Project Grant 22DG11094200030

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program supports the City of Ashland, Wisconsin in planning, designing, and implementing habitat and stream bed modifications to enhance the Bay City Creek riparian corridor. The project aims to improve water quality and habitat for critical species in this urbanized area through best management practices such as removing invasive species, encouraging native plant...

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 $337,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 supports the City of Northwood, Ohio to improve habitat conditions within Dry Creek at Nature Trails Park in the Maumee River Area of Concern through June 2025. Funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative competitive grant program (CFDA #66.469), key deliverables include restoring 350 feet of riparian buffer, stabilizing 1,400 feet of eroding streambank, and enhancing instream and riparian habitat through the...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $226,668 cooperative agreement to the Lake County Forest Preserve District from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The award will support habitat restoration and stewardship outreach at the Greenbelt Forest Preserve under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The Coastal Program aims to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration and improvement projects benefiting federal trust species, including...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $856,714 Project Grant to The Delta Institute under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The grant will fund the Delta Institute's LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION: EXPANDING AND STEWARDING REGIONAL FOREST CANOPY THROUGH THE NORTHWEST INDIANA TREE PLANTING CONSORTIUM project from July 29, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Through this consortium, The Delta Institute will work to advance forest...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $134,983 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Holden Arboretum, a non-profit organization located in Kirtland, Ohio. The grant titled "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE PROPAGATION AND SCREENING OF HARDWOOD TREES THREATENED BY INVASIVE PESTS" supports the propagation and screening of hardwood trees threatened by invasive pests in the Great Lakes region. This project aims to...

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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $196,090.58 Project Grant to Openlands under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) for the period of February 25, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support Openlands' GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: OPENLANDS TREEPLANTERS PROGRAM V to assist in advancing forest resource management and conservation efforts in Illinois. Specifically, the award will aid Openlands' Forestry division in...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 to the Chicago Park District will result in the establishment of 1.25 acres of native dune habitat along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Calumet Park in Chicago. Key project activities include importing and grading clean sand, installing gravel to create nesting habitat for piping plovers, and planting native marram grass and milkweed to support pollinators. Through this project, the Chicago Park...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a partnership between the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization, and various stakeholders to undertake storm water reduction and urban forestry initiatives in the Lake Michigan watershed. The grant funding will enable Openlands to implement tree planting, habitat restoration, and environmental education...