UNITED STATES Institute for Marine Mammal Studies The Longleaf Alliance, Inc. Stranding Response and Necropsies for Longleaf Restoration in the Gulf Coastal Plain ALABAMA Marine Mammals in Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Partnership Landscape (AL, FL) Alma Bryant High School Project provides resources to respond to, Manage and restore longleaf pine habitat in Oyster Restoration in Coastal Alabama conduct necropsies on, and collect tissues the Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership Lead high school students in restoring from stranded marine mammals in the landscape, a Significant Geographic Area for 20,000 square feet of oyster habitat. Students Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters. the recovery of the longleaf pine ecosystem will monitor success of their efforts and $95,000 and its associated wildlife species. share information with other schools and $350,000 citizens in the area. Land Trust Alliance, Inc. $26,380 Advancing Land and Water The Nature Conservancy Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico Develop a Longleaf Pine Model American Bird Conservancy Sustain and advance the coalition of Forest on the Fall Line (AL, GA) Beach-Nesting Bird Conservation private, non-governmental land and water Develop a prototype longleaf pine forest The National Fish and Wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico – II conservation organizations working in to serve as a model for working-forest Protect vulnerable solitary and colonial beach- the coastal areas of the five states on the landowners to promote longleaf pine and island-nesting birds such as Wilson’s Gulf of Mexico. Project will result in a conservation on private lands near the Fort Foundation works to protect and restore and Snowy Plovers, Least Terns, and Black draft comprehensive Conservation Vision Benning Military Installation. Skimmers from human disturbance. collectively identifying priority focus $350,000 $170,000 areas for land and ecosystem conservation and restoration. The Red Mountain Park Fund, Inc. the health of ecosystems so our native Birmingham-Southern College $25,000 Red Mountain Park – Invasive Plant Turkey Creek Vermilion Darter Species Removal Program (AL) species can thrive. Restoration and Education (AL) Micah Brodsky Continue the Invasive Plant Species Removal Conserve three threatened species of fish, Northern Gulf of Mexico Unusual Mortality Program using volunteer and staff resources the watercress darter, the rush darter, and Event Veterinarian Assistance to restore natural flora and fauna habitats the vermilion darter, on the 466-acre Turkey Provide technical expertise to the Northern and open up the landscape for park visitor Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson, Alabama. Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Stranding enjoyment and use. Since our founding in 1984, we’ve become Project will restore 100 linear feet of stream Network to respond to live and dead stranded $25,000 bank, construct a public access point and marine mammals and to necropsy dead a pavilion and reduce sediment in the stranded animals. Troy University one of the largest conservation funders in Thompson Bridge area. $131,733 Persimmon Branch Wetlands $20,000 Enhancement (AL) Milliken Forestry Company, Inc. Restore 15 acres of wetland and riparian the world. We bring public and private Conservian, Inc. Apalachicola Red-cockaded habitat along a tributary to Persimmon Restoring Shorebird Populations Woodpecker Monitoring – VI Branch by removing non-native plants on the Eastern Gulf (AL, MS) Monitor 110 groups of endangered red- and creating wetlands to capture urban partners together to support science-based Work closely with Alabama and Mississippi cockaded woodpeckers in the Apalachicola stormwater runoff. partners to monitor and restore beach-nesting National Forest. Project will translocate $20,500 bird populations and their habitats. Project 30 woodpeckers annually to small, at-risk projects and community-driven solutions. will use local steward volunteers to expand populations through the Southern Range University of Tennessee capacity in the field to monitor and protect Translocation Cooperative. Southeastern Grassland Birds Initiative – IV shorebird populations. $159,600 Restore grassland bird populations by $100,000 providing national conservation leadership Operation Migration — USA and applying market-based incentives that In FY13, we awarded 537 grants to generate Freshwater Land Trust Reintroduction of a Migratory deliver large-scale habitat solutions. Project Village Creek Brownfield Clean- Population of Whooping Cranes will enhance capacity for the National up and Restoration (AL) Use specially-modified light aircraft to Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, and the a total of more than $197 million in Restore two acres along a brownfield site on imprint and guide young-of-year whooping Center for Native Grasslands Management Village Creek with native shrubs, trees and cranes along a predetermined migration to ensure coordination and leadership other plants to stabilize a streambank. Project route, beginning in Wisconsin and ending at for a resident game bird and native grass conservation funding. also will remove debris and implement design Florida’s Gulf coast. restoration initiative. work for a public trail. $189,214 $205,000 $39,554 The Longleaf Alliance, Inc. U.S. Forest Service Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Expanding the ALERT Team Approach to Shortleaf Woodland Restoration Alliance Accelerate Longleaf Restoration (AL, FL) and Maintenance (AL) Gulf Wild Traceability and Data Advance longleaf restoration across the Restore shortleaf and oak woodland Collection in the Gulf range through outreach as well as technical ecosystems in the Bankhead National Implement Gulf Wild scalable traceability and cost-share assistance to landowners. Forest. Project will involve commercial program adding value and market share to the Project will expand and extend the ALERT thinning, prescribed burning, mid-story commercial reef fish industry in the Gulf of team model to develop new partners across removal, and restoration of loblolly stands to Mexico. Project will identify tools for fishery state boundaries. shortleaf stands. and seafood data capture. $150,000 $100,000 $150,000 UNITED STATES ALASKA North Pacific Fisheries Association Inc. ARIZONA Friends of the Bill Williams River and Valley Forward Association Bureau of Land Management Alaska Botanical Garden, Inc. Testing Electronic Monitoring on Arizona Antelope Foundation Havasu National Wildlife Refuges Grand Central Outdoor Learning Center (AZ) California Public Lands Education Alaska Botanical Garden Forest Small Fixed-Gear Cod Boats (AK) Youth and Wildlife Conservation at Building Capacity for Friends of Enhance the sustainability of a downtown Educate 60 underserved and economically Stewardship Education Field test an improved electronic monitoring Las Cienegas Grasslands (AZ) the Bill Williams River and Havasu Phoenix neighborhood through a Canalscape disadvantaged youth about natural resources Develop educational materials, install system on small fixed-gear boats (pot and Partner with the Southwest Conservation National Wildlife Refuge (CA, AZ) project. Project will feature a new learning career opportunities, and employ youth to interpretive signage and conduct tours to hook-and-line) fishing for Pacific cod in Corps to employ eight youth to modify Enhance internal use infrastructure and center that will include a water retention restore natural and cultural landmarks and educate the Botanical Garden’s 20,000 the Gulf of Alaska. Project will compare the 20-40 miles of rangeland fencing for expand development of outreach and component to address floodplain issues and monitor critical habitat. annual visitors about the health issues faced costs of electronic monitoring to the costs of improved pronghorn connectivity on 20,000 educational programs. water resource management. $75,000 by Alaska’s boreal forest ecosystem and other observers in this fishery. grassland acres and conduct summer black- $2,639 $20,000 Bureau of Land Management — long-term conservation initiatives. $127,400 tailed prairie dog population surveys on three Gila Watershed Partnership Watershed Management Group, Inc. Redding Field Office $21,000 recently transplanted colonies. Nushagak-Mulchatna / Youth Conservation Engagement A New Vision for Phoenix: Green Infrastructure Restoring Northern California Oak Woodlands $79,400 Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association Wood-Tikchik Land Trust Pathway Pilot Program (AZ) Implement habitat rain gardens through Propagate native plants to restore degraded GPS Data Loggers as a Low-Cost Alternative Data Collection and Monitoring of Arizona Game and Fish Department Design and develop a replicable model hands-on volunteer workshops throughout public lands, make educational presentations to Vessel Monitoring Systems (AK) Bristol Bay Headwaters (AK) Black-tailed Prairie Dog Re-establishment for a sustainable pathway to engage youth the Phoenix region, demonstrating how to use to the public, and revise management Conduct a two-stage field trial to fully Establish and implement a monitoring and Management (AZ) in conservation activities that will lead to green infrastructure to increase sustainability practices to reduce the causes of oak evaluate and document the use of GPS data program to collect baseline data on water Work towards successful re-establishment careers and volunteerism in conservation in arid cities. woodland habitat degradation. loggers as a low-cost alternative to Vessel quality, water temperature, metals, fish, of black-tailed