Conservation legacy interns will assist the arizona fish and wildlife conservation office in whiteriver to complete recovery actions for threatened apache trout

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
F23AC03400
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$526,533

Award facts

Completion date 95% complete
Funding
  • $394,899.75 Federal
  • $131,633.25 Non-federal
Funding agency
DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Place of performance
Arizona, USA

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About this award

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $526,533 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to assist the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Whiteriver, Arizona with recovery actions for the threatened Apache trout.

Over the 4-year period from September 2023 to December 2026, Conservation Legacy will place intern crews, including a crew leader and 7 individual interns each year, to conduct backpack electrofishing surveys of headwater streams to monitor the status and trend of Apache trout populations. The interns will also remove non-native, invasive trout species that prey on and compete with the Apache trout. This project aims to support the conservation and recovery of the Apache trout species through hands-on field work by youth and veteran participants.

Description

The interns will lead or be part of a seasonal field crew conducting backpack electrofishing surveys of headwater streams for the purpose of monitoring the status and trend of apache trout populations and will also include removing non-native invasive trout species that prey on and compete with apache trout.iysc apache trout crewnumber of openings and type (individual placement or crew based)2024 - 1 crew leader, 7 individual PLACEMENTS2025 - 1 crew leader, 7 individual PLACEMENTS2026 - 1 crew leader, 7 individual placements

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Who received award F23AC03400?

F23AC03400 was awarded to Conservation Legacy by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on September 10, 2023.

How much is award F23AC03400 worth?

$526,533 has been obligated on F23AC03400: $394,900 in federal funding and $131,633 in non-federal funding.

Which agency awarded F23AC03400?

DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) awarded F23AC03400, with funding from DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 (Fish and Wildlife Service).

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