The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $193,774.83 Cooperative Agreement to the Walker Basin Conservancy, a non-profit organization based in Nevada, under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The award supports efforts to inform land management decisions on BLM lands in Eastern California through assessment, inventory, and monitoring activities. The funding period runs from September 20, 2024 to December 31, 2029. The Walker Basin Conservancy will leverage its expertise...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $869,746 to the University of Montana to support the collection of inventory, monitoring, and assessment data in riparian and wetland habitats in Nevada. The key activities to be performed include: Conducting random and targeted riparian and wetland surveys using standardized Aquatic Inventory, Assessment, and Monitoring...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $2,215,745.95, is provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The funding will support The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division in delivering a range of natural resource management services across Nevada BLM districts. Key activities include enhancing and conserving rangelands to combat climate change through grazing management, vegetation...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $166,414.18 Cooperative Agreement to the Walker Basin Conservancy (WBC), a non-profit organization in Nevada, under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The objective of this 3-year project is to increase understanding of the role that biocrusts (biological soil crusts) play in maintaining native plant communities and develop methods for better biocrust management. Key activities include: 1) studying interactions between...
This $1,189,339.20 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.243 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program, supports conservation and resource management projects on public lands in Nevada. The project will further the BLM's existing partnerships with the Elko District Office to deliver restoration landscape work. Key activities include habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, invasive species management, and environmental...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $364,985.90 to support a 5-year project focused on assessing the impacts of the Three Creeks Grazing Consolidation Plan on riparian conditions and ecosystem services across a 57,000 hectare landscape in Utah. The project aims to determine how implementation of this new grazing management approach, which uses grazing duration and timing as tools,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), provides $631,251 to the University of Montana's O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West to develop ecological monitoring datasets and conduct novel research related to lotic (flowing water) habitats on BLM lands in Nevada. The key activities under this 5-year award include: 1) Collecting aquatic resource data using the BLM's Assessment, Inventory, and...
This $4,755,924 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Management Initiatives program (CFDA 15.239) supports two key tasks: Task 1 will provide funding opportunities for BLM partners to submit restoration projects focused on addressing wildfire and drought threats on BLM-managed public lands. The Bureau of Land Management Foundation will assess, select, and deliver funding through partnerships and contracts for projects...
This $715,326.42 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) is focused on restoring instream and riparian habitats across 25 miles of streams in the Quinn River Management Unit in Nevada. The project aims to increase resilience of the Lahontan cutthroat trout, an endangered species, to climate change, mining, and other stressors. Key activities include implementing low-tech, process-based restoration...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), awarded a $5,075,487.58 cooperative agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to provide implementation, monitoring, and strategy integration capacity to improve climate resilience and habitat quality in Idaho. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) conserving water at natural sources through infrastructure improvements; 2) protecting water sources, streams,...