Thousand Islands Land Trust Inc

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER/THOUSAND ISLANDS

HABITAT DIVERSITY PROTECTION IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY

NY FY 2019 GLRI - THOUSAND ISLAND TRUST

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE JOINT VENTURE HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION - LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY PROJECT III

TO FURTHER ITS CONSERVATION MISSION, TILT IS SEEKING FUNDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE 2022 GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE JOINT VENTURE HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION GRANT (GLRI) TO ALLOW FOR THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF 295 ACRES OF VITAL HABITAT IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY (SLRV), OF WHICH 18 ACRES ARE WETLAND. THE CONSERVATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF TWO (2) FEE SIMPLE LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS ON VARYING AND DIVERSE HABITATS OF THE SLRV. GLRI FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF BOTH PROJECTS.

NY ST LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY HABITAT PROTECTION PROJECT

THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY (SLRV) IN BIRD CONSERVATION REGION (BCR) 13 OF THE ATLANTIC COAST JOINT VENTURE IS AN ORIGINAL FOCUS AREA (ST. LAWRENCE PLAINS FOCUS AREA) IDENTIFIED BY THE 1988 NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN (NAWMP). THE THOUSAND ISLANDS LAND TRUST LOOKS TO ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION GOALS OF THIS PLAN VIA THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF TWO NEW TRACTS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 82.8 ACRES WITHIN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY BCR-13, ADDING TO THE PROTECTION OF VITAL BREEDING, STAGING AND WINTERING HABITAT OF WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, WATERBIRDS, LAND BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. WITH GRANT AND MATCH FUNDS, TILT WILL BUY, OWN AND MANAGE THE 75 ACRE BURNS TRACT AND THE 7.8-ACRE BUXTON TRACT. 235-FEET OF HIGHLY-DEVELOPABLE SHORELINE WILL BE CONSERVED WITH THESE ACQUISITIONS, WHICH ABUT EXISTING NAWCA-FUNDED ACQUISITIONS AND STATE PARK LANDS.

TO FURTHER ITS CONSERVATION MISSION TILT IS SEEKING FUNDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE 2024 GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE JOINT VENTURE HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION GRANT TO ALLOW FOR THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF 458 ACRES OF VITAL HABITAT IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY OF WHICH 80 ACRES ARE WETLAND. THE CONSERVATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF TWO FEE SIMPLE LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND ONE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECT ON VARYING AND DIVERSE HABITATS OF THE SLRV. GLRI FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURCHASE PRICES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONAL EXPENSES FOR THESE PROJECTS.

NAWCA-SMALL GRANT - ST. LAWRENCE RIVER- THOUSAND ISLANDS WETLANDS AND CORRIDORS

CRANBERRY CREEK-ST.LAWRENCE RIVER/THOUSAND ISLANDS, NY

CHIPPEWA BAY-ST. LAWRENCE RIVER IBA, NY

UPPER ST.LAWRENCE/THOUSAND ISLAND IBA II, NY

MCCARN CREEK, NY

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY HABITAT PROTECTION PROJECT III