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2017 Conservation Investments NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 2017 CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS 1 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to sustaining, restoring and enhancing the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future generations. NFWF will advance its mission through innovative public and private partnerships, and by investing financial resources and intellectual capital into science-based programs designed to address conservation priorities and achieve measurable outcomes. In Fiscal Year 2017, NFWF funded more than 730 conservation projects across the nation, generating an on-the-ground conservation impact of more than $693 million. 2 1 CONTENTS United States and U.S. Territories Fiscal Year 2017 Conservation Investments Alabama 07 Montana 29 Alaska 07 Nebraska 31 Arizona 08 Nevada 32 Arkansas 09 New Hampshire 32 California 09 New Jersey 33 Colorado 15 New Mexico 34 Connecticut 15 New York 34 Delaware 16 North Carolina 36 District of Columbia 16 North Dakota 36 Florida 17 Ohio 37 Georgia 18 Oklahoma 38 Hawaii 19 Oregon 38 Idaho 20 Pennsylvania 40 Illinois 21 Rhode Island 43 Indiana 22 South Carolina 44 Iowa 22 South Dakota 44 Kansas 23 Tennessee 45 Kentucky 23 Texas 45 Louisiana 23 Utah 47 Maine 24 Vermont 48 Maryland 24 Virginia 48 Massachusetts 26 Washington 49 Michigan 27 West Virginia 51 Minnesota 28 Wisconsin 51 Mississippi 29 Wyoming 53 Missouri 29 U.S. Territories 53 United States and International Fiscal Year 2017 Conservation Investments 54 Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Fiscal Year 2017 Project Commitments 58 Impact-Directed Environmental Accounts Fiscal Year 2017 Project Commitments 62 2 5 KEY NFWF CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS Projects supported by NFWF in fiscal year 2017 Projects supported by NFWF since founding in 1984 IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION FUNDED MORE THAN 730 CONSERVATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE NATION. NFWF HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 16,500 PROJECTS SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1984. Hawaii (Not to scale) Puerto Rico (Not to scale) NOTE: Projects with multiple locations are represented once. Some Alaska locations are approximate. (Not to scale) 3 4 ALABAMA Cahaba Riverkeeper The Longleaf Alliance Cahaba River Assessment, Education and Longleaf Restoration in the Gulf Coastal Plain UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Alabama Forestry Foundation Restoration Program (AL) Ecosystem Partnership Landscape (AL, FL) – III Improving Habitat for At-Risk Species in the Reforest 4 acres along two riparian sections Establish 333 acres of longleaf pine and Alabama Cumberlands of the Cahaba River with locally sourced improve an additional 55,350 acres of FISCAL YEAR 2017 CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS Engage family forest owners in an area of the trees planted by 200 volunteers. Project will existing longleaf habitat through prescribed Alabama Cumberlands designated as a high- expand water-quality testing and drought- fire and private landowner outreach and priority landscape under the American Forest damage assessment to benefit 131 rare technical assistance. Project will translocate Foundation’s Southern Wood and Wildlife and endangered fish populations as well as 140 gopher tortoises, a candidate species Initiative. Project will engage 250 landowners implement a conservation education program for possible listing under the Endangered in outreach and technical assistance focused targeting disadvantaged youths and educators. Species Act, and provide technical assistance on habitat protection and enhancement for $20,000 and educational opportunities for private at-risk aquatic species, with the expectation landowners. that 14 family forests will improve 80 acres of Forest Landowners Association $300,000 riparian forests and 12 miles of streams. Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building $150,000 Stakeholder Collaboration and Developing The Longleaf Alliance Solutions (AL, FL, GA, LA) Red-cockaded Woodpecker Translocation Alabama Forestry Foundation Establish or enhance 2,000 acres of longleaf Support (AL, FL, GA, MS) Improving Habitat for At-Risk Species in pine habitat and host Forest Forums and Translocate 60 red-cockaded woodpeckers Southwest Alabama Longleaf Forests Timber Talks to bring together landowners, the to properties designated as recovery sites by Engage 74 family forest owners in southwest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other key the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Project will Alabama to restore and enhance 2,600 acres of stakeholders. Project will engage large-working- manage and improve 6,000 acres of longleaf longleaf pine forests through planting, thinning, forest landowners and forest consultants in pine forest, providing high quality habitat for prescribed burning and invasive species key longleaf pine priority areas to increase nesting and foraging. control. Project will prioritize activities around communication and identify specific actions for $169,519 ongoing longleaf pine- restoration projects on addressing barriers to longleaf restoration. land managed by private, state and federal $125,000 The Nature Conservancy landowners, thereby enhancing the landscape Talladega Mountains Longleaf Pine Restoration value for at-risk species. Freshwater Land Trust (AL, GA) – II $175,000 Irondale Riverwalk Restoration (AL) Establish 447 acres of longleaf pine and Restore, stabilize and replant a 0.18-acre improve 17,700 acres of existing longleaf Alabama Forestry Foundation riparian buffer to enhance water quality and habitat with prescribed fire on public and My Alabama Woods — Shortleaf Pine in the stabilization of the Cahaba River in eastern private lands, with the support of a seasonal Alabama Cumberlands Jefferson County, Alabama. Project will fire crew. Project will develop a conservation Expand previous efforts to reach forest remove invasive species, establish native plan to prioritize and guide future restoration landowners in the Cumberlands of Alabama species and enhance riparian areas to increase and conduct outreach to engage private using modern marketing tools and techniques local biodiversity and enhance recreational landowners to restore longleaf pine. and engage them in sustainable forest opportunities for the local community. $205,453 management in shortleaf pine habitats, $37,194 focusing on both restoration of shortleaf pine The Nature Conservancy on public and private land and increasing the Manomet Upper Village Creek Tree Canopy burning capacity. Project will impact 4,400 American Oystercatcher Aerial Survey and Restoration (AL) acres, including 1,400 acres of shortleaf pine Population Recovery along the Atlantic Flyway Restore 1.7 acres and perform invasive plant restoration. (multiple states) removal along 1,000 linear feet of stream $200,000 Estimate the current population of American bank at Village Creek. Project will engage the oystercatchers via a cooperative aerial and community in restoring Birmingham’s tree Alabama Wildlife Federation ground survey with partners in the American canopy, enhancing local air and water quality. Native Grassland Establishment and Capacity Oystercatcher working group. Project will $30,497 Building in Alabama — III contribute directly to the overall goals of Provide technical assistance, outreach and increasing the population size of American information to private landowners, contractors, oystercatchers within the United States by ALASKA and resource professionals to establish 30 percent between 2009 and 2019, while or enhance grassland habitat throughout contributing to the conservation of associated Anchorage Park Foundation Alabama. Project will increase awareness of beach nesting and migratory shorebirds. Bureau of Land Management Campbell Tract the ecological value of native grassland habitat, $200,000 Streambank Restoration (AK) foster an environment of collaboration among Provide 24 youths with jobs where they project partners and restore 3,000 acres of The Longleaf Alliance will perform approximately 300-400 feet of grassland habitat for northern bobwhite quail Coordinating Local Implementation Team streambank restoration across two sites along and other grassland birds. Capacity and Landowner Technical Assistance Campbell Creek in Anchorage. Project will $125,331 and Outreach — III (multiple states) provide erosion control on a road that gives Support the Longleaf Implementation access to one of the areas main trail heads. Team Consul role, which helps accelerate $49,940 coordination and exchange of information among 17 multi-partner local implementation teams. Project will support a new GIS specialist position designed to build and improve GIS capacity and collaboration. $274,500 6 7 Angoon Community Association Tyonek Tribal Conservation District ARIZONA Gila Watershed Partnership ARKANSAS American Rivers Trails to Tradition: Angoon Youth Indian Creek Watershed Fish Passage Engaging Youth in Riparian Restoration (AZ) Restoring Wilderness Meadows in Sequoia and Conservation Corps (AK) Restoration (AK) Arizona Game and Fish Department Continue a five-year program to control Beaver Watershed Alliance Kings Canyon National Parks (CA) Hire six tribal youths to be placed in remote Remove undersized culverts at three sites in Fish Barrier Modification and Apache Trout ecological, social and economic threats from Initiating Community Stewardship through Accelerate wilderness meadow restoration by field camps, where they will be given safety the Indian Creek Watershed and replace them Monitoring (AZ) invasive tamarisk and to re-establish native Watershed Discovery (AR) prioritizing wilderness meadows
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