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...
Under a $810,369 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635), Pronatura Noreste AC will implement a comprehensive watershed management approach in the Valles Centrales region of Mexico. The key activities include: Protecting 27,428 acres of critical grassland corridors through legal conservation agreements to prevent agricultural expansion Promoting sustainable rangeland management on 5,250...
The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $664,000 Project Grant to The Nature Conservancy under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The grant will fund a 4-year initiative to restore 600 acres of wetlands within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern in Ohio. This will involve an invasive species control effort led by a dedicated strike team, as well as passive wildlife monitoring through a citizen science program. Key deliverables...
This $151,447.50 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (under CFDA 15.654 - National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements) will support the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, a non-profit organization, in conducting burned area rehabilitation and habitat restoration projects in Arizona. The key products and services to be delivered include: Analyzing, treating, replanting, and maintaining burn scars from recent wildfires to protect...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, aims to restore and enhance native grassland habitat in the Flint Hills region of Kansas and Oklahoma. The $1,900,000 award to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will facilitate cooperation between USFWS and TNC on various habitat restoration and management projects. The key objectives are to work with private landowners to restore, enhance, establish, and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $183,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Tucson Audubon Society to mitigate the spread of noxious weeds and manage woody vegetation in Arizona. The award period is from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Key activities include manual removal of noxious weeds, herbicide treatment, chainsaw removal of woody species, vegetation surveys, seed collection, restoration, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $5,241,222.04 in funding to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to support habitat restoration efforts at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona. The project aims to restore sustainable natural hydrologic systems and riparian/cienega habitats in the Rio Yaqui watershed, benefiting several endangered and threatened regional fish...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $100,000 to support habitat restoration activities in Tomales Bay, Marin County, California. The project aims to: 1) Develop a conceptual design plan to increase connectivity of Marks Marsh to Tomales Bay, restoring 10 acres of tidal marsh habitat, and 2) Conduct invasive plant control on 1 acre of salt marsh and wetland habitat adjacent to mud flat and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to restore 5,000 acres of 12-18 year old bottomland hardwood forest stands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The project will use targeted herbicide treatments to control undesirable tree species and perform crop-tree release to improve the forest composition. This will create an abundance of...