Nature Conservancy

THE PROJECT EXPANDS MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART NUTS, BERRIES, BEEF, FRUIT TREES AND OTHER SPECIALTY-FOREST PRODUCTS IN AL, CT, DE, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV AND WI, AND SUPPORTS FARMERS, AND RANCHERS AGROFORESTRY IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFER (ACUBS) IN VICINITY OF FORT BENNING MILITARY INSTALLATION

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE REDUCED EMISSIONS FOR DEFORESTATION AND DEGRADATION PROGRAM

SUSTAINABLE PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES

THIS MODIFICATION TO RESEND THE AWARD. A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL BE CREATED

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $19.9 MILLION TO WORK TO IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE ON THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER. THIS EFFORT WILL RECONNECT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STREAM HABITAT IN THE PENOBSCOT SALMON HABITAT RECOVERY UNIT, ONE OF THREE DESIGNATED REGIONS IN MAINE FOR RESTORING HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED ATLANTIC SALMON, A NOAA SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT. IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AND ADDRESSING A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD.

PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PARTNERS TO LAUNCH THE PACIFIC COAST OCEAN RESTORATION INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL CATALYZE A LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION OF ROCKY REEF AND KELP FOREST HABITATS IN CALIFORNIA. THEY WILL ADVANCE EFFORTS TO RESTORE HABITATS IMPORTANT TO THE RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED WHITE ABALONE. THEY WILL ALSO PILOT A WORKFORCE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ROCKY REEF ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS (ACUBS) AROUND THE FORT CARSON MILITARY INSTALLATION

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFER (ACUB) FT BRAGG. THIS MODIFICATION IS ISSUED TO OBLIGATE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $765,000.00.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $14,620,884 TO CONSTRUCT A LIVING SHORELINE BREAKWATER TO PROTECT THE SOUTHEAST SHORELINE OF COFFEE ISLAND IN MISSISSIPPI SOUND. COFFEE ISLAND IS A FRONT-LINE BARRIER TO THE NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI SOUND COAST, BUT IT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO HIGH EROSION RATES. THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 5,000 FEET OF LARGE, OVERLAPPING BREAKWATERS, WHICH WILL HELP PROTECT MARSHES, SEAGRASSES, AND SHORELINES THAT SERVE AS IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISH SPECIES. PROTECTION OF COFFEE ISLAND WILL ALSO HELP PROVIDE RESILIENCE BENEFITS TO NEARBY COASTAL HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES ON THE MAINLAND OF MOBILE COUNTY, INCLUDING IMPORTANT AQUACULTURE INSTALLATIONS IN PORTERSVILLE BAY.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFER (ACUBS) AROUND THE FORT HAUCHUCA MILITARY INSTALLATION

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $12,574,655 TO ENHANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA AS PART OF THE PERDIDO WATERSHED HABITAT AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INITIATIVE. THIS LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-SITE EFFORT WILL RESTORE HABITAT AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO HELP COMMUNITIES PLAN FOR AND IMPLEMENT NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE IMPACTS, SUCH AS LIVING SHORELINES. IN ADDITION TO ENHANCING HABITAT FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHERIES, THIS WORK IS EXPECTED TO HELP BUFFER COMMUNITIES FROM FLOODING AND STORM IMPACTS, ENHANCE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY.

WO-FAM TNC PERFACT NEW AGREEMENT

PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, THROUGH THE GULFCORPS RESILIENCE COLLABORATIVE, WILL BE AWARDED $12,000,000 TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF YOUNG ADULT CONSERVATION CORPS CREWS TO IMPLEMENT 200 SCIENCE-GUIDED AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED CONSERVATION AND NATURE-BASED RESTORATION PROJECTS ACROSS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 ACRES OF DIVERSE GULF OF MEXICO HABITATS. THE CORPS CREWS WILL BE LOCATED IN NINE ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT BUT SOCIALLY VULNERABLE SUB-REGIONS OF THE GULF, FROM FLORIDA THROUGH TEXAS.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS IN THE VICINITY OF FT BRAGG MILITARY INSTALLATION

THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TO PARTNER WITH CONSERVATION CORPS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO TO CREATE CONSERVATION JOBS FOR YOUTH. THIS PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE RESTORE ACT TO CONTINUE THE GULFCORPS PROGRAM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE AND LASTING BENEFITS TO THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL. THE GULFCORPS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE LABOR FOR ON-THE-GROUND RESTORATION BENEFITING COASTAL HABITATS AND WATER QUALITY. THESE PROJECTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT FOR LOCAL CITIZENS, SKILLS TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN RESTORATION-BASED JOBS WHICH COULD SUPPORT LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS FIELD. CREWS WILL LIKELY PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS SUCH AS INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, SHORELINE STABILIZATION, MARSH AND RIPARIAN RE-VEGETATION, SHELLFISH RESTORATION, AND IMPROVING RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. PROJECTS WILL BE PRIORITIZED AND SELECTED BY NOAA, OUR

CARRIBEAN MARINE BIODIVERSITY ACTIVITY (CMBA)

ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEM- NORTHERN TANZANIA (EENT)

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE NON NATIVE SOUTHERN HOUSE MOSQUITO CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS IS THE PRIMARY CARRIER OF NON NATIVE AVIAN MALARIA IN HAWAI'I, A DISEASE THAT IS DECIMATING HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRD POPULATIONS THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT COMPLIANCE, REGISTRATION, PERMITTING, AND PLANNING FOR A WOLBACHIA INCOMPATIBLE INSECT TECHNIQUE IIT THAT WILL SUPPRESS THE POPULATION SIZE OF NON NATIVE CULEX MOSQUITOES IN KEY FOREST BIRD HABITATS OF EAST MAUI BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

THE NATURE CONSERVANCYS (TNC) PROPOSAL INCREASES THE SCOPE AND SPEED OF LOW-TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION (LTPBR) IN KEY WESTERN WATERSHEDS TO SUPPORT HEALTHY RIVERSCAPES AND INTACT SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS. THIS MULTISTATE PROPOSAL INCLUDES EFFORTS IN MONTANA, WYOMING, IDAHO, COLORADO, OREGON, AND UTAH WHERE TNC HAS EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH BLM OFFICES AND CAN ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF LTPBR METHODS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS BY INCREASING AWARENESS, ACCEPTABILITY, AND TRAINING FOR TECHNIQUES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR PROPOSAL, WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BLM IN UP TO SEVEN LANDSCAPES TO MAKE RIPARIAN AND WET MEADOW LOW-TECH RESTORATION MORE VISIBLE, WIDESPREAD, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND EFFECTIVE. THESECOMMUNITY-BASED RIPARIAN RESTORATION ENGAGEMENTS WILL LAST FIVE YEARS, SUCCESSIVELY BUILDING UPON EXPERIENCE AND PARTNERSHIPS TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 100 MULTIPLE-FEATURE INSTALLATIONS OF BEAVER DAM ANALOGUES, LOW-TECH ROCK STRUCTURES, AND RELATED RIPARIAN AND WET MEADOW RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THREE PRIORITIZED HUC-10 WATERSHEDS IN EACH GEOGRAPHY. DEVELOPMENT OF PRIORITIES, DESIGN, PERMITTING, CLEARANCE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING WILL ALL BE DONE IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH LOCAL BLM DISTRICT AND FIELD OFFICES, IN ADDITION TO REGULAR REPORTING TO THE BLM HQ AQUATICS DIVISION. MOST OF THESE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STEPS FROM DESIGN TO IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH CONTRACTS ADMINISTERED BY TNC PROJECT MANAGERS IN EACH GEOGRAPHY. TNC WILL CONDUCT MONITORING TO SUPPORT BLM ASSESSMENTS OF CONDITION AND TREND THROUGH THE RIVERSCAPES CONSORTIUM. ANNUAL WORKSHOPS IN EACH GEOGRAPHY WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN EFFORTS LONG-TERM. WE ARE PLANNING FOR ONE SIGNIFICANT SUBAWARD TO THE SUBLETTE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN WYOMING FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER POSITION, ALONG WITH CONTRACT AND IMPLEMENTATION DOLLARS. THESE GEOGRAPHIES WILL CONNECT THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO SHARE LEARNING AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE BLM CAN DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO CAPACITY GAPS, PERMITTING BOTTLENECKS, PROJECT COSTS, AND OUTCOME PERFORMANCE. THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WILL BE A FORUM TO WORK WITH THE BLM AND OTHER PARTNERS ON THE SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION OF THE BENEFITS OF LTPBR PROJECTS. BY THE END OF THE PROPOSAL, TNC WILL WORK WITH BLM TO TELL POSITIVE STORIES ABOUT LTPBR SUCCESSES AND IDENTIFY HOW AND WHERE LOCAL COLLABORATIVES CAN MAINTAIN RIPARIAN RESTORATION ENGAGEMENTS, INCLUDING FINDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ON-GOING EFFORTS. THROUGH POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROCESS STREAMLINING IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, THIS PROPOSAL WILL HELP THE BLM RAMP UP THE SCALE OF LTPBR IMPLEMENTATION TO IMPROVE DROUGHT AND WILDFIRE RESILIENCY IN WATERSHEDS WEST WIDE.

TO IMPROVE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF FREE TRADE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

CLIMATE AND FOOD SECURITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA

FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES, IPBN, TREX, PERFACT

INCLUDE STANDARD PROVISION-HOMELAND SECURITY

USAID ZAMBIA ASTERN KAFUE ALLIANCE FOR NATURE AND PROSPERITY ACTIVITY

ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AROUND INDEPENDENCE LAKE

THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TO PARTNER WITH THE NOAA DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, REMEDIATION, AND RESTORATION PROGRAM (DARRP) TO IMPLEMENT PRIORITY RESTORATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES. BASED ON ASSESSMENTS AND ANALYSIS BY TRUSTEE COUNCILS, THE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO COMPENSATE FOR NATURAL RESOURCE INJURIES FOLLOWING OIL SPILLS AND RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, AND LOST USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES DUE TO THOSE INJURIES.

