Tucson Audubon Society Inc

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE REMOVAL OF FENCING, SOIL PREPARATION FOR SEEDING, NON-NATIVE PLANT TREATMENT,AND NATIVE BROADCAST SEEDING AND PLANTING TO FACILITATE THE RESTORATION OF OLD AGRICULTURAL FIELDS ANDDEGRADED RIPARIAN AREAS BACK TO NATIVE VEGETATION IN TUMACACORI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK (TUMA).PERFORMANCE GOALS: THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO CONDUCT RESTORATION ACTIVITIES AT TUMA NHP IN TWO KEY RESOURCE AREAS, 1) THE OLD AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND 2) THE RIPARIAN CORRIDOR. THE GOALS ARE TO RESTORE NATIVE VEGETATION IN THE FORM OF MESQUITE BOSQUE IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND TO REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS AND SEED PLANT NATIVE SPECIES IN THE RIPARIAN AREA.PROJECT OBJECTIVES: THE OBJECTIVE FOR THE ABANDONED AGRICULTURAL AREA WILL BE TO REMOVE FENCING, PREPARE.SOIL FOR SEEDING, AND BROADCAST NATIVE SEED. THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE RIPARIAN CORRIDOR WILL BE TO REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS, BROADCAST NATIVE SEED AND PLANT NATIVE RIPARIAN TREE CUTTINGS IN SELECT AREAS.

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OFTHE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATIONPRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS AGREEMENT SEEKS TO IMPROVE AND RESTORE HABITAT FOR NATIVE AMPHIBIANS IN OVER 20 SENSITIVE WETLANDS OF 8 SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL PARKS BY REMOVING INVASIVE BULLFROGS AND REDUCING PATHOGENS. REINTRODUCE OR POTENTIALLY SUPPLEMENT EXISTING POPULATIONS OF NATIVEAMPHIBIANS AND OTHER AQUATIC HERPETOFAUNA, AND DEVELOP AN EARLY-DETECTION RAPID RESPONSE MONITORING PROTOCOL TO PREVENT RECOLONIZATION BY BULLFROGS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZEDINDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHEREDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

INVENTORY AND MONITORING OF ECOSYSTEMS

EXOTIC PLANT AND VEGETATION MONITORING

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OFTHE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATIONPRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT WE INTEND TO CONDUCT AN INTERNAL PROTOCOL UPDATE REVISION WITH FOCUS ON SAMPLING DESIGN FOR GRASSLAND SYSTEMS. WE WILL UTILIZE ALL EXISTING GRASSLANDS DATA TO GUIDE SAMPLE DESIGN QUESTIONS AND COLLABORATIVELY PERFORM DATA SUMMARIZATIONS AND ANALYSIS FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC REPORTS AND OTHER SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

SOUTHERN ARIZONA HABITAT CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION

DESERT RESEARCH LEARNING CENTER INTERNSHIPS TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE MONITORING

DATA SCIENCE INTERNS FOR SOUTHWEST NETWORKS

MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF NOXIOUS WEEDS VIA MANUAL REMOVAL AND HERBICIDE TREATMENT AND CHAINSAW REMOVAL OF WOODY SPECIESADDITIONALLY THE CREW WILL CONDUCT VEGETATION SURVEYS AND SEED COLLECTION AND RESTORATION AND WILDLIFE PROJECTS AS REQUESTED

WILDLIFE MONITORING WITH YOUTH SCIENTISTS

SOUTHERN ARIZONA HABITAT CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION

WILDLIFE MONITORING ASSESSMENTS FOR 18 CHIHUAHUAN AND SONORAN DESERT PARKS

THE TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL DEVELOP A WATERSHED GROUP AND CREATE A WATERSHED RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE SONOITA CREEK WATERSHED IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THE WATERSHED IS A HOTSPOT OF REGIONAL BIODIVERSITY, BUT INCREASES IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MINING, AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION, RANCHING, AND MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE PUT PRESSURE ON THE UNIQUE HABITATS AND SPECIES OF THE AREA. IN 2020, THE SOCIETY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF PATAGONIA, BEGAN DEVELOPING A WATERSHED CONSERVATION PLAN THAT IDENTIFIED GAPS IN DATA AND IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. THE NEWLY DEVELOPED WATERSHED GROUP WILL USE THE 2020 PLAN TO INFORM THE WATERSHED RESTORATION PLAN DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS GRANT. THE GROUP WILL CREATE A STEERING COMMITTEE, SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT, ORGANIZE STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS, AND WRITE A NEW WATERSHED PLAN THAT WILL IDENTIFY GAPS IN DATA AND FUTURE PROJECTS FOR HABITAT RESTORATION. THE WATERSHED GROUP WILL REPRESENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.

PURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT THE GOAL IS TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INVENTORY AND MONITORING, RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AT THE ECOREGIONAL ECOREGIONAL LEVEL SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THIS WORK IS FUNDED THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW AND PRIORITY ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE NPS INCLUDE SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS, GRASSLANDS, AND SAGEBRUSH AND THE U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AND SPECIFICS WILL BE AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE NPS AND RECIPIENT AS PART OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT 1 ASSESSMENTS 2 MONITORING AND SURVEYS 3 RESTORATION 4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRAINING, 5 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES CONTROLPERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCREASE THE TUCSON AUDUBON INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT CREW S CAPACITY BY THE SPRING OF 2023 BENEFICIARIES PARTNERS OF THE SOUTHWEST INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS. THE GOAL IS TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INVENTORY AND MONITORING, RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AT THE ECOREGIONAL ECOREGIONAL LEVEL.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:THIS WORK IS FUNDED THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT TEAMS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR WORKING IN PRIORITY ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE NPS. THIS INCLUDES SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS, GRASSLANDS, AND SAGEBRUSH. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AND SPECIFICS WILL BE AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE NPS AND RECIPIENT AS PART OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT: 1. ASSESSMENTS 2. MONITORING AND SURVEYS 3. RESTORATION 4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRAINING, 5. INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES CONTROLBENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE, REFER TO NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON USASPENDING.GOV AWARD DESCRIPTIONS (PROJECT ABSTRACTS), OR CONTACT THE NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY OFFICE AT FINANCIAL ASSITANCE POLICY NPS.GOV.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO: CONDUCT HABITAT AND BIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS ON BUENOS AIRES NWR, FOR INCREASING NATIVE QUAIL POPULATIONS TO HUNTABLE LEVELS.

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OFTHE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATIONPRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO COLLECT WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY MEASUREMENTS, MACROINVERTEBRATE SAMPLES, EDNA AND CHANNEL CROSS-SECTION DATA AT 9 PARKS, INCLUDING FIELD DATA COLLECTION AND LABORATORY AND OFFICE PROCESSING OF DATA. DATA COLLECTION WILL BE COMPLETED FOR STREAMS QUARTERLY AND FOR SPRINGS IT WILL BE DONE 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR.. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

NR-IMD-NCPN-GRADUATE MONITORING INTERNS

NR-IMD-CHDN-SOPN - GRASSLAND DASHBOARD

VEGETATION INVENTORY AT ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NM

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT OFTHE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATIONPRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLETE TWO COMPLIMENTARY PHASES LOOKING AT THE POSSIBLE DECLINE AND BREEDING SUCCESS OF BURROWING OWLS (ATHENE CUNICULARIA) AT CASA GRANDE RUINS (CAGR) OVER TWO BREEDING SEASONS. THE FIELD DATA WILL COMPRISE OF ACTIVE BURROW SURVEYS AS WELL AS WILDLIFE CAMERA PHOTOS OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY (PREY AND PREDATORS) OF BURROWS. FIELD DATA ALONG WITH HISTORIC RECORDS OF LAND MANAGEMENT USE AND ACTIONS, HABITAT ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER RESEARCH WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE A FOCUSED CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARK MANAGERS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZEDINDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHEREDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

GRASSLAND AND EXOTIC PLANT MONITORING IN 11 SOUTHERN PLAINS PARKS

VEGETATION MAPPING AND ASSESSMENT IN SONORAN DESERT NETWORK PARKS

A NEW GENERATION OF FREEMONT COTTONWOODS ON SONOITA CREEK

DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING FOR CHDN, SODN, AND SOPN MONITORING PROGRAMS

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT

SOUTHERN ARIZONA HABITAT CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION

LANDBIRD, VEGETATION, AND WATER RESOURCE MONITORING IN CHDN PARKS

WILDFIRE RESTORATION INTERNSHIP

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS. THIS PROJECT FUNDS THE SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER (SWF) AND MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL (MSO) ARE LISTED AS FEDERALLY ENDANGERED AND FEDERALLY THREATENED, RESPECTIVELY. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE THE TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY TO CONDUCT BIRD SURVEYS OF THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER AND MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL WITHIN PECOS NHP. DURING FY23 TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL DETERMINE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF BIRD SPECIES BY DOING FILED SURVEYS AND UTILIZING SOUND RECORDERS. SURVEY PROTOCOLS RECOMMENDED BY USFWS WILL BE UTILIZED. THIS PROJECT ENGAGES RECIPIENTS, PARTNERS, COMMUNITIES, AND OR VISITORS IN SHARED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE, REFER TO NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON USASPENDING.GOV AWARD DESCRIPTIONS (PROJECT ABSTRACTS), OR CONTACT THE NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY OFFICE AT FINANCIAL ASSITANCE POLICY NPS.GOV.

EXOTIC PLANT MONITORING IN SOUTHERN PLAINS PARKS

VEGETATION MONITORING INTERN FOR CHIHUAHUAN DESERT PARKS

MAMMAL MONITORING IN PARKS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

NR-IMD-CHDN - GRAD MONITORING INTERN

WILDLIFE TRENDS ANALYSIS FOR 7 CHIHUAHUAN DESERT PARKS

GEOSPATIAL DESIGN FOR INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT

FIRE EFFECTS ON GRASSLANDS IN SOUTHERN PLAINS PARKS

INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL AT BIG BEND NP

WILDLIFE AND EDUCATION INTERN PROGRAM

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS.PROJECT ASSISTS THE NPS SOUTHWEST INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND ITS NETWORK OF PARKS IN OBTAINING WILDLAND SEED TO FURTHER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY FOR REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION (NSS). RECIPIENT WILL ASSIST WITH SEED COLLECTION AND BOTANICAL SURVEYS TO PROMOTE NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION AND HABITAT RESTORATION THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL PARK LANDS OF THE SOUTHWEST.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

CREWS ARE NEEDED TO COLLECT CONSERVE AND DEVELOP NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS FOR REGIONALLY IMPORTANT HABITAT RESTORATION FOLLOWING INVASION BY EXOTIC SPECIES AND OR IMPACTS OF WILDFIRE ACROSS THE ARID SOUTHWEST THESE ACTIONS STIMULATE PUBLIC PURPOSES SUCH AS EDUCATION JOB TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT YOUTH EXPERIENCE AND FURTHERING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE CARE AND ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES TUCSON AUDUBON TAS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH USFWS NPS AND PIMA COUNTY AGENCIES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES WHILST RESTORING THE NATIVE HABITAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT LEADS TO THE RESTORATION OF HABITATS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY WILDFIRE AND BENEFITS COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL AREAS. THE TAS CREW IS SKILLED AT PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND CAN DISCERN BETWEEN NATIVE AND NON NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND FOLLOW STRICT SEED COLLECTION PROTOCOLS ON PUBLIC LANDS AS NEEDED THE CREW WILL BE USED FOR SEED COLLECTION VEGETATION SURVEYS AND TREATMENTS TO ASSIST WITH RESTORATION PROJECTS ADDITIONALLY CREW MEMBERS CAN ASSIST WITH OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

