The pennsylvania wildlife action plan PA WAP is CO administered by the PGC and pfbc, and this project will support pfbc staff and invertebrate species assessment for the comprehensive review and…

This $460,047 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 supports the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's (PFBC) work on the State Wildlife Grants program. Specifically, the PFBC will lead the comprehensive review and revision of Pennsylvania's 2015-2025 Wildlife Action Plan by June 2026 as required by Congress every 10 years. This includes identifying Species of Greatest Conservation Need and data deficient species that will benefit from potential future State and Tribal Wildlife Grant funding. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will serve as a sub-recipient to lead the invertebrate species assessment task. The resulting 2025-2035 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the October 2025 deadline. This work will provide updated information on fish and wildlife populations and habitats in Pennsylvania to support management decisions that reduce threats to at-risk species.

The pennsylvania wildlife action plan PA WAP is CO administered by the PGC and pfbc, and this project will support pfbc staff and invertebrate species assessment for the comprehensive review and revision of the 2015 2025 PA WAP comprehensive review and revision of state wildlife action plans is congressionally required to be conducted by all states and u s territories no less than every 10 years this project will address the congressionally required eight required elements including participation and input from relevant federal and state agencies, non governmental organizations and public at large the resulting 2025 2035 pennsylvania wildlife action plan PA WAP will be submitted to the u s fish and wildlife service USFWS by october 1, 2025 through this process, identified species of greatest conservation need sgcn and data deficient species will benefit through their eligibility for state and tribal wildlife grants program SWG funding for public benefit this work will provide the best information available on fish and wildlife populations and their habitats, to support management decisions that will reduce sgcn endangerment the pfbc will be responsible for this project with western pennsylvania conservancy as a sub recipient who will lead the invertebrate species assessment task job 2