THE GULFCORPS PROGRAM

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $8.3M TO RESTORE HIGH-PRIORITY HABITAT ON THREE RIVERS IN COASTAL MENDOCINO COUNTY. THE WORK WILL BENEFIT ENDANGERED CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST COHO SALMON (A NOAA SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT) AND THREATENED CALIFORNIA COASTAL CHINOOK. THE EFFORT WILL INCLUDE ON-THE-GROUND IMPLEMENTATION AT THREE SITES, RESTORING FLOODPLAIN AND STREAM HABITAT. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT HIGH PRIORITY ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN RECOVERY PLANS PRIORITIZED UNDER COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES. THESE LANDSCAPE-SCALE ACTIONS WILL BENEFIT LISTED SALMON THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT AND FUNCTION BY INCREASING INSTREAM COMPLEXITY ACROSS SEVERAL SITES. IMPROVED FLOODPLAIN WATER STORAGE CAPACITY WILL HELP BUFFER DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL TRIBES ARE ALSO A FOCUS FOR THE PROJECT.

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT NEWARK TREE CANOPY INITIATIVE GROWING AND PROUD OF IT

PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL LEAD EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE DIADROMOUS FISH PASSAGE AND INCREASE RESILIENCE ON THE CAPE FEAR RIVER. THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND GARNER CONSENSUS AROUND A FISH PASSAGE SOLUTION AT TWO MAINSTEM DAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD CAPACITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY SHARING BEST PRACTICES FOR NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY, FLOODING, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HAZARDS.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL WORK WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ENGAGE IN RESTORATION ACTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF HABITAT AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON MULTIPLE USFWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTING GEOGRAPHY OF THE ALBEMARLE PAMLICO SOUND IN NORTH CAROLINA.

PERFACT II

PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCY THROUGH COLLABORATION (PERC): LANDSCAPES, LEARNING AND RESTORATION 2011

ICAA II REGIONAL ENV PROGRAM

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED MORE THAN $6.7 MILLION TO REMOVE THE UPPER AND LOWER E.R. COLLINS DAMSTHE FIRST TWO DAMS ON THE PEQUEST RIVER, A TRIBUTARY TO THE DELAWARE RIVER. ALONGSIDE THE REMOVAL OF TWO OTHER UPSTREAM DAMS ALREADY UNDERWAY, THIS PROJECT WILL OPEN ACCESS TO MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARY HABITAT FOR AMERICAN SHAD, RIVER HERRING, AND OTHER MIGRATORY FISH. IT WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE FLOODING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF BELVIDERE, NEW JERSEY.

THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT A LIVING SHORELINE AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, TO ACCELERATE EXISTING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT MULTIPLE LIVING SHORELINE PROJECTS TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND TO DEVELOP A RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS STATE-WIDE COASTAL RISKS USING LARGE-SCALE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS. THESE ACTIONS WILL PROTECT ERODING MARSHES AND ENHANCE OYSTER REEFS, PROTECTING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING HABITAT FOR 18 FEDERALLY MANAGED FISH SPECIES AND THE FORAGE SPECIES THEY DEPEND ON.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $6.6M TO RESTORE 90 ACRES OF CORAL REEF WITHIN THE ST. CROIX EAST END MARINE PARK. THIS LARGE-SCALE EFFORT WILL BENEFIT FIVE SPECIES OF CORALS LISTED AS THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, INCLUDING ELKHORN AND STAGHORN CORALS. CORAL OUTPLANTS WILL BE SOURCED FROM DONOR CORALS THAT HAVE SURVIVED BLEACHING EVENTS AND DISEASE IN ORDER TO INCREASE GENETIC DIVERSITY AND SUPPORT THE REEF'S ABILITY TO WITHSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND PARTNERS WILL LEVERAGE THE ON-GOING EXPERTISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF CORAL INNOVATION HUB. THIS WORK WILL HELP RECOVER MARINE SPECIES AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHY REEF ECOSYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS TOURISM AND FISHERIES, BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY OF ST. CROIX.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS (ACUBS) IN THE VICINITY OF FORT LEWIS MILITARY INSTALLATION

TRACY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PHASE II AND LOWER TRUCKEE RIVER RESTORATION

COMMUNITY CONSERVANCY SEED GRANTS PROGRAM

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS (ACUBS) AROUND THE CAMP BULLIS MILITARY INSTALLATION.

ARRA- ASHLAND FOREST RESILIENCY STEWARDSHIP PROJECT

TO ENHANCE ACEP EFFORTS AND ASSIST NRCS WITH IMPLEMENTING WR ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. THIS AMENDMENT ADDS $940K IN FUNDS AND MODIFIES DELIVERABLES.

RECOVERY ACT FISHER SLOUGH FRESHWATER TIDAL MARSH RESTORATION, WA

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED UP TO $5,460,000 TO RESTORE SHORELINE AND MARSH HABITAT IN PICKEREL CREEK WILDLIFE AREA ALONG LAKE ERIE'S SANDUSKY BAY. THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE BROADER SANDUSKY BAY INITIATIVE, WHICH AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE BAY INTO A CLEANER, CLEARER RESOURCE BENEFITING WETLANDS, HABITATS, AND FISHERIES. WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED, CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFSHORE BERM WILL REDUCE WAVE ENERGY AND EXPOSURE, HELPING TO REBUILD AND PROTECT A HISTORIC SHORELINE THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY SEVERE EROSION. THIS WILL SUPPORT REESTABLISHMENT OF VEGETATED AREAS WITH SLOW-MOVING WATER THAT NATIVE GREAT LAKES SPECIES DEPEND UPON. A BARGE ACCESS RAMP AND ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THAT WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY ACCESS AND INCREASE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THE PROJECT WILL HELP TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT WATER QUALITY ISSUES, INCLUDING HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO WORSEN WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TRUCKEE RIVER WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM AND RESTORATION DEMONSTRATION SITES

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TNC WILL EXTEND THE FIELD VALIDATION OF MOSQUITO SUPPRESSION UTILIZINGTHE INCOMPATIBLE INSECT TECHNIQUE IIT METHOD ON MAUI AND BEGIN FIELD VALIDATION OF THETECHNIQUE ON KAUAI. FUNDS SUPPORT A SUBCONTRACT WITH VERILY LIFE SCIENCES FOR MOSQUITO COLONYPRODUCTION RAMP UP TO CONTINUE PRODUCTION FOR MAUI AND KAUAI RELEASES SPECIFICALLY THEPRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT OF INCOMPATIBLE CULEX MALE MOSQUITOES FOR DEPLOYMENT IN KEY FORESTBIRD HABITATS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK HANAWI NATURAL AREA RESERVEAND TNCS WAIKAMOI PRESERVE ON MAUI AND THE ALAKAI WILDERNESS PRESERVE ON KAUAI.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE SUPPRESSION OF INVASIVE MOSQUITO POPULATIONS OF WILDTYPE CULEX MOSQUITOES IN TREATMENT AREAS ON MAUI AND KAUAI KNOWN TO SPREAD AVIAN MALARIA ADISEASE DRIVING THE EXTINCTION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND STRATEGY INTEGRATION CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE SALMON AND CHALLIS FIELD OFFICES, THE IDAHO BLM STATE OFFICE, AND OTHER REGIONAL AND STATE PARTNERS TO IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND HABITAT QUALITY BY CONSERVING WATER AT NATURAL WATER SOURCES THROUGH WATER DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND BY PROTECTING WATER SOURCES, STREAMS, AND WETLAND AND RIPARIAN AREAS VIA VIRTUAL FENCING AND TRADITIONAL RIPARIAN EXCLOSURE FENCING. ADDITIONALLY, OUR WORK WILL ACCELERATE RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND RESTORATION VIA SEED COLLECTION, BOLSTERING POLLINATOR RESOURCES, AND THROUGH GRAZING MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN HIGH PRIORITY IDAHO SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPES. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL HELP SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN FUNCTIONING WILDLIFE HABITATS AND WILL HELP TO PROVIDE FOR THE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY ON PUBLIC LANDS. WE WILL DELIVER AND SUPPORT BLM AND PARTNERS ON ADDITIONAL RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECTS AND INTEGRATE THEM WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SCIENCE-BASED PRIORITIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF GRAZING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TOOLS THAT INCLUDE VIRTUAL FENCING AND STOCK WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WILL ALIGN WITH BLM PRIORITIES AND PLANS TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT QUALITY AND CONNECTIVITY AND IMPROVE RANGE CONDITIONS. WE WILL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WORK IN THE UPPER SALMON WITH OTHER PRIORITY LANDSCAPES IN IDAHO. THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS SCALABLE, AND WE WILL LOOK TO BLM TO HELP DETERMINE THE DESIRED SCOPE AND DELIVERABLES. THE PROPOSED EFFORTS WILL: 1) BENEFIT THE BLMS MISSION TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION, 2) DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF LEMHI AND CUSTER COUNTIES AND OTHER PROJECT LOCATIONS THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES, 3) IMPROVE IMPORTANT HABITAT CONDITIONS FOR WILDLIFE INCLUDING SAGE-GROUSE AND AQUATIC SPECIES, AND 4) IMPROVE RIPARIAN-UPLAND INTEGRATION, THAT BETTER BALANCES GRAZING USE WITH WILDLIFE NEEDS IN SENSITIVE HABITAT LOCATIONS LIKE RIPARIAN RESOURCES. ALL TOLD, THIS APPROACH LEVERAGES SCIENCE, MONITORING, AND COMPLEMENTARY MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO ACHIEVE LASTING BENEFITS FOR WATERSHED FUNCTION WHILE BOOSTING SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR LTPBR AND DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ABOUT CONSERVATION OUTCOMES AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO HELP THE BLM MEET ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE TARGETS AND ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RESTORATION LANDSCAPE FUNDING. THROUGH A SCIENCE-BASED PRIORITIZATION APPROACH, WE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE DEFEND THE CORE, GROW THE CORE FRAMEWORK, AND CREATE GREATER WATERSHED RESILIENCE TO DROUGHT, WILDFIRE, AND CLIMATE CHANGE TO ENSURE WILDLIFE POPULATIONS HAVE ABUNDANT AND CONNECTED HABITAT AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE.THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES 1.4 FTE TO SUPPORT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, STRATEGIC COORDINATION, AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. SUBAWARDS TO BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (BSU) AND UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (UI) WILL SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH TNC AND BLM TO DEVELOP SCIENCE-BASED AND EXPORTABLE FRAMEWORKS FOR SUPPORTING WATERSHED AND BASIN SCALE RESTORATION PRIORITIES AND FOR INTEGRATING MONITORING AT MULTIPLE SCALES (SITE-, DRONE-, AND SATELLITE-BASED) TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM QUANTITATIVE DATA FOR STREAM AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION OUTCOMES AND MESIC PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE.

EXPANDS MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART TREE SEEDLINGS ACROSS MN AND TRIBAL AREAS AND SUPPORTS FOREST LANDOWNER IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES.

SUPPORTING NATURE AND PEOPLE - PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENDURING RESOURCES (SNAPPER)

COLUMBIA AND REMNANT DAM REMOVALS

PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL RESTORE 1,300 ACRES OF CORAL REEF AND COASTAL HABITATS AT KEALAKEKUA BAY ON HAWAII. THIS MAUKA TO MAKAI (RIDGE-TO-REEF) EFFORT WILL INCLUDE EXPANDING CORAL RESTORATION AND CREATING REEF RESTORATION TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE EFFORTS TO REDUCE EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND OTHER LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION, AND REDUCE HUMAN-CAUSED DEGRADATION OF CORAL REEF AND FISH HABITAT, SUCH AS LITTERING, CORAL TRAMPLING, AND WILDLIFE HARASSMENT.

FIRE, LANDSCAPES AND PEOPLE: A CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP

NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP RENEWAL: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY / NOAA COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION PROGRAM NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFER (ACUB) FORT POLK

ICAA REGIONAL ENV PROGRAM - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

TNC-NOAA NATIONWIDE DARRP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS (ACUBS) IN THE VICINITY OF FT BENNING MILITARY INSTALLATION

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES PROGRAM

RECOVERY ACT - UTILIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL OYSTER REEF FOR SHORELINE STABILIZATION ON THE LOUISIANA COAST

PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL COMPLETE INITIAL PLANNING AND DESIGN STEPS TO RESTORE ESTUARY AND SALT MARSH HABITAT ALONG BRIDE BROOK IN ROCKY NECK STATE PARK IN EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT. THIS WORK WILL IMPROVE THE TIDAL CONNECTION BETWEEN BRIDE BROOK AND LONG ISLAND SOUND, AND SUPPORT THE MIGRATION OF RIVER HERRING AND AMERICAN EEL. ENGAGEMENT WITH AND INPUT FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WILL BE USED TO HELP DETERMINE THE GREATEST NEEDS FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS, FACILITIES, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PARK.

HEARTH PROJECT WILL PROMOTE CONSERVATION-BASED LIVELIHOODS, INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES; STRENGTHEN WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (WRM) AND WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SERVICES; AND HARNESS THE POTENTIAL OF THE ALLIANCE’S CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION SO THAT BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN WELL-BEING OUTCOMES ALSO FEATURE LOWER-IMPACT RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

ACCELERATING PUGET SOUND HABITAT RESTORATION THROUGH COORDINATED INVESTMENT

COMMUNITY CONSERVANCY POLICY SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM

1) TO SWITCH THE FUND FROM DV/05/06 FUNDS WITH DV/04 FUNDS.

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING IN THE STATE OF PAR

THIS PROJECT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOLIVIAN FORESTRY SECTOR BY IMPROVING COMMUNITY FORESTRY OPERATIONS BUSINESS PRACTICES AND MARKET COMP

ADDRESSING GLOBAL THREATS AT LOCAL SCALES IN CORAL REEF COMMUNITIES

LANDFIRE PROGRAM- LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY COLLABRATION

AMAZON BIOCORRIDOR INITIATIVE

THE MAUNALUA BAY REEF RESTORATION PROJECT - NOAA ARRA

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM IN "INDIGENOUS LANDSCAPES IN BRAZIL".

RECOVERY ACT - THREATENED CORAL RECOVERY IN FLORIDA AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

THIS AWARD WILL FACILITATE ACTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT WITH AN ALL-LANDS STRATEGY IN HIGH WILDFIRE RISK LANDSCAPES; PROMOTE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH WILDLAND FIRE WORKFORCE AND LOCAL LEADER DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, PRACTITIONER EXCHANGES, AND TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT; INITIATE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION, SPATIAL FIRE PLANNING AND PRESCRIBED FIRE PROJECTS TO PROMOTE FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES WITH SAFETY AND RESILIENCY FOCUS; AND FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIVE AMERICANS TO REVITALIZING TRADITIONAL FIRE CULTURE AND PROMOTE WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY AND PARTNER PARTICIPATION IN FIRE ADAPTED ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, PRIORITIZED IN HIGH WILDFIRE RISK LANDSCAPES WHERE ROBUST WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT IS PARAMOUNT TO LOCAL SAFETY, ECONOMY, AND HEALTH.

PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE AND FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES TOGETHER PHASE IV

GREAT BAY RESOURCE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP (GBRPP) COASTAL LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $3,267,129 FOR THE DESIGN, PERMITTING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EIGHT PROJECTS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE LOWER ROANOKE RIVER, COLLECTIVELY COMPRISING 1,130 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT AND MORE THAN 5 MILES OF RECONNECTED RIVER. THE EFFORT WILL REPLACE SIX UNDERSIZED CULVERTS WITH BRIDGES AND REMOVE TWO EARTHEN BARRIERS. REMOVAL OF THESE BARRIERS COMPLEMENTS NOAA'S EFFORTS WITH UPSTREAM PROJECTS TO REHYDRATE THE FLOODPLAIN. RESTORATION WILL GREATLY BENEFIT BLUEBACK HERRING AND OTHER ALOSINES DIRECTLY AND ATLANTIC STURGEON INDIRECTLY. THE PROJECTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE BY REDUCING FLOODING AND IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN THE WATERSHED. THE PROJECTS WILL OCCUR WITHIN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, RURAL AREAS.

NATIONAL TESTBED FOR SAFETY, SECURITY & RESCUE TECHNOLOGIES

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTHE SERVICE HEREBY INCORPORATES THE RECIPIENTS APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE SERVICE INTO THESE AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED JULY 7, 2023 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF PROGRAM POLICIES, REFER TO THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS, JANUARY 2024. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 7,924 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN ALABAMA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT 7,924 OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

FUNDS FOR THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY SECURE 3,680 ACRES THROUGH 2,120 ACRES OF FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION, AND 1,560 ACRES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ALSO BE USED TO ENHANCE 375 ACRES, TO MANAGE 190,112 ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY SECURED HABITAT, AND TO STEWARD 49,500 ACRES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS THEREFORE TO SECURE, ENHANCE, MANAGE, AND STEWARD HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHERWILDLIFE IN ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, AND MANITOBA.

FUNDS FOR THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY SECURE 2,780 ACRES THROUGH 2,600 ACRES OF FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION, AND 180 ACRES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ALSO BE USED TO ENHANCE 550 ACRES, TO MANAGE 87,300 ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY SECURED HABITAT, AND TO STEWARD 810 ACRES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS THEREFORE TO SECURE, ENHANCE, MANAGE, AND STEWARD HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHERWILDLIFE IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCES OF ONTARIO, QUEBEC, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA,PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR.

TNC WILL TREAT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 ACRES ADJACENT TO FEDERAL LANDS TO REDUCE WILDFIRE INTENSITY IN TX COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

GREAT BAY COASTAL LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

PROJECT ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRAIRIE HABITAT JOINT VENTURE VISION OF HEALTHY AND DIVERSE PRAIRIE, PARKLAND AND BOREAL LANDSCAPES THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE BIRD POPULATIONS AND PROVIDE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO SOCIETY. PRAIRIE POTHOLE WETLANDS AND GRASSLANDS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HABITAT FOR THOUSANDS OF MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES, INCLUDING SPECIES AT RISK. THE WESTERN BOREAL FOREST SUPPORTS MILLIONS OF MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS AND WATERFOWL AND BILLIONS OF LAND BIRDS. PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THESE HABITATS SUPPORTS HIGH SURVIVAL RATES AND PROVIDES QUALITY FEEDING AND RESTING, NESTING COVER, AND BROOD REARING HABITAT NEEDS FOR WATERFOWL SPECIES, AND OTHER WETLAND-DEPENDENT BIRD SPECIES. SECUREMENT ACTIVITIES PROPOSED WILL PROTECT AT LEAST SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES OF WETLANDS AND TWO THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN ACRES OF ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT FOR WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND-ASSOCIATED MIGRATORY BIRDS. FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITIONS AND PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WILL TARGET AREAS OF GREATEST CONTINENTAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HIGH WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREAS, AS WELL AS CONSERVE HABITAT FOR A BROADER SUITE OF WETLAND SPECIES. ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES ON ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES WILL INCREASE BREEDING, FEEDING AND RESTING CAPACITY OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT FOR PRAIRIE HABITAT JOINT VENTURE TARGET SPECIES. ONGOING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS NEARLY TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES ENSURES CONSERVATION BENEFITS ARE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY. RECONNAISSANCE AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO RETAIN AND RESTORE KEY HABITATS ACROSS THE PRAIRIE TARGET AREAS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MIGRATORY BIRDS, PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL STORE AND SEQUESTER CARBON AND PROVIDE A BUFFER AGAINST THE IMPACT OF DROUGHTS AND FLOODS, WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO RECREATE AND FOSTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS.

