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35 YEARS OF CONSERVATION SUCCESS

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69902_CI.indd 2 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Na onal Fish and Wildlife Founda on is dedicated to sustaining, restoring and enhancing the na on’s fi sh, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future genera ons.

NFWF will advance its mission through innova ve public and private partnerships, and by inves ng fi nancial resources and intellectual capital into science-based programs designed to address conserva on priori es and achieve measurable outcomes.

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United States and U.S. Territories Fiscal Year 2019 Conserva on Investments In fi scal year 2019, NFWF invested Alabama...... 5 Montana ...... 47 Alaska...... 6 Nebraska ...... 49 more than Arizona...... 9 Nevada...... 50 $507 million Arkansas ...... 9 New Hampshire ...... 50 California ...... 10 New Jersey ...... 51 to support more Colorado ...... 17 New Mexico ...... 54 Connec cut...... 19 New York ...... 56 than 930 projects Delaware ...... 21 North Carolina ...... 59 across the na on. District of Columbia ...... 23 North Dakota ...... 61 Florida ...... 24 Ohio ...... 62 Georgia ...... 26 Oklahoma ...... 62 Hawaii ...... 28 Oregon...... 63 Mountain goat Idaho ...... 31 Pennsylvania ...... 64 Illinois...... 32 Rhode Island ...... 71 Indiana...... 32 South Carolina ...... 72 Iowa ...... 33 South Dakota ...... 73 United States and Interna onal Kansas ...... 34 Tennessee ...... 74 Kentucky ...... 34 Texas ...... 75 Fiscal Year 2019 Conserva on Investments ...... 90 Louisiana ...... 35 Utah ...... 77 Gulf Environmental Benefi t Fund Maine...... 36 Vermont ...... 78 Maryland...... 38 Virginia...... 78 Fiscal Year 2019 Project Commitments ...... 94 Massachuse s ...... 42 Washington...... 83 Michigan ...... 44 West Virginia...... 85 Impact-Directed Environmental Accounts Minnesota ...... 45 Wisconsin ...... 86 Fiscal Year 2019 Project Commitments ...... 98 Mississippi ...... 46 Wyoming ...... 87 Missouri...... 47 U.S. Territories ...... 88

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69902_CI.indd 6 2/28/20 8:42 AM ALABAMA Alabama Wildlife FederaƟ on Cornell University NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute NaƟ ve Grassland Establishment and RestoraƟ on in Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Alabama Forestry FoundaƟ on Alabama Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) (mulƟ ple states) Improving Habitat for At-Risk Species in the Engage private landowners to improve habitat for Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Alabama Cumberlands III northern bobwhite and other grassland dependent science and fi eld collected data by project partners program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Restore riparian and upland forests on private lands species in priority areas across Alabama. Project to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow throughout the United States, providing addi onal in north Alabama benefi ng at-risk freshwater will engage 880 private landowners, provide response to habitat restora on and management technical assistance and peer learning to complete mussels, such as the Cumberland moccasinshell and technical assistance and develop best management eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. a local resilience project in each city. Project will fi sh such as the blueface darter. Project will reach prac ce recommenda ons for at least 120 of these Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local 500 private landowners through strategic marke ng, landowners, and improve 4,000 acres of grassland occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a fi eld days, and demonstra ons and restore more habitat. occupancy and rela ve abundance. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new than 160 acres of riparian forest along 24 miles of $171,615 $95,469 educa on and leadership training workshops for stream. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort.

$300,000 Baldwin County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on $249,161 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES District Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building Alabama Forestry FoundaƟ on Increased Capacity for Mobile Bay Water Quality Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons Saltwater Improving Habitat for At-Risk Species in Southwest Improvement (AL) III (mulƟ ple states) IntegraƟ ng Electronic Technology Tools in the Gulf of Alabama Longleaf Forests III Increase capacity for water quality enhancement Engage large-acreage family forest owners in Mexico Highly Migratory Species Fishery (AL, FL, LA) Engage family forest owners in south Alabama projects benefi ng Mobile Bay, Alabama. Project longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk Develop and pilot electronic monitoring and to restore and enhance longleaf pine forests to will increase technical planning and engineering and listed species across the historical longleaf repor ng hardware and so ware solu ons for the improve habitat for at-risk species, such as gopher capacity that will enable implementa on of $1.1 pine range, including a par cular focus within areas Gulf of Mexico Highly Migratory Species vessels tortoise, eastern indigo snake, and eastern hognose million in Natural Resources Conserva on Service impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. using alterna ve gear, which will reduce the snake. Project will reach and educate landowners Environmental Quality Incen ves Program contracts Project will establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and repor ng burden on vessel operators and promote through direct mail and social media marke ng, in FY 2019. produce collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons sustainability. Project will address challenges in data workshops, and fi eld days, resul ng in 2,600 acres $250,000 to longleaf restora on on large family-owned quality, accountability, and meliness. of longleaf plan ng, prescribed burning, and forestlands, including species-related regulatory $240,000 invasive species control. Cawaco Resource ConservaƟ on and Development predictability tools and market-based incen ves. $300,000 Council $150,000 The Longleaf Alliance Understanding the DistribuƟ on and Range of the CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity Alabama Forestry FoundaƟ on Trispot Darter in the Middle Coosa Watershed (AL, Marine Environmental Sciences ConsorƟ um / and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach Shortleaf Pine RestoraƟ on in the Alabama GA) Dauphin Island Sea Lab IV (mulƟ ple states) Cumberlands II Collect stream water samples and conduct fi eld Dauphin Island Causeway RestoraƟ on Engineering Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange Restore and enhance shortleaf pine habitat on visits in the Middle Coosa watershed to enhance and Design (AL) of informa on among 17 mul -partner local public and private lands in northern Alabama, knowledge of the distribu on and range of the Inves gate feasibility and recommend alterna ves implementa on teams that organize, plan and benefi ng northern bobwhite, Bachman’s sparrow, trispot darter, a species proposed for lis ng as of sustainable shoreline protec on measures deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and and other forest and grassland dependent birds. threatened under the Endangered Species Act. providing cri cal edge habitat adjacent to Alabama’s enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project Project will establish 400 acres of shortleaf pine Project will collect informa on to help focus most produc ve and ac ve oyster harvest area. will support strategic on-the-ground restora on and enhance an addi onal 2,200 acres of exis ng conserva on ac ons into smaller, more manageable Project will develop engineering plans and through conserva on planning, as well as tracking shortleaf pine habitat with prescribed burning and areas and introduce new conserva on opportuni es permit documents for restora on, including wave and communica on of longleaf pine restora on invasive species removal. for the species. a enua on and marsh crea on to bolster the accomplishments. $150,000 $150,000 resilience of the Dauphin Island community and $150,000 fi shery resources. $250,000

