The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $986,250.54 Cooperative Agreement to the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to conduct assessments and monitoring of riparian, wetland, and related habitats in California. The five-year agreement, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2029, will support CNPS's expertise in native plant conservation and habitat preservation. Key activities include vegetation...
This $245,379.27 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) supports the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) in California. The primary awardee, Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization in Encinitas, CA, will provide critical services in plant conservation, ecological research, and environmental education initiatives across California, with a focus on native plant...
This $536,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports a range of native plant conservation and restoration services delivered by the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, also known as the California Botanic Garden, in the Mojave Desert ecoregion of California. The key products and services provided under this award include comprehensive native plant...
The Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $257,813.90, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is supporting the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, doing business as the California Botanic Garden, in assessing habitat suitability models for eight plant species in development focus...
Through this $113,035 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, also known as the California Botanic Garden, will provide a range of native plant conservation services to support the BLM's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Key activities include seed banking, specimen collection, species surveys, taxonomy research, and restoration propagation, with a focus on rare...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $324,190.75 Cooperative Agreement to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The funding supports the development of propagation protocols for 11 rare plant species impacted by solar energy development in California over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) provides $412,119.88 to Conservation Science Global Inc., a non-profit organization, to collect and save native seeds at the Cosumnes River Preserve in California over three growing seasons from 2025 to 2027. The project aims to collect seeds from at least 20 different species, with a goal of 1.5 million total seeds. The partner organization will coordinate...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with ID L24AC00503, was issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The $181,421.14 award, with a start date of September 3, 2024 and a completion date of September 3, 2029, will support the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Inc., a non-profit organization, in conducting a range of plant conservation and restoration activities in California. Key products and services to be...
The Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00421 in the amount of $157,837.24 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award supports the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization in Encinitas, California, to conduct plant conservation, restoration, and research activities across San Diego and Imperial Counties. Key activities include surveying and...
The University of California, Berkeley has received a $105,424.53 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will fund research to identify the causes of a large-scale die-off of screwbean mesquite (Prosopis pubescens) in southeastern California and neighboring areas of Arizona and...