RECOVERY ACT - ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION IN COASTAL AL

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE 3,180 ACRES IN FEE, ACQUIRE 90 ACRES BY CONSERVATION EASEMENT, ENHANCE 108 ACRES, MANAGE 79,100 ACRES, AND PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP TO 850 ACRES OF HABITAT IN THE NATURAL AREAS OF QUEBEC, ONTARIO, AND ATLANTIC REGIONS OF CANADA, TO BENEFIT TO MIGRATORY BIRDS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AND ENHANCE WINTERING, STAGING, AND BREEDING HABITAT FOR A VARIETY OF WATERFOWL AND WETLAND-DEPENDENT MIGRATORY BIRDS.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PROTECT 18,739 ACRES OF WETLAND AND UPLAND HABITATS IN MAINE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATING WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND-DEPENDENT MIGRATORY BIRDS AND WILDLIFE. THIS PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT THROUGH FEE ACQUISITION 17,163.2 ACRES AND EASEMENT ACQUISITION 1,575.8 ACRES OF HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN MAINE.

ONTARIO, QUEBEC & ATLANTIC: PROTECTING WETLAND AND UPLAND HABITAT, EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE (2020-2)

REMOVE WHITE ROCK AND BRADFORD DAMS ON THE PAWCATUCK RIVER, RI; HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER RELIEF

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $2,850,000 FOR UP TO 3 YEARS TO IMPROVE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE BAYOU LA BATRE WATERSHED TO HELP PROTECT COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH MOBILE COUNTY FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY WILL MAP CURRENT STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCT NEW STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN COASTAL RESILIENCE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

TNC AND THE LANDFIRE PROGRAM

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT THAT ACHIEVES THE PUBLIC PURPOSE IDENTIFIED IN THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY P.L. 106-392.THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SITE MOBILIZATION AND STAGINGROAD BUILDINGDEWATERING AND CARE OF WATERDITCH PIPING TO IMPROVE WATER INFLOWOPURCHASE AND INSTALL HDPE PIPECONSTRUCT TRASH RACK AND INSTALL HEADWALL PROTECTIONOHEADGATE TRASH RACK TO DECREASE MAINTENANCE BURDEN AND PROTECT ELECTRONICS MOUNTED WITH HEADGATES.INSTALL SCADA SYSTEM COMPONENTSOHEADGATE ELECTRONICS ENABLING AUTOMATED AND REMOTE CONTROL THROUGH TELEMETRY, RADIO TOWERS, AND SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONPREPARE AS-BUILT DRAWINGSENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND RESTORATIONDEMOBILIZATION OF THE SITEPROVIDE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND TRAININGTHIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE MID TO REMOTELY OPEN AND CLOSE THE HEADGATES WITH AN AUTOMATED, TELEMETRY-BASED SYSTEM, ALLOWING MID TO BETTER CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF WATER DIVERTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED OPERATIONAL COSTS AND EFFORT. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE RECOVERY OF FOUR ENDANGERED AND THREATENED FISH SPECIES WHILE MEETING AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS.

ACUB

CORAL REEF RESTORATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE PACIFIC

PROMOTING LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL CORAL REEF CONSERVATION: SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CORAL REEFS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS IN PRIORITY U.S. GEOGR

GLRI ??? ERIE MARSH PRESERVE COASTAL WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY FOR 102 RANCH RESTORATION PROJECT

LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT CULTURAL VALUES IN TWO FOCAL LANDSCAPES: THE HIGH DIVIDE HEADWATERS AND THE BLACKFOOT WATERSHED. IN THE HIGH DIVIDE HEADWATERS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) WILL INITIATE A ONE-YEAR FIELD VALIDATION OF MOSQUITO SUPPRESSION UTILIZING THE INCOMPATIBLE INSECT TECHNIQUE (IIT) METHOD ON MAUI. FUNDS SUPPORT A CONTRACT WITH VERILY LIFE SCIENCES FOR MOSQUITO COLONY PRODUCTION RAMP UP FOR MAUI RELEASES, SPECIFICALLY THE PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT OF INCOMPATIBLE CULEX MALE MOSQUITOES FOR DEPLOYMENT IN KEY FOREST BIRD HABITATS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, HANAWI NATURAL AREA RESERVE, AND TNC S WAIKAMOI PRESERVE.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE SUPPRESSION OF INVASIVE MOSQUITO POPULATIONS OF WILD TYPE CULEX MOSQUITOS IN TREATMENT AREAS ON MAUI KNOWN TO SPREAD AVIAN MALARIA, A DISEASE DRIVING THE EXTINCTION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS.THE WORK CONTRACTED THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL AND ITS DATA WILL BE USED BY BIRDS NOT MOSQUITOES PARTNERS TO ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF A WOLBACHIA IIT MOSQUITO SUPPRESSION CAMPAIGN ON MAUI. TNC AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL WORK WITH USFWS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS ON APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RESULTS TOWARD MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ATTEMPT TO STAVE OFF THE IMMINENT EXTINCTION OF HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS.

NCC ONTARIO, QUEBEC & ATLANTIC: PROTECTING WETLAND AND UPLAND HABITAT, EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE 2021-2

NCC-PRAIRIES AND BOREAL: PROTECTING WETLANDS AND UPLANDS 2021-2

PROPOSED THREE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NOAA COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION PROGRAM AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

L&P- LANDFIRE

THE NCC 2024-2 EHJV PROPOSAL BUILDS ON OUR LONG-LASTING COMMITMENT TO THE EHJVS CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN (NAWMP). NCCS SCIENCE-BASED WORK BUILDS ON MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF NORTH AMERICAN WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT (NAWCA) GRANT DELIVERY IN THE EHJV AND PURSUES EHJV AND NAWMP LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES. ACTIVITIES ALIGN WITH 2015-2020 EHJV IP GOALS AND CONSIDER DRAFT 2021-2030 IP GOALS AND PRIORITIES. ACTIVITIES SUPPORT BCR 8, 12, 13 AND 14 REGIONAL BIRD CONSERVATION STRATEGIES BY IMPLEMENTING KEY ACTIONS IN NCCS NATURAL AREA CONSERVATION PLANS (NACPS) AND ACTIONS TO RESTORE CANADAS BIRD POPULATIONS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE OF CANADAS BIRDS 2019 REPORT.PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FOCUS ON TARGETED CONSERVATION OF HABITAT ESSENTIAL TO EHJV PRIORITY WATERFOWL SPECIES, INCLUDING FRESHWATER WETLANDS, SALT MARSHES, BOGS AND PEATLANDS, ESTUARIES, COASTAL ISLANDS, ROCKY SHORES, SANDY BEACHES, SHALLOW BAYS AND INTACT DUNE SYSTEMS. THESE AREAS ARE AT RISK DUE TO ESCALATING DEVELOPMENT (E.G., RESIDENTIAL, TOURISM, INDUSTRIAL), RECREATIONAL PRESSURES (E.G., ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE USE, BOATING, WATERSPORTS), INVASIVE SPECIES, DEGRADATION AND DRAINAGE ALTERATIONS FROM AGRICULTURE AND URBAN LAND USE, SEA LEVEL RISE AMONG OTHER THREATS. ACTIVITIES WITHIN THIS PROPOSAL WILL RESULT IN THE SECUREMENT OF 2,160 NEW ACRES. IN ONTARIO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO PROTECTED LANDS TO CONSERVE HIGH PRIORITY CONNECTED WETLAND AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT ACROSS RELATIVELY INTACT LANDSCAPES SUCH AS THE FRONTENAC ARCH, WHICH SUPPORTS THE HIGHEST DENSITIES OF BREEDING DENSITIES OF MALLARDS IN ONTARIO (FIGURE 2) AND HIGHLY THREATENED WETLANDS IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO. IN QUBEC, WE WILL CONTINUE SECUREMENT IN THE ISLANDS AND SHORES OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER (FIGURE 3), INCLUDING IN THE LAC-SAINT-PIERRE FLOODPLAIN AND RESTORE RIPARIAN AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS. IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES, WE WILL BUILD ON EXISTING LAND ASSEMBLIES IN AREAS SUCH AS THE HALDIMAND RIVER IN PEI (FIGURE 4), THAT CONTAINS EXTENSIVE SALTMARSH AND INTACT RIPARIAN AREAS THAT SUPPORT PRIORITY WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND DEPENDENT, AND AT-RISK SPECIES. OTHER AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE THE SOUTH SHORE OF NS AT PORT JOLI, THE GRAND CODROY VALLEY IN NL AND THE GRAND LAKE LOWLANDS IN NB. THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES. MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE PROPOSED TO BE UNDERTAKEN ACROSS 87,022 ACRES SECURED UNDER THIS AND PRIOR NAWCA GRANTS INCLUDING MAINTAINING THE BRIGHTON WETLANDS, CRITICAL COASTAL WETLANDS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO (FIGURE 5), KEY WATERFOWL HABITAT ON THE KENAUK PROPERTY IN QUBEC (FIGURE 6) AND KEY COASTAL AREAS SUCH AS THE MUSQUASH ESTUARY IN NB (FIGURE 7). NCC WILL INFLUENCE WETLAND CONSERVATION THROUGH STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES ON 300 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND IN QUBEC AND ONTARIO, INCLUDING ONGOING AND EXPANSION OF COMMITMENTS TO COMBATTING INVASIVE PHRAGMITES IN ONTARIO (FIGURE 8). PROVISION OF QUALITY HABITAT THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES IN STRATEGICALLY FOCUSED LANDSCAPES WILL HELP ADDRESS KEY LIMITING FACTORS (CARRYING CAPACITY) AND CREATE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE WATERFOWL POPULATION GOALS FOR EHJV PRIORITY WATERFOWL SPECIES.

REGION-WIDE RESTORATION OF LONGLEAF PINE FOREST INCLUDING TARGETED SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS FOR 7,200 ACRES OF DENSE PINE STANDS, 120,000 ACRES OF REGIONAL PRESCRIBED FIRE/FUELS TREATMENTS, AND 200 ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES TREATMENTS.

OSSIPEE PINE BARRENS

CONNECTICUT URBAN FOREST NETWORK FOR EQUITY AND RESILIENCE

CREATING FRESH APPROACHES TO WATER USE EFFICIENCY FOR COMMUNTIES AND WILDLIFE IN A WATER-STRESSED AREA OF CENTRAL KANSAS.

ACTIVITIES TARGET PRIORITY WETLAND AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT IN THE PRAIRIE HABITAT JOINT VENTURE PHJV IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCES OF ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA WITHIN THE PRAIRIES AND BOREAL PLAIN ECOREGIONS. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE PHJV VISION OF HEALTHY AND DIVERSE PRAIRIE PARKLAND AND BOREAL LANDSCAPES THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE BIRD POPULATIONS AND PROVIDE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO SOCIETY.SECUREMENT ACTIVITIES PROPOSED WILL PROTECT AT LEAST 350 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND 1325 ACRES OF ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT FOR WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLANDASSOCIATED MIGRATORY BIRDS. FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITIONS AND PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WILL TARGET AREAS OF GREATEST CONTINENTAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HIGH WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREAS AS WELL AS CONSERVE HABITAT FOR A BROADER SUITE OF WETLAND SPECIES. ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES ON 100 ACRES WILL INCREASE BREEDING FEEDING AND RESTING CAPACITY OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT FOR PRAIRIE HABITAT JOINT VENTURE TARGET SPECIES. ONGOING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS 190786 ACRES ENSURES CONSERVATION BENEFITS ARE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MIGRATORY BIRDS PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL STORE AND SEQUESTER CARBON AND PROVIDE A BUFFER AGAINST THE IMPACT OF DROUGHTS AND FLOODS WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO RECREATE AND FOSTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS.

EMPOWERING FARMER INNOVATION TO ADVANCE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.

TNC - LANDFIRE 2014 AGREEMENT(NEW)

INCREMENTAL FUNDING OF $1,172,008 FOR THE NATURE CONSERVANCY UNDER THE AMAZON BASIN CONSERVATION INITIATIVE.

RECOVERY ACT-MARINE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION IN THE SEASIDE BAYS OF VIRGINIA

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION ON AND MONITORING SUPPORT TO THE DILLON FIELD OFFICE (DFO) AND TO ACCELERATE THESE ACTIONS ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE MISSOURI HEADWATERS RESTORATION LANDSCAPE (MO) THROUGH CONTINUED INTEGRATION INTO THE SMSP. TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE THE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA THE SMSP HAS FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: CONIFER EXPANSION REMOVAL WET MEADOW AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION TREATMENT OF INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASSES AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO WILDLIFE MOVEMENT. IN 2023, THE SMSP LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGY AIMED AT DEMONSTRATING ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY IN PRIVATE PUBLIC LAND LIVESTOCK GRAZING THROUGH INTEGRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, AND COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT. THIS NEW STRATEGY IS SUMMARIZED UNDER THE TITLE OF FLEXIBLE GRAZING. THROUGH ENHANCED COORDINATION PROVIDED BY SMSP AND THROUGH TNC BLM HQ PARTNERSHIPS, EACH OF THESE STRATEGIES IS SUPPORTED THROUGH BLM PARTNERSHIPS AND INTEGRATED INTO THE MISSOURI HEADWATERS RESTORATION LANDSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. WHILE THE SCOPE OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY EVOLVE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THESE STRATEGIES, THIS PROPOSAL IS FOCUSED ON THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING THREE ACTIVITIES: CONIFER EXPANSION REMOVAL TREATMENT OF INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASSES (IAG) AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FLEXIBLE GRAZING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFERS (ACUBS) IN THE VICINITY OF FORT AP HILL MILITARY INSTALLATION

ONTARIO, QUEBEC & ATLANTIC: PROTECTING WETLAND & UPLAND HABITAT - EHJV 2017

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $2,076,247 TO ADDRESS TWO BARRIERS ON JALAMA CREEK THAT ARE HIGH PRIORITY FOR RECOVERY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STEELHEAD. ONE WEIR WILL BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. A ROUGHENED CHANNEL WILL BE BUILT AT A SECOND SITE TO ADDRESS PASSAGE AT JALAMA ROAD BRIDGE, THE ONLY PUBLIC ACCESS TO A COUNTY PARK FOR NEARBY COMMUNITIES. THESE PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO MORE THAN 12 MILES OF PRIORITY HABITAT THAT WILL SERVE AS THERMAL REFUGIA IN A FUTURE CLIMATE. THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS WILL IMPLEMENT THE WEIR REMOVAL AND LEAD SITE REVEGETATION. TNC IS COLLABORATING WITH THE SANTA YNEZ BAND OF THE CHUMASH INDIANS ON EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MONITORING. THE PROJECT IS ADJACENT TO LOMPOC, AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY. AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE LOMPOC SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROJECT PARTNERS: CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS, ICF, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL BE USED TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT 8,419 ACRES THROUGH FEE ACQUISITION. THE PROTECTION OF THESE ACRES WILL PROVIDE REFUGE, MIGRATION AND BREEDING HABITAT FOR RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, AND OTHER WETLAND-DEPENDENT BIRDS.

100TH MERIDIAN INITIATIVE

PURPOSE: TITLE: BRISTOL BAY GUARDIANS RECIPIENT: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ? IGIUGIG VILLAGE PROJECT TYPE: REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE BUILDING AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT (TRACK ONE) FUNDING AMOUNT: $1,999,470 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: ALASKA AT LARGE SUMMARY: THE YUPIK, DENAINA, AND SUGPIAQ PEOPLES OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAVE LIVED WITHIN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION FOR MILLENNIA, SUSTAINED IN LARGE PART BY SAYAK?THE SOCKEYE SALMON. WHILE THIS REGION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MORE WILD SALMON POPULATIONS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH, IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ARE READILY APPARENT. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND CURRENT COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING EFFORTS IN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY OF IGIUGIG AND SHARE LESSONS LEARNED AND APPROACHES TAKEN WITH NEARBY TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A REGIONAL ?GUARDIANS'' NETWORK BASED ON CANADA?S SUCCESSFUL INDIGENOUS GUARDIANS PROGRAMS. THE FOCUS IS ON COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS, AND UPLIFTING INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IN REGARDS TO LAND RELATIONSHIP PLANNING (I.E., NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) PRACTICES. THE INITIATIVE USES THE STRENGTHS OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO GUIDE WESTERN SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGIES AND FURTHER RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TRIBES AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

SANTEE DELTA & WINYAH BAY WETLANDS PROTECTION PROJECT

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYBELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, WILL IMPROVE THE INSTREAM MAYBELL DIVERSION ON THE YAMPA RIVER AND RESTORE ENDANGERED FISH HABITAT IN MOFFAT COUNTY, LOCATED IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. THE EXISTING DIVERSION STRUCTURE IMPEDES THE SAFE PASSAGE OF THREE ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES AND ONE THREATENED FISH SPECIES AND IS A DANGER TO RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT. THE PROJECT PARTNERS WILL INSTALL A SERIES OF BOULDER GRADE CONTROL STRUCTURES TO MAINTAIN WATER DEPTH, IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE, AND REDUCE BOATING HAZARDS. THE PARTNERS WILL ALSO IMPROVE THE CURRENT DIVERSION STRUCTURE BY FILLING IN LARGE HOLES THAT REQUIRE PUSH-UP DAMS TO BE ANNUALLY CONSTRUCTED DURING LOW FLOWS, RESTRUCTURING THE STREAM BED, AND INSTALLING SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION INFRASTRUCTURE TO BETTER MANAGE WATER FLOW. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE ACROSS THE DIVERSION WHILE PRESERVING WATER RIGHTS TO AGRICULTURAL STAKEHOLDERS. THIS PROJECT IS ALIGNED WITH THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER ENDANGERED FISH RECOVERY PROGRAM AND MAYBELL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH INVOLVE COLLABORATION BY FEDERAL, REGIONAL, WATER DISTRICT, RECREATIONAL GROUP, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

AWARD PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME AND LANDOWNERS, WILL COMPLETE A SUITE OF NATURE-BASED FEATURES ON FOUR REACHES OF LOVING CREEK, LOCATED IN BLAINE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT SHALL INSTALL NATURE-BASED FEATURES ON FOUR REACHES OF LOVING CREEK. MAJOR COMPONENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOUR PHASES DESCRIBED BELOW. PHASE 1: STREAM RESTORATION, FISH BARRIER REMOVAL, WATER EFFICIENCY, AND AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION IN UPPER LOVING CREEK AT THE GARDNER RANCH PHASE 2: RESTORATION OF LOWER LOVING CREEK AT THE NATURE CONSERVANCYS SILVER CREEK PRESERVE PHASE 3: BUTTE CREEK RESTORATION (TRIBUTARY OF LOVING CREEK) STATE-OWNED LAND AT IDAHO FISH AND GAME HAYSPUR FISH HATCHERYPHASE 4: STREAMFLOW ENHANCEMENTS, WATER CONSERVATION AND HEADWATERS HABITAT RESTORATION AT LOVING SPRINGS RANCH EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THROUGH A COMBINATION OF IN-STREAM RESTORATION WORK, SEDIMENT REMOVAL, AND RIPARIAN HABITAT CREATION, THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE 2.75 MILES OF ACTIVE STREAM CHANNEL, REGENERATE 24 ACRES OF RIPARIAN AND WETLAND HABITAT, AND REMOVE ONE FISH PASSAGE BARRIER TO HOLISTICALLY RESTORE CONNECTIVITY TO 5.72 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO REVIVE AN ADDITIONAL 11.5 ACRES OF UPLAND AND AGRICULTURAL BUFFER HABITAT AND PIPE 1,200 LINEAR FEET OF OPEN WATER DELIVERY CANAL TO CONSERVE 9-ACRE FEET OF WATER, WHICH WILL REMAIN IN LOVING CREEK AS INSTREAM FLOW. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS PROJECT ACHIEVES THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THE ACT BY COMPLETING AN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT OR ACTIVITY THAT WILL ADVANCE ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF AN ESTABLISHED STRATEGY OR PLAN TO INCREASE THE RELIABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY FOR ECOLOGICAL VALUES AND WATERSHED HEALTH.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE RECIPIENT) AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SERVICE) ARE INTERESTED IN MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION PRACTICES THAT PROTECT, RESTORE, AND ENHANCE NATIVE GRASSLAND HABITAT THROUGHOUT THE FLINT HILLS OF KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA FOR FEDERAL TRUST SPECIES (I.E., GRASSLAND NESTING BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES). THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO BUILD A FUNDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE RECIPIENT. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL FACILITATE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE RECIPIENT ON VARIOUS HABITAT RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE FLINT HILLS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, ESTABLISH, AND MANAGE NATIVE HABITAT TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE SPECIES INCLUDING, GRASSLAND NESTING BIRDS (E.G., UPLAND SANDPIPER, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, HENSLOWS SPARROW, DICKCISSELS, AND BOBOLINKS), REPTILES (E.G.,TEXAS HORNED LIZARD), INSECTS (E.G., AMERICAN BURYING BEETLES, REGAL FRITILLARY BUTTERFLIES), PLANTS (E.G.,WESTERN PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHIDS), AND OTHER NATIVE SPECIES FOUND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESTORING NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCING THE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS AND VALUES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT BY: (A) REMOVING INVASIVE WOODY SPECIES (B) FACILITATING LANDSCAPE SCALE INCREASES IN HETEROGENEITY BY IMPLEMENTING PRESCRIBED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (C) IMPROVING HABITAT CONDITIONS ON LARGE TRACTS OF INTACT GRASSLAND BY REDUCING FRAGMENTATION (D) CONDUCTING FACILTATING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CONCERNING HABITAT RESTORATION, AND (E) DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF UPLANDS, WETLANDS, RIPARIAN AREAS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE FLINT HILLS OF KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.

EQUIPMENT SUPPORT FOR PRESCRIBED FIRE AND WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

RESTORATION SALT MARSH RESILIENCY, NARROW RIVER, SOUTH KINGSTOWN RI; HURRICANE SANDY

BUILDING AND ASSESSING EFFECTIVE HABITAT RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION IN WEST HAWAI???I AND GUAM

HABITAT RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.

ACCELERATING RECOVERY ACROSS PUGET SOUND

PRAIRIES AND BOREAL: PROTECTING WETLANDS AND UPLANDS (2020-2)

NCC ONTARIO, QUEBEC & ATLANTIC: PROTECTING WETLAND & UPLAND HABITAT, EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE, 2018⿐2

RECOVERY ACT - RESTORING SHASTA RIVER/BIG SPRINGS CREEK FOR COHO RECOVERY, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 1,092 ACRES THROUGH TWO FEE TITLE ACQUISITIONS OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS ALONG THE COAST OF TEXAS. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT 1,092 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. ONE TRACT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AFTER THE ACQUISTION IS COMPLETE.

RESTORING THE NARROW RIVER, DREDGING, RHODE ISLAND

NRM, GRANT, TNC, UPPER SOUTH PLATTE COHESIVE STRATEGY PILOT PROJECT

ASSIST WITH DUE DILIGENCE FOR ACQUIRING EASEMENTS INCLUDING CONTRACTING FOR TITLE WORK SURVEYS ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE RECORDS SEARCH APPRAISALS AND CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY

PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (GA); AWARD NA24NMFX463C0042 ; APPL ID: 11056496 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL TAKE INITIAL PLANNING AND DESIGN STEPS TO ADDRESS FISH PASSAGE AT JULIETTE DAM AND SNAPPING SHOAL DAM, BOTH WITHIN THE ALTAMAHA-OCMULGEE WATERSHED. THESE EFFORTS WILL WORK TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF FISH PASSAGE TO MORE THAN 700 MILES OF HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED ATLANTIC AND SHORTNOSE STURGEON, AS WELL AS OTHER MIGRATORY FISH. ADDRESSING THE DAMS WOULD ALSO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIESINCLUDING NEARBY METRO ATLANTA BY REMOVING TWO PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARDS AND IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) IS PARTNERING WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJDEP), U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), TWO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, AND THE STATEWIDE DAM REMOVAL PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE THE REMOVAL OF TWO DAMS, THE LOWER AND UPPER E.R. COLLINS DAMS, ON THE PEQUEST RIVER. THESE REMOVALS WILL RESTORE AND RECONNECT HABITAT FOR DIADROMOUS FISH SPECIES INCLUDING AMERICAN SHAD (ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA), BLUEBACK HERRING (ALOSA AESTIVALIS), ALEWIFE (ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS), AMERICAN EEL (ANGUILLA ROSTRATA) AND NATIVE SEA LAMPREY (PETROMYZON MARINUS) AND RESTORE ACCESS TO THREE MILES OF POTENTIAL SPAWNING GROUND AND IMPROVED HABITAT. THIS CRITICAL CONSERVATION WORK IS CONTINUING FURTHER UPSTREAM WHERE THE REMOVAL OF THE NEXT TWO DAMS, THE NO NAME AND CEDAR GROVE DAMS, IS UNDERWAY BOTH OF THESE DAMS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED, ARE IN POOR CONDITION AND PARTIALLY BREACHED. TOGETHER, THESE FOUR REMOVALS WILL OPEN 57.8 MILES ON THE MAIN STEM PEQUEST RIVER (7.8 MILES) AND ITS NEARBY TRIBUTARIES (50 MILES) FOR FISH PASSAGE. THE PEQUEST RIVER IS LISTED AS HIGH PRIORITY IN THE NOAA RESTORATION CENTERS NORTHEAST REGION FOR FISH PASSAGE DUE TO CO-OCCURRENCES OF MULTIPLE PRIORITY SPECIES. THE LOWER E. R. COLLINS DAM IS A 7-FOOT-HIGH, 145-FOOT-LONG WOOD DAM AND IS OWNED BY THE NJDEP DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE UPPER E. R. COLLINS DAM IS A 7-FOOT-HIGH, 85-FOOT-WIDE CONCRETE OGEE DAM JOINTLY OWNED BY TWO CITIZENS. BECAUSE OF THE DAMS PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER, REMOVING BOTH DAMS UNDER ONE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE COST SAVINGS AND MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE TO LOCAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. THESE TWO DAMS ARE WITHIN 1500 FEET OF THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER AND, IN ADDITION TO BLOCKING FISH MIGRATION AND DEGRADING INSTREAM HABITAT, CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF BELVIDERE. IN ADDITION TO THE ECOLOGICAL UPLIFT, THE DAM REMOVALS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE LONG-TERM SOCIOECONOMIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED FLOODING IN LOCAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. FLOODING IS ALREADY PROBLEMATIC AND WILL LIKELY WORSEN DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THE TOWN OF BELVIDERE IS EAGER FOR THE DAMS TO BE REMOVED. DAM REMOVAL WILL ALSO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR THOSE USING THE AREA FOR RECREATION, EITHER FISHING OR BOATING. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IS SEEKING FUNDING FOR THE CONCURRENT REMOVAL OF THE TWO DAMS. THE DESIGN WILL ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDING TWO WARREN COUNTY BRIDGES, A RAILROAD BRIDGE, AND TWO BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER DAM STRUCTURE. REMOVAL OF THESE TWO DAMS WILL ACCOMPLISH PROJECT GOALS TO RESTORE MIGRATORY FISH PASSAGE, RESTORE DEGRADED HABITAT, AND REDUCE LOCAL FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF BELVIDERE. REVIEW OF FEMA FLOOD PROFILES INDICATE THAT REMOVAL OF THE UPPER E.R. COLLINS DAM WILLMITIGATE FLOODING FOR THE 10-, 50- AND 100-YEAR FLOODS BY UP TO THREE FEET. THIS PROJECT MEETS THE GOALS OF THE FISH PASSAGE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WILL (1) MAXIMIZE BENEFITS TO PRIORITYSPECIES AND HABITATS (2) PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE FISH PASSAGE BENEFITS (3) CONTRIBUTE TO WATERSHED PRIORITIES FOR HABITAT RESTORATION, FISH PASSAGE, AND AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY (4) ENHANCECOMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ADDRESS OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARDS AND GENERALLY, PROVIDE OTHER CO-BENEFITS SUCH AS RECREATIONAL FISHING OPPORTUNITIES (5) PROVIDE BENEFITS TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND (6) BE SUPPORTED BY PARTNERS, AFFECTED STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

ADDRESSING LOCAL THREATS AT LOCAL SCALES IN CORAL REEF COMMUNITIES

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALLY

HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER RELIEF, PROJ RICCR 65: RESTORING SALT MARSH RESILIENCY ON THE NARROW AND MAIDFORD RIVERS, RI

STRENGTHENING CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION IN THE ATLANTIC/CARIBBEAN

PASSING THE TORCH: A MISSOURI FIRE COLLABORATION FOR THE FUTURE

THE "RESTORING CRITICAL CONNECTIVITY IN THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER: ADVANCING ATLANTIC SALMON RECOVERY IN THE PENOBSCOT SHRU" PROJECT WILL WORK TOWARD RESTORING ACCESS TO MORE THAN 10,000 UNITS OF DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED ATLANTIC SALMON, A NOAA SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT. THE SITES ARE LOCATED IN THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER WATERSHED WITHIN THE PENOBSCOT SALMON HABITAT RECOVERY UNIT (SHRU), IN THE STATE OF MAINE. THESE PROJECTS WILL BENEFIT ATLANTIC SALMON, AS WELL AS CO-EVOLVED DIADROMOUS FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISMS, THROUGH DAM REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF IMPASSABLE CULVERTS IN CRITICAL HEADWATER HABITAT. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL COMPLETE THE FINAL ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE GUILFORD DAM AND RESTORATION OF THE ADJACENT FLOODPLAIN, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY RECONNECT MORE THAN 9,738 SUITABLE HABITAT UNITS FOR ATLANTIC SALMON IN THE PISCATAQUIS WATERSHED ABOVE THE DAM. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, RESILIENT HABI

MULTI-SECTOR APPROACH TO COASTAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY PROPOSES TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS OF LOCAL CORAL REEF GOVERNOR-APPOINTED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND MANAGERS IN FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO, USVI, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, AND CNMI TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR CORAL REEFS. TNC WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH FLORIDA REEF RESILIENCE PROGRAM (FRRP) STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS FOR THIS PROPOSAL AND SUPPORT IN WATER SURVEYS OF FLORIDAS CORAL REEFS. IN AMERICAN SAMOA TNC WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES: INCREASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF THE CORAL REEF ADVISORY GROUP MULTIAGENCY CORAL REEF CONSERVATION COLLABORATION AND IMPROVE TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT OF LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT. IN CNMI, TNC WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES: DEVELOPMENT OF A SAIPAN WESTERN LAGOON CORAL REEF FISHERIES ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CNMIS CORAL RESTORATION PROGRAM INCLUDING IN WATER TRAINING. IN GUAM, TNC WILL ADDRESS THE FO

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALLY

LWA TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM IN RESPONSIBLE SOURCING CLUSTER FOR THE AMAZON.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL BE USED TO ACQUIRE 1,280 ACRES IN FEE, ACQUIRE 140 ACRES BY CONSERVATION EASEMENT, ENHANCE 2,081 ACRES, AND MANAGE 163,255 ACRES WITHIN THE PRAIRIE AND BOREAL ECOREGIONS OF ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, AND MANITOBA, TO BENEFIT MIGRATORY BIRDS. THIS PROJECT WILL SECURE AND ENHANCE BREEDING HABITAT FOR A VARIETY OF WETLAND-DEPENDENT MIGRATORY BIRDS.

HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE MAUMEE AREA OF CONCERN

LANDFIRE: A PROPOSAL FOR SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIP

SOUTHWEST MONTANA HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION

WINTER LAKE RESTORATION PROJECT

TNC WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR EASEMENT ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DUE DILIGENCE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE AN EASEMENT. TNC-EAA

RIO MAGDALENA WATERSHED MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

FUNDS FOR THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY SECURE 177 ACRES THROUGH FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ALSO BE USED TO ENHANCE 125 ACRES, AND TO MANAGE 46,140 ACRES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD ISTHEREFORE TO SECURE, ENHANCE, AND MANAGE A TOTAL OF46,442ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

(MT/DAK) SOUTHWEST MT SAGEBRUSH STEPPE RESTORATION

LOUISIANA HURRICANE SUPPLEMENTAL (URBAN)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L24AS00080FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS: 1. CONSERVING AND RESTORING LANDS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE: PROMOTE CLIMATE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES BY FOCUSING ON MAINTAINING IMPROVING LAND HEALTH THROUGH APPROPRIATE LIVESTOCK GRAZING USE, MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND NOXIOUS WEEDS, AND MANAGING SOIL RESOURCES.2. RESTORING LEGACY DISTURBANCES: SUPPORT RESTORATION OF LANDSCAPES IMPROVING RANGELANDS THROUGH GRAZING MANAGEMENT ON THE GROUND PROJECTS INCLUDING VEGETATION RESTORATION TREATMENTS, AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES, AND SOIL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.3. DECISION SUPPORT FOR ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT: TO BETTER SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS REGARDING GRAZING AND OTHER RANGE MANAGEMENT TREATMENTS, SOIL MANAGEMENT, AND INVASIVE SPECIES, THE BLM WILL PLACE A PRIORITY ON COLLECTING DATA THROUGH THE USE OF CONSISTENT, COMPARABLE, AND COMMON INDICATORS, CONSISTENT METHODS, AND AN UNBIASED SAMPLING FRAMEWORK WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR ANALYSES THAT ARE REPEATABLE AND COMPARABLE ACROSS A REGION, AND DECISIONS BASED ON SCIENCE AND DATA THAT ARE LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE.THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) PROPOSES A PROJECT AIMED AT DEMONSTRATING AND ENHANCING FLEXIBILITY INPUBLIC LAND LIVESTOCK GRAZING THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, ANDCOLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT EMPHASIZES COOPERATION BETWEEN LAND MANAGERS AND LIVESTOCKPRODUCERS TO ADJUST GRAZING STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO SEASONAL CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTED DISTURBANCES.WHILE THE CURRENT PUBLIC LAND GRAZING PERMITTING SYSTEM THEORETICALLY ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY, CIRCUMSTANCESOFTEN CONSTRAIN MANAGERS TO RIGID PATTERNS, REINFORCING OVERUSE AND FAILING TO CAPITALIZE ON AVAILABLEOPPORTUNITIES FOR BENEFICIAL GRAZING.TNC PLANS TO SHOWCASE THE FLEXIBILITY ACHIEVABLE WITHIN THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT S (BLM)GRAZING SYSTEM USING EXISTING PERMISSIONS, WHILE ALSO IDENTIFYING NECESSARY CHANGES FOR FUTURE FLEXIBILITY.THE FOCUS INCLUDES DEPLOYING VIRTUAL FENCING TECHNOLOGY ALONGSIDE TRADITIONAL HERD MANAGEMENT PRACTICESON TNC-OWNED AND PARTNERED RANCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S., COVERING OVER 1 MILLION ACRES. THE PROJECTINVOLVES FOUR WORKING RANCHES LOCATED IN UTAH, WYOMING, OREGON, AND MONTANA.THE DEPLOYMENT OF VIRTUAL FENCING SYSTEMS WILL BE A KEY FEATURE OF THE PROJECT, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ONLARGE AND RUGGED LANDSCAPES. TNC AIMS TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL BLM OFFICES TO ESTABLISH VIRTUAL FENCINGNETWORKS, ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE GRAZING. TNC WILL ALSO ESTABLISH VIRTUAL FENCING TOWERINFRASTRUCTURE TO COVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT FOOTPRINT, CREATING A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NETWORK FOR POTENTIALBROADER USE. TO MANAGE THE COMPLEXITIES OF VIRTUAL FENCING TECHNOLOGY, EACH LANDSCAPE WILL HAVE A FULLTIMEGRAZING SPECIALIST PROJECT MANAGER, GENERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLARING, CHECKING ANIMAL WELFARE,DEVELOPING GRAZING PLANS, REPORTING PROJECT FINDINGS, AND SUPPORTING PRODUCER PARTNERS. THE PROPOSAL ALSOEXPLORES THE INTEGRATION OF TRADITIONAL CONSERVATION RANGE RIDING WITH VIRTUAL FENCING FOR OPTIMALCONSERVATION OUTCOMES.THE PROJECT S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ALIGN GRAZING MANAGEMENT WITH CONSERVATION OUTCOMES, SPECIFICALLYFOCUSING ON IMPROVING UPLAND VEGETATION, RIPARIAN RESOURCES, AND SENSITIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT. TNC PLANS TOUSE VIRTUAL FENCING AND OTHER TOOLS THAT WILL ENABLE ENHANCED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING CREATIVELYMOVING LIVESTOCK IN ROTATIONS, IMPROVING NATIVE VEGETATION, PREVENTING OVERUSE OF RIPARIAN AREAS, ANDAVOIDING SENSITIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT. THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF FLEXIBLE LIVESTOCK GRAZING WILL BEDOCUMENTED, CONSIDERING FACTORS SUCH AS VIRTUAL FENCE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS AND BENEFITS LIKE INCREASEDACCESS TO FORAGE.

ASHLAND FOREST ALL-L

SOFL CESU-BUILDING CAPACITY AND RESOURCES FOR CORAL REEF RESTORATION IN USVI NATIONAL PARKS

THE PROJECT TARGETS PRIORITY WETLAND AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCES OF ONTARIO, QUEBEC, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, ACROSS THE EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE. SECURING AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY WETLAND ACRES AND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN ACRES OF ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT, ENHANCING THREE HUNDRED AND TWELVE ACRES, MANAGING OVER SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND ACRES, AND STEWARDING TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY ACRES ACROSS EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE PRIORITY AREAS WILL PREVENT WETLAND LOSS, RESTORE WETLAND HABITAT, CONSERVE ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT, AND ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF WINTERING, MOLTING, BREEDING AND STAGING AREAS FOR HUNDREDS OF BIRD SPECIES. TWENTY-ONE WATERFOWL SPECIES, INCLUDING ALL SIX PRIORITY JOINT VENTURE WATERFOWL SPECIES, WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT AS WELL AS SIXTEEN PRIORITY NON-WATERFOWL BIRD SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. ACTIVITIES WILL BENEFIT AT LEAST EIGHTEEN COASTAL AND WETLAND-DEPENDENT PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES AT RISK. STEWARDSHIP AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES COMPATIBLE WITH CONSERVATION. PROJECTS ALSO PROVIDE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND FOSTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS. CONSERVED HABITAT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS COASTAL STABILIZATION AND FLOOD MITIGATION.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY LONGLEAF PINE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 2010 TO BETTER ENABLE TNCS ROLE IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AMERICAS LONGLEAF RESTORATION INITIATIVES GOAL TO RESTORE 8 MILLION ACRES OF LONGLEAF PINE ACROSS ITS HISTORIC RANGE. AS A PROVEN LEADER IN PROTECTION RESTORATION AND FIRE MANAGEMENT ON LONGLEAF PINE ACROSS THE ENTIRE NINE STATE HISTORIC RANGE TNC PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN CONTRIBUTING TO THIS GOAL.THROUGH THIS AWARD TNC WILL ORGANIZE HIGH PRIORITY WORK ACROSS THE NINE STATE LONGLEAF HISTORIC RANGE. FUNDS ARE PLACED WHERE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED MOST TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPLEMENT FIRE ACROSS BOUNDARIES FOR ECOSYSTEM AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT. IN 2025 FUNDING WILL SUPPORT WORK IN 5 STATES INCLUDING ALABAMA GEORGIA FLORIDA LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.FUNDING WILL ALSO SUPPORT A SPECIAL PROJECT IN ALABAMA FOR HAZARD FUEL REDUCTION AT THE CAHABA RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND MOUNTAIN LONGLEAF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS SPECIAL PROJECT IS TO UTILIZE TNC TO ADMINISTER THROUGH STAFF PERSONNEL AND CONTRACT BOTH FORESTRY AND FIRE EXPERTISE TO REDUCE HAZARD FUELS ON ABOUT 6500 ACRES OF REFUGE LANDS THROUGH A VARIETY OF MANAGEMENT OPTIONS THAT MAY INCLUDE THINNING OF STANDS THROUGH TIMBER SALES MID STORY REMOVAL OF PINE HARDWOOD AND INVASIVE SPECIES BY CHEMICAL TREATMENTS PRESCRIBED FIRE INCLUDING FIRE LINE MAINTENANCE OR INSTALLATION DRUM CHOPPING WHOLE TREE CHIPPING AND CUT AND LEAVE METHODS.

MODIFICATION 08 -- INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $610,000, AND INCORPORATE BRANDING STRATEGY/MARKING PLAN.

APPLICATION & DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR COST-EFFECTIVE CARBON SEQUESTRATION

NCC PRAIRIES: PROTECTING WETLANDS AND UPLANDS 2015-2, PHJV

WILLAMETTE CONFLUENCE FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION AND RECONNECTION

NCC ONTARIO, QUEBEC & ATLANTIC: PROTECTING WETLAND & UPLAND HABITAT EHJV 2016-2

PENOBSCOT RIVER HABITAT FOCUS AREA GRANT

COWBIRD CONTROL IN THE SANTA CLARA RIVER

SOUTHERN TIP ECOLOGICAL PARTNERSHIP II (STEP 2)

NOAA AND TNC COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT: QUANTIFYING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO SET MEASUREABLE OBJECTIVES, DEMONSTRATING IMPACT, AND ARTICULATING OUTCOMES

RECOVERY ACT - SALMON PASSAGE AND HABITAT RESTORATION: KLAWOCK RIVER, SOUTHEAST ALASKA

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-76. UNDER THIS P

WINYAH BAY PROTECTION PROJECT: PHASE I

NORTH PARK WETLAND & REFUGE PARTNERSHIP

QUINEBAUG HIGHLANDS NATCHAUG RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT

THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NPS EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE NPS TO FACILITATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF RANCHLANDS WITHIN POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE. PROJECT OUTCOMES INCLUDE RANCHLAND TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONSERVATION IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY CIS, AND OTHER ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND COASTAL GRASSLAND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN HAWAI`I AND PALMYRA EARMARK PROJECT DESCRIPTION THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) IS PROVIDING $1,000,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN HAWAI`I AND PALMYRA IN HONOLULU, HAWAII FOR THE PROJECT TITLED ADVANCING COASTAL AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE IMPACTS BY SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO CO-MANAGE COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO MEET FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES: 1) THE COORDINATION OF CORAL REEF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH TRAININGS, NETWORK BUILDING, AND THE SCOPING OF SUSTAINABLE FUNDING MECHANISMS, 2) CONDUCTING MONITORING SURVEYS TO ASSESS HEALTH AND ABUNDANCE OF CORAL REEFS AND FISHERIES, 3) WATERSHED RESTORATION TO REDUCE SEDIMENTATION TO CORAL REEFS, AND 4) COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION TO RESTORE NATIVE PLANTS, REDUCE SEDIMENTATION, AND SUPPORT NATIVE FOOD PATHWAYS.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) WILL IMPROVE CO-MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL RESOURCES IN HAWAI'I THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN TNC, NOAA, COMMUNITY NETWORKS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE STATE OF HAWAI'I DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES (DAR). THE PROJECT GOAL IS FOR HAWAI'I'S CORAL REEFS AND NEARSHORE FISHERIES TO BE CO-MANAGED BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE OF HAWAI'I TO INCREASE HEALTH, ABUNDANCE, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. HEALTHY CORAL REEFS AND FISHERIES ARE VITAL FOR HAWAI'I'S ECONOMY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY, AS THEY SUSTAIN LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, RECREATION, JOBS AND LIVELIHOODS. DESPITE THEIR IMPORTANCE, THE CONDITION OF NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEMS IN HAWAI'I HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECLINED DUE TO A SUITE OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL STRESSORS, INCLUDING OVERFISHING, SEA LEVEL RISE, OCEAN WARMING AND ACIDIFICATION, AND UN-OFF FROM INCREASED EROSION AND DEVELOPMENT (E.G., SEDIMENT, SEWAGE, PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES, ETC.). THESE FACTORS HAVE ALL CONTRIBUTED TO DECREASES IN THE COVER AND HEALTH OF CORALS

PORT SUSAN BAY ESTUARY RESTORATION

THIS PROJECT WILL PROTECT AND ENHANCE 7,563 ACRES OF WETLAND AND UPLAND HABITATS ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT IN MONTANA. THE PROTECTION WILL BENEFIT OVER 200 BIRD SPECIES INCLUDING PRIORITY WATERFOWL, WETLAND- AND GRASSLAND-ASSOCIATED BIRD SPECIES. GRANT FUNDS WOULD BE USED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TO PURCHASE PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT S ON AT LEAST 2,000 ACRES TO PROTECT CRITICAL WETLAND AND UPLAND HABITAT.

BRITISH COLUMBIA: CIJV & PBHJV WETLAND- ASSOCIATED MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION

BRITISH COLUMBIA: CIJV AND PBHJV WETLAND-ASSOCIATED MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION 2020-2

ENHANCING THE ABILITY TO USE CONTROLLED BURNING AS A METHOD TO RESTORE LONGLEAF PINE HABITATS IS A KEY STRATEGY.

COLUMBIA BOTTOMLANDS I

SANTEE DELTA-WINYAH BAY III

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BASIN I

COASTAL SC FOCUS AREAS PROTECTION I

SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WETLANDS INITIATIVE IV

SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WETLANDS INITIATIVE II

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONTINUE THE PROMOTION OF THE VIDEO, "LURKING IN THE TREES DOCUMENTARY"

INCREASING RESILIENCE AND REDUCING RISK THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF NATURE BASED COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICES IN NEW ENGLAND.

TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE NEW YORK'S EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM-FLOODPLAIN EASEMENTS, (EWPP - FPE) IN STATEN ISLAND.

ALBEMARLE/CHOWAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION INITIATIVE PHASE I

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL WORK WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM AND CREATE A PEER TO PEER LEARNING NETWORK OF FARMERS IN THE MAUMEE RIVER WATERSHED IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN. THE PROJECT WILL TRAIN 60 FARMERS IN THE MAUMEE RIVER WATERSHED TO BECOME TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENGAGE ANOTHER 3,000 FARMERS IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THIS COULD LEAD TO ADOPTION OF NEW BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON 400,000 ACRES AND 100,000 POUNDS OF PHOSPHORUS REDUCED.

TNC SEEKS TO INCREASE RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE, AND ADAPTABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE RURAL RANCHING COMMUNITY OF THE LOWER GUNNISON RIVER IN COLORADO NEAR THE DOMINGUEZ-ESCALANTE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA (D-E NCA) THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE COLORADO BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW LAND MANAGERS CAN COLLABORATE ON COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR ESCALANTE RANCH THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED DURING BLM PLANNING PROCESSES FOR D-E NCA. BLM AND TNC WILL COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDES IDENTIFYING LANDS SUITABLE FOR RESTORATION IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CONTINUED USE OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS TO IMPROVE LAND, RIVERSCAPE, AND WATER HEALTH AND IMPLEMENTING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ACQUIRED LANDS.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLYPROTECT 25ACRES THROUGHFEE TITLEACQUISITION AND 2,575ACRES THROUGHCONSERVATION EASEMENTOF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN VIRGINIA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TOPROTECT2,600TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

BLACK RIVER RIPARIAN & WETLAND CONSERVATION INITIATIVE PHASE II