This $1,523,866 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across Vermont's non-federal lands. The grant funding will be used by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation to undertake initiatives focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for...
This federal Project Grant award of $386,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a range of forest management and conservation activities to be carried out by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation. The grant will fund projects focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape...
The Walker Basin Conservancy will receive $262,790 through a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) from June 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The conservancy will work to increase the availability of locally adapted native plant materials for habitat restoration in arid regions of Nevada's Great Basin. Specifically, the organization will collect seed from at least 20 native plant populations...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to The Nature Conservancy for the "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE RECOVERING SPRUCE BUDWORM IMPACTED RIPARIAN FORESTS IN NORTH EAST MINNESOTA". The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to September 2027, will support the organization's efforts to conserve and restore riparian forests in northeastern Minnesota that have been...
This Project Grant award of $651,150 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the National Audubon Society Inc., a non-profit conservation organization. The funding will support a 5-year initiative to engage private landowners in Vermont to address the biodiversity crisis through collaborative conservation efforts focused on landscape-scale restoration. The project aims to protect...
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD), in collaboration with the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory (VNHI), was awarded a $160,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program. This 3-year project will advance the protection of Vermont's wetlands by mapping rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) wetland plants and significant natural communities across the state. The project will share new...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $556,188 project grant to the Vermont Department of Forests Parks & Recreation under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The grant will fund landscape scale restoration efforts to support climate adaptation for Vermont's forests and forest products supply chain from June 2022 through August 2025. Specifically, the grant will assist in advancing forest resource management and conservation, as well...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $119,969 through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Woodland Dunes Nature Center & Preserve Inc., a non-profit organization in Wisconsin, for the Woodland Dunes Riparian Forest Restoration project. The 2-year project, commencing in March 2024, will support activities such as producing tree seeds and seedlings, controlling invasive species, restoring hardwood swamp canopy, and realigning a degraded stream tributary....
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the Cosumnes River Watershed Seed Amplification Project conducted by the non-profit organization River Partners. The $499,740 award will fund activities to collect native seeds, grow local plants, and store the harvested seeds for use in habitat restoration efforts in the Cosumnes River area of California. Key project activities...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $961,655.92 to River Partners, a non-profit organization, to increase the availability of genetically appropriate native plant materials for habitat restoration and rehabilitation on public lands in California. The project aims to develop diverse native forb and grass seed stocks for use in restoring wildlife habitats and rehabilitating areas impacted by...