Canaan Valley Institute Inc

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE (CVI) WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE USFWS S FISH AND AQUATIC CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO RESTORE HABITAT FOR FEDERALLY LISTED AND AT-RISK SPECIES IN PRIORITY WATERSHEDS IN WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING CHEAT RIVER, CANAAN VALLEY BLACKWATER, UPPER POTOMAC, POTTS CREEK, WEST FORK, LITTLE KANAWHA, GREENBRIER, AND THE ELK RIVER UPPER KANAWHA. THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF PRIORITY HABITAT, THESE PROGRAMS ARE EXPANDING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BENEFITING PUBLIC SAFETY, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY, AND PROMOTING CLIMATE RESILIENCY FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT WEST VIRGINIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECTS PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS IN THE FORM OF JOBS, INCREASED TOURISM, REDUCED WATER TREATMENT COSTS, AND REDUCED COSTS FOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS.

WEST FORK RIVER RESTORATION, WV

THIS NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOCATE A TOTAL OF $500,000 IN U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW - ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (BIL-ER) FUNDING TO HAVE THE CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE (CVI) WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM AND APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE TO EXPAND AND BOLSTER LANDSCAPE-SCALE NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES (HENCEFORTH INVASIVE SPECIES) MANAGEMENT IN HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHEDS WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THESE HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHEDS CURRENTLY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE UPPER TENNESSEE RIVER, UPPER AND MIDDLE JAMES RIVER, UPPER ROANOKE RIVER, UPPER POTOMAC RIVER, BIG SANDY RIVER, AND GUYANDOTTE RIVER BASINS. THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC AT-RISK AND LISTED SPECIES (E.G., FISH, CRAYFISH, MUSSELS, BATS, FOREST SONGBIRDS, POLLINATORS, PLANTS) OCCURRING IN HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHEDS WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA. FURTHER, THE WORK WILL BE DONE TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONGOING AND FUTURE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS CONDUCTED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, OR VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING BEING REQUESTED IN THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPLICATION WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE EXISTING USFWS HABITAT TEAM FROM THE APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE, AND WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT FIELD STAFF POSITIONS FOR UP TO THREE YEARS, HIRE AND MANAGE CONTRACTORS, AND ACQUIRE NEEDED EQUIPMENT (E.G., UTILITY VEHICLE, UTILITY TRACTOR, TRAILERS, ETC.) AND RESTORATION MATERIALS TO IMPLEMENT HIGH PRIORITY INVASIVE SPECIES WORK WITHIN BOTH WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA. OVERALL, THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT TO IMPROVE FOREST, GRASSLAND PRAIRIE, FLOODPLAIN RIPARIAN, AND AQUATIC HABITATS. IN GENERAL, INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE MANAGED BY SUPPORTING ONGOING SURVEILLANCE OR OCCUPANCY MONITORING, ERADICATING EXTANT POPULATIONS WITHIN SITES BEING RESTORED, AND PREVENTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OR RE-ESTABLISHMENT IN RESTORED OR HIGH-QUALITY SITES. IF RESOURCES ALLOW, FUNDING ALSO MAY BE USED TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE MONITORING TO DETECT INVASIVE FISH, MUSSELS, AND CRAYFISH TO ENHANCE ONGOING MANAGEMENT EFFORTS AND INFORM FUTURE AQUATIC HABITAT PROJECTS (E.G., DAM AND OTHER BARRIER REMOVALS). CVI WILL MANAGE THIS MULTISTATE COLLABORATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES WORK WITH THE APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS.

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE (CVI) WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE USFWS APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE AND VIRGINIA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM AND VA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND THE TOWN OF CLINCHCO AND OTHER PARTNERS TO REMOVE ONE HAZARDOUS LOW HEAD DAM ON THE MCCLURE RIVER IN THE TOWN OF CLINCHCO VA TO BENEFIT THE FEDERALLY THREATENED BIG SANDY CRAYFISH CAMBURUS CALLAINUS WITHIN CRITICAL HABITAT. REMOVAL OF THIS DAM WILL FULLY RECONNECT THE 22 MILE MCCLURE RIVER FOR BIG SANDY CRAYFISH ALLOWING MOVEMENT BETWEEN TWO CURRENTLY ISOLATED AND GENETICALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS SEPARATED BY THE DAM. IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIES RECOVERY BENEFITS THIS PROJECT WILL UPLIFT AN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY IN RURAL APPALACHIA BY CREATING RIVER RECREATION AND TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THIS DAM. IN TOTAL 83 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT WILL BE RECONNECTED UPSTREAM OF CLINCHCO DAM.

VAFO-7-031_CVI_RESTORATION OF AQUATIC CO

HABITAT RESTORATION FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES IN PRIORITY WATERSHEDS IN WV

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE (CVI) WILL IMPLEMENT AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY, STREAM RESTORATION, AND RIPARIAN CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND WILL INCLUDE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN THE UPPER TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN AND BIG SANDY WATERSHED TO BENEFIT NUMEROUS FEDERAL TRUST SPECIES. THIS WILL INCLUDE PROJECT PLANNING, RIVER/STREAM ASSESSMENT, DAM REMOVAL FEASIBILITY AND ASSESSMENT, PROJECT DESIGN, PERMITTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, MONITORING, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND OTHER SERVICES DEEMED NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER RESTORATION PROJECTS AND IMPROVE AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY. WHEN TASK 1 IS COMPLETED, ONE FISH PASSAGE BARRIER REMOVAL FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS (CLINCHCO DAM IN THE BIG SANDY WATERSHED), 1/2 MILE OF STREAM RESTORATION AND/OR STREAMBANK STABILIZATION, 3 ACRES OF RIPARIAN BUFFER ESTABLISHMENT. SERVICE FY22 CONTRIBUTION IS $60,000.00. CVI PROPOSES TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH USFWS PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM (PFW). PFW WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE THE SCOPE OF WORK, INCLUDING STREAM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. CVI WILL COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH USFWS PFW TO OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED PERMITTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT.

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING 135,000 TO SUPPORT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE EBTJV , WHICH INCLUDES 85,000 FOR BASE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND 50,000 FOR AN EDUCATIONAL MINI GRANT PROGRAM THE EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE EBTJV HAS DEVELOPED A ROADMAP FOR WILD BROOK TROUT CONSERVATION GROUNDED IN SCIENCE AND GUIDED BY ITS MISSION TO FACILITATE INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO CONSERVING HEALTHY COLDWATER AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FISHABLE WILD BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS THE EBTJV COORDINATOR SUPPORTS THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE EBTJV THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE THE COORDINATION OF EBTJV TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION AND TO RECRUIT ON THE GROUND CONSERVATION PROJECTS ANOTHER GOAL IS TO COORDINATE A MINI GRANT PROGRAM TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS PROFESSIONALS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS RELATED TO COLD WATER AND BROOK TROUT STEWARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO CONSERVE BROOK TROUT

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE (CVI) WILL IMPLEMENT A BARRIER/DAM REMOVAL PROJECT ON THE LITTLE RIVER IN THE CLINCH RIVER WATERSHED. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PROJECT PLANNING, RIVER/STREAM ASSESSMENT, DAM REMOVAL FEASIBILITY AND ASSESSMENT, PROJECT DESIGN, PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE, MONITORING, DAM REMOVAL AND FOLLOW UP STREAM RESTORATION/ENHANCEMENT, AND OTHER SERVICE DEEMED NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE DAM REMOVAL/STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT AND IMPROVE AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY. TASKS INCLUDE 1 FISH PASSAGE BARRIER REMOVAL (LITTLE RIVER DAM), 2 MILES OF STREAM RESTORATION AND/OR STREAMBANK STABILIZATION, 5 ACRES OF RIPARIAN BUFFER ESTABLISHMENT. CVI PROPOSES TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH USFWS PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM (PFW) AND USFWS FISH AND AQUATIC CONSERVATION PROGRAM (FAC). PFW WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE THE SCOPE OF WORK, INCLUDING STREAM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. CVI WILL COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH USFWS PFW TO OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED PERMITTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT. IF DEEMED FEASIBLE, THE DAM REMOVAL WILL BENEFIT A MULTITUDE OF FEDERALLY LISTED ENDANGERED/THREATENED SPECIES AND VIRGINIA SGCN. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STREAM RESTORATION AND RIPARIAN BUFFER ACTIVITIES WILL BENEFIT NUMEROUS FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES AS WELL AS VIRGINIA SGCN, MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND RIPARIAN OBLIGATE SPECIES.

ELK GARDEN DAM REMOVAL VA NFPP-FY18

SEWER SYSTEM (NEW)

THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE. THE EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE HAS DEVELOPED A ROADMAP FOR WILD BROOK TROUT CONSERVATION GROUNDED IN SCIENCE AND GUIDED BY ITS MISSION TO FACILITATE INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO CONSERVING HEALTHY COLDWATER AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FISHABLE WILD BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS. THE EBTJV COORDINATOR SUPPORTS THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE EBTJV.

COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING 71,999.93 TO SUPPORT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE (EBTJV). THE EASTERN BROOK TROUT JOINT VENTURE (EBTJV) HAS DEVELOPED A ROADMAP FOR WILD BROOK TROUT CONSERVATION GROUNDED IN SCIENCE AND GUIDED BY ITS MISSION TO FACILITATE INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO CONSERVING HEALTHY COLDWATER AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FISHABLE WILD BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS. THE EBTJV COORDINATOR SUPPORTS THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE EBTJV. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE THE COORDINATION OF EBTJV TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION, TO PROMOTE EBTJV S SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION STRATEGIES TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, AND TO RECRUIT ON-THE GROUND CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

NFPP ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR WEST FORK DAM REMOVAL, HARRISON COUNTY, WV

MARTIN STREAM HABITAT AND FISH PASSAGE RESTORATION, POWELL RIVER WATERSHED, LEE COUNTY VA

IMPLEMENT HABITAT RESTORATION AND AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS IN THE HOLSTON RIVER WATERSHED OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

REDUCING UNCERTAINTY FOR EMBANKMENT AT CANAAN VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: MODELING HYDROLOGIC I

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

ENERGY

THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED TO DELIVER HABITAT RESTORATION ON PRIVATE LANDS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. PROJECTS WILL SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT THE AQUATIC RESOURCE THROUGH BANK STABILIZATION, INSTREAM HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, AND RIPARIAN BUFFER ESTABLISHMENT. TARGET SPECIES, INCLUDING AT-RISK, DECLINING, AND FEDERALLY LISTED FRESHWATER MUSSELS AND FISH, WILL BENEFIT THROUGH REDUCED EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION INTO WATERWAYS.

THIS NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOCATE A TOTAL OF $500,000 IN U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW - ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (BIL-ER) FUNDING TO HAVE THE CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE (CVI) WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM AND APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE TO EXPAND AND BOLSTER LANDSCAPE-SCALE NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES (HENCEFORTH INVASIVE SPECIES) MANAGEMENT IN HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHEDS WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THESE HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHEDS CURRENTLY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE UPPER TENNESSEE RIVER, UPPER AND MIDDLE JAMES RIVER, UPPER ROANOKE RIVER, UPPER POTOMAC RIVER, BIG SANDY RIVER, AND GUYANDOTTE RIVER BASINS. THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC AT-RISK AND LISTED SPECIES (E.G., FISH, CRAYFISH, MUSSELS, BATS, FOREST SONGBIRDS, POLLINATORS, PLANTS) OCCURRING IN HIGH PRIORITY WATERSHEDS WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA. FURTHER, THE WORK WILL BE DONE TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONGOING AND FUTURE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS CONDUCTED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, OR VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING BEING REQUESTED IN THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPLICATION WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE EXISTING USFWS HABITAT TEAM FROM THE APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE, AND WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT FIELD STAFF POSITIONS FOR UP TO THREE YEARS, HIRE AND MANAGE CONTRACTORS, AND ACQUIRE NEEDED EQUIPMENT (E.G., UTILITY VEHICLE, UTILITY TRACTOR, TRAILERS, ETC.) AND RESTORATION MATERIALS TO IMPLEMENT HIGH PRIORITY INVASIVE SPECIES WORK WITHIN BOTH WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA. OVERALL, THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT TO IMPROVE FOREST, GRASSLAND PRAIRIE, FLOODPLAIN RIPARIAN, AND AQUATIC HABITATS. IN GENERAL, INVASIVE PLANTS WILL BE MANAGED BY SUPPORTING ONGOING SURVEILLANCE OR OCCUPANCY MONITORING, ERADICATING EXTANT POPULATIONS WITHIN SITES BEING RESTORED, AND PREVENTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OR RE-ESTABLISHMENT IN RESTORED OR HIGH-QUALITY SITES. IF RESOURCES ALLOW, FUNDING ALSO MAY BE USED TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE MONITORING TO DETECT INVASIVE FISH, MUSSELS, AND CRAYFISH TO ENHANCE ONGOING MANAGEMENT EFFORTS AND INFORM FUTURE AQUATIC HABITAT PROJECTS (E.G., DAM AND OTHER BARRIER REMOVALS). CVI WILL MANAGE THIS MULTISTATE COLLABORATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES WORK WITH THE APPALACHIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICE IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS.

THIS RESEARCH PROPOSAL REPRESENTS A NEW EFFORT BY CVI TO CONDUCT ECOLOGICAL PRIORITIZATION, RESTORATION, AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH IN THE MID-ATLANTI

WEST FORK DAM REMOVAL AND BY-PASS CONSTRUCTION MODIFICATION 1