Cooperative Agreement F22AC02751

AMERICORPS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS IN WEST VIRGINIA THE APPALACHIAN FOREST NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AFNHA REQUESTS FUNDING TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF SIX AMERICORPS MEMBERS OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER, 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER, 2025TO ASSIST THE USFWS APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION OFFICE AFWCO AND THEWEST VIRGINIA FIELD OFFICE WVFO PARTNER FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM WITH THEIR FOREST SONGBIRD PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE LANDS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND THEIR ENDANGERED SPECIES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH NEEDS POSITIONS WILL BE BASED DIRECTLY OUT OF THE AFWCO IN WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV AND THE WVFO IN DAVIS, WV AND WILL BE UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AFWCO AND WVFO STAFF AFNHA WILL PROVIDE AMERICORPS MEMBERS FOR THE U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE THESE POSITIONS WILL ASSIST THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM IN THE WEST VIRGINIA FIELD OFFICE AND THEAPPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD, TWO OF THE POSITIONS WILL FOCUS ON THE FOREST SONGBIRD RESTORATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS ASSIST WITH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH NEEDS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNER OUTREACH AND A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL FIELD WORKOPPORTUNITIES FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE THIRD POSITION WILL FOCUS ON PRIVATE LANDS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS AND OUTREACH RELATED TO PRIORITY SPECIES ACROSS THE STATE SPECIFICALLY, THIS COULD INCLUDE DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSEL AND BAT CONSERVATION AND WEST VIRGINIA S NON NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES, MANAGING AND RECRUITINGVOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH PFW TASKS, AND NON NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL AND ERADICATIONACTIVITIES AFNHA IN COOPERATION WITH THE AFWCO WVFO WOULD DEVELOP AND MODIFY POSITIONDESCRIPTIONS EACH YEAR BASED ON THE MUTUAL NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AFNHA WILL THEN ANNUALLY RECRUIT APPLICANTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POSITIONS