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69902_CI.indd 7 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Longleaf Alliance The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy ALASKA Longleaf RestoraƟ on in the Gulf Coastal Plain Helen Wood Park Shoreline ProtecƟ on and Habitat Watershed Assessment, Habitat RestoraƟ on, and Ecosystem Partnership Landscape V (AL, FL) RestoraƟ on (AL) Landowner Engagement at Locust Fork (AL) Alaska Department of Fish and Game Restore and maintain 20,000 acres of longleaf pine Protect a half mile of shoreline with ten acres Create a Watershed Coordinator posi on focused Cataloging Anadromous Fish DistribuƟ on in Yukon habitat in the western panhandle region of Florida of inter dal nearshore breakwater habitat and on landowner engagement, data collec on, and and Tanana River Drainages (AK) to benefi t rare and declining species such as the enhance 12 acres of inter dal marsh and seagrass project management within the Locust Fork and Conduct a rapid, systema c inventory of Bachman’s sparrow, red-cockaded woodpecker, beds in Alabama. Project will increase resilience to Big Canoe Creek watersheds in Alabama. Project anadromous and resident fi sh distribu on and gopher tortoise, and northern bobwhite. Project will a local waterfront community and infrastructure will involve the comple on of a full-scale watershed associated aqua c and riparian habitat in select deploy an ecosystem support team to implement frequently impacted by storms and threatened by assessment to priori ze sites for future restora on drainages of the upper Yukon River and select prescribed burns and other longleaf management sea level rise. and project implementa on within the Locust Fork drainages of the Tanana River to fi ll knowledge gaps prac ces and engage 200 private landowners $999,563 watershed. in the Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory Database. in longleaf pine restora on through outreach, $250,000 Project will monitor 120 sites in and around Yukon- educa on, and technical assistance. The Nature Conservancy Charley Na onal Park and Yukon Flats Na onal $280,000 Restoring Riparian and AquaƟ c Habitats on Private University of Tennessee (AgResearch) Wildlife Refuge. Lands in the Paint Rock River Watershed (AL) Advancing Northern Bobwhite Management in $31,278 The Nature Conservancy Restore and enhance riparian forests and in- the Longleaf Pine Range (AL, GA, LA, VA) AcceleraƟ ng Longleaf Pine Ecosystem RestoraƟ on stream habitat on private lands in the Paint Rock Develop northern bobwhite popula on goals Alaska Department of Fish and Game on the Fall Line IV (AL, GA) River watershed in Alabama to benefi t numerous for target sites within the longleaf pine range Outreach and CommunicaƟ on for Shorebird Accelerate longleaf pine conserva on on public at-risk freshwater species, including freshwater in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia ConservaƟ on in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska and private land in west-central Georgia and mussels and fi sh, such as the Alabama lampmussel to support adap ve management. Project will Develop and implement culturally relevant east-central Alabama, improving habitat for red- and spo in chub. Project will restore 2 miles of engage local partners, including state wildlife outreach eff orts to two student-age groups in cockaded woodpecker, Bachman’s sparrow, and in-stream and riparian habitat through streambank agencies, to collect habitat and popula on data order to increase awareness about shorebird gopher tortoise. Project will restore and enhance stabiliza on and plan ng na ve vegeta on. and will produce predic ve sta s cal models that ecology and conserva on among subsistence users more than 10,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat, $99,994 relate popula on abundance to habitat structure, and to facilitate community-based conserva on focusing on proper es buff ering Fort Benning, as landscape characteris cs, and management approaches. Project will directly and indirectly reach well as high priority federal, state, and privately The Nature Conservancy ac ons. more than 2,000 people in three communi es in owned lands. Restoring and Managing Longleaf in Northeast $147,568 Western Alaska. $298,353 Alabama and Northwest Georgia $59,758 Restore, improve and maintain montane longleaf Weeks Bay FoundaƟ on The Nature Conservancy pine habitat on public and private lands and Rio Vista and Rangeline Preserves RestoraƟ on and Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fire Mentoring Program (AL, FL, GA, NC) collect monitoring data on the northern pine Outreach (AL) Restoring Riparian Habitat to Benefi t Salmon in the UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Hire eight young adults to create mobile forestry snake and other key terrestrial species in Enhance two Founda on-held proper es for public Kenai Peninsula, Alaska technician crews that will assist U.S. Forest Service northeast Alabama and Northwest Georgia. access opportuni es, including invasive plant Protect and restore instream and riparian habitat mber managers by performing 15,000 acres of Project will impact more than 35,000 acres of removal, na ve plan ngs, and trail construc on. in salmon bearing waters on the Kenai Peninsula, prescribed burns and accelera ng mber harvest longleaf pine habitat through plantings, thinnings, Project will restore 90 acres to provide public access Alaska. Project will remove 100 linear feet of of thousands of acres of planted, off site pine and prescribed burning. on both sides of Mobile Bay, where visitors can hardened banks, debris, and other structures that planta ons to replace with longleaf pine. Project $135,000 learn about coastal habitat, waterway health, and degrade fi sh habitat, stabilize and re-vegetate 600 will assist the Forest Service with recrui ng land conserva on. feet of shoreline and riparian zone impacted by quality, diverse candidates and experienced fi re $39,307 development or fi shing pressure, and protect 1,000 technicians to meet capacity needs to carry out feet of shoreline and riparian area by installing ecological prescribed burns to manage and restore fencing and walkways. longleaf pine. $118,000 $118,500

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69902_CI.indd 8 2/28/20 8:42 AM Alaska Department of Natural Resources AleuƟ ans East Borough City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska Friends of Alaska NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuges Surveying and TreaƟ ng Elodea-Infested Waters in ImplemenƟ ng Electronic Monitoring in the Western Improving a Fish Passage Barrier to Benefi t Salmon Peer to Peer Conference: Tanax Agliisada: “Taking Sucker Lake, Southcentral Alaska Gulf of Alaska Trawl Catcher Boat Fleet and Char in Peterson Creek (AK) Care of the Land” (AK) Eradicate a newly found elodea infesta on, an Engage stakeholders, create an implementa on plan Plan, design, permit, and reconstruct a culvert that Host a peer-to-peer conference with Friends invasive weed that threatens Alaska’s salmon and and install electronic monitoring in the Western Gulf is structurally failing and preven ng proper fi sh organiza ons from Alaska, the Pacifi c Islands, and freshwater resources with wide-ranging ecological of Alaska pollock trawl fi shery. Project will increase passage up Peterson Creek in Sitka, Alaska. Project the Pacifi c Coast. Project will focus on topics such and economic consequences, located at the monitoring, provide bycatch repor ng, and increase will construct a new stream simula on design as increasing capacity, enhancing communica ons Sucker Lake Complex within the Alexander Creek effi ciency of the data review process to support structure that will improve passage for popula ons between the public and refuge, and increasing Watershed. Project will protect treatment sites and fi sheries conserva on and management. of coho and pink salmon and dolly varden char. volunteerism for the par cipa ng Friends survey 20 addi onal streams for presence-absence $433,773 $55,000 organiza ons. data on elodea. $15,000 $49,808 AleuƟ ans East Borough Copper River Watershed Project PiloƟ ng Kelp Mariculture in the Near-Shore Waters Using TradiƟ onal and Modern Ecological Knowledge Friends of Alaska NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuges

Alaska Longline Fishermen’s AssociaƟ on of AleuƟ ans East Borough CommuniƟ es (AK) to Enhance Copper River Watershed Stewardship (AK) Tetlin Youth and Community HunƟ ng and Fishing UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Scaling Electronic Monitoring in the Fixed Gear Engage fi shing communi es, seafood processors, Facilitate knowledge sharing and research IniƟ aƟ ve (AK) Fishery (AK) and tribal en es to produce region-specifi c data coordina on across 23,000 square miles within Create a hun ng and fi shing skills program in Support stakeholder engagement to op mize that informs the si ng and implementa on of the Copper River watershed through a research a variety of se ngs for youth and community electronic monitoring integra on into the mariculture in the region. Project will result in three symposium. Project will include research members. Project will increase par cipa on in North Pacifi c Observer program and resolve kelp mariculture pilots in Aleu ans East Borough perspec ves based on tradi onal and modern the outdoors and conserva on in Tetlin Na onal implementa on challenges as the program is and a guidance manual for mariculture. ecological knowledge in order to develop research Wildlife Refuge. transi oned to industry fees in 2020. Project will $71,456 and management tools to enhance stewardship $6,810 provide electronic monitoring hardware and fi eld of Copper River basin salmon popula ons and service support for 15 addi onal vessels in the Center for Science in Public ParƟ cipaƟ on salmon habitat. InternaƟ onal Pacifi c Halibut Commission Alaska fi xed gear electronic monitoring program IdenƟ fying Risks to Freshwater Fish PopulaƟ ons and $5,450 Improving Discard Mortality CharacterizaƟ on of which primarily target halibut, sablefi sh, and Consumers with a Contaminants Database (AK) Pacifi c Halibut in RecreaƟ onal Fisheries (AK) pacifi c cod. Combine mul ple data sets on fi sh ssue Farallon InsƟ tute Inves gate handling prac ces and provide $206,280 contaminants into the publicly accessible Alaska IntegraƟ ng Seabird Data into Fisheries discard mortality es mates of Pacifi c halibut in Department of Environmental Conserva on- Management in Alaska II (AK, CA, WA) the recrea onal fi sheries in the Gulf of Alaska. Alaska NaƟ ve Tribal Health ConsorƟ um Environmental Health (DEC) contaminants Evaluate how data from long-term seabird Project will contribute to reducing uncertainty in Managed Community Retreat and Ecological database. Project will complete three studies to monitoring in Alaska may be used in fi sheries discard mortality es ma on to help improve stock RestoraƟ on of Coastal Wetlands (AK) improve spa al and temporal understanding of management, with an emphasis on seabirds as assessment and management objec ves. Decommission 12 houses and all associated mercury and other metals in mul ple species of samplers of young-of-the-year/juvenile age classes $98,902 infrastructure to restore 3 acres of coastal wetland freshwater fi sh, expand the DEC interac ve fi sh of commercial groundfi sh (e.g., pollock, sablefi sh, habitat in Newtok, Alaska. Project will prevent ssue monitoring map and contribute to future cod) that are diffi cult to sample by other means. contamina on of the Yukon Delta Na onal Wildlife fi sh, wildlife, and habitat conserva on areas near Project will advance integra on of data from Refuge and build 12 new houses in the community proposed large mines. seabird studies with fi sheries science to improve reloca on site of Mertarvik. $15,303 ecosystem-based fi sheries management and $2,731,774 seabird conserva on. $79,946

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69902_CI.indd 9 2/28/20 8:42 AM Island ConservaƟ on Saltwater Takshanuk Watershed Council U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and 11 Year Post-EradicaƟ on Seabird Monitoring Full ImplementaƟ on of Electronic Monitoring Temperature and Water Quality Monitoring of the Wildlife Service - Division of Migratory Birds on Hawadax Island (AK) in Alaska’s Pot Cod Fishery Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers (AK) Studying the Movements, DistribuƟ on and Complete a research trip to Hawadax Island in Advance full implementa on of electronic Collect baseline water quality data and fi ll current Abundance of Bar-tailed Godwits in Alaska Alaska to conduct post-eradica on monitoring monitoring in the Alaska pot cod fi shery by installing knowledge and conserva on gaps to inform Pair range-wide aerial survey informa on with to quan fy the long-term changes to the Island’s electronic monitoring gear on fi ve new vessels. decisions on how best to protect the Chilkat and detailed remote-tracking informa on to establish seabird and other bird communi es 11 years a er Project will achieve the goal of 45 boats in the Chilkoot Rivers on the southwest coast of Alaska. baseline informa on on the distribu on and comple on of a successful rat eradica on. Project electronic monitoring pool that was set by the Project will monitor eight streams, complete two abundance of bar-tailed godwits, which breed only will examine the long-term benefi ts of rat removal North Pacifi c Fishery Management Council. research studies, and train three local residents to in Alaska. Project will use baseline informa on and provide essen al informa on for land managers $95,512 build ins tu onal capacity. collected to iden fy the current threats and in the region to understand the strength and ming $21,340 bo lenecks, determine basic demography, and of na ve seabird popula ons’ response to the Southeast Alaska Watershed CoaliƟ on inform future conserva on ac on. removal of invasive rats. Restoring Rearing Habitat for Salmon, Trout The ConservaƟ on Fund $15,000 $60,000 and Char in Pats Creek (AK) Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Restore habitat for salmon, trout, and char Expansion (AK) U.S. Department of the Interior, NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute in Wrangell Alaska’s Pats Creek watershed, Expand Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Leadership in Community Resilience Program III an anadromous fi sh stream highly valued for by 520 acres. Project will secure this cherished PopulaƟ on Assessment and Development of a (mulƟ ple states) subsistence, sport, and commercial fi shing wildlife area within the city of Fairbanks, Alaska Statewide ConservaƟ on Plan for AleuƟ an Tern (AK) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience through a partnership between state, federal and and allow for the enhancement of wildlife habitat Con nue development of an Aleu an Tern program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es community stakeholders. Project will improve fi ve for sandhill cranes, waterfowl and other migratory Conserva on Plan for the state of Alaska by throughout the United States, providing addi onal fi sh passage barriers, create six “Green Construc on birds, and provide for expanded public recrea on. reconvening a mee ng of stakeholders to assess technical assistance and peer learning to complete Jobs” for local contractors, and engage community $135,000 pilot eff orts ini ated in 2018 to monitor Aleu an a local resilience project in each city. Project will stakeholders through outreach ac vi es. tern colonies using drones, acous c recorders, photo make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local $58,121 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service counts, and fl ush counts. Project will con nue to implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a Methods Refi nement and Development of a fi ll informa on gaps through the use of satellite na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Spruce Root Statewide Monitoring Framework for AleuƟ an Tern transmi ers to gather informa on on inter-colony educa on and leadership training workshops for Building Community Resilience through CollaboraƟ on (AK) movement of adult terns during the breeding season, dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. in NaƟ ve Villages in Southeast Alaska (AK) Measure abundance of Aleu an tern at mul ple during dispersal, and along migra on pathways. $249,161 Increase collabora on by building rela onships sites across Alaska in 2019 with the aim of $100,000 within and across tribal communi es in Southeast establishing more consistent and formalized North Gulf Oceanic Society Alaska to give all interested par es a voice when protocols to inform future statewide survey United Catcher Boats UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Use GeneƟ c Prey IdenƟ fi caƟ on to Understand making decisions about the natural resources protocols that can generate unbiased es mates of ImplemenƟ ng Electronic Monitoring for Pollock CriƟ cal Salmon Stocks for Killer Whale Diet and infrastructure that Alaska Na ve and rural abundance. Project will address informa on gaps, Trawl Catcher Vessels (AK) (AK, WA) communi es rely upon for their livelihoods. Project specifi cally the refi nement of colony monitoring Examine the feasibility of electronic monitoring Characterize the diet of Southern Resident killer will train 20 community catalysts and engage 60 methods to further advance Aleu an tern systems for compliance on pollock mid-water trawl whales through gene c prey iden fi ca on from community members in the Hoonah, Hydaburg, conserva on and research. catcher vessels delivering to shoreside processing fecal samples and prey remains and compare these Kake, Kasaan, Klawock, Sitka, and Yakutat tribes. $50,000 facili es in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. samples to the diet of Alaska resident killer whales. $249,925 Project will evaluate electronic monitoring for Project will provide data to target specifi c salmon improved data quality and consistency, detec on stocks and understand nutri onal and foraging and quan fi ca on of groundfi sh discard events, and needs of the endangered whale popula on. costs of collec on and review of fi sheries data. $101,923 $353,400

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69902_CI.indd 10 2/28/20 8:42 AM University of Alaska Anchorage CDP North America Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service ConƟ nuaƟ on of the Alaska NaƟ ve Science and Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Monitoring Wintering Grassland Birds in the Instream Habitat RestoraƟ on in the East Verde River Engineering Intern Program (mulƟ ple states) Chihuahuan Desert III (AZ, TX) to Increase Resiliency of a Gila Trout Fishery (AZ) Develop new strategies for resource management Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Apply a rigorous sampling protocol to es mate the Enhance instream and riparian habitat along the for the sustainability of fi sh and wildlife resources 15 ci es across the United States to help them density and/or occupancy of wintering grassland East Verde River to improve stream func on, with an emphasis on the needs of individuals that implement sustainable infrastructure for storm birds in the Chihuahuan Desert, including Sprague’s increase resilience to disturbance, and enhance a rely on these resources to support a subsistence water management, urban wildlife habitats, and pipit and chestnut-collared longspur. Project will recrea onal Gila trout fi shery. Project will mi gate lifestyle in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region, the Cook tree canopy improvement. Project will perform implement a monitoring program developed in recrea onal impacts, restore hydrologic processes, Inlet/ Matanuska-Susitna watershed the North targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of phases 1 and 2 over two winter seasons (2019- improve sediment transporta on, stabilize stream Slope Region, and Southeast Alaska. Project will sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ 2020 and 2020-2021) in order to produce robust banks, and support stream heterogeneity and pool hire Alaska na ve youth interns with tradi onal use of online tools to document green infrastructure baseline es mates of wintering bird popula ons habitats to improve Gila trout habitat. ecological knowledge who also speak the languages and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge and evaluate the impact of ongoing grassland $38,531 of local subsistence communi es to work on sharing and capacity building across ci es. restora on investments.

