WRLC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006, CREATED BY THE LARGEST EVER MERGER OF LAND TRUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES. WRLC IS THE LARGEST LAND TRUST IN OHIO PROVIDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LAND, PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES. WRLC HAS BEEN A PRIMARY PARTNER FOR PFW, PROVIDING HABITAT BENEFITS AT A LANDSCAPE SCALE LEVEL. WORKING TOGETHER, WRLC AND PFW PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY STRATEGIC HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE MUTUAL GOALS EACH ORGANIZATION HAS. WRLC WILL ASSIST WITH ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDING TO FACILITATE PFW RESTORATION PROJECTS. PFW WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL RESTORATION COMPONENTS INCLUDING, PLANNING, DESIGN, COORDINATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT.THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PFW AND WRLC IS TO RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 65 ACRES OF WETLAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF AKRON. PFW IS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR ALL PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF THIS PROJECT, WHILE WRLC IS FACILITATING THE DELIVERY OF FUNDING TO PAY A PORTION OF THE CONTRACTOR CHARGE TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. PFW WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECIPIENT AND LANDOWNER TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS PROPOSED IN THE SIGNED PFW LANDOWNER AGREEMENT UNDER THE DIRECT COORDINATION OF PFW.WRLC STAFF WILL WORK WITH PFW STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THIS HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. WRLC WILL FACILITATE A PORTION OF FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. PFW STAFF WILL DEVELOP, DESIGN RESTORATION ACTIVITIES, AND ENSURE CONSTRUCTION IS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FWS 640.1. PFW BIOLOGISTS WILL COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AS PROPOSED. IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PFW BIOLOGISTS TO COMPLETE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) SECTION 7, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA), AND NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (NHPA) SECTION 106 CLEARANCES FOR THIS PROJECT AND TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO PCCB FOR THE OFFICIAL AWARD FILE.