The Clark County Desert Conservation Program will receive $3.763 million through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region to carry out restoration of linear disturbances in the Piute-Eldorado Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Funded under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program, the DCP will improve habitat conditions for the desert tortoise and other wildlife through restoration activities in the ACEC from...
The Clark County Desert Conservation Program will receive $3.878 million through September 2027 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region. Funded by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act's $15.235 million program, the Desert Conservation Program will carry out conservation actions at Rainbow Gardens to restore and enhance habitat for sensitive species. It will improve recreational opportunities while providing protection...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $1,000,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (CFDA 15.235) program. The award will fund the refinement of the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) classification based on countywide verification ground truthing efforts completed in Phase I. This includes adding additional levels to the spatial and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $342,900.97 cooperative agreement to The Great Basin Institute (GBI) to conduct Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) surveys in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nevada. This project, funded under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), is a partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pahrump Field Office to better understand desert tortoise distribution and population status in areas that may be...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to support springsnail monitoring within the BLM Ely District from September 2021 through September 2026. Under this award, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will conduct monitoring of springsnail populations on BLM lands to support the agency's Wildlife Resource Management program objectives. The CFDA-listed program aims to improve wildlife and...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $28,304,900 Cooperative Agreement under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (CFDA 15.235) to Clark County, Nevada. The award will fund the design and construction of an approximately 23-acre multi-use field complex at the Hollywood Regional Park located in Clark County, Nevada. The project will be completed by August 12, 2029. The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program supports a range of...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $138,385.55 Cooperative Agreement to Nevadans For Cultural Preservation on January 31, 2025 under the Eastern Nevada Conservation, Recreation and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.017). The goal of this 3-year project is to enhance public knowledge of Lincoln County, Nevada's archaeological resources and promote responsible visitation to cultural sites. Key activities include educational outreach, updated...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded Kiva Biological Consulting a $189,990 cooperative agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The agreement funded line distance transects surveyed to estimate density of Mojave Desert tortoise in critical habitat areas located in Inyo County, California. Surveys were conducted between April 16, 2021 and September 30, 2021 to secure information on the threatened...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) will provide $246,662.32 in funding to Lincoln County, Nevada to develop and implement the Southern Lincoln County Habitat Conservation Plan (SLCHCP). The 5-year award, effective September 22, 2023, will support a SLCHCP administrator position responsible for designing and executing mitigation projects on both private and BLM-managed lands to offset...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $119,056.05 to conduct research on ornate box turtle habitat in sand shinnery oak shrublands in eastern New Mexico. The project will survey turtle populations and characterize vegetation, soil, and environmental conditions in areas with different land management treatments, including prescribed burns, mechanical/chemical...