This project will build on the institute for regional conservations multiyear pine rockland initiative, whichrestores habitat for and assists recovery of numerous animal and plants species listed…

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will support the Institute for Regional Conservation's (IRC) efforts to restore habitat for the Miami tiger beetle and Bartram's scrub-hairstreak butterfly in the Richmond Pine Rocklands of Florida. The funding will leverage IRC's ongoing Pine Rockland Initiative, which aims to restore habitat and aid recovery of numerous endangered animal and plant species. Specifically, this award will fund research into the genetics and habitat needs of the listed insect species to contribute to their recovery, as well as the restoration of their critical habitats within the globally imperiled Pine Rockland ecosystem. The project period runs from January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

This project will build on the institute for regional conservations multiyear pine rockland initiative, whichrestores habitat for and assists recovery of numerous animal and plants species listed under the ESA. Thisfunding will be used to leverage work funded by national geographic to restore habitat for the miami tiger beetleand bartram s scrub-hairstreak butterfly in the richmond pine rocklands, the largest relatively contiguous parcelof globally imperiled pine rockland outside of everglades national park. IT will also fund research into thegenetics and habitat needs of these listed insects in order to contribute to their recovery.