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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

BUILDING WHOOPING CRANE (GRUS AMERICANA) CAPACITY AND PROPAGATION FOR WILD RELEASE AT LEGACY REGION 4 BREEDING FACILITIES

GRANT AMOUNT OF $435,000 IS TO INCREASE THE SECURITY OF ITS FACILITIES AND MILLIONS OF ANNUAL VISITORS BY REPLACING AUDUBONS ANALOG REPEATERS WITH DIGITAL REPEATERS AND PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 400 DIGITAL RADIOS ACROSS AUDUBON FACILITIES AND PARKS, INCLUDING AUDUBON ZOO IN UPTOWN NEW ORLEANS, AUDUBON AQUARIUM OF THE AMERICAS AND WOLDENBERG RIVERFRONT PARK IN DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS, AUDUBON LOUISIANA NATURE CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS EAST, AND FREEPORT-MCMORAN AUDUBON SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER ON THE WEST BANK.

BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE

BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE

BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE

CWN'S PRIMARY PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL STRANDING RESPONSE PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND REHABILITATION OF MARINE MAMMALS, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ADDITION OF A SEASONAL STRANDING TEAM IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA 2) DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, TO ENHANCE STRANDING RESPONSE KNOWLEDGE 3) ENHANCE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES AND DATA COLLECTION TO CONTINUE GROWING BASELINE DATA FOR LOUISIANA BY IMPROVING QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY IN LEVEL A, B, AND C DATA COLLECTION OUTLINED BY NOAA AND POST-UME SAMPLING PROTOCOLS FOR MARINE MAMMALS ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

COASTAL WILDLIFE NETWORK: CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING LOUISIANA'S MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM

CWN WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ITS CAPACITY AND FILL A CRITICAL ROLE FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO STRANDING NETWORK. CWN WILL EXECUTE ESSENTIAL STRANDING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ENHANCING DATA COLLECTION, IMPROVING LOUISIANA'S BASELINE DATA, AND SHARING LEVEL A, B, AND C DATA. CWN WILL ALSO GROW ITS VOLUNTEER NETWORK.

COASTAL WILDLIFE NETWORK: CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING TO ENHANCE LOUISIANA'S MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM

PLANNING PROPOSAL: STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE'S SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER -THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE'S FREEPORT-MCMORAN SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER. AUDUBON SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER IS A ~1100-ACRE COMPLEX IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DEDICATED TO WILDLIFE CARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION. THE COMPLEX INCLUDES 260-ACRES FOR HOLDING AND BREEDING ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN LARGE OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES; A 36,000 FT2 RESEARCH COMPLEX WITH LABORATORY AND VETERINARY HOSPITAL SPACE; A 30,000 FT2 COMPLEX FOR HOUSING, REHABILITATION, AND PROPAGATION OF AQUATIC SPECIES; AN ONSITE DORMITORY TO HOUSE INTERNS, STUDENTS, AND VISITING RESEARCHERS; AN 128-ACRE PUBLIC NATURE PARK WITH INTERPRETIVE CENTER; AND MORE THAN A DOZEN SUPPORT BUILDINGS. AUDUBON IS SEEKING A NEW MISSION AND VISION FOR THE SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF ITS BROAD SET OF RESEARCH RESOURCES SPANNING SCALES OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION FROM MOLECULES TO ECOSYSTEMS, ACROSS TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, TO DEVELOP NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE GULF SOUTH REGION, AND TO RE-FOCUS ON CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING FOR THE PROTECTION OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND HABITATS. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALIGNED WITH THE NSF PRIORITIES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN BY HOLDING A 4-DAY IN PERSON WORKSHOP AT THE SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER. WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH PARTNERS, AND THE WORKSHOP WILL BE MODERATED BY AN EXTERNAL FACILITATOR. THE PLANNING WORKSHOP GOALS WILL BE TO: 1. CREATE A FIVE- OR TEN-YEAR STRATEGY FOR RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING AT AUDUBON SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER. 2. IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE KEY RESEARCH AREAS LINKED TO AUDUBON'S MISSION AND EXISTING RESOURCES. 3. IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE FACILITY NEEDS TO ADVANCE THE RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING AGENDA. 4. IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE WITH KEY EXTERNAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING DIRECT NEIGHBORS, LOCAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, SIMILAR FACILITIES ACROSS THE US, AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 5. DEVELOP OPTIMAL STRATEGIES TO SYNERGIZE WITH OTHER AUDUBON FACILITIES. AUDUBON SPECIES SURVIVAL CENTER HOLDS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF RESOURCES FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING THAT ARE UNIQUE ACROSS THE GULF SOUTH OF THE US, AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIED IN THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TO IMPACTFUL CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION WITH BENEFITS ACROSS A MULTI-STATE REGION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE