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CANADIAN PRAIRIE POTHOLE & WESTERN BOREAL HABITAT PROGRAM (2020-2)

CANADIAN PRAIRIE POTHOLE & WESTERN BOREAL HABITAT PROGRAM 2016-2

PHJV CANADIAN PRAIRIE, PARKLAND, & WESTERN BOREAL HABITAT PROGRAM 2012

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THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL PROTECT 558 WETLAND ACRES 2,227 UPLAND ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION, 4,534 WETLAND ACRES 13,646 UPLAND ACRES THROUGH PERMANENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, 2,255 WETLAND ACRES 24,537 UPLAND ACRES THROUGH TERM CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ENHANCE 1,638 WETLAND ACRES 19,927 UPLAND ACRES, STEWARD 15,239,534 ACRES THROUGH SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND MANAGE 4,485,360 ACRES. ACTIVITIES WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION AND WESTERN BOREAL FOREST OF CANADA. THESE AREAS SUPPORT APPROXIMATELY 50% OF NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING WATERFOWL, INCLUDING SEVERAL PRIORITY NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN (NAWMP) SPECIES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR MOLTING AND STAGING WATERFOWL. NAWMP GOALS WILL NOT BE REALIZED UNLESS CONSERVATION EFFORTS SUCCEED IN THIS REGION. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY BY BENEFITING OTHER WILDLIFE, INCLUDING MANY OF THE 301 SPECIES RESIDING IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE PROVINCES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS THREATENED OR ENDANGERED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN CANADA (COSEWIC), AND THREE MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES ASSESSED AS THREATENED OR ENDANGERED IN THE U.S. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL BENEFIT 64 SPECIES OF OTHER BIRDS THAT THE PRAIRIE HABITAT JOINT VENTURE (PHJV), IN ITS LATEST IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (IPS) FOR THE PRAIRIE PARKLANDS AND WESTERN BOREAL FOREST, HAS ADOPTED AS PRIORITY SPECIES FROM STRATEGIES FOR BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONS (BCRS) 4, 6, 7, 8 AND 11. FURTHER, CONSERVATION OF WETLAND AND ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT PROVIDES PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS NATURE, TO HUNT, FISH AND BIRDWATCH, AND FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS. BY ENHANCING AND PROTECTING HABITAT IN CANADA THAT IS CRITICAL TO SPECIFIC LIFE STAGES (WINTERING, BREEDING, MOLTING, AND STAGING) OF PRIORITY WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND DEPENDENT BIRD SPECIES, THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE WATERFOWL POPULATIONS WHICH WILL TRANSLATE INTO IMPROVED HUNTING AND BIRDWATCHING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE CONSERVATION PROGRAM (2020-2)

THE WETLAND RESTORATION ON UPPER KLAMATH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (UKNWR) BARNES UNIT, AGENCY LAKE UNITS, AND ADJACENT LANDS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON IN KLAMATH COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THEKLAMATH BASIN. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF RESTORING 14,356 ACRES OF VARIOUS WETLAND HABITAT TYPES. THIS PROJECTWILL HELP UKNWR FULFILL ITS MISSION OF RESTORING AND MAINTAINING THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF EXISTING ANDHISTORIC WETLAND COMMUNITIES OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE IMPORTANT IN RESTORING HABITAT FORWATERFOWL, AND OTHER WETLAND-ASSOCIATED BIRD SPECIES FOR LOST RIVER AND SHORTNOSE SUCKERS (FEDERALLYENDANGERED) FOR OREGON SPOTTED FROGS (FEDERALLY THREATENED) AND FOR REDBAND TROUT AND POTENTIALLY CHINOOKSALMON (SENSITIVE SPECIES IN OR). ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND IMPROVE WATERSTORAGE. UKNWR HAS CHOSEN TO PARTNER WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. (DU) TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANENGINEERED RESTORATION DESIGN (PHASE 1) AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE (PHASE 2) FOR THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FROMTHEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT FOR WORK ON THE BARNES AND AGENCY UNITS WITHIN UKNWR. PHASE 3 HASPROVIDED FUNDING TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON WORK WITHIN THE BARNES AND AGENCY UNITS, AS WELL AS PROVIDED FUNDINGFOR ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SERVICES FOR THE EISENBERG UNIT AND ADJACENT PRIVATE LANDS. PHASE 4WILL BE FOR ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION WORK TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION WITHIN THE BARNES AND AGENCY LAKE UNITS.

PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION LANDSCAPES

TO STREAMLINE THE DELIVERY OF NRCS EASEMENT PROGRAMS AND INCREASE NRCS�S CAPACITY TO MEET GROWING FUNDING LEVELS. DU AND NRCS HAVE A MUTUAL INTEREST IN HELPING TO BRING ABOUT THE CONSERVATION AND WISE USE OF LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS.

1. PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE SUTTER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, DURING THE LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL, WHICH PROVIDES THE NECESSARY HABITAT FOR MIGRATING WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND DEPENDENT WILDLIFE. THE PROJECT CREATES AN ALTERNATE FEEDING AREA, REDUCING CROP DAMAGE BY DEPREDATION BY WATERFOWL ON ADJACENT FARMLAND. THE IMPROVED HABITAT INCREASES THE RECREATION USES BY THE PUBLIC AS WELL.2. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE INSTALLING A LIFT STATION AND ACCOMPANYING FISH SCREEN ON THE EASTSIDE BORROW CANAL THAT WILL ALLOW LEVEL 2 AND INCREMENTAL LEVEL 4 WATER TO BE CONVEYED TO THE SUTTER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY (CNRA) AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) ARE ALSO FUNDING PORTIONS OF THIS PROJECT. THIS AGREEMENT AND SCOPE OF WORK COVER TASK 4, CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIFT STATION. THE OTHER TASKS ARE BEING FUNDED BY AND WERE COVERED UNDER AGREEMENTS ISSUED TO THE RECIPIENT BY CNRA AND USFWS.3. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A NEW WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITY THAT WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED INTERIM DELIVERY OF EXISTING WATER RIGHTS, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE CAPACITY AND RELIABILITY OF CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT (CVPIA) LEVEL 2 AND INCREMENTAL LEVEL 4 WATER SUPPLY. THIS WILL IMPROVE HABITAT CONDITIONS FOR WATERFOWL AND AL THE OTHER MAJOR BIRD GROUPS.4. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE PUBLIC AND WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND DEPENDENT WILDLIFE

DUC EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE HABITAT PROGRAM 2016-2

MARSH RESTORATION ON ANAHUAC NWR AND MCFADDIN NWR

FLYWAY FORESTS HABITAT RESTORATION

THE PROPOSED ACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN WILL STRENGTHEN CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BENEFIT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN TWO COUNTIES WITHIN THE GREATER HOUSTON METRO AREA. THESE ACTIONS WILL IMPLEMENT NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO STABILIZE SHORELINES AND PROTECT ESTUARINE MARSH WHICH IN TURN WILL INCREASE ECOSYSTEM AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY FROM COASTAL CLIMATE HAZARDS. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WILL INCLUDE YOUTH EDUCATION OUTREACH AND EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NATURAL RESOURCES. THESE ACTIONS AND PROGRAMS WILL BENEFIT 19,395 INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND APPROXIMATELY 10,625 STUDENTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROPOSED ACTIONS WILL ADDRESS SHORELINE EROSION IMPACTS THAT THREATEN THE HEALTH OF ADJACENT ESTUARINE MARSH AND THEIR RESILIENCE TO TROPICAL STORMS WITHIN THE WEST GALVESTON BAY WATERSHED. THE SHORELINE OF EACH OF THE PROJECT SITES EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF EROSION CAUSED BY VESSEL WAKES, WIND-DRIVEN WAVES, AND TIDES. THIS EQUATES TO A DIRECT LOSS OF MARSH HABITAT AS WELL AS WIDENING NATURAL TIDAL CHANNELS AND OPENING NEW CUTS INTO ONCE ISOLATED WETLANDS. THE CHANGES TO TIDAL HYDROLOGY CAUSED BY EROSION HAVE RESULTED IN CONVERSION OF ADJACENT MARSH FROM LOWER SALINITY TO HIGHER SALINITY MARSH TYPES AND THE LOSS OF VEGETATED MARSH TO OPEN WATER. THESE IMPACTS CONTINUE TODAY AND THREATEN PRODUCTIVITY FOR FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO STABILIZE VULNERABLE BAY AND GIWW SHORELINES THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF NEARSHORE ROCK BREAKWATERS THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE A LONG-TERM AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR REDUCING WAVE ENERGY IN HIGH-ENERGY, AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS. FOLLOWING COMPLETION, THE SHORELINE WILL STABILIZE, AND THE AREA BETWEEN THE BREAKWATER AND THE SHORELINE WILL BE RESTORED TO A TIDAL MARSH COMPLEX CONTAINING EMERGENT VEGETATION, OPEN WATER, AND TIDAL FLATS. FINALLY, NOAA FUNDING WILL BE COMMITTED TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES DIRECTLY BENEFITING YOUTH AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION.

PURPOSE: DUCKS UNLIMITED WILL RESTORE SWAN COVE, THE SOUTHERNMOST IMPOUNDMENT AT CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ON ASSATEAGUE ISLAND IN VIRGINIA. THE WORK WILL RESTORE AND PROTECT VALUABLE SALT MARSH HABITAT ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AND SUPPORT SEVERAL IMPORTANT FISHERIES. IT WILL ALSO HELP IMPROVE COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE IN AN AREA THAT IS VULNERABLE TO SEA-LEVEL RISE, BY REESTABLISHING A PROTECTIVE DUNE SYSTEM, INCREASING THE ELEVATION OF THE MARSH BEHIND THE DUNE SYSTEM, AND ENHANCING TIDAL EXCHANGE.

PURPOSE: DUCKS UNLIMITED WILL RESTORE THE LOWER DARBY CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX IN JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AN URBAN WILDLIFE REFUGE LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA. THEY WILL PROVIDE HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON WETLANDS BY INCREASING TIDAL CONNECTIVITY TO THE 150-ACRE HENDERSON MARSH. THEY WILL ALSO COMPLETE DESIGN AND PERMITTING TO REINTRODUCE A NATURAL TIDE INTO AN ADJACENT MAN-MADE IMPOUNDMENT. INSTALLATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF A KAYAK LAUNCH, OBSERVATION TOWER, INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, AND THE SURROUNDING TRAIL SYSTEM WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ACCESS AND EXPERIENCE THESE NATURAL AREAS.

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

RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS IN AMERICAN CANYON, CALIFORNIA

EHJV WETLANDS CONSERVATION 2012

THE WETLAND RESTORATION ON UPPER KLAMATH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (UKNWR) BARNES UNIT, AGENCY LAKE UNITS, AND ADJACENT LANDS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON IN KLAMATH COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE KLAMATH BASIN. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE PLANNING PHASE TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND TO RESTORE 14,356 ACRES OF VARIOUS WETLAND HABITAT TYPES. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP UKNWR FULFILL ITS MISSION OF RESTORING AND MAINTAINING THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF EXISTING AND HISTORIC WETLAND COMMUNITIES OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE IMPORTANT IN RESTORING HABITAT FOR WATERFOWL, AND OTHER WETLAND-ASSOCIATED BIRD SPECIES FOR LOST RIVER AND SHORTNOSE SUCKERS (FEDERALLY ENDANGERED) FOR OREGON SPOTTED FROGS (FEDERALLY THREATENED) AND FOR REDBAND TROUT AND POTENTIALLY CHINOOK SALMON (SENSITIVE SPECIES IN OR). ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND IMPROVE WATER STORAGE. UKNWR HAS CHOSEN TO PARTNER WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. (DU) TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGINEERED RESTORATION DESIGN (PHASE 1) AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE (PHASE 2) FOR THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FROM THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT FOR WORK ON THE BARNES AND AGENCY UNITS WITHIN UKNWR. PHASE 3 WILL NOW PROVIDE FUNDING TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON WORK WITHIN THE BARNES AND AGENCY UNITS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SERVICES FOR THE EISENBERG UNIT AND ADJACENT PRIVATE LANDS.

ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFER (ACUB) FT. DRUM. THIS MODIFICATION IS ISSUED TO OBLIGATE FUNDS

THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN WILL USE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS (NBS) TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE MARSH HEALTH AND INCREASE THE RESILIENCY AND CAPACITY OF THESE COASTAL MARSHES TO WITHSTAND STORMS AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY SUCH STORMS. THE MCFADDIN BEACH BERM PROJECT COMPLETED IN 2016 RESULTED IN A 17.6 MILE EARTHEN BERM TO REPLACE THE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION OF THE NATURAL BEACH RIDGE WHICH WAS LOST FROM LONG TERM EROSION AND HURRICANES. THE BEACH BERM IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE FOR THE REFUGE AND THE SALT BAYOU MARSH ECOSYSTEM LIMITING SALTWATER INUNDATION OF MARSHES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING NON STORM EVENTS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS NBS PROJECT IS NEEDED TO REMEDIATE DAMAGE TO THE MCFADDIN BEACH BERM CAUSED BY HURRICANE HARVEY AND OTHER RECENT TROPICAL STORMS THAT HAVE ERODED PORTIONS OF THE EXISTING BERM FORMING CUTS FOR SALTWATER TO ENTER THE BACK MARSHES DURING HIGH SEASONAL TIDES. DUCKS UNLIMITED PROPOSES TO COMPLETE PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION TO RESTORE THE BERM AND RETURN ITS IMPORTANT FUNCTION BENEFITING COASTAL HABITATS AND WILDLIFE ON THE REFUGE.

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO BENEFICIALLY USE DREDGE MATERIAL TO HELP FIX EROSION CONCERNS IN THE MARSH ON THE REFUGE AND PROTECT SAV BEDS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF SEVERAL BREAKWATERS TO FURTHER PROTECT THE MARSH FROM EROSION

TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY NEEDED TO ASSIST NRCS, ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES, TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO HURRICANE IRMA HIT THE FLORIDA COAST ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11, 2017. HIGH WINDS, RAINFALL, AND RESULTING STORM SURGE IMPACTED THE PEACOCKS POCKET T-24D IMPOUNDMENT LEVEE ROAD AND WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES ON MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (MINWR). THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (SERVICE) WILL PARTNER WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED (DU) TO PROTECT THE REFUGE SHORELINE AND RECONSTRUCT WATER MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE HARDENED SO THEY ARE PROTECTED FROM FUTURE STORMS.

TEXAS MID-COAST COASTAL MARSH RESILIENCY PROJECTS

THE SERVICE WILL PROVIDE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF PARTNERSHIP WITH DU FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF WETLAND AND GRASSLAND ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE PPR OF NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND MONTANA. ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR ON WPA, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, REFUGES, AND STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS WITHIN THAT GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE SERVICE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR EACH PROJECT AND DU WILL SUPPORT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ON-THE-GROUND RESTORATION WORK. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROJECTS ARE INTENDED TO RESTORE AND IMPROVE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BREEDING AREAS FOR GRASSLAND BIRDS, WATERFOWL, POLLINATORS, AND THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. ADDITIONALLY, ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION EFFORTS WILL PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE PROPERTIES INCLUDING SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF FLOOD RESILIENCE, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION.

BRITISH COLUMBIA PCJV & CIJV CONSERVATION PROGRAM 2012

THE PROJECT WILL PROTECT 389 WETLAND ACRES 323 UPLAND ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION, 140 WETLAND ACRES 250 UPLAND ACRES THROUGH PERMANENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND 1,816 WETLAND ACRES 4,065 UPLAND ACRES THROUGH TERM CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE 1006 ACRES, MANAGE 1,146,497 ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY SECURED NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT (NAWCA) HABITAT, AND STEWARD 101,900 ACRES. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WITHIN EASTERN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE (EHJV) TARGET AREAS WILL MEET THE DISTINCT REGIONAL NEEDS OF WATERFOWL BY ADDRESSING KEY FACTORS LIMITING EASTERN WATERFOWL POPULATIONS: DUCKLING SURVIVAL AND SETTLING RATES. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL HELP THE EHJV ATTAIN A PORTION OF THE HABITAT GOALS THAT WILL BE OUTLINED IN THE EHJV IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (IP). DELIVERY OF A FULL SUITE OF CONSERVATION ACTIONS, INCLUDING SECUREMENT, ENHANCEMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND STEWARDSHIP, WILL REALIZE EHJV WATERFOWL POPULATION GOALS FOR SIX PRIORITY BREEDING SPECIES. CONSERVATION ACTIONS WILL FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THESE SPECIES AND WILL INCREASE BREEDING POPULATIONS OF WATERFOWL WITH POPULATION DEFICITS, SUCH AS AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING BREEDING WATERFOWL, PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL BENEFIT STAGING, MOLTING, AND WINTERING WATERFOWL BY SECURING AND ENHANCING WETLANDS IN KEY COASTAL AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES. FURTHERMORE, THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL BENEFIT 16 PRIORITY NON-WATERFOWL BIRD SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE IP. BY ENHANCING AND PROTECTING HABITAT IN CANADA THAT IS CRITICAL TO SPECIFIC LIFE STAGES (WINTERING, BREEDING, MOLTING, AND STAGING) OF PRIORITY WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND DEPENDENT BIRD SPECIES, THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE WATERFOWL POPULATIONS WHICH WILL TRANSLATE INTO IMPROVED HUNTING AND BIRDWATCHING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

BRITISH COLUMBIA PACIFIC COASTAL AND CANADIAN INTERMOUNTAIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM 2016-2

EXPANDING CONSERVATION CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATION - PHASE III

BRITISH COLUMBIA PACIFIC COASTAL & CANADIAN INTERMOUNTAIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM

THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM AND PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN THERE IS INCREASING NEED TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN RESILIENT HABITATS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE AS WEATHER AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY INCREASES. FEDERAL AND STATE LANDS ALONG THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES DUE TO CHANGING CLIMACTIC TRENDS AND CHANGES IN SURROUNDING LAND USE. THOUGH THE PROXIMATE CAUSES ARE SIMILAR THE SOLUTIONS NECESSARILY VARY DUE TO LOCATION GEOGRAPHY SITE HISTORY AND PUBLIC USE.PROPOSED PROJECTS INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND PROJECTS THAT REDUCE SEDIMENT LOADING. THE PROPOSED PROJECTS TAKE PLACE ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LANDS OR ON STATE LANDS THAT ARE OTHERWISE IMPORTANT TO THE REFUGE SYSTEM IN MORGAN AND CASS COUNTIES IL LOUISA COUNTY IA HOUSTON COUNTY MN LA CROSSE COUNTY WI STODDARD AND WAYNE COUNTIES MO PIKE COUNTY IL SCOTT COUNTY IA AND JERSEY COUNTY IL. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF THESE PROJECTS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES AT THESE SITES DUCKS UNLIMITED WILL DEPLOY OUR ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCY ON 8124 ACRES. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE WORK AND PLANNING DUCKS UNLIMITED WILL WORK WITH THE NWR TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT AND URGENT AND THAT PROVIDE THE GREATEST BENEFIT AS IT RELATES TO THE NWR SYSTEM. DUCKS UNLIMITED IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED THROUGH ITS EXISTING ENGINEERING AND BIOLOGICAL WORK FORCE TO DELIVER THESE OUTCOMES.THE WORK PROPOSED HEREIN IS A CONTINUATION OF A DECADES LONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE USFWS DU AND OTHERS TO HELP ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND MEET MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AT WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI BASIN.

THE UPPER WILLIAMSON RIVER RESTORATION IS LOCATED ON THE KLAMATH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (KLAMATH MARSH NWR) IN KLAMATH COUNTY OREGON IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE KLAMATH BASIN. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP THE REFUGE AND THE KLAMATH TRIBES FULFILL THEIR GOAL TO RESTORE THE WILLIAMSON RIVER TO ITS HISTORIC FORM AND FUNCTION. THIS WILL BENEFIT NATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE KLAMATH TRIBES HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT A PORTION OF PHASE 1 RESTORATION ACTIVITIES. THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) AND KLAMATH TRIBES HAVE CHOSEN TO PARTNER WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. (DU) TO ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF A CONTRACTOR, AND TO DEVELOP ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE FOR PHASE 2. THIS FUNDING REQUEST WILL PROVIDE THE REMAINING FUNDS NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT PHASE 1 AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SERVICES FOR THE PHASE 2 RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SECTION OF THE WILLIAMSON RIVER BETWEEN BALL DAM AND MILITARY ROAD CROSSING.

GLRI

DUCKS UNLIMITED (DU) IS SUBMITTING THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTING FUNDING FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) GULF RESTORATION OFFICE (GRO) TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COASTAL MARSH RESTORATION AT DRESSING POINT, PART OF THE BIG BOGGY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NWR). THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO INSTALL A ROCK BREAKWATER AROUND THE ISLAND TO REDUCE LOSS OF AREA DUE TO EROSION. DUCKS UNLIMITED WILL PARTNER WITH THE TEXAS MID-COAST NWR COMPLEX, FWS COASTAL PROGRAM, AND GRO STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED BELOW FOR DRESSING POINT ISLAND. SERVICES PROVIDED BY DU WILL INCLUDE PROJECT PLANNING ACTIVITIES, SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

ASSESSING THE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POTENTIAL OF WETLAND RESTORATION IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAMS.

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE NECESSARY TO PLAN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT ACEP WRE AND WRP RESTORATION OR REPAIR PLANS TO IMPROVE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND IMPROVE WETLAND FUNCTIONS IN KENTUCKY

WE REQUEST 100,000 FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF CONSERVATIONACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE WETLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND RECREATION GOALSESTABLISHED FOR BLANCA BLANCA HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANTMIGRATORY BIRD PRODUCTION AREA FOR THE STATE OF COLORADO THE WETLANDS FOUNDON THE SITE PROVIDE VALUABLE PRE BREEDING, FORAGING, AND STAGING AREAS FORPOPULATIONS OF DUCKS, GEESE, WADING BIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, AND OTHER AVIANSPECIES THAT RESIDE IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY DURING THE BREEDING SEASON AS WELLAS SPRING AND FALL MIGRATION THE INTENT OF THE PLAN IS TO EXAMINE THECONTRIBUTION OF WETLAND HABITATS TOWARDS THESE BREEDING AND MIGRATIONEFFORTS LIMITING HABITAT FACTORS FOR AVIAN SPECIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED, ANARRAY OF HABITAT RESTORATIONS OR ENHANCEMENTS PRESCRIBED, AND A SET OFPRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS WILL BE DRAFTED THE INTENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE WETLANDS CONSERVATION PLAN IS TO ESTABLISH, FORA GIVEN WETLAND COMPLEX, HABITAT GOALS AND TO IDENTIFY THE CONSTRAINTS ANDOPPORTUNITIES THAT PREVAIL UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THOSE GOALS THE PLANPRESENTS A PRACTICAL AND PRIORITIZED LIST OF PROXIMATE CONSERVATION TASKSTHAT ALONE OR IN CONCERT WITH OTHER WORK WILL ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVESDERIVED FROM THE OVERARCHING CONSERVATION GOALS CONSTITUTED IN THE PLAN THEEXPLICIT PURPOSE OF ALL OF THIS IS TO PROVIDE A STRONG BASIS FOR AN IMMEDIATEAND SUSTAINED PROGRAM OF CONSERVATION DELIVERY ON THE WETLAND COMPLEX THEFOLLOWING WORK WILL BE PERFORMED AS PART OF OUR WETLAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS PROJECT RECONNAISSANCE AND FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT, PROJECT GEOTECHNICALSURVEYS, PROJECT DESIGN AND DRAFTING, PROJECT PERMITTING, ANDPROJECT ADMINISTRATION, ACTUATION, AND EVALUATION FURTHER, DU WILL DELIVER ASET OF HIGH PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN WE WILL DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE WETLANDS CONSERVATION PLAN COMPOSED OF THEFOLLOWING ELEMENTS SITE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DESCRIPTION OF SITE WETLANDAND WATER RESOURCES TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AND OTHER SURFACE MODELLING OF IMPORTANTAREAS ON THE SITE IDENTIFICATION, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND PRIORITIZATION OFWETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TOACHIEVE PRESCRIBED HABITAT CONDITIONS A SET OF PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTIONPLANS ILLUSTRATING THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES FOR RESTORATION REGULATORY REVIEWOF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION OF OPTIMAL WETLAND MANAGEMENT PLAN SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND CONTRACTOR EXPENSES FOR EACH IDENTIFIEDTASK IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES OF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COST SHARE IDENTIFIEDIMPROVEMENTS EXPLANATION OF FUNDING STRATEGIES FOR ACTIVITIES ON THE PROJECTTRACT RECOMMENDED FIRST STEPS TOWARDS FUNDING HIGHEST PRIORITY ACTIVITIES ONTHE PROJECT TRACT DRAFTING OF 30 CONSTRUCTION PLANSETS FOR THE HIGHESTPRIORITY HABITAT PROJECTS AND, WETLAND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS INADDITION TO THE PLANNING EFFORT DESCRIBED ABOVE, DU PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENTPRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS IMMEDIATELY BENEFICIALTO BLANCA WETLANDS AND ITS WETLAND RESOURCES THE WORK PROPOSED HERE WILL BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WHOWILL BE ASSURED OF A SET OF FUNCTIONING WETLAND COMPLEXES ON PUBLIC ANDPUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LANDS PARTICULAR BENEFICIARIES WILL BE FEDERAL, STATE,AND PARTNER WETLAND AND MIGRATORY BIRD MANAGERS INTERESTED IN MAINTAINING THEEXTENT AND QUALITY OF WETLAND HABITATS IN COLORADO FURTHER, THE PUBLIC WHOENJOY USING THESE BLM LANDS, INCLUDING RANCHERS, WATERFOWLERS AND BIRDERS,WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ACHIEVEMENT OF WETLAND HABITAT GOALS EXPRESSED IN THE PLAN THERE WILL BE NO SUBRECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE TO EFFICIENTLY OBTAIN QUALITY RESTORATION OF ACEP-WRE AND WRP EASEMENTS.

ASSESSING THE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POTENTIAL OF WETLAND RESTORATION IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAMS.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE TO EFFICIENTLY OBTAIN QALITY RESTORATION OF ACEP-WRE AND WRP EASEMENTS.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED JULY 11, 2024 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD AS THE PROJECT AND BUDGET NARRATIVE. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF PROGRAM POLICIES, REFER TO THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS, JANUARY 2024. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THREE TRACTS TOTALING 5,160 ACRES OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ALL TRACTS ARE IN ST. BERNARD PARISH. TRACT 1 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 5,000 ACRES OF SALT MARSH, BARRIER ISLAND HABITAT, AND SEAGRASS BEDS BY PUMPING FILL MATERIAL VIA HYDRAULIC DREDGE TO NOURISH CHANDELEUR ISLAND. TRACT 2 IS THE RESTORATION OF 60 ACRES OF INTERMEDIATE MARSH VIA PLANTING OF TREE SPECIES ON COASTAL RIDGE. TRACT 3 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 100 ACRES OF BRACKISH MARSH BY CONSTRUCTING AND PLANTING EARTHEN TERRACES. ALL OF THIS WORK IS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COASTAL WETLANDS INITIATIVE AREA OF THE GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE.THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE AND RESTORE 5,160 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 1,124 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND ENHANCE 2,745 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS ALONG COASTAL HABITAT OF TEXAS. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE 3,869 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ENHANCE AND PERPETUALLY PROTECT 3,869 ACRES (INCLUDES 1,759 NON-ADD ACRES) OF DECREASING WETLAND TYPES AND OTHER CRITICAL WETLANDS AND COASTALHABITATS IN THE TEXAS CHENIER PLAIN INITIATIVE AREA OF THE GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE. THESE HABITATS AREIMPORTANT FOR MIGRATING, WINTERING AND RESIDENT BIRD POPULATIONS ON THE WESTERN GULF COAST OF MEXICO.THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED HEREIN WILL SUPPORT MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF MULTIPLE HABITATS THATSUPPORT FORAGING, ROOSTING RESTING, PAIR BONDING, NESTING, REARING OF YOUNG, AND MOLTING FOR MULTIPLESPECIES OF BIRDS. LANDS BENEFITING FROM THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED HEREIN INCLUDE STATE LANDS THAT PROVIDEPUBLIC ACCESS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES.

THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT FIVE TRACTS TOTALING 4000 ACRES OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. TRACT 1 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 750 ACRES OF BRACKISH MARSH IN JEFFERSON PARISH BY CONSTRUCTING AND PLANTING EARTHEN TERRACES. TRACT 2 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 800 ACRES OF SALINE MARSH IN LAFOURCHE PARISH BY CONSTRUCTING AND PLANTING EARTHEN TERRACES. TRACT 3 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 1200 ACRES OF BRACKISH MARSH IN IBERIA PARISH BY REPLACING A WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE. TRACT 4 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 600 ACRES OF SALINE MARSH IN LAFOURCHE PARISH BY CONSTRUCTING AND PLANTING EARTHEN TERRACES. TRACT 5 IS THE RESTORATION OF 650 ACRES OF BRACKISH MARSH IN JEFFERSON PARISH THROUGH MARSH CREATION VIA HYDRAULIC DREDGING. ALL OF THIS WORK IS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COASTAL WETLANDS INITIATIVE AREA OF THE GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE. THIS AWARD WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL AND WAS APPROVED BY THE MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

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 796.5 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND 294 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT, ENHANCE 6,382.5 ACRES, AND RESTORE 132 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN WISCONSIN. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE 7,605 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 24, 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 360 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND 9,067 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN KANSAS. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT 9,427TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 24 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 460 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND ENHANCE 2380 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY. THEREFORE THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE 2840 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

HURRICANE LAKE WMA GLAISE CREEK ENHANCEMENT

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 964 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE AND 2,560 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND ENHANCE 365 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND POCOSIN LAKES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE 3,889 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ENHANCE 10,848 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE UPPER EVERGLADES BASIN OF FLORIDA FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN USED HISTORICALLY FOR AGRICULTURE AND CONTAINS DITCHES AND BERMS WITHIN HISTORIC WETLANDS OF THE EVERGLADES REGION. THE GOAL IS TO RE-REHYDRATE THE WETLAND FOOTPRINT AND RE-ESTABLISH NORTH-SOUTH SHEETFLOW ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE OF EMERGENT WETLANDS INCLUDING TREE ISLANDS.THIS PROJECT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL AND WAS APPROVED BY THE MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

TO ESTABLISH A PHRAGMITES CONTROL ACTION PLAN AND IMPLEMENT NON-NATIVE, INVASIVE CONTROL OF PHRAGMITES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WETLAND RESILIENCY.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 1,790 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION, 175 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND ENHANCE 1,650 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS ACROSS PRIORITY WATERSHEDS IN COASTAL NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE 3,615 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THIS PROPOSAL REPRESENTS A CONTINUING EFFORT BY DUCKS UNLIMITED AND OUR UTAH PARTNERS TO SECURE NAWCA FUNDING FOR WETLAND AND MIGRATORY WATER CONSERVATION WITHIN THE LOWER BEAR RIVER (LBR)- GREAT SALT LAKE (GSL) ECOSYSTEM, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WETLAND AREAS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. SINCE OUR SUBMISSION OF THE LBR-GSL PHASE 1 NAWCA IN JULY 2021, THE GREAT SALT LAKE REACHED A HISTORICAL LOW ELEVATION IN NOVEMBER 2022. AT ITS LOWEST RECODED ELEVATION OF 4,191 FT., SALINITIES IN THE SOUTH ARM OF THE LAKE REACHED A POINT THAT THREATENED THE IMMINENT SURVIVAL OF BRINE FLY AND BRINE SHRIMP ESSENTIAL AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES WHICH SUPPORT MILLIONS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS. THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO EMPHASIZE THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE SALINE LAKE ECOSYSTEM, IN ADDITION TO THE VAST FRESHWATER TO BRACKISH WETLANDS THAT LINE THE GREAT SALT LAKE S EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SHORELINES. PROJECT EFFORTS IN THIS PROPOSAL CENTER ON ENHANCEMENT OF WETLANDS IN KEY AREAS FOR MIGRATING AND BREEDING WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, COLONIAL NESTING WATERBIRDS, AND OTHER MIGRATORY BIRDS. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES 6 TRACTS (4 GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS AND 2 MATCH TRACTS) THAT WILL ENHANCE OVER 7,000 ACRES OF WETLANDS IN THE LBR-GSL ECOSYSTEM.

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 2,516 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND 267 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND ENHANCE 110 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN OHIO. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT, AND ENHANCE, 2,893 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WILL BE MADE WITH FWS PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE 110 ACRES OF HABITAT ACCORDING TO THE PROPOSAL.

EXPANDING CONSERVATION CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATION

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, 2025 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 RESTORE 2,934 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 340.5 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS THROUGH FEE ACQUISITION, AND 1,106 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THE AWARD WILL ALSO RESTORE 480(53) ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS AND ENHANCE 1,790.5(316) ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS FOR A TOTAL OF 4,086 ACRES AFFECTED.

DU IS REQUESTING 2761000 TO COMPLETE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAT ISLAND FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THE SITE FOR THE PRIORITY HABITATS AND POPULATIONS OF TARGETED FISH SPECIES TO SUPPORT THE REMOVAL OF LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND DEGRADATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS BUI. THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WILL REESTABLISH SPAWNING AND NURSERY HABITAT FOR SHORELINE FISH TARGET SPECIES MUSKELLUNGE AND CENTRARCHIDS AND CONSTRUCT THE APPROVED DESIGN TO PROVIDE DIRECT BENEFITS TO SHORELINE FISH ANURANS COASTAL WETLAND AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES COLONIAL WATERBIRDS MARSH BREEDING BIRDS MIGRATORY WATERFOWL AND BREEDING AND MIGRATING SHOREBIRDS.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 24, 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 2,103 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND ENHANCE 107 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE REGION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT, AND ENHANCE 2,210 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THE PROJECT TEAM OF U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. INTEND TO IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO RESTORE THE HYDROLOGY TO 150 ACRES OF HYDRAULICALLY IMPAIRED TIDAL MARSH HABITAT IN THE USFWS S TIDALLY RESTRICTED HENDERSON MARSH AT JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (REFUGE). THE REFUGE, NESTLED WITHIN THE URBAN SETTING OF PHILADELPHIA, IS AMERICA S FIRST URBAN REFUGE AND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1972 FOR PRESERVING, RESTORING, AND DEVELOPING THE NATURAL AREA KNOWN AS TINICUM MARSH. THE REFUGE PROVIDES A THRIVING SANCTUARY TEEMING WITH A RICH DIVERSITY OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS NATIVE TO THE DELAWARE ESTUARY. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL PLAN TO EXCAVATE 13,073 LINEAR FEET OF TIDAL CHANNELS, AS WELL AS, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT METHODS FOR IN SITU FRESHWATER MUSSEL RESTORATION WITHIN THE IMPOUNDED TIDAL MARSH. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONSTRUCT A NEW OPENING IN THE SURROUNDING DIKE AND RESTORE 16 ACRES OF EARLY SUCCESSIONAL FOREST HABITAT. THE IMPROVED HYDRAULIC FUNCTION WITHIN THE WETLANDS WILL ALLOW A HEALTHIER ECOSYSTEM (ESPECIALLY FOR ANADROMOUS FISH) TO BE ESTABLISHED, IMPROVE MARSH FUNCTION AND RESILIENCE TO REDUCE FLOODING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ENHANCE AND EXPAND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR KAYAKING, FISHING, AND PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE AN OBSERVATION TOWER, KAYAK LAUNCH, IMPROVED TRAILS AND SIGNAGE, AND NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. FURTHERMORE, THE UPLAND DREDGED SEDIMENT PLACEMENT AREAS WILL BE PLANTED WITH NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS TO RESTORE 16 ACRES OF EARLY SUCCESSIONAL FOREST HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS AND POLLINATORS. THE OVERALL PROJECT WILL BENEFIT 85 WETLAND DEPENDENT BIRDS, 2 MAMMALS, 1 AMPHIBIAN, 2 REPTILES, 2 FRESHWATER MUSSELS, 7 FISH, AND 6 WETLAND PLANTS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN WHICH UTILIZE THE REFUGE.BURGESS NIPLE HAS DESIGNED THE HENDERSON MARSH RESTORATION PROJECT (TIDAL CHANNELS, DIKE OPENING AND BRIDGE) AND USFWS IS CURRENTLY SEEKING PERMITS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT AND LEADING CORRESPONDENCE WITH REGULATORS. EXISTING FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE FULL COST OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW RESTORING FISH PASSAGE THROUGH BARRIER REMOVAL FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DIKE OPENING AND BRIDGE. THE NEW OPENING WILL REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHANNEL CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING TRIBUTARY TO DARBY CREEK, REFERRED TO AS CHANNEL K ON THE DESIGN PLANS.

THE KLAMATH BASIN ECOSYSTEM HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WETLAND COMPLEXES FOR WATERFOWL AND WETLAND-ASSOCIATED BIRDS IN NORTH AMERICA. HOWEVER, IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, MUCH OF THE HISTORICAL WETLAND HABITAT WAS DRAINED WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE KLAMATH PROJECT, WITH MUCH OF THE REMAINING HABITAT ON THE LOWER KLAMATH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LKNWR AND TULE LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TLNWR . PRESENTLY, BOTH REFUGES ARE NEARLY ENTIRELY DRY AND SERVE LITTLE FUNCTIONAL VALUE FOR WATERFOWL AND OTHER WETLAND-ASSOCIATED SPECIES. WETLAND HABITAT ON THE REFUGES HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO CHRONIC WATER SHORTAGES DUE TO LIMITED WATER SUPPLIES, WHICH HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY TRUE ON LKNWR. TLNWR, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAS GENERALLY AVOIDED THE IMPACT OF WATER SHORTAGES AS IRRIGATION RETURN FLOWS HAD HISTORICALLY PROVIDED THE SUMPS WITH ENOUGH WATER. DUCKS UNLIMITED AND PARTNERS, AIM TO IMPROVE WETLAND HABITAT ON BOTH LKNWR AND TLNWR FOR WATERFOWL, WETLAND-ASSOCIATED BIRDS, AND OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF WATER DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION RETURN FLOWS AND INCREASING CAPACITY TO MANAGE AND MOVE WATER THROUGH DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE REFUGES. THESE OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR PUMPING STATIONS, TWO EACH IN BOTH LKNWR AND TLNWR. TOGETHER, THESE PUMPING STATIONS WILL IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY ON OVER 20,000 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT ON BOTH REFUGES, WHILE ALSO IMPROVING IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY, BY PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGEMENT AND DECREASING OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR OVER 20,000 ACRES OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE.

CONSERVING AMERICA'S COASTS

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ENHANCE 6,917 ACRES AND RESTORE 415 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT IN SOUTH LOUISIANA FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES INCLUDE REPAIRING VULNERABLE LEVEES, PLANTINGS, MARSH TERRACE CREATION, PUMP STATION INSTALLATION, AND RIDGE AND MARSH CREATION. THIS AWARD WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL AND WAS APPROVED BY THE MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 1,380 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND ENHANCE 1,141 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE COASTAL PLAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND GEOGIA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE 2,521 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.?

TO RESTORE, PROTECT, AND ENHANCE WETLANDS ON ELIGIBLE PRIVATE OR TRIBAL LANDS WHILE MAXIMIZING WILDLIFE BENEFITS THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF LANDS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE WRP PROGRAM.

CULLINAN RANCH ACCELERATION/DECELERATION LANES AND RIP-RAP ARMORING OF 2.7 MILES OF STATE ROUTE 37

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE NECESSARY TO PLAN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT ACEP WRE AND WRP RESTORATION OR REPAIR PLANS TO IMPROVE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND IMPROVE WETLAND FUNCTIONS IN KENTUCKY

DUCKS UNLIMITED WILL BE RESTORING CAMP SABROSKE A FORMER MUSKRAT FARM WITH FOUR WETLAND MANAGEMENT UNITS TOTALING 25 ACRES CONTAINED WITHIN A SYSTEM OF LEVEES, SEVERAL INTERNAL PIPES INTERCONNECTING THE WETLANDS, AND A PUMP. IT IS NOT CURRENTLY POSSIBLE TO MANAGE WATER LEVELS OR AQUATIC VEGETATION IN THE WETLANDS BECAUSE THE PIPES AND PUMP ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THE QUALITY OF THE HABITAT. INDEPENDENT WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUR WETLANDS WAS NEVER POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTION WITH PACKER CREEK OR THE TOUSSAINT RIVER, THE INTERNAL LEVEES ARE IN POOR SHAPE, UNNECESSARY AND ARE A MAINTENANCE BURDEN, AND THE EXTERIOR RIVER LEVEE REQUIRES RENOVATION AND ARMORING TO ENSURE THE COASTAL WETLANDS ARE PROTECTED FROM LOSS OR DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WATER AND EROSION. MUCH OF THE WETLANDS ARE OPEN WATER LACKING EMERGENT OR SUBMERGENT VEGETATION WITH SMALL POCKETS OF FORESTED AND SCRUB-SHRUB WETLAND COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES O

TOUSSAINT EAST AND WEST LAND ACQUISITION AND HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2024 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF PROGRAM POLICIES, REFER TO THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS, JANUARY 2024. THIS AWARD WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL AND WAS APPROVED BY THE MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 7,917 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND ENHANCE 9,062 ACRES WITHIN IN CHENIER PLAIN OF SOUTH LOUISIANA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE 16,979 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. ENHANCEMENT INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF NEW AND REPLACEMENT OF NON-FUNCTIONING WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES, LEVEE REPAIRS, AND EARTHEN PLUGS. FEE TITLE ACQUISITION WILL PROTECT VALUABLE FRESHWATER AND INTERMEDIATE MARSH AND COASTAL PRAIRIE.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 24 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 72 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND 998 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND IT WILL ENHANCE 998 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN FLORIDA. THEREFORE THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE1070 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

DALE BUMPERS WHITE RIVER (DBWR) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NWR), CONTAINING OVER 160,000 ACRES OFLAND, THE REFUGE PROTECTS ONE OF THE LARGEST REMAINING BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST IN THE MISSISSIPPIALLUVIAL VALLEY (MAV). ESTABLISHED IN 1940, THE REFUGE IS MANAGED AS AN IMPORTANT RESTING AND FEEDINGAREA FOR WINTERING WATERFOWL, AS WELL AS PROVIDING HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS RESIDENT WILDLIFE SPECIES ANDOTHER MIGRATORY BIRDS.THERE ARE TWO AREAS ON DBWR NWR THAT ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR, SPECIFICALLY THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE ONWOLF BAYOU AS WELL AS THE LEVEE B ROAD WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE. THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE AT WOLFBAYOU PROVIDES GREEN TREE HABITAT MANAGEMENT ALONG WOLF BAYOU AND ALLOWS WATER PASSAGE UNDER JACKSBAY LEVEE ROAD. THE EXISTING STEEL SHEET PILE AND CONCRETE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE IS BADLY DAMAGED ANDSPALLED. THE EXISTING STOPLOGS AND CHANNELS DO NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION. THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE NEEDSTO BE REPLACED.FOR THE LEVEE B ROAD WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE, THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE PROVIDES GREEN TREE HABITATMANAGEMENT ALONG HONEY LOCUST BAYOU AND ALLOWS WATER PASSAGE UNDER LEVEE B ROAD. THE EXISTINGCONCRETE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE IS BADLY SPALLED AND CRACKED AND THE EXISTING GATES AND CONTROLLERS ARESEVERELY RUSTED AND DO NOT FUNCTION. THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT FUNDED PROJECT TO REPLACE THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES AT WOLF BAYOUAND HONEY LOCUST GTR WILL GREATLY BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THESE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING WATER ONA POPULAR DUCK HUNTING AREA OF DALE BUMPERS WRNWR. DUCK HUNTING IS OPEN IN THIS AREA ON EVERYTUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM SUNRISE UNTIL NOON DURING THE STATEWIDE DUCK SEASON.THERE ARE ONLY TWO AREAS OPEN TO DUCK HUNTING ON THE 100,000 ACRE SOUTH UNIT OF THE REFUGE, WITH THISBEING ONE OF THEM. ACCESS TO THIS AREA IS BY BOAT, FOOT OR ATV ON DESIGNATED ATV TRAILS. THESE WATERCONTROL STRUCTURES ARE USED TO MANAGE THE WATER LEVEL ON A 2,500 ACRE GREENTREE RESERVOIR THAT HAS BEENOPEN TO DUCK HUNTING SINCE 1979. NOT ONLY ARE THESE STRUCTURES CRITICAL FOR HOLDING WATER ONTO THEBOTTOMLAND FOREST TO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WINTERING WATERFOWL AND DUCK HUNTING OPPORTUNITY BUT THEY ARECRITICAL FOR GETTING WATER OFF OF THE FORESTED HABITAT DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER. WITHOUT THE ABILITY TOREMOVE WATER FROM THE FORESTED HABITAT DURING THE GROWING SEASON, THE TREES WILL DIE FROM WATER STRESSAND HABITAT CONVERSION WILL OCCUR RESULTING IN LESS PUBLIC HUNTING, ATV, AND FOOT ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES.BOTH OF THESE STRUCTURES ARE CURRENTLY IN A FAILED CONDITION AND ARE NOT PROVIDING THE WATER CONTROL TOTHEIR DESIGNED INTENDED CAPACITY. UPON THE COMPLETION OF THESE NEW WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES, OURABILITY TO DE-WATER THESE IMPOUNDMENTS WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED ALLOWING PUBLIC ACCESS DURING THE DRYSEASON AND PUBLIC HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

PROJECT SUMMARYTHE PROJECT PROPOSED WILL INCLUDE THE RESTORATION OF 3 SITES ON CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE VIRGINIA, USING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS. THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHTHOUSE MEADOW (4 ACRES), SOW POND (48 ACRES), AND ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL (30 ACRES) WILL RESULT IN 82 ACRES OF TIDAL SALT MARSH BEING RESTORED. THE PROJECT GOALS ARE TO RESTORE HISTORICAL HYDROLOGY TO MARSH HABITATS, BUILD RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF MOUNTING THREATS, AND INCREASE HABITAT FOR MARSH NESTING BIRDS, FISH, AND SHELLFISH. THESE PROJECTS ALSO SERVE TO CREATE TEMPLATES OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS THAT CAN BUILD THE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND ACCEPTANCE WITHIN THE RESTORATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMUNITY (ESPECIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGE MATERIAL AND ELEVATION ENHANCEMENT TO RECONSTRUCT DEGRADED OR LOST TIDAL WETLANDS). THESE GOALS WILL BE ATTAINED THROUGH THE (1) BREACH AND REMOVAL OF DIKE AND WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES ON IMPOUNDED WETLANDS TO REINTRODUCE TIDAL FLOW AND (2) THIN LAYER DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENT IN THE MARSH TO BUILD ELEVATION COUPLED WITH PLANTING OF VARIOUS MARSH GRASSES TO REESTABLISH THE MARSH PLATFORM.PROJECT ACTIVITIES, METHODS, AND TIMETABLE: PHASE I: PHASE I IS IDENTIFIED BY 1,699,309 OF FUNDS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY TO BEGIN A MULTI-PHASE, TIERFUNDEDAPPROACH TO THE PROJECTS PROPOSED AT CHINCOTEAGUE NWR. THIS INITIAL FUNDING IS CASH FUNDS FROM AVARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING HURRICANE SANDY RESILIENCY FUNDS AND HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY FUNDS,SUPPLEMENTED BY IN-KIND VALUE FROM THE TOWN OF CHINCOTEAGUE, CHINCOTEAGUE NWR, AND USFWSECOLOGICALSERVICES RESTORATION DIVISION. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY TO COMPLETE ALL PROPOSEDACTIVITIES ON 52 ACRES AT SOW POND AND LIGHTHOUSE MEADOW AT AN EXPECTED COST OF 518,997. WITH THEREMAINING 1,180,312 OF FUNDS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF SOW POND AND LIGHTHOUSE MEADOWS, WE WILL ALSOBEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL RESTORATION AND EXPECT TO COMPLETE 14.25 ACRES OFRESTORATION WORK.PHASE II: PHASE II IS IDENTIFIED BY 500,000 OF FUNDING THAT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN FY24, BY THEUSFWS, TO FURTHER IMPLEMENT RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ON ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL. 6.21 ACRES OF RESTORATION WORKPLANNED AT ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL WILL BE COMPLETED IN PHASE II, WITH EXPECTED COMPLETION IN FY 25.PHASE III: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL PHASE (PHASE III) OF THE PROJECT IS DEPENDENT ON SECURINGNECESSARY FUNDING, AND ON THE COSTS AND SOURCES OF THE NEEDED SEDIMENT. WE EXPECT THE TOTAL COSTS OFPHASE III TO BE 770,967, THUS COMPLETING THE REMAINING 9.6 ACRES OF THE ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL RESTORATION.PHASE III COULD OCCUR CONCURRENT WITH PHASE II IF THE NECESSARY FUNDING IS SECURED, OR NOT GET IMPLEMENTEDUNTIL FUTURE YEARS AS FUNDING IS IDENTIFIED.WHEN AND IF PHASE III IS COMPLETED NO SUBSEQUENT ACTIVITIES ARE ANTICIPATED.

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC (DU) AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (ONWR) WILL COLLABORATE TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LAND TO EXPAND ONWR. DU AND FWS WILL IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE PROPERTIES FOR PROTECTION AND RESTORATION WITHIN THE ACQUISITION BOUNDARY OF THE REFUGE. DU WILL PURCHASE PROPERTIES AND DONATE EACH PROPERTY TO FWS. AFTER DONATION, DU AND FWS WILL COLLABORATE TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE WETLANDS AND OTHER HABITAT TYPES ON EACH PROPERTY. RESTORED WETLANDS WILL BE CONNECTED TO ADJACENT RIVERS OR STREAMS WITH WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR FISH INTO THE WETLANDS FOR SPAWNING. RESTORED AND ENHANCED WETLANDS ALSO MAY INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEES AND THE INSTALLATION OF WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES AND PUMPS TO PROVIDE WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL HELP FWS MANAGE AND SUSTAIN QUALITY HABITAT.AT LEAST TWO PROPERTIES TOTALING +/- 110 ACRES WILL BE ACQUIRED UNDER THIS PROJECT WITH TWO PROPERTIES INITIALLY IDENTIFIED FOR ACQUISITION. AT LEAST 25 ACRES OF WETLANDS WITH FISH PASSAGE WILL BE RESTORED. THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THESE PROPERTIES WILL ADDRESS THE LOSS OF FISH HABITAT IN THE MAUMEE AREA OF CONCERN. FWS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LONG-TERM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF EACH PROPERTY PROTECTED AND RESTORED.

THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO PROTECT SHORELINE AND ADJACENT MARSH HABITAT FROM GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (GIWW) EROSIVE FORCES AT BIG BOGGY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NWR) IN MATAGORDA COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 1.5 MILS OF ROCK RIPRAP BREAKWATER ALONG THE REFUGE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. THE 1800 ACRE BIG BOGGY MARSH REPRESENTS ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIDAL MARSH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST MATAGORDA BAY. THESE MAINLAND TIDAL MARSHES ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE FRESHWATER FLOW SEDIMENTS AND NUTRIENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING WATERSHED AND MAINTAIN WATER QUALITY FISHERIES NURSERY HABITAT AND WILDLIFE HABITAT FOR THE BAY. THE EROSION RATE ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE GIWW IS APPROXIMATELY 5.2 FT PER YR OVER THE PAST 75 YEARS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF 300 FEET OF SHORELINE AND OVER 105 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT SINCE 1943.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 24, 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 462 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND 950 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND ENHANCE 947 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT, AND ENHANCE A TOTAL OF 2,359 ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

DUC TOUCHWOOD HILLS/CONJURING CREEK

THIS UNIQUE PROPOSAL BLENDS TOGETHER TRADITIONAL DUCKS UNLIMITED WETLAND CONSERVATION WORK ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN AND ADJACENT TO MORE URBAN LANDSCAPES ALONG THE MOUNTAINOUS FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO INTO THE PRAIRIES OF EASTERN COLORADO, SOUTHEAST WYOMING, AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. ALL AREAS POSSESS NUMEROUS TRADITIONAL WETLAND AND WATERFOWL DESTINATIONS ALONG THIS PART OF THE CENTRAL FLYWAY.

THE MOUNTAIN VIEW RESTORATION PROJECT AT PONDS A1 AND A2W WITHIN THE DON EDWARDS SAN FRANCISCO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WILL CREATE CLIMATE RESILIENT PUBLIC ACCESS AND RESTORE A RANGE OF TIDAL HABITATS. THE RESIDENTS OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AND EAST PALO ALTO AND OTHER NEARBY COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESILIENT PUBLIC ACCESS COUPLED WITH RESTORATION AND INCREASED FLOOD MANAGEMENT CAPACITY. THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE MUCH LARGER SOUTH BAY SALT POND RESTORATION PROJECT. OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO CLIMATE RESILIENT BRIDGES OVER LEVEE BREACH LOCATIONS AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ACCESS AMENITIES. THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PUBLIC ACCESS TRAILS OF 1.2 MILES AND 500 FEET IN LENGTH ON THE IMPROVED POND LEVEES AND THREE VIEWING AREAS WITH BENCHES AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNS TO ADD WILDLIFE COMPATIBLE PUBLIC ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES. RESTORATION OUTCOMES INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF BROAD HABITAT TRANSITION SLOPES GRADING BETWEEN RESTORING TIDAL MARSH AND UPLANDS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SLOPE PROTECTION FOR 7000 FEET OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND A CLOSED LANDFILL UNDER THE ADJACENT CITY PARK KNOWN AS SHORELINE PARK. THE MVRP WILL IMPORT AND GRADE CLEAN EARTHEN FILL TO IMPROVE EXISTING LEVEES AND BUILD MARSH TO UPLAND HABITAT TRANSITION ZONES IN EACH POND. THESE GENTLE SLOPES INCREASE HABITAT DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY AND PROVIDE SPACE FOR UPSLOPE MARSH MIGRATION IN RESPONSE TO SEA LEVEL RISE. THEY WOULD ALSO PROTECT THE CLOSED LANDFILL THAT LIES BENEATH SHORELINE PARK FROM EROSION AND SEEPAGE WHEN TIDAL FLOWS ARE RETURNED TO POND A1. RIP RAP WOULD BE PLACED ALONG THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE HABITAT TRANSITION ZONE TO INCREASE SEA LEVEL RISE RESILIENCE TO THE CLOSED LANDFILL AND PARK AMENITIES LIKE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL. THE RIP RAP WOULD BE BURIED AND SEEDED WITH NATIVE PLANTS AND GRASSES TO ADD HABITAT COMPLEXITY AND VEGETATIVE COVER AS HIGH TIDE REFUGIA. THE MVRP WOULD ALSO REVERSE HISTORIC WETLAND LOSSES EXCEEDING 85 PERCENT BY BREACHING POND LEVEES TO RETURN TIDAL FLOWS AND INITIATE SEDIMENT ACCRETION AND MARSH REESTABLISHMENT. THIS WILL PROVIDE HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED MARSH SPECIES SUCH AS SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE AND CALIFORNIA CLAPPER RAIL. IT WOULD BENEFIT THREATENED STEELHEAD AND OTHER NATIVE FISH AND BIRDS AS WELL AS MAMMALS.

