Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc

MONITORING EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON MIGRATORY BIRD USE OF CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER VALLEY

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CRANE TRUST (TRUST) AND THE SERVICES NEBRASKA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM (NE-PFW) AND TO FACILITATE COOPERATION ON VARIOUS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS LOCATED ALONG THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER AND OTHER IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES IN NEBRASKA.

CHARACTERIZATION OF SITES USED BY WHOOPING CRANES

CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER VALLEY HABITAT RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (SERVICE) AND THE PLATTE RIVER WHOOPING CRANE TRUST (TRUST) TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, MANAGE, MONITOR, AND EVALUATE HABITAT ALONG THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER AND OTHER BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES IN NEBRASKA. PROJECTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS POPULATION AND HABITAT OBJECTIVES FOR FEDERALLY LISTED ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES (WHOOPING CRANE, LEAST TERN, AND PIPING PLOVER), MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS (E.G., SHOREBIRDS, WATERFOWL, WADING BIRDS), GRASSLAND NESTING BIRDS, POLLINATORS AND OTHER INSECTS (E.G., MONARCH AND REGAL FRITILLARY BUTTERFLIES AND NATIVE BEES) AND NUMEROUS OTHER FEDERAL TRUST FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS. HABITAT PROJECTS WILL BE FACILITATED BY SITE-SPECIFIC PRIVATE LANDOWNER AGREEMENTS (PLAS) AS APPROVED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE SERVICE. THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALSO ESTABLISH A WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE TRUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LANDS THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER VALLEY PARTNERSHIP

CENTRAL PLATTE VALLEY WET MEADOW AND RIVER CHANNEL RESTORATION PROJECT

LA NE-64850-17-64 PLATTE RIVER WHOOPING CRANE TRUST MARTIN MEADOWS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE (PFW) PROGRAM IS A VOLUNTARY, INCENTIVE-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO RESTORE AND CONSERVE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF FEDERAL TRUST RESOURCES. THE PFW PROGRAM IS DELIVERED THROUGH MORE THAN 250 FULL-TIME STAFF, ACTIVE IN ALL 50 STATES AND TERRITORIES. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM STAFF COORDINATE WITH PROJECT PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AREAS AND DEVELOP HABITAT CONSERVATION PRIORITIES WITHIN THESE FOCUS AREAS. GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AREAS ARE WHERE THE PFW PROGRAM DIRECTS RESOURCES TO CONSERVE HABITAT FOR FEDERAL TRUST SPECIES. PROJECT WORK PLANS ARE DEVELOPED STRATEGICALLY, IN COORDINATION WITH PARTNERS, AND WITH SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT FROM SERVICE FIELD STAFF. PROJECTS MUST ADVANCE OUR MISSION, PROMOTE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, AND BE BASED UPON SOUND SCIENTIFIC BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES. PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLANS INFORM THE TYPES OF PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THIS OPPORTUNITY. APPLICANTS SEEKING FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHOULD REVIEW THE PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALSO CONTACT THE REGIONAL PFW PROGRAM OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING.

PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES AND MIGRATORY CRANES BY WORKING TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER VALLEY HABITAT RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT