The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $442,709 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) Project Grant to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to support research on the Burke's goldfields (Lasthenia burkei) and Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens) plant species. The 3-year project, which began on February 1, 2024, aims to: (1) evaluate seed production, quality, viability, and dormancy rates; (2) assess seed...
The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, doing business as the Wildlife Conservation Board, received a $5.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 office under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program. The grant will support the acquisition of up to 1,394 acres of important habitat lands in California to benefit six federally listed or at-risk species as part of the East Contra Costa County...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a $536,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615). The funding will support CDFW's work to amend the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan permits to better align with development pace and ensure the preserve system endowment is fully funded by...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife $8.2 million under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program to support the acquisition of up to 2,925 acres of land for conservation and recovery of 18 species covered by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Natural Community Conservation Plan. The funding will support the Habitat Agency in placing conservation easements on acquired...
This Project Grant award of $291,213 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service will fund comprehensive invasive plant species assessment and management to enhance habitat for the endangered soft bird's-beak plant and tidal wetland recovery in California from May 2022 to May 2025. Under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615), which provides federal assistance to states for species and habitat conservation, the California Department of...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $3.1 million Project Grant to the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, doing business as the Wildlife Conservation Board, on September 9, 2021 with a completion date of November 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) to support conservation activities for multiple species covered under the San Diego County Multiple Species...
This federal Project Grant award of $10,311,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 291 acres of essential habitat in San Diego County, California. The grant will be matched by $5,155,500 in non-federal funds. The State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife, through its Wildlife Conservation Board, will own and manage the acquired...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $319,975 cooperative agreement to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The funding will support habitat restoration activities within the 13-acre Lunada Canyon parcel to establish habitat for the federally endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly. Key deliverables include the removal of non-native vegetation and restoration...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded Kiva Biological Consulting a $189,990 cooperative agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The agreement funded line distance transects surveyed to estimate density of Mojave Desert tortoise in critical habitat areas located in Inyo County, California. Surveys were conducted between April 16, 2021 and September 30, 2021 to secure information on the threatened...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a $217,536 three-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The grant will support CDFW's efforts to evaluate the effects of the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire and fire suppression activities on the recovery of two endangered plant species native to the Santa Cruz Mountains: Santa Cruz cypress...