THE EASTERN SD WETLANDS SERIES OF NAWCA PROPOSALS ARE DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE INNOVATIVE MEASURES AND PRACTICES TO CONSERVE WETLAND AND GRASSLAND HABITATS ON WORKING AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. GRANT DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ENTIRELY ON PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH GREATER THAN 90% OF THE PROPOSAL AREA PRIVATELY OWNED AND UTILIZED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

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 2021. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ENHANCE 3,000 ACRES OF WETLANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WETLAND DEPENDENT WILDLIFE IN THE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA BASIN OF COASTAL LOUISIANA. ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF EARTHEN TERRACES IN SHALLOW, OPEN WATER TO ENHANCE BRACKISH COASTAL MARSH, THE UTILIZATION OF A CREVASSE SPLAY TO CREATE DIVERSE HABITAT CONDITIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SHORELINE PROTECTION FEATURES TO PROTECT INTERMEDIATE MARSH. THIS AWARD WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL AND WAS APPROVED BY THE MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THREE TRACTS TOTALING 3,170 ACRES OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. TRACT 1 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 1,645 ACRES OF INTERMEDIATE MARSH IN LAFOURCHE PARISH BY CONSTRUCTING AND PLANTING EARTHEN TERRACES. TRACT 2 IS THE RESTORATION OF 425 ACRES IN TERREBONNE PARISH VIA HYDRAULIC DREDGE TO BORROW AND PUMP SEDIMENTS INTO CONTAINMENT AREAS TO BUILD AND NOURISH EMERGENT INTERMEDIATE AND BRACKISH MARSH HABITAT IN SHALLOW OPEN WATER. TRACT 3 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF 1,100 ACRES OF FRESHWATER MARSH IN ST. MARY PARISH. THIS INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR CREVASSES TO DELIVER FRESHWATER AND SEDIMENT TO MIMIC NATURAL DELTAIC SPLAY DEVELOPMENT. ALL OF THIS WORK IS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COASTAL WETLANDS INITIATIVE AREA OF THE GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE.

THE SACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT CANAL REHABILITATION PROJECT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN DUCKS UNLIMITED INC. AND THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT DIVISION. DUCKS UNLIMITED IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CONSERVING WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED HABITATS FOR NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL. THESE HABITATS ALSO BENEFIT OTHER WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. DU HAS TEAMS OF BIOLOGISTS AND ENGINEERS ALONG WITH SUPPORT STAFF WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERY OF ON THE GROUND HABITAT PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. IT WILL HELP SACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX STAFF FULFILL THEIR MISSION OF SUSTAINING WETLANDS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS AND PROTECTED SPECIES BY REHABILITATING APPROXIMATELY 34 MILES OF CANALS AND REPLACING MULTIPLE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE RELIABLE WATER DELIVERY TO APPROXIMATELY 6000 ACRES OF HABITAT ON DELEVAN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND 4500 ACRES ON COLUSA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO THE THREE MAIN DELEVAN WATER DELIVERY CANALS AND THE MAIN WATER DELIVERY CANAL AT COLUSA. THE CANALS SUFFER FROM CANAL BANK EROSION WHICH RESULTS IN NARROWED LEVEE TOPS ALONG WITH SEDIMENT BUILDUP AND VEGETATION ENCROACHMENT FROM WATER PRIMROSE ALL OF WHICH REDUCE THE VOLUME AND FLOW OF WATER IN THESE CANALS. SUBLATERAL CANALS STEMMING FROM ABOVE NAMED DELIVERY CANALS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO PROJECT WORK. OTHER CANALS THROUGHOUT THE REFUGE COMPLEX ALSO MAY REQUIRE WORK SUCH AS THOSE AT SUTTER AND SACRAMENTO AND SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES.BECAUSE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WILL OCCUR ON FEDERAL LANDS AND WILL BE FUNDED BY FEDERAL DOLLARS AN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT THAT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION CAN PROCEED. THE SERVICE WILL APPLY FOR PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE CLEARANCES AS NECESSARY INCLUDING WITH SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT AND SECTION 7 OF THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. DU WILL ASSIST THE SERVICE WITH THE REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AS NEEDED.IN ADDITION TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SUPPORT TASKS DU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING WORK WHICH WILL SUPPORT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING WORK WILL CONSIST OF COMPLETING A TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY AND INITIAL ENGINEERING DESIGN. DU WILL REVIEW THE INITIAL DESIGN WITH REFUGE COMPLEX STAFF AND FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW DU WILL FINALIZE THE DESIGN AND PREPARE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE NEEDED. DU WILL PREPARE BID DOCUMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND SCHEDULE SITE SHOWINGS AND ASSIST THE SERVICE WITH COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE MOBILIZATION AND SITE PREPARATION ALONG WITH SITE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS PLUS DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND EARTHMOVING. DU WILL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTED TO STANDARDS AND PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. DU ALSO WILL CHECK GRADES AND VERIFY QUANTITIES AND PREPARE INSPECTION REPORTS TO ENSURE CONTRACT CONDITIONS AND TIMELINES ARE MET. DU WILL PROVIDE INSPECTION REPORTS AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATION AND ALSO WILL PROCESS CHANGE ORDERS AS NEEDED AND REVIEW AND SUBMIT INVOICES FOR PAYMENT. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION DU WILL REVIEW AND REVISE THE ENGINEER DRAWINGS AS NEEDED TO REFLECT THE AS BUILT CONDITIONS. PROJECT WORK WILL BEGIN IN SPRING 2024 AND RUN THROUGH FALL 2026. ONCE CONSTRUCTED THE PROJECT COMPONENTS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS AS LONG AS THEY ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. SERVICE STAFF WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING LONG TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE PROJECT WORK.

THE 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 8, 2022 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF PROGRAM POLICIES, REFER TO THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS, JANUARY 2021- AMENDED JANUARY 2023. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ENHANCE 11,403 ACRES WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN CA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE 11,403 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED JULY 8, 2022 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF PROGRAM POLICIES, REFER TO THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS, JANUARY 2021- AMENDED JANUARY 2023. FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 3,675 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND ENHANCE 137 ACRES OF WETLAND AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE TOTAL ACRES OF 3,812 ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED JULY 8, 2022 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 ENHANCE 3,005 ACRES, AND RESTORE 40 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS ALONG COASTAL LOUISIANA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE AND RESTORE 3,045 TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 7646ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACQUISITIONINTHE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION OF NORTH DAKOTA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT 7646TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THE SERVICE HEREBY INCORPORATES THE RECIPIENT'S APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE SERVICE INTO THESE AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS.FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILLENHANCE2,465ACRESOF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS INTHE SAN JOAQUIN AND KERN RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE 2,465TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN CALIFORNIA.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL ENHANCE 50,011TOTAL ACRES OF WETLANDSIN FLORIDAFOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 18.1 ACRES THROUGH FEE DONATION,AND RESTORE 1,723.4ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS INMASSACHUSETTS. THEREFORE THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE 1,741.5TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

THE SERVICE HEREBY INCORPORATES THE RECIPIENT'S APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE SERVICE INTO THESE AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS.FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 5,075ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACQUISITION, ENHANCE1,393ACRES, AND RESTORE 833.6ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS INKANSAS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE 7,301.6TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN KANSAS.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT IN KANSAS 475ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION, AND 4,430 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATION. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO USE FUNDS TO ENHANCE 2,353ACRES, AND RESTORE 1,266ACRES OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS IN THE KANSAS REGION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS THEREFORE TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE 8,524.00TOTAL ACRES OF HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN KANSAS.

VIRGINIA TIDAL RIVERS & BAYS VI

CENTRAL FLYWAY MIGRATION CORRIDOR IV, NEBRASKA

KANSAS PRAIRIE WETLANDS VII, KANSAS

GLACIATED WETLANDS AND PRAIRIES OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA-V

MISSOURI COTEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION XIII

MISSOURI COTEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECT XII 2014-01

NORTHERN TULARE/SAN JOAQUIN BASINS 4