Formula Grant F12AF01064

Under a $114,654 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain will restore 80.39 acres of wet pine savanna habitat near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge. The project utilizes mechanical mulching, chemical mowing, and bush hogging techniques to establish alternative restoration methods and explore their ecological and economic viability. This effort builds on the...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), under a $162,534 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), will enhance wetland habitats on ten Waterfowl Production Areas in priority prairie pothole complexes in Iowa from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. FWS and IDNR will oversee restoration projects including repairing and enhancing wetland basins, seeding a newly acquired area from cropland to prairie, and developing long-range management plans. The work...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933) provides $684,338.00 to Iowa Agricultural Mitigation Inc., a non-profit organization, to close the last seven remaining agricultural drainage wells (ADWs) located in Wright County, Iowa. This public-private partnership project is being conducted in collaboration with IAMI, IDALS, and several area farmers and landowners. The project aims to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $535,000.00 in funding to restore two wetland areas in Iowa. The purpose is to mitigate the effects of climate change-related threats, including flooding, drought, and habitat loss, by restoring resilient wetlands. The project involves wetland restoration work at the Pool Slough Wildlife Management...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $208,028 Cooperative Agreement to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to restore and enhance wetland habitats on Waterfowl Production Areas in the state's Prairie Pothole region. The project aims to restore uplands and wetlands to improve wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration, groundwater recharge, and flood resiliency within seven priority wetland complexes managed...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Pheasants Forever, Inc. a $3,037,662 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. Funds will be used to permanently protect 704.20 acres through fee title acquisition, enhance 682.90 acres, and restore 370.45 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. Completing these conservation activities will benefit migratory birds and other wildlife by...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Pheasants Forever, Inc. a $5.5 million Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to permanently protect 1,076 acres of land through fee title acquisition, enhance 335.90 acres, and restore 187 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in Minnesota. This funding will support projects providing habitat protection, enhancement, and restoration totaling approximately 1,600 acres...

This $980,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), supports a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoring and rehabilitating 200 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by building resilient infrastructure, removing...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a $980,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The award will fund a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project located in the Prairie Pothole Region of Iowa. The project aims to restore or enhance 250 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by December 31, 2028. Key activities include addressing invasive species,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $213,224.00 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to support wetland and upland restoration efforts in Prairie Pothole Joint Venture priority areas of the Iowa Wetland Management District. The 5-year project, beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2029, will focus on habitat restoration,...