This project will directly support the resighini rancherias natural resources (NR) department capacity to fund a new NR manager position for three years

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will provide $337,895 to the Resighini Rancheria from Aug 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2026. The funding will support the Rancheria's Natural Resources Department by funding a new Natural Resources Manager position for 3 years. The USFWS Partners program will work directly with the Rancheria and the new Manager to enhance the Rancheria's capacity to plan, design, and pursue funding for habitat restoration projects that benefit tribal trust and at-risk species. The goals are to increase the Rancheria's ability to secure additional grant funding for fisheries and watershed restoration, as well as bolster their capacity to initiate and manage restoration planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and regulatory compliance activities.

The arcata partners for fish and wildlife program will work directly with the rancheria and the newly hired NR manager to be able to better plan, design habitat restoration projects on the rancheria, as well as pursue additional external grant funding to implement these projects.goals and objectives are to increase tribal capacity to pursue fisheries and watershed restoration grant funding to benefit tribal trust and at-risk species, and to increase tribal capacity to initiate restoration planning, design and implementation projects including associated biological monitoring and regulatory compliance activities.