The minnesota sharp-tailed grouse society will work cooperatively with the U.S. Fish and wildlife service across the state to assist in administering the partners for fish and wildlife program for the…

The Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society will receive $198,492 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 on May 1, 2022. The funding supports habitat restoration projects on private lands through December 31, 2026.

Specifically, the Society will work cooperatively with the Service to administer the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program in Minnesota for the benefit of federal trust resources. Goals include restoring 334 acres of wetland and 506 acres of upland habitat in high priority areas identified by joint ventures and the program's strategic plan. Funds will be used to restore and enhance wetland, grassland, and brushland habitats on eligible private properties per the policies of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631).

The minnesota sharp-tailed grouse society will work cooperatively with the U.S. Fish and wildlife service across the state to assist in administering the partners for fish and wildlife program for the benefit of federal trust resources on private land. Our goals and objectives are to restore and enhance wetland, grassland, and brush-land habitat resources in high priority areas as identified in the prairie pothole joint venture, the upper mississippi graet lakes joint venture, and the minnesota partners for fish and wildlife program strategic plan focus areas. Funds will be obligated and spent on habitat restoration projects on private lands that meet FWS 640.1 partners for fish and wildlife program policies. Goals are to restore 334 acres of wetland and 506 acres of upland habitat in high priority focus areas throughout minnesota.