This $695,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) aims to assist the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) in controlling invasive annual grasses in sagebrush landscapes. The project will provide on-the-ground habitat restoration treatments on approximately 9,134 acres of private lands, benefiting an estimated 100,000 acres of surrounding sage-steppe habitat. This will improve...
This $478,928 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) will engage the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience to provide natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands at Grand Teton National Park. The project will educate youth by giving them direct technical experience in managing native plant materials,...
The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District will receive $420,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program (CFDA 15.015). The funding will support the District's ongoing efforts to control invasive and noxious weeds on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands through June 2023. Significant progress has been made in recent years of funding to diminish infestation levels and prevent the...
This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 will fund habitat restoration and enhancement efforts through September 2027. The recipient, Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control, will work with participating counties Johnson and Campbell, Wyoming to restore upland and mesic habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered species, as well as other federal trust and state priority resources. Funded activities will...
This $392,936 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports research on vegetation communities in Grand Teton National Park. The project involves graduate and undergraduate student participation to better understand the outcomes of restoration actions and evaluate resource conditions. The University of Wyoming is the primary awardee and will conduct this...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $620,000 from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a collaborative project between the National Park Service and the University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Center for Conservation Science. The project focuses on invasive plant management in Alaska region national parks, utilizing early detection and rapid response techniques to control invasive species in...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $202,356 Cooperative Agreement to Carbon County Weed And Pest Control District in Wyoming under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691). The funding will support noxious and invasive plant treatments on federal lands within Carbon County, Wyoming over the 4-year period from April 2024 to October 2027. Carbon County Weed And Pest, a local government entity, will leverage its expertise in vegetation management and invasive species...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $1,752,710 in funding to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support conservation and restoration activities within the Missouri Headwaters Restoration Landscape. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include: 1) Removal of conifer expansion, 2) Treatment of invasive annual grasses, and 3)...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) provides $329,889 in funding to the Nez Perce Tribe to increase the availability and distribution of biological control organisms for integrated weed management in Idaho and surrounding states. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) managing and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, provides $304,465.20 to Custer County, Idaho to complete weed treatment, assessment, and inventory on BLM-managed public lands. The project aims to address invasive species that degrade the landscape, increase wildfire risk, and reduce carbon sequestration, in order to protect native plant populations and biodiversity. The...