The San Juan Islands Conservation District will implement ten new Island Marble Butterfly habitat projects totaling $151,918.84 through December 2026 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. Funded by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the projects will create fenced habitat plots and permanent open spaces on private properties in San Juan and Lopez Islands, Washington to expand existing habitat and connect areas for...
The San Juan Islands Conservation District will receive $148,124 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded on August 1, 2021 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The funding supports the ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY HABITAT RESTORATION project on Lopez Island through September 30, 2026 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The Conservation District will work with private landowners and the USFWS to deliver the agency's...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $100,232 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the San Juan Preservation Trust, a private non-profit land conservation organization, to expand and maintain habitat for the federally endangered Island Marble Butterfly (IMB) on San Juan Island, Washington. The project aims to transform approximately 10 acres of degraded pastureland into suitable habitat areas that support IMB and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports the development and implementation of a sustainable captive rearing program for the endangered Island Marble Butterfly. The $150,000 award will enable Woodland Park Zoo, the primary awardee, to conduct a captive rearing partner workshop in 2024 and establish a long-term captive rearing program to produce approximately 125...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $197,420 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit organization located in Friday Harbor, Washington. The primary goal of this project is to restore the Eastsound Waterfront Park on Orcas Island to improve feeding and rearing habitat for out-migrating juvenile Chinook salmon, increase forage fish spawning habitat, and enhance prey for other protected marine species like bocaccio rockfish...
The Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) was awarded a $224,743 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to restore a 7-acre coastal meadow on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. The goal is to create suitable habitat for the reintroduction of the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta). Funded activities will include weed and woody species control, mowing, seed collection, seeding, and...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Underwood Conservation District under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The award will support efforts to restore and enhance approximately 2.5 acres of historical wetlands on agricultural land adjacent to a state-owned wildlife area in Washington managed for the benefit of western pond turtles and other wetland species....
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $316,180 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit conservation organization. The grant will fund the Eelgrass Health Assessment and Conservation Project, which aims to provide new data on eelgrass distribution and health in San Juan County, Washington. Key project outcomes include: 1) comprehensive field surveys and mapping of eelgrass habitat, 2) eelgrass disease and...
This $1,900,227.09 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports a multi-faceted project to aid recovery of the endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly in the Pacific Northwest. The key components of the project include: Funding three captive rearing programs in Washington and Oregon to bolster existing butterfly populations. Conducting sustained habitat...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $230,282.00 was granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the CFDA 15.630 Coastal program. The award was made to the Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust, a non-profit organization, with a project period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Assessing 97 acres at Kiani Lagoon to determine hydrological impacts and...