The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $803,212.18 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) to the California Department of Conservation (DOC) to mitigate public safety hazards, preserve abandoned mine sites, and maintain habitat for bats and other wildlife. Under this 5-year award, the DOC will complete eligibility determinations, wildlife surveys, and regulatory compliance for all identified sites by the end of 2025. In 2025-2026, the DOC...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $339,853 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.954 - NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) to the California Department of Conservation (DOC) to remediate abandoned mine hazards in Death Valley National Park. The project aims to mitigate public safety risks, preserve the specified abandoned mine sites, and improve habitat for bats and other wildlife, while preserving the park's cultural values. The DOC will work collaboratively with the NPS...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $492,061.77 to the California Wildlife Foundation (CWF) to support natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability efforts in three Southern California national park units. The award, effective from September 25, 2024 to December 31, 2026, enables CWF to conduct...
This $2,788,943 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service on August 14, 2024 will support projects under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The award will fund initiatives to mitigate physical safety and environmental risks, including abandoned equipment safety hazards, active methane emissions, release of petroleum products, and groundwater/surface water contamination in National Park areas. The project will...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $1,976,362.06 to assist with project planning, research, compliance, and implementation associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requirements of Abandoned Mine Land (AML) projects at Death Valley National Park. The award supports collaboration between NPS personnel and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $17,837,303.00, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The project aims to decommission and remove 50 miles of non-functioning legacy logging roads in Redwood National Park. This effort will eliminate deferred maintenance, reduce park operations and maintenance costs, eliminate erosion and sediment delivery into streams, protect water quality and habitat for...
This $290,758 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the CFDA 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship program will support a collaborative project between the NPS and Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. The project aims to expand educational opportunities in the botanical, ecological, horticultural, forestry, and restoration sciences for rural communities adjacent to Lassen Volcanic National Park. This will be achieved by supporting local employment and...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $100,004 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). This 2-year project, running from August 2024 to October 2026, will perform a baseline inventory of rare and endangered plant populations found in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The project will include two main components: 1) conducting surveys in...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $441,611.72 in funding to the California Wildlife Foundation (CWF) to support conservation and public engagement initiatives at Cabrillo National Monument in California. The award period runs from July 22, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: erosion control in high-visitor...
The National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a $133,084.53 cooperative agreement to the Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division doing business as Conservation to conduct vegetation surveys at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in Whiskeytown, CA from February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The funding supports the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), which seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving...