WETLAND ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING GUIDE

Spokane County, Washington

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September 2009

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WETLAND ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING GUIDE

This Wetland Assistance and Funding Guide identifies potential sources of technical assistance and funding for wetland projects in Washington. It includes federal, state and local government programs as well as private sources. The guide contains:

1. A Quick Reference Guide to Wetland Assistance Programs (Table 1) 2. A Summary Table of Program Eligibility and Contacts (Table 2) 3. Details of each wetland assistance program (Table 3)

This guide is designed to introduce the various programs and sources of technical assistance that may be available to wetland projects. It does not contain comprehensive information on each program but provides contacts including web sites, agencies and key individuals. These contacts will lead the user to the latest and best sources for pursuing wetland assistance and funding.

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Table 2. Wetlands Assistance Program Summary

Program Eligible Lands Assistance Sponsor 1 Contact Address E-mail Mona Seattle District Aquatic Wetland Financial, Thompson P0 Box 3755 [email protected] Ecosystem USACE restoration technical 206-764- Seattle, WA Restoration 3600 98124 Aquatic lands Aquatic Lands [email protected] recreation, Financial, Marguerite Olympia WA Enhancement RCO http://www/rco/wa.gov education and technical Austin 360-902-3000 Account protection FHA borrowers Randy Spokane Valley, [email protected] Conservation reduce debt Primmer or WA [email protected] Easement with Financial USDA-FSA Steven L. 509-924-7350 http://www.fsa.usda.gov Program (CEP) conservation King easement. Agricultural David Brown Conservation [email protected] lands – USDA- or 509-323-2971 Innovation Financial [email protected] watershed NRCS Amy Smith 509-323-2925 Grants (CIG) improvement [email protected] Conservation Spokane Valley, Wetland and Financial, Randy http://www/fsa.usda.gov/wa.conservation. Reserve Program USDA-FSA WA upland buffers technical Primmer htm (CRP) 509-924-7350

Work with Chris 16615 East 23rd Wetlands for several [email protected] Financial, Bonsignore Avenue, Ducks Unlimited waterfowl federal and http://ducks.org technical (Regional Spokane Valley, habitat state Biologist) WA 99037 agencies Environmental Spokane Valley, [email protected] Quality Wetlands -farm Financial, USDA- WA David Brown http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/program/eqip Incentives and ranch lands technical NRCS 509-323-2971

Program (EQIP) 509-924-7350 Farmland and Spokane Valley, Wetlands – Ranchland USDA- David Brown WA [email protected] farmland and Financial Protection NRCS - FSA 509-323-2971 ranchers Program (FRPP) 509-924-7350

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Table 2. Wetlands Assistance Program Summary

Program Eligible Lands Assistance Sponsor 1 Contact Address E-mail Community Myra Price [email protected] Five Star Seattle, WA based wetland or Krista [email protected] Restoration Financial EPA 202-566-1225 restoration Rave- http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restor Challenge Grants 206-553-6686 projects Perkins e/5star 35 Main Ave Inland #210 Inland Northwest http://www.inlandnwlandtrust.org Wetlands Easements Northwest Spokane, WA Land Trust Land Trust 99201-0115 509-328-2939 Purchase lands Recreation Land and Water http://www.rco.wa.gov/rcfb/grants/1wcf.ht for parks, trails and Olympia, WA Conservation Financial RCO - NPS m and wildlife Conservatio 360-902-3016 Fund (LWCF) lands n Office Protection, Landowner enhancement or Ginna Olympia, WA Financial USFWS - http://defw/wa/gov/lands/lip/index.htm Incentive restoration of Correa 360-902-2478 assistance WDFW Program (LIP) riparian areas Jeff Skrileta 360-902-8313 and wetlands National Fish and Wetland Krystyna Wildlife restoration, Financial Portland OR [email protected] NFWF Wolniakows Foundation conservation assistance 503-417-8700 http://www.nfwf.org/programs.cfm ki Matching Grants and stewardship Wetlands North American restoration or http://northamerican.fws.gov/NAWCA/gra Wetlands Financial Joe La Olympia, WA enhance USFWS nts.htm Conservation assistance Tourrette 360-754-2594 primarily for Grants migratory birds Private landowners Partners for Fish [email protected] compensated to Financial, Juliet Spokane, WA and Wildlife USFWS http://partners.fws.gov/ maintain technical Barenti 509-893-8005 (PFW) wetland restoration

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Table 2. Wetlands Assistance Program Summary

Program Eligible Lands Assistance Sponsor 1 Contact Address E-mail Resource Technical, Upper Columbia Wetland and Currently, Conservation and search for USDA- RC&D http://www.nrcs.usda.gov habitat no local Development grants from NRCS Spokane, WA restoration contact Program (RC&D) other sources 509-323-2916 Soil and Water Grazing land, Spokane Valley, Conservation USDA- David Brown [email protected] wetlands and Financial WA Assistance NRCS FSA office wildlife habitat 509-323-2971 (SWCA) State/Tribal/Local Government Wetland Planning Wetland Grants (formerly Financial, Richard Seattle, WA http://www/epa/gov/r10earth restoration and EPA the Wetland technical Clark 206-553-6522 management Program Development Grants) A wide variety of 1917 First Protection of state, Avenue [email protected] The Nature ecologically Acquisition or Washington federal, Seattle, WA http://www.nature.org Conservancy significant lands management Field Office tribal or 98101 and waters independent 206-343-4344 groups Spokane, WA Washington [email protected] Region 1 509-892-1001 Migratory Game Wetland for http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/water/ducks Financial WDFW Wildlife or Bird Stamp migratory birds tmp.htm Program Olympia, WA Program 360-902-2200 810 3rd Ave., Financial Washington Water rights Washington Suite 180 http://www.thewatertrust.org (purchase WDOE Water Trust only Water Trust Seattle, WA water rights) 206-675-1585 Washington Watershed-wide Bill Olympia WA http://www/ecy.wa.gov/watershed/index.ht Watershed management Financial, Zachmann WDOE 360-407-6548 ml Planning Act plans focused technical Cathy 360-407-6491 Grants on water supply Hubbard

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Table 2. Wetlands Assistance Program Summary

Program Eligible Lands Assistance Sponsor 1 Contact Address E-mail Washington Wildlife and Funding for [email protected] Financial, Marguerite Olympia WA Recreation wildlife habitat, RCO http://www.rco.wa.gov technical Austin 360-902-3016 Program parks and trails (WWRP) Watershed Wetland http://www/nrcs.usda.gov/programs/water Protection and Financial, USDA- Frank Spokane, WA restoration or shed/index.html Flood Prevention technical NRCS Easter 509-323-2961 acquisition Program Wetland Protection, Restoration, and Wetland Financial, Richard Seattle, WA http://www.epa/gov/r10earth EPA Stewardship restoration technical Clark 206-553-6522 Discretionary Funding Wetlands Spokane Valley, [email protected] Wetlands Financial, USDA- Reserve Program David Brown WA http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp/ restoration technical NRCS (WRP) 509-323-2971 Non-federal Sharon [email protected] Wildlife Habitat landowners to Bromiley or 509-343-2265 Financial, USDA- [email protected] Incentives develop, restore Amy Smith 509-323-2966 technical NRCS http://www.wa.nrcs.usda.gov Program (WHIP) and enhance or 509-323-2971

wildlife habitat David Brown WSDOT Wetland Wetland http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/biol Financial, Olympia, WA Mitigation restoration and WSDOT Bill Leonard ogy/bio_wetlands.htm technical 360-705-7409 Program creation 1. Abreviations: DU – Ducks Unlimited, EPA-Environmental Protection Agency, FSA-Farm Service Agency, NFWF-National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, NRCS-Natural Resource Conservation Service, RCO-Recreation and Conservation Office, USDA-US Department of Agriculture, USFWS-US Fish Wildlife Service, WDFW – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDOE – Washington Department of Ecology,. WSDOT-Washington State Department of Transportation

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact The initial feasibility phase is Public agencies such as funded 100% up to a limit of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration state or local governments [email protected] $100,000. Feasibility phase costs this program focuses on or non-governmental above $100,000 are cost-shared implementing aquatic ecosystem organizations capable of USACE Planning Branch 50% federal and 50% non-federal. restoration and protection within meeting the cost-sharing Seattle, WA Design and implementation are streams, rivers and wetlands to requirements including cost-shared projects, 65% federal restore degraded systems. long-term operation and 206-764-3600 funding and 35% non-federal maintenance. funding. Aquatic Lands Enhancement Recreation and Conservation Office Account this program increases Olympia, WA 98504-0917 public benefits and must fall into State and local one of three categories 1) public governments are eligible for Marguerite Austin assess to water, 2) restoration of Cost-share: A 50% match is grants. Projects must be on [email protected] riverine habitat for federal and required. or associated with state listed species and 3) “navigable waters”. 360-902-3016 acquisition of wetlands for the 360-902-3000 purpose of habitat protection or http://www.rco.wa.gov public access. Conservation Easement Landowners must have a Program (CEP) persons with loan with FSA that is Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans Randy Primmer secured by real estate. may qualify for a cancellation of a Steven L. King Eligible lands include portion of their loan in exchange Spokane Valley, WA wetlands, highly erodible for a conservation easement to 509-924-7350 lands, land with aquatic life, protect sensitive lands. USFWS 509-924-7350 endangered species or provides technical and financial [email protected] important wildlife habitat, assistance to restore wetlands. [email protected] within the 100 yr floodplain This is a cooperative program http://www.fsa.usda.gov or areas of high water between FSA, NRCS, USFWS quality. and state agencies.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program is intended to stimulate development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches while leveraging the Federal investment USDA-NRCS in environmental enhancement $2 million maximum for projects David Brown and protection in conjunction with funded by the national 509-323-2971 Federal entities are not agricultural production. component. $75,000 maximum Amy Smith eligible, no other eligibility Applications must address a under state grants. 509-323-2925 restrictions. natural resource concern such as new approaches to maintain, (from EQIP funding) [email protected] restore, or enhance watersheds [email protected] with predominately agricultural land uses while sustaining productivity (aquifer recharge/maintenance of groundwater supplies. FSA Office Conservation Reserve Program Any owner of cropland or Provides annual payments on a Spokane Valley, WA. (CRP) offers annual rental certain marginal per acre basis. No match Randy Primmer payments and cost-share pasturelands. Wildlife required. 509-924-7450 assistance to establish long-term habitat and water quality [email protected] resource-conserving vegetation on benefits from a project are Funded through FSA (Farm Bill) http://www/fsa.usda.gov/wa.conservation.h eligible land. ranking factors. tm

Ducks Unlimited mission is to Pacific Northwest Field Office conserve, restore and manage 16615 East 23rd Avenue wetlands and associated habitats Spokane Valley, WA 99037 for North American waterfowl. DU

uses science-based decisions to Lands that quality to Regularly assess federal and Chris Bonsignore (Regional Biologist) evaluate programs to guide and enhance waterfowl habitat. state funds for approved projects. 509-893-2834 ensure credibility to appropriate

projects. This group collaborates [email protected] with partners who share common http://www.ducks.org goals and values.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact Limited to persons who are David Brown engaged in livestock or Environmental Quality Incentive 509-323-2971 agricultural production. Total of $450,000 per landowner Program (EQIP) a single, 509-924-7350 Eligible lands include for duration of Farm Bill. EQIP voluntary conservation program USDA-NRCS cropland, rangeland, forest may pay up to 75%, up to 90% for for farmers and ranches to land, pasture and other limited resource producers and address significant natural [email protected] farm and ranch lands on beginning farmers or ranchers. resource concerns. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/program/eqip which crops and livestock

are produced. To qualify, farmland must be part of a pending offer from a state, tribe or local Farmland and Ranch Lands USDA joins with state, local or farmland protection Protection Program (FRPP) tribal governments to acquire program, be privately helps farmers and ranchers keep conservation easements or other owned, have a conservation their land in agriculture. The interests from landowners. plan for highly erodible David Brown program provides funding to state, lands, be large enough to 509-323-2971 tribal or local entities with existing sustain agricultural 509-924-7350 farmland and ranchland protection production, be accessible to USDA-NRCS to purchase conservation markets for what the land easements. Participating produces, have adequate [email protected] landowners can choose to keep infrastructure and their land in agriculture. agricultural support Landowners retain all rights to the services, and have property. surrounding parcels of land that can support long-term agricultural production. Any public or private entity; Environmental Protection Agency Five Star Restoration Challenge projects must involve Myra Price Grants provides modest financial diverse partnerships or [email protected] assistance to support community- ideally five organizations. 202-566-1225 Awards range from $5,000 to based wetland and riparian Projects must demonstrate Krista Rave-Perkins $20,000. restoration projects, build a resulting ecological, 206-553-6686 partnership and foster local educational, social or natural resource stewardship. economic benefit. Mitigation http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore projects are not eligible. /5star/

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact Inland Northwest Land Trust Area of operation is six Inland Northwest Land Trust preserves and protects land not counties in NE WA. Main 35 Main Ave #210 protected by other groups or land types include farms, Main land protection method is Spokane, WA 99201-0115 government organizations in a open space, ranches, easement donations. 509-328-2939 natural state for human and watersheds, wetlands and http://www.inlandnwlandtrust.org ecological benefits. wildlife habitat. Local governments, The LWCF provides matching Land and Water Conservation including special districts, grants to States and local Fund (LWCF) provides funding to state agencies and tribes. governments for the acquisition Recreation and Conservation Office assist in preserving, developing, Must have a comprehensive and development of public and assuring accessibility to outdoor recreation plan that outdoor recreation areas and http://www.rco.wa.gov/rcfb/grants/1wcf.ht outdoor recreation resources identifies necessary and facilities. Grant recipients must m including parks, trails, wildlife desirable outdoor recreation provide at least 50% in matching lands. resources. resources. State agencies and tribes Landowner Incentive Program with primary responsibility (LIP) a state grant providing for fish and wildlife. Other Washington Department of Fish and financial assistance to private agencies agencies, Grants, 25% non-federal share of Wildlife landowners for the protection, organization or individuals project costs. enhancement or restoration of may partner with or serve http://wdfw/wa/gov/lands/lip/index.htm habitat including riparian areas as a subgrantee of the fish and wetlands. and wildlife agency.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact

National Fish and Wildlife National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Foundation Matching Grants Any government entity or Average grant support is $35,000 Krystyna Wolniakowski assists in stimulating private non-profit organization. from the Foundation per project. Portland, OR funding on conservation needs by NFWF will fund creative

offering federal matching funds. protection and restoration, A mandatory 50% match of non- 503-417-8700 This program was established to research, applied federal dollars, (but competitive

encourage creative approaches conservation, starts up match is 2:1 with extra match of [email protected] into the management of wildlife projects and projects that “documented” in-kind services is

resources including plant foster partner-ship. allowed). http://www.nfwf.org/programs.cfm conservation and stewardship. North American Wetlands Pacific Coast Joint Venture Conservation Grants are Any group or individual may c/o US Fish and Wildlife Service available to public-private and submit proposals related to Individual projects are generally Olympia, WA state-federal partnership projects acquisition, restoration, between $100,000 to $1 million, Joe La Tourrette to acquire, restore, enhance and enhancement and other except for small grants which are 360-754-2594 or manage wetland habitats, activities that conserve capped at $75,000 maximum. http://northamerican.fws.gov/NAWCA/gran especially those for migratory wetland ecosystems. ts.htm birds. Allocations vary annually, but Landowners of any generally, landowners can Partners for Fish and Wildlife US Fish and Wildlife Service degraded or converted request up to $25,000 per project. (PFW) provides technical and Spokane, WA habitat area may apply for The cost share is 50% but financial assistance to private financial assistance. USFWS can contribute a greater landowners for restoration of Juliet Barenti Preference is giver to percentage if the project justifies wetlands, riparian areas and other 509-893-8005 projects with long-term it. Landowner contributions can critical habitats. http://www.fws.gov agreements. be cash or in-kind services such as labor.

Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D) Anyone in the authorized This program does not provide Upper Columbia RC&D helps communities develop rural area may propose projects grants but seeking grants from 509-323-2916 economies by improving and to the local council for other sources is a major focus of conserving local natural approval. the program. http://www.nrcs.udsa.gov resources.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact

Soil and Water Conservation Assistance (SWCA) provides Applicants must own or cost share and incentive control the land and agree payments to farmers and ranchers to implement specific to voluntarily address threats to eligible conservation David Brown soil, water, and related natural practices. Eligible land 509-323-2971 resources, including grazing The maximum total payment per includes cropland, hayland, 509-924-7350 lands, wetlands, and wildlife participant for SWCA shall not pasture and rangeland, land USDA-NRCS habitat. SWCA will help exceed $50,000. used for subsistence landowners comply with federal purposes, and other lands [email protected] and state environmental laws and where there is a serious make beneficial, cost-effective threat to soil, water or changes to cropping systems, related natural resources. grazing management, nutrient management and irrigation. State/Tribal/Local Government Wetland Planning Grants Approximately $250,000 is Environmental Protection Agency (formerly the Wetland Program available annually in Washington. Seattle, WA All state agencies, local Development Grants) assist Project allocations are generally governments and all states, tribes, and local $20,000 to $80,000. Richard Clark federally recognized tribes government to develop watershed 206-553-6522 are eligible for funding. planning and the development of Cost-share: 25% applicant technical tools for protecting and match. http://www.epa.gov/r10earth restoring wetlands.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact

The Nature Conservancy focuses on protecting ecologically Washington Field Office significant lands and waters. This 1917 First Avenue group has the resources to buy Lands that quality under Seattle, WA 98010 outstanding natural areas for outstanding natural areas Acquisition or management preservation. It works with a wide for preservation. 206-343-4344 range of individual and agency [email protected] partners to assist in the acquisition www.nature.org or management of significant natural lands. Areas with good adjacent Washington Migratory Game upland nesting cover such Up to 100% of the construction Bird Stamp Program sells as native rangeland or CRP costs; generally focuses on sites Washington Department of Fish and stamps and associated art to raise acres. Eligible practices where work is to be completed at Wildlife Region 1 funds for wetland development include restoring wetlands, a cost of $1500 to $3000 per Wildlife Program projects. The emphasis if on constructing new reservoirs, wetland surface acre. Spokane, WA wetland habitat projects that will installing water control

increase waterfowl production and structures, establishing 509-892-1001 brood survival. Sites with suitable upland nesting [email protected] adequate nesting cover near the cover and working with

wetlands receive priority and landowners to implement http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/water/duckst typically include large blocks of managed grazing systems. mp.htm native or introduced Program may require public grasses/legumes. access controlled by the landowner. Washington Water Trust works Washington Water Trust T he Trust works with the exclusively to restore rivers by 810 3rd Ave., suite 180 Department of Ecology to improving stream flow through the Seattle, WA 98104 place trust water rights back Receives donations or purchase purchase or donation of allocated into the State Trust Water water rights. water rights. The trust has worked 206-657-1585 Rights Program for in- on restoring water allocations to http://www.thewatertrust.org stream use. wetlands.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact Washington Department of Ecology Washington Watershed Phase I – Organization $50,000 to Watershed planning must Olympia, WA Planning Act Grants provides $75,000. include an entire water grants to local government to join Phase 2 – Assessment $200,000. resource inventory area. A Bill Zachmann with tribes, state agencies and Phase 3 – Planning $250,000. lead agency designated by 360-407-6548 community members as an Phase 4 – Plan Implementation the planning unit is eligible organized planning unit for $100,000. for grant funding under the Cathy Hubbard development and implementation grant program and must be 360-407-6491 of watershed-wide management Cost-share: None for phases a governmental agency. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/watershed/index.ht plans focused on water supply. 1,2,3, but 10% for Phase 4. ml Washington Wildlife and Tribal, state and local Recreation and Conservation Office Grants awards vary among Recreation Program (WWRP) governments are eligible, Olympia, WA categories and range from this program provides state grants including park, utility and $10,000 to 10 million. to agencies or local communities other species districts. Marguerite Austin

for wildlife habitat conservation, Land trusts and other 360-902-3016 Cost-share: Grants to tribes and outdoor recreation (parks, trails), nonprofits have been [email protected] local agencies require a 50% riparian protection and farmlands successful partners with match. preservation. eligible public agencies. http://www.rco.wa.gov

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program provides assistance to state, local and Individual awards are generally NRCS office Sponsors of the program some non-profit organizations to over $100,000 and can be several Spokane, WA must be one of the plan and implement watershed million dollars. following: soil and water projects that address water quality Frank Easter conservation districts; local and agricultural water Cost-share: Construction costs 509-323-2961 governments; recreation management, municipal and are shared with local sponsors and park districts; industrial water supplies, and fish contributing 25-50%; other cost http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/waters watershed, irrigation and wildlife habitat. Wetland share varies depending on the hed/index.html districts or tribes. restoration or acquisition that project. achieves those goals may be eligible.

Wetland Protection, Funding can be provided to Environmental Protection Agency, Region Restoration, and Stewardship states, tribes, local 10 Grants range from $5,000 to Discretionary Funding can be government, other federal Seattle, WA $20,000 per project. applied to a broad spectrum of agencies, or nonprofit

wetland stewardship projects organizations. Any projects Richard Clark Cost-share: 5% match is including partnerships for wetland related to protection or 206-553-6522 required. restoration projects that involve restoration of aquatic local agencies or groups. resources is eligible. http://www.epa.gov/r10earth

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact For land to be eligible it must be one of the The allocation per award is based following: Wetland Reserve Program on the appraised agricultural 1)Agricultural lands with (WRP) provides landowners with value of each parcel. Funding restorable wetlands; financial incentives to restore, covers the costs of easement 2) Former or degraded create and enhance wetlands. acquisition including surveying NRCS Office wetlands on pasture, range Landowners may establish a and legal fees; 100% of the costs or forest production lands; conservation easement or enter of hydrologic restoration and David Brown 3) Riparian areas that into a cost-share restoration vegetation planting. 509-323-2971 connect with protected agreement. Landowners [email protected] wetlands, along streams or voluntarily limit future use of the Cost share: USDA pays 100% of other waterways; or land, yet retain private ownership. restoration costs for permanent http://www.fb-net.org/wrp.htm 4) Wetlands previously Landowners and the NRCS easements and 75% of costs for restored by an individual or develop a plan for the restoration 30 year easements. USDA also under another federal or and maintenance of the wetland. pays 75% cost for “restoration state program that are not cost share agreements”. protected by a long-term easement. Any landowner is eligible Wildlife Habitat Incentives including private, tribal, non- Program (WHIP) provides NRCS Office (local) or government organization technical and financial assistance David Brown and local/state USDA pays 75% of the cost of to enhance priority fish and wildlife 509-323-2971 governments. The installing wildlife enhancement habitat in areas impacted by [email protected] applicant must demonstrate practices and 25% is the applicant agricultural activities. Provides land ownership and develop share cost-share funds for enhancing http://www.wa.nrcs.usda.gov a wildlife plan on the offered priority habitats such as wetlands acres with a 5 to 10 year and riparian habitat. contract.

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Table 3. Wetland Assistance Program Details

Program Summary Eligibility Financial Assistance Contact WSDOT Wetland Mitigation Program provides technical and financial assistance to restore, The potential mitigation site enhance, and create wetlands on must be in an area where both private and public lands to state transportation projects WSDOT – Environmental Affairs Office compensate for wetlands lost as a are occurring or meet the Olympia, WA result of state transportation needs of a mitigation bank. projects. WSDOT looks for two A conservation easement or The agency designs and Bill Leonard potential types of mitigation sites; other assurance of implements projects at their 360-705-7409 1) concurrent mitigation areas protection in perpetuity is expense. where potential sites are desired required. Eligible properties http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/biol in reasonable proximity to an must contain degraded ogy/bio_wetlands.htm impacted area, and 2) banking wetlands or areas where sites which are larger and have wetland restoration or the opportunity to create/restore creation is possible. wetland functions on a broader scale for mitigation banking.

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