Project Grant 24DG11094200101

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $169,459 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Western New York Land Conservancy Inc. The grant funds a collaborative project focused on the Western New York Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, a major invasive pest threat to hemlock forests in the region. The project aims to control the spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid and restore hemlock habitats that provide critical ecosystems for migratory birds, waterfowl, and other wildlife. As a subrecipient, the Western New York Land Conservancy has also received funding to control invasive species and restore habitat along the Niagara River Gorge, as well as to restore wetlands at the Margery Gallogly Nature Sanctuary, with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation serving as the prime recipient for those subawards. The project grant has a performance period from September 2024 to August 2027.