The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $103,400 Cooperative Agreement to the Land Trust for Louisiana under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program. The grant supports a 5-year project to restore and enhance terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems on privately-owned lands in Louisiana. Key activities include: forest management, stream restoration, tree planting, and grassland rehabilitation to benefit listed and at-risk species, improve...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will fund the restoration and enhancement of 3,170 acres of coastal wetlands in southeast Louisiana. Specifically, the award will: Enhance 1,645 acres of intermediate marsh in Lafourche Parish by constructing and planting earthen terraces. Restore 425 acres in Terrebonne Parish by using hydraulic dredging to build and nourish emergent...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), will provide $109,000.00 to the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, Incorporated to deliver a comprehensive suite of habitat restoration and enhancement activities in Louisiana's west-central longleaf pine and stream focus areas. Key project components include forest stand improvements, prescribed burning, herbaceous understory planting, stream barrier removal,...
The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Southern Regional Office division. The goal of the Port Fourchon Terracing Project is to construct 1,000 linear feet of earthen terraces in fragmented brackish marsh near Port Fourchon and south of Leeville, Louisiana to protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Key project elements include:...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.623), will provide $3,274,264 to enhance 930 acres and restore 1,510 acres of coastal wetlands and associated uplands in Louisiana. Ducks Unlimited, Inc., through its Southern Regional Office, will enhance and restore a total of 2,440 acres of habitat for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife along...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ducks Unlimited, Inc. a $6,425,085 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to enhance and restore wetlands habitat in coastal Louisiana. Specifically, the funding will support enhancing 3,980 acres and restoring 1,000 acres of wetlands and associated uplands, for a total of 4,980 acres, to benefit migratory birds and other wildlife. The award period is from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2026....
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) provides $250,000.00 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to construct approximately 58,000 linear feet of earthen marsh terraces in Louisiana. The goal is to create emergent wetlands, reduce erosion, lessen turbidity, and promote desired plant growth to benefit fish and wildlife. Ducks Unlimited will oversee the construction work performed by...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The goal of this 3-year grant, with a start date of January 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 1, 2026, is to enhance the health and resiliency of bottomland forest habitats while improving important wildlife habitats along the Louisiana coast. The proposed project will accomplish this...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program, will enhance 3,000 acres of wetlands in the Pontchartrain Basin and Mississippi River Delta Basin of coastal Louisiana. The $4,505,741 award, effective from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029, will fund the construction of earthen terraces, utilization of a crevasse splay, and creation of shoreline protection features to...
This $3.38 million project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (NAWCF) program will enhance 4,585 acres and restore 300 acres of wetlands and associated uplands along the coast of Louisiana. Ducks Unlimited, Inc. will deliver wetland habitat conservation and restoration services for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife through January 2026. As the national wetlands conservation organization,...