The federal Project Grant award of $800,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) will support the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in the "WISCONSIN LEGACY ACQUISITION OF BORDER LAKE" project. The grant, awarded on December 17, 2024, will provide funding to WDNR over a 5-year period through December 15, 2029 for the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) will support the "WISCONSIN LEGACY ACQUISITION OF SANDY RIDGE FOREST" in Wisconsin. The grant, awarded on January 14, 2025, will enable the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to acquire and preserve environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion, through a range of conservation activities...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $15,078,000 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) on September 22, 2023. The funding supports the Legacy Acquisition Pelican River project, a multi-year effort to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Wisconsin threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Through this grant, WDNR will engage in activities such as acquiring...
This federal Project Grant award for $3,860,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Wisconsin. Key objectives include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help landowners participate in emerging environmental...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), provides $800,000.00 in funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to support the acquisition and conservation of the Stateline Forest area in Wisconsin. The award will be used for a range of forest conservation and management activities, including acquiring land through conservation easements or fee simple purchase,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $133,334 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will support due diligence activities for the FY2025 Stateline Forest and FY2025 Sandy Ridge projects, as well as the development of future project opportunities, to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Wisconsin that are at risk of conversion to non-forest...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support technical assistance to underserved forest landowners in Wisconsin on climate mitigation and forest resilience practices. This funding will help non-industrial private forest landowners participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon...
This $602,000 Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), will support the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' efforts to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wisconsin Forest Plan. The award, effective September 3, 2024, will fund a 5-year initiative to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, undertake landscape restoration projects, mitigate invasive species threats,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), will fund the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to deliver a range of products and services related to the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Wisconsin. The $536,578 award, dated September 10, 2024, will support WDNR's efforts to promote sustainable forestry practices,...
This federal Project Grant award of $474,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant was awarded on Jul 18, 2024 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and has an ultimate completion date of Jun 30, 2029. The grant supports a comprehensive range of activities to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources in Wisconsin from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants....