Many federally listed species require periodic or annual monitoring to document population trends, determine if recovery objectives are being met, track the health and existence of populations, and…

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) provides $103,167.19 in funding to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The grant will support ongoing monitoring, research, and habitat management activities to benefit 14 federally listed plant species in the state of Tennessee. The awarded activities include population trend monitoring, recovery objective tracking, health and existence monitoring, and data reporting and analysis provided to the USFWS. This grant continues a longstanding partnership between the state agency and the USFWS to conserve and manage the habitats of these federally protected plant species in Tennessee.

Many federally listed species require periodic or annual monitoring to document population trends, determine if recovery objectives are being met, track the health and existence of populations, and provide the most current data for federal species reviews. The TN department of environment and conservation has been a longstanding partner in monitoring and managing the habitat of these federally listed plant species populations in tennessee and providing reporting and analysis of those data to the US fish and wildlife service. This grant will continue monitoring, research, and habitat management activities that benefit fourteen listed plant species in tennessee.