The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,528,951 Project Grant to Ozaukee County, Wisconsin on September 8, 2021 with a completion date of April 30, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689), which provides 50/50 matching funds to establish community forests through competitive grants to local governments and nonprofits. Under this award, Ozaukee County will use the funds to conserve the Clay Bluffs Cedar...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) will support the establishment of the Black River Community Forest in Wisconsin. The primary objectives of the project are to acquire private forestlands, develop a forest management plan, and provide public recreation and education opportunities. The award recipient, County of Douglas, will leverage the funding to...
The Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. received a $597,450 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to conduct landscape-scale restoration activities enhancing the climate adaptability of coastal forests and shoreline habitats in Wisconsin. The three-year project, running from June 2021 through September 2024, will assist in advancing forest resource...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $119,969 through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Woodland Dunes Nature Center & Preserve Inc., a non-profit organization in Wisconsin, for the Woodland Dunes Riparian Forest Restoration project. The 2-year project, commencing in March 2024, will support activities such as producing tree seeds and seedlings, controlling invasive species, restoring hardwood swamp canopy, and realigning a degraded stream tributary....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $949,600 Project Grant through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust. The grant will fund the acquisition and establishment of the Chain of Ponds Community Forest in New Hampshire. The objective is to protect forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while delivering community benefits such as public recreation, environmental conservation, economic...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) provides $1,024,495.00 to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support landscape-scale forest restoration on priority lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The three-year project, with a performance period from September 18, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will focus on activities such as developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,184,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to establish the Iron River Community Forest in Wisconsin. The grant, awarded on December 5, 2024, will support Bayfield County's acquisition of forestland to create a publicly accessible community forest that will deliver environmental conservation, recreation, and educational benefits to the local...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $589,500 Project Grant to the Frenchman Bay Conservancy under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to create the Whitney Community Forest in Maine. This 4-year project involves the fee simple acquisition of private forestland to establish a new community forest that will provide public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based educational programming for the...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded Conserving Carolina $1.547 million under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) Project Grant. The grant will support the Little Pisgah Labs Community Forest project through July 2025. Under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, the Forest Service provides 50/50 competitive grants to establish community forests through local government, tribal, and nonprofit partnerships....
The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust received a $135,717 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service on February 5, 2021 through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will fund efforts to restore forested riparian corridors along the Milwaukee River in Wisconsin through November 30, 2022. As part of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program's focus on advancing forest resource management and conservation, the Land Trust...