The minnesota sharp-tailed grouse society, INC

The Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society, Inc., a non-profit organization, has been awarded a $157,500 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The funding will be used to deliver cost-share assistance to private landowners in Minnesota for the restoration and enhancement of wetland and upland habitats. These habitat improvements are expected to benefit migratory birds, pollinators, and other at-risk species within the Mississippi River watershed, including mallard, blue-winged teal, sharp-tailed grouse, wood duck, black-crowned night heron, American bittern, Blanding's turtle, and monarch butterfly. Through this agreement, the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society anticipates supporting 15-20 private landowner projects and restoring approximately 150 acres of habitat over the 3-year project period from August 1, 2023 to December 1, 2026.

Is requesting funding from the partners for fish and wildlife program (PFW) to deliver cost-share funding to private landowners in minnesota. The funding will be used to restore and enhance habitat on private lands for water quality purposes (both wetland and upland habitat improvements) which provides mutual benefit to migratory birds, pollinators, and listed, at-risk, and other endemic species of the mississippi river watershed. Those species include but are not limited to mallard, blue-winged teal, sharp-tailed grouse, wood duck, black-crowed night heron, american bittern, blandings turtle and monarch butterfly. The funding to support this work is requested at 157,500. With this funding, IT is reasonable to expect 15-20 private landowner projects and restoration of 150 acres (20 wetland acres per year and 30 acres of upland per year for three years).