This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) provides $1,173,742.00 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support conservation efforts for critically endangered Hawaiian forest birds. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant funding include: 1) Research on the natural history, threats, and recovery techniques for Hawaii's endangered Puaiohi...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $272,215 State Wildlife Grant (CFDA 15.634) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to increase the recovery potential for the endangered uau and threatened ao seabirds. The project aims to design new and replace old artificial burrows to increase the species' breeding success, building on the results of a previous successful project focused on the endangered akak seabird. The project will address issues with burrow...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through its Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,032,672 project grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to restore and enhance the Pouhala Marsh, the largest remaining estuarine wetland in the Pearl Harbor Basin. The primary goal of this 2-year project is to increase the current 73-acre wetland area by restoring listed waterbird habitat and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $700,000 project grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the conservation and restoration of the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, a 240-acre wetland that provides critical breeding habitat for three federally listed endangered...
This Project Grant award, totaling $998,430, is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The award supports the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, alongside key partners, in a Tier 3 project to address an emerging wildlife crisis by combating invasive predators and preserving habitat for the endangered puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri) and other species of greatest...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council. The project aims to benefit native Hawaiian birds by establishing a forested corridor between 6,000 and 8,000 feet on the eastern slope of Mauna Kea. Key deliverables include purchasing and planting 8,000 native trees and shrubs to connect the Mauna Kea State Forest Reserve and Hakalau...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $499,922.50 Project Grant under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant aims to increase conservation efforts for three listed native seabird species on the island of Kauai - the Newell's Shearwater, Hawaiian Petrel, and Band-rumped Storm-petrel. Key objectives include initiating a new seabird population...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $165,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support active restoration of Lehua Island's ecosystems. The funding will be used to control introduced avian predators, such as barn owls, that threaten the island's diverse seabird populations, as well as enhance biosecurity measures to maintain Lehua's rat-free status. This project aims to improve the health...
This $144,516 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports efforts to increase protection of endangered seabirds in montane habitats on Maui and Oahu, Hawaii during their breeding season from October 2022 through September 2027. The funding assists the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a sub-awardee of the State of Hawaii, to control non-native mammalian predators that threaten Hawaiian petrels, Newell's...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $405,022 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634). The grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023 and a completion date of December 31, 2025, supports conservation efforts for the federally endangered endemic bird species Akikiki and Akeke'e on the island of Kauai. The key objectives are to: 1)...