The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $375,000 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) federal grant program to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife from January 1, 2023 through September 1, 2025. The funding will support continued work under Phase 3 of the Bush Prairie Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to protect four endangered species—the Olympia pocket gopher, streaked horned lark, Oregon vesper sparrow, and Oregon spotted frog—and their associated prairie and wetland habitats in Thurston County, Washington. Phase 3 work will allow for species protection consistent with responsible urban growth as outlined in the Washington State Growth Management Act. The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife will deliver the conservation efforts in coordination with sub-awardee the Washington Department of Public Instruction.
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