This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.230 - Invasive and Noxious Plant Management) supports Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development, a non-profit organization, in implementing invasive plant management projects across Oregon and Washington. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include conducting field surveys, mapping invasive species, applying integrated pest...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), is providing $240,843.52 to the County of Iron, Utah to develop and implement a strategic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The goal is to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive and noxious weed populations on public and private lands within the Color Country Converging Restoration...
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year task agreement is to support a collaborative multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include inventorying and treating noxious weeds, restoring native vegetation, and providing community education and outreach. The project aims...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $411,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) to the County of Harney, Oregon. The grant will fund comprehensive ground surveys and small-scale rapid response treatments for invasive plant species throughout the Burns BLM District. Any large infestations deemed too large for ATV-based crews will be surveyed, and that information will be provided to the local BLM Weed Coordinator to assign...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $343,890 Cooperative Agreement to the Mattole Restoration Council (MRC) under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) to provide invasive plant control and ecosystem restoration services in Northern California. The performance period for this 5-year award is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. MRC, a non-profit community organization, will use the funding to implement an integrated pest management approach to...
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...
The Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $245,379.27 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) to the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc. for the project "IIJA IRA BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CALIFORNIA PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION MANAGEMENT - 2024". The award period is from September 19, 2024 to September 19, 2029. Through this Cooperative Agreement, the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc. will provide...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $394,326.25 Cooperative Agreement to the Calaveras County Resource Conservation District under the Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.233). This 3-year grant, awarded on Sep 20, 2024, will support activities to manage and conserve forest ecosystems in Calaveras and Amador Counties, California. The funded project aims to enhance forest health, resilience, and sustainable management through...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), provides $115,619 to Willamette University to support a 2-year project focused on plant conservation and restoration management activities in California. The project will develop genetically appropriate native plant materials, implement seed-based restoration techniques, inventory and protect rare plant species,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), will support mechanical and herbicide-based invasive species control on approximately 815 acres of mixed brush in the BLM's Pecos District in New Mexico. The $624,318.91 award to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District will utilize Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to improve rangeland conditions and restore native vegetation. The...