This $600,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. in April 2024. The funding will support a 4-year initiative to protect northeast Wisconsin forests from the cascading effects of emerald ash borer and Phragmites invasion. Key activities include: Developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings Producing and distributing seedlings for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $283,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a non-profit organization, to protect public parks in southeast Wisconsin from the cascading effects of the emerald ash borer. The funding will support mitigating the impacts of the invasive emerald ash borer insect to restore forest structure, function, and resiliency at Homestead Hollow County Park, Sauk Creek...
The Monroe County Soil And Water Conservation District was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on February 12, 2024. The grant will fund reforestation efforts in response to Emerald Ash Borer infestations that have decimated ash trees in the Great Lakes region. The 3-year project aims to develop genetically improved tree seedlings, produce and distribute them for reforestation, and undertake other landscape...
The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will fund the City's GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE - REPLACING ASH TREES TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE project from February 2021 through May 2025. Under this award, the City will replace ash trees in order to combat the impacts of climate change, in line with the Cooperative Forestry...
This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Native Tree Planting Coastal Parks Project in Wisconsin. The funding will be used by Ozaukee County, a local government entity, to undertake a multi-year initiative focused on tree planting, wetland restoration, and other environmental conservation efforts in coastal parks. The project...
This federal Project Grant award of $137,000.00, awarded on September 6, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), supports the development and maintenance of the National Emerald Ash Borer Website. The website will serve as a centralized resource for information, tools, and best practices related to monitoring, managing, and mitigating the invasive Emerald Ash Borer pest, which poses a significant threat to ash tree...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture received a $150,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support suppression of emerald ash borer in infested communities in Minnesota. Funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), the award will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Minnesota from November 2022 through June 2027. Specifically, the funding will aid in controlling and managing the spread of the...
This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the City of Manitowoc in Wisconsin. The award will support the city's efforts to diversify its urban tree canopy as a sustainable solution to address disease and insect impacts affecting the local ecosystem. Specifically, the funding will enable the city to undertake landscape restoration initiatives, mitigate invasive...
This $215,000 Project Grant was awarded on February 20, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP), a non-profit organization in Wisconsin. The funding will support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Lake Michigan Coastal and Riparian Restoration Project Phase Four, which involves mitigating invasive forest insects and diseases, reducing stormwater runoff...
This $602,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wisconsin Forest Plan. The funding will be used to undertake a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Wisconsin, including developing genetically improved tree...