NR-IMD-CHDN - BIRD MAMMAL TAXONOMY

PROJECT OBJECTIVES - THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED THROUGH A TASK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST ARIZONA GROUP AND TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE CONSERVATION BAT BIOLOGIST WILL COORDINATE AND COMPLETE THE BAT NETTING AND IN COOPERATION WITH SOUTHEAST ARIZONA GROUP SUPERINTENDENT AND CHIEF OF RESOURCES FOLLOWING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES USED WITHIN THE PARK UNITS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED YEAR-ROUND AND BAT WINGS WILL BE SWABBED FOR THE FUNGUS THAT CAUSES WHITE NOSE SYNDROME. DATA COLLECTED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WILL REVEAL WHAT SPECIES ARE ACTIVE DURING THE COLD SEASON AND ALLOW US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE ANY BATS THAT MAY HAVE THE SYNDROME AND PREMATURELY AWAKEN. SUMMER MONITORING AND BAT COUNTS WILL REVEAL MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR AND MONSOONAL BAT ACTIVITY. YEAR-ROUND BAT SURVEYS CAN REVEAL THE HEALTH OF THE LOCAL POPULATION AND CONTRIBUTE TO REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF BAT POPULATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT ~27 NIGHTLY SURVEYS A YEAR, WITH ONE SITE NETTED PER EVENING. THE DATA COLLECTED IN THIS STUDY WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN ANNUAL REPORTS, AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:AN EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE BAT BIOLOGIST WILL SUPERVISE ALL OF THE NIGHTLY BAT MIST NETTING SESSIONS. BAT NETTING SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA GROUP PARKS AT 4 ESTABLISHED STUDY SITES FOLLOWING STANDARD WHITE NOSE SYNDROME PROTOCOL. THE SITES AT CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARE IN CREEK BEDS WITH YEAR-ROUND SPRINGS AND AT WATER DRINKERS OUTSIDE ABANDONED MINE SITES. THE SITES AT CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT ARE IN CREEK BEDS WITH YEAR-ROUND SPRINGS. THE STUDY SITE AT FORT BOWIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IS LOCATED NEAR THE A KNOWN AS A CAVE MYOTIS (MYOTIS VELIFER) ROOST. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MATERNITY AND HIBERNATION ROOST FOR THIS SPECIES AND FOR IMPLICATIONS REGARDING WHITE NOSE SYNDROME. ONE SITE WILL BE NETTED PER EVENING WITH 1-3 NETS (EACH 8 M) DEPENDING ON THE SITE. NETS WILL BE SET UP BEFORE DARK AND KEPT OPEN FOR AT LEAST 2-4 HOURS. EACH BAT CAPTURED WILL BE EXAMINED FOR DISEASE, SPECIES, GENDER, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AND WEIGHED. ANY OTHER PERTINENT OBSERVATIONS WILL BE NOTED. THE BATS WILL BE TURNED LOOSE AFTER COLLECTING THE DATA.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:ONE SITE WILL BE SURVEYED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT FOR APRIL THROUGH JUNE. APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE ARE DRY MONTHS IN ARIZONA AND PRODUCE THE MOST BATS AT NETTING LOCATIONS. DURING THE DRY PERIODS (APRIL-JUNE), WE WILL SET UP NETS AT EACH OF THE 4 SITES EACH MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF 12 NIGHTS TO OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM DATA. THE TOTAL SURVEY NIGHTS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR WILL EQUAL AT LEAST 24, WITH A FEW EXTRA NIGHTS IN CASE WE GET RAINED-OUT. ALL DATA WILL BE ENTERED INTO AN ONGOING DATABASE BY THE BAT BIOLOGIST AND PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN AN ANNUAL REPORT. THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE TEXT, GRAPHS, PHOTOS, AND TABLES OF DATA. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WILL BE EMPLOYED WHERE APPLICABLE.THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE:1) THE PUBLIC2) THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY3) THE SOUTHEAST ARIZONA GROUP OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DEVELOP GROUNDWATER DATA PORTAL FOR PARKS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

WEED MAPPING APPLICATION

INVASIVE SPECIES TRACKING TOOL

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WILDLIFE CAMERA MONITORING

TUCSON AUDUBON COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

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15.963: SOUTHWEST BORDER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAMSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTHIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBES, AND LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO IMPROVE RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INTERPRETATION AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WHICH WILL LEAD TO INCREASED APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ALONG OUR INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH MEXICO. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE DECLINING AVIAN BIODIVERSITY, FOCUSING ON THE VULNERABLE DESERT PURPLE MARTIN (DPUMA), A NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT NESTING IN SAGUARO AND CARDON CACTI. A PARTNERSHIP INVOLVING TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY, SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK, CICESE, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, AND THE PURPLE MARTIN CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION WILL INVESTIGATE FOUR KEY AREAS: 1) TRACKING MIGRATION ROUTES AND OVERWINTERING LOCATIONS IN BRAZIL USING SATELLITE TAGS 2) ANALYZING FEATHER SAMPLES TO ASSESS MERCURY EXPOSURE AND ITS IMPACT ON BODY CONDITION AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS 3) EVALUATING GENETIC DIVERGENCE BETWEEN DPUMA AND OTHER PURPLE MARTIN SUBSPECIES AND 4) MITIGATING HABITAT LOSS BY ADDRESSING INVASIVE SPECIES IN SAGUARO FORESTS. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH WILL PROMOTE STEM DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHILE ENHANCING NESTING HABITATS IN THE SONORAN DESERT. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

DATA MANAGEMENT FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES OF THE SOUTHWEST

NR-IMD-CHDN - DESERT SPRINGS ASSESSMENT

AQUATIC RESOURCE MONITORING IN SONORAN DESERT NETWORK PARKS

FOR THESE 2 PROJECTS TUCSON AUDUBON WILL WORK WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ON THEIR CANELO CIENEGA PRESERVE AS WELL AS ANOTHER LANDOWNER YET TO BE DETERMINED FOR THE CONSERVATION AND BENEFIT OF FEDERAL TRUST SPECIES.ON THE CANELO CIENEGA PRESERVE EFFORTS WILL SPECIFICALLY BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SPIRANTHES DELITESCENS, A RARE ORCHARD OF ARID WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS IN THE VERY RARE CIENEGA WETLAND HABITAT TYPE. CIENEGA HABITATS NOT ONLY SUPPORT AN EXCEPTIONAL ARRAY OF UNCOMMON-TO-RARE PLANTS, THEY ALSO SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF BIRDS AND INSECT LIFE INCLUDING NUMEROUS POLLINATORS. GIVEN CHANGES TO PRECIPITATION PATTERNS AND TOTALS, CIENEGAS IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ARE FACING INCREASING THREATS AND NEED TO BE MAINTAINED INTENTIONALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SPECIES THAT RELY ON THEM.THE SECOND PROJECT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT WILL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF LISTED SPECIES OR SPECIES OF CONCERN, UTILIZING TUCSON AUDUBON'S ACQUIRED EXPERTISE FOR HABITAT AND SPECIES-DRIVEN CONSERVATION.

HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS AT BUENOS AIRES NWR

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POST WOODBURY FIRE RESOURCES RESTORATION INTERN FOR TONTO NATIONAL MONUMENT

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P16AC00027 MASTER TO TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY

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ACOUSTIC WILDLIFE MONITORING PILOT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PARKS

MAP VALIDATION AT ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NEW MEXICO

P16AC00027 MASTER TO TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY

INVENTORYING AND MONITORING BAT SPECIES AND WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME AT TUMAC CORI NHP

1 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER P17AS000372 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT THE CESU NETWORK SEEKS TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFICALLY BASED INFORMATION ON THE NATURE AND STATUS OF SELECTED BIOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OCCURRING WITHIN THE PARKS IN A FORM THAT INCREASES ITS UTILITY FOR MAKING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE MONITORING PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AGREEMENTS AND FUNDED MODIFICATIONSTYPE A SHORT DESCRIPTION 150 WORDS OR LESS TO INCLUDE AWARD PURPOSE, ACTIVITIES, DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES, AND BENEFICIARIES THIS INFORMATION IS TYPICALLY FOUND IN THE ASSISTANCE LISTING DESCRIPTION ON SAM GOV 15 945 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CESU NETWORK SAM GOV SAM GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGPROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE 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 PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO FOSTER GREATER TRIBAL INVOLVEMENT AT TONTO NATIONAL MONUMENT AND INCORPORATE NEW RESEARCH AND TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE INTO THE PARK S INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM THE INTERN WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PARK AND THE TRIBAL CULTURAL PRESERVATION OFFICE THE INTERN WILL PRIMARILY ASSIST WITH MONITORING CULTURAL SITES, PARTICIPATE IN TRIBAL CONSULTATION, AND RESEARCHING AND DOCUMENTING TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTION WITH THE LANDSCAPE AND ITS NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZEDINDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE, REFER TO NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON USASPENDING GOV AWARD DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT ABSTRACTS , OR CONTACT THE NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY OFFICE AT FINANCIAL ASSITANCE POLICY NPS GOV

BIRDS BEYOND BORDERS

P16AC00027

POPULATION AND NATURE STUDY OF THE LESSER LONG-NOSED BAT AT CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL

TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY 2017 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

ALL ABOUT BIRDS-ECOPROGRAM

THIS PROJECT HAS TWO GOALS.IMPLEMENT USFWS APPROVED SURVEYS TO DOCUMENT PRESENCE OF MIGRATORY OR TERRITORIAL BIRDS IN NESTING HABITAT IN THE RATTLESNAKE SPRINGS UNIT.CONDUCT AN ADDITIONAL TRANSECT UTILIZING THE PROTOCOL IN FORAGING HABITAT AND OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST IN THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITY ZONE OF RATTLESNAKE SPRINGS.PROJECT OBJECTIVES.THE PARK INVENTORY WILL IMPLEMENT THE SURVEY PROTOCOL RECOMMENDED BY THE USFWS. THIS PROTOCOL DOCUMENTS THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF THE SPECIES AND DETERMINES THEIR STATUS AS TERRITORIAL OR MIGRANT BIRDS.

WHITE NOSE SYNDROME THREAT MONITORING AND DETECTION IN BAT POPULATION

BIRD HABITAT PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY -BASED CONSEVATION IN NORTHWEST MEXICO

TUSCON BIRD COUNT DATA

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 PROJECT FUNDS TECHNICAL SURVEYS OF BAT POPULATIONS TO MONITOR FOR THE WHITE NOSE SYNDROME WILDLIFE DISEASE WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST ARIZONA GROUP (SEAZ) PARKS. DATA COLLECTION AND DISEASE SURVEILLANCE WILL INFORM WHITE NOSE SYNDROME RESPONSE AND PREVENTION IN THE SEAZ PARKS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

ARIZONA ERYNGO WETLAND IMPROVEMENT AT LA CEBADILLA ESTATES

CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR WINTER HABITAT LAND MANAGEMENT

SOUTHERN ARIZONA HABITAT CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION

INVENTORY AND MONITORING OF ECOSYSTEMS