened Western Snowy Plover (WSPL) and federally endangered California Least Tern (CLTE) in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California. Key activities include replacing a fence at the Venice Beach CLTE colony,...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...