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Open Space Preservation Partners in Sussex County Open Space Preservation Partners in Sussex County Photo by Donna Traylor “We in Hampton Township would like to help other communities get their (open space ) programs going.” Mayor Philip Yetter of Hampton Township at a municipal outreach meeting on April 30, 2003. Each government agency or non-profit organization that manages land, or represents a partnership opportunity for funding, preservation or land stewardship and management in Sussex County is presented. The information in this section will help Sussex County enlist partners to help achieve the goals of the Open Space and Recreation Plan. The section separates agencies and programs into two groups—landowners and non- landowners. The following information is provided for many of these organizations: • Overview - Discusses the mission and role of the agency with a brief description of the lands they manage. • Funding opportunities and grant programs – Provides a description of funding and grant programs administered by the agency, along with contact information. • Acquisition partnership opportunities –Derived from two meetings held as part of the open space planning process. Land areas with potential for preservation partnerships with government agencies or non-profits are discussed in the context of each agency’s land holdings and any future expansions of the holdings. The meeting with nonprofit land conservation organizations was held on January 30, 2003. The meeting with public land managers was held on February 13, 2003. A complete description of these meetings appears in the companion document to the Plan, “Summary of the Outreach Process for the 2003 Sussex County Open Space and Recreation Plan.” • Stewardship partnering opportunities – Addresses stewardship programs and opportunities to work with other agencies on ecological and land management issues. IX. Open Space Preservation Partners 159 Landowners Federal Land Management Agencies United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&W) Overview (USF&W): The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owns 4,635 acres in Sussex County as part of the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge in Vernon and Wantage Townships. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission is “to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitat for the continuing benefit of the American people.”1 Funding opportunities and grant programs (USF&W): North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Standard Grants: This grant is administered under US Fish and Wildlife’s Division of Bird Habitat Conservation. A North American Wetlands Conservation Act standard grant proposal is a 4-year plan of action supported by NAWCA grant and partner funds to conserve wetlands and wetlands-dependent fish and wildlife through acquisition (including easements and land title donations), restoration and/or enhancement, with a grant request between $51,000 and $100,000. Small grants (up to $50,000) are administered separately. Match must be non-Federal and at least equal the grant request (referred to as a 1:1 match). Match is eligible up to two years prior to the year the proposal is submitted and grant and match funds are eligible after the proposal is submitted and through the project period.2 Contact – Bettina Sparrowe ([email protected]) or David Buie ([email protected]) Endangered Species Act Grant Programs: Private Stewardship Program This program administers competitive grants and provides other assistance to individuals and groups active in local, private, and voluntary conservation efforts that benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other at-risk-species. This program had $10 million to allocate in 2002 – 03.3 Contact – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Room 420 Arlington, VA 22203 [email protected] IX. Open Space Preservation Partners 160 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Endangered Species Fund: A total of $96.2 million in 2002 are available to States and Territories for species and habitat conservation actions on non-Federal lands. The State of New Jersey is a major landowner in Sussex County, and in partnership with state land managers, the following federal grants are available: • Conservation Grants ($7.5M in 2002) Available to implement conservation projects for listed species and species at risk. Funded activities include habitat restoration, species status surveys, public education and outreach, captive propagation and reintroduction, nesting surveys, genetic studies and development of management plans. • Habitat Conservation Planning ($6.6 M in 2002) Provides funds to support the development of Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), through support of baseline surveys and inventories, document preparation, outreach, and similar planning activities. • HCP Land Acquisition Grants ($61.3 M in 2002) Provides funding to acquire land associated with approved HCPs. Grants do not fund the mitigation required of an HCP permitee; instead, they support conservation actions by the state or local governments that complement mitigation. • Recovery Land Acquisition Grants ($17.8 M) Provides funds for acquisition of habitat for endangered and threatened species in support of approved Recovery Plans. Acquisition partnership opportunities (USF&W): The Superintendent of the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge attended the land manager’s meeting and identified the following preservation priority areas: • Pochuck Mountain - This area provides bog turtle habitat and migratory bird habitat. • Southern Refuge Expansion - Some land has been purchased along the Wallkill upstream to Hamburg. • Papakating Creek Watershed - This area contains extensive bog turtle habitat and is a major tributary to the Wallkill River. • Beaver Run - This stream is a tributary to the Wallkill River in Hardyston. • Wildcat Creek - This creek contains lands that the Refuge is interested in preserving for bog turtle habitat. • In-holdings - The Refuge is actively pursuing the purchase of in-holdings within the Refuge boundary. Stewardship partnering opportunities (USF&W): Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program This program offers technical and financial assistance to non-federal landowners to voluntarily restore wetlands and other fish and wildlife habitats. They work with a variety of partners on restoration projects.4 Examples include: • Restoring wetland hydrology - by plugging drainage ditches, breaking tile drainage systems, installing water control structures, dike construction, and re- establishing old connections and waterways. IX. Open Space Preservation Partners 161 • Planting native trees and shrubs – in formerly forested wetlands and other habitats. • Planting native grasslands – and other vegetation. • Installing fencing and off-stream livestock watering facilities – to allow for restoration of stream and riparian areas. • Removal of exotic plants and animals – that compete with native fish and wildlife and alter their natural habitats. • Prescribed burning – as a method of removing exotic species and to restoring natural disturbance regimes necessary for some species’ survival. • Re-construction of in-stream aquatic habitat - through bioengineering techniques. • Reestablishing fish passage for migratory fish – by removing barriers to movement. Farming for Wildlife and Profit The program works with agricultural producers, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, and the State of New Jersey with the goal of keeping farms both economically and biologically productive. Contact – Eric Schrading, Private Lands Coordinator Partners for Fish and Wildlife U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New Jersey Field Office 927 North Main St. Building D Pleasantville, NJ 08232 609-646-9310 ext. 46 United States National Park Service (NPS) Overview (NPS): The National Park Service The National Park Service’s mission is to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations.”5 The Park Service is charged with managing the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This unit of the National Park System contains 21,771 acres in Sussex County and is located along the western extent of the county, anchored by the Delaware River. Funding opportunities and grant programs (NPS): National Center for Recreation and Conservation (NCRC) This department of the NPS administers a number of programs set up to work with local governments to create and enhance their parks, revitalize nearby rivers, preserve valuable open spaces, and develop trail and greenway networks. Some of these programs provide project funding. All of them offer NPS professionals to serve as partners to local groups.6 Contact – National Center for Recreation and Conservation IX. Open Space Preservation Partners 162 Wendy Ormont, Gene Doherty National Park Service 1849 C Street, N.W. M.S. 2225 Washington, D.C. 20240 Phone 202-354-6915 Fax 202-371-5179 Email – [email protected] Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) The LWCF “provides matching grants to State and local governments for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The program is intended to create and maintain a nationwide legacy of high quality recreation areas and facilities and to stimulate non-federal investments in the protection and maintenance of recreation resources across the United States.”7 Contact – N.J. Green Acres Program- CN 412 Department of Environmental Protection
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