MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Application_Required Format for MS Word.docm

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Habitat Management Grant FY19
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BD-19-1046-DFW-FW104-30884
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Worcester County, Duxbury CDP, Massachusetts

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This document is the MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Application for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The grant program seeks qualified applicants to promote active habitat management on conserved lands in Massachusetts during Fiscal Year 2019. The application requires a project description, applicant information, project location details, habitat management plans, management objectives and budgets per treatment unit, and information on existing habitats, game species, and conservation species that would benefit from the proposed management. Applicants must submit the completed application package by the due date. Awards will be made based on the criteria outlined in the application.

The grant program does not specify pricing terms or set-asides. Funding details are not provided, but the program is being offered through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Incumbent information is also not included. The application emphasizes incorporating climate adaptation considerations into the proposed land management objectives.

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1.MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program Application Form (Instructions: Maximum 10 pages, size 11 Calibri or Times New Roman font, Microsoft Word required for use.

If you have questions on this application, please contact James Burnham at (508) 389-6343 or james.burnham@state.ma.us)

Project Title:
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Project description:

· Brief description of proposed project / management strategy

· Need for this project

· Benefit(s) of this project

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Applicant Name:
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Address of applicant:
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City/Town:
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State:
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Contact Person’s Name:
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Email address:
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Phone number:
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Applicant type (Check one):

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Project Location (property name/street/town/etc.):
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Record title owner(s) of the property/properties:
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Is the applicant the owner, or one of the owners, of the project site parcel(s)?
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If 11 is “no”, describe the relationship between the applicant and the parcel owner.

(Include a signed statement from the owner(s) that they approve of this proposed management, and have given permission for the applicant to conduct these activities on their property in the grant proposal application package.)

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Level of Protection:

☐ APR

☐ Conservation Restriction

☐ Chapter 61, 61A/B

☐ LIP Covenant

☐ Town Conservation Land

☐ Organization whose primary mission is conservation

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14.
If the level of protection is an “organization whose primary mission is conservation”, please include the mission statement or descriptor of the organization’s purpose:
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If there is a conservation restriction or easement checked in row 13, list the holder of the easement/CR:

(Be sure to include a letter from the holder in your application package appendix saying that they support the management being proposed in your project.)

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Total Parcel Size Acreage:
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Description and size of habitat types on each Treatment Unit(s):

The drop down box contains versions of upland and wetland habitat types from the State Wildlife Action Plan that can be found here.

Acreages listed for habitat types in this section should sum to equal the Treatment Unit acreage in Section 16. Each Treatment Unit must be clearly marked on the maps submitted with the application package, and the total parcel outline should be marked.

Treatment Unit EXAMPLE Current Habitat(s):

Additional notes:

Treatment EXAMPLE Desired Habitat(s):

Acres:

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20 acres of grasslands will be improved by removing woody vegetation and treating invasive species. 10 acres of white pine / hardwood forest adjacent to the grasslands will be cut to create young forest habitat.

Treatment Unit #1 Current Habitat(s):

Treatment Unit #1 Desired Habitat(s):

Acres:

Treatment Unit #2 Current Habitat(s):

Treatment Unit #2 Desired Habitat(s):

Acres:

Treatment Unit #3 Current Habitat(s):

Treatment Unit #3 Desired Habitat(s):

Acres:

Treatment Unit #4 Current Habitat(s):

Treatment Unit #4 Desired Habitat(s):

Acres:

Treatment Unit #5 Current Habitat(s):

Treatment Unit #5 Desired Habitat(s):

Acres:

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Specific management objectives, tasks, and budget per treatment unit:

(Each objective and task described here must correspond to each treatment unit listed and described in #17.)

Example:

Treatment Unit #1- Native Warm Season Grassland Habitat

· Objective 1: Increase the size of the field by 3 acres

· Task 1: Remove woody vegetation along field edges back to original field boundaries; winter 2018/2019

· Task 2: Seed reclaimed field edges with warm season grass mix; spring 2019

· Budget for Treatment Unit #1: $3,000 Etc.

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How will the proposed habitat compliment or benefit from other existing habitats within the local landscape, especially other habitats on conserved lands?
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List the game species (species that are legally hunted/fished/trapped) that occur in the area and are expected to have a net benefit from the proposed management actions in the project:

(There may be overlap between this section and section 21.)

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List the Species of Greatest Conservation Need that occur in the area and are expected to have a net benefit from the proposed management actions of the project:
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Is the entire site, or a portion/portions thereof open to wildlife recreation (birding, etc.) ? (describe):

Are there any requirements such as fees, written permission, special permits, memberships, or other conditions to gain access? (describe):

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Is the entire site, or a portion(s) thereof open to fishing? (describe):

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Are there any requirements such as fees, written permission, special permits, memberships, or other requirements? (describe):
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Is the entire site, or a portion(s) there of open to hunting? (describe):

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Are there any requirements such as fees, written permission, special permits, memberships, or other conditions to gain access?? (describe):

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Are there limits to game species that may be taken, seasons, or numbers of hunters allowed access? (describe):

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If permission is required, how many individuals applied permission and how many received permission during the previous three hunting seasons:
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Is the entire site, or a portion(s) thereof open to trapping?(describe):

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Are there any requirements such as fees, written permission, special permits, memberships, or other conditions to gain access? (describe):

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Are there limits to the furbearer species that may be taken, seasons, or numbers of trappers allowed access? (describe):

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If permission is required, how many individuals applied permission and how many received permission during the previous three trapping seasons:
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Describe any collaborations with other conservation or education groups that benefit habitat management on this site or on the nearby landscape:
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Climate Change Analysis - How have you incorporated climate adaptation considerations in your proposal and land management objectives?

(One resource for this analysis is the Climate Action Tool: https://climateactiontool.org/) image2.wmf image3.wmf image4.wmf image5.wmf image1.wmf

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