conserva on projects. $250,000 $300,000 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES $168,000 ARKANSAS NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Leadership in Community Resilience Program III PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout Cornell University ARIZONA (mulƟ ple states) the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience (mulƟ ple states) Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Arizona Land and Water Trust program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Establishing a Baseline for Fishes and Farmers throughout the United States, providing addi onal for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal science and fi eld collected data by project partners through an Upper Gila Flow Assessment (AZ) technical assistance and peer learning to complete tool developed from data collected across the full to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow Perform two hydrologic seepage runs to develop a local resilience project in each city. Project will migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate response to habitat restora on and management a cri cal baseline of fl ow data for an under- make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. studied 35-mile reach of the Gila River, a primary implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for tributary to the Colorado River. Project will involve na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in collabora on with Gila Valley Irriga on District to educa on and leadership training workshops for ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow occupancy and rela ve abundance. include fl ow restora on priori es into irriga on dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. popula on decline and then communicate these $95,469 moderniza on plans, with strategic infrastructure $249,161 fi ndings with project partners and landowners for improvements expected to increase fl ow through implementa on. Ducks Unlimited the intermi ent reach of river and support cri cal Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden $60,000 Arkansas Wetland RestoraƟ on and Water Quality habitat for endangered razorback sucker. Range-wide GeneƟ c Diversity of Sneed Pincushion Improvement IniƟ aƟ ve (AR) $69,870 Cactus: GeneƟ c Basis for Taxon RecogniƟ on (AZ, Sky Island Alliance Improve 1,600 acres of bo omland hardwood NM, TX) EradicaƟ on of Invasive Vinca to Benefi t Spikedace forest habitat through invasive species removal Conduct a study to gene cally characterize the and Loachminnow in Aravaipa Canyon (AZ) and hydrological restora on on public and private federally endangered Sneed pincushion cactus, Eradicate the invasive vinca plant from Aravaipa proper es enrolled in the Natural Resources endemic to the Chihuahuan Desert mountains of Canyon, Arizona where it interferes with natural Conserva on Service Wetland Reserve Program southwestern Texas and southern New Mexico. hydrological processes and competes with na ve in Arkansas, benefi ng waterfowl and forest- Project will clarify the rela onships among the riparian vegeta on in priority stream habitat for dependent bird species. Project will engage private isolated popula ons, determine whether dis nct loachminnow and spikedance. Project will employ landowners through outreach and technical elements are present, provide needed insight for an environmentally sensi ve and eff ec ve removal assistance, with the goal to enroll at least 30 consulta ons and management decisions, and meet technique to maintain stream velocity, control fi ne landowners in stewardship programs that work to goals outlined in the Recovery Plan for Lee and sediments, and restore natural fl ood pa erns. improve bo omland hardwood forests, wetland Sneed pincushion cac . $49,744 habitats and water quality. $80,000 $499,444

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69902_CI.indd 11 2/28/20 8:42 AM Ducks Unlimited Mississippi River Trust Pheasants Forever The Nature Conservancy Stewardship of Privately-Owned BoƩ omland Forests, Floodplains and Flow: Increasing Wetland Delivery of ConservaƟ on Technical Assistance AcquisiƟ on of Rockhouse Creek for the Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Habitats, Habitat Complexity and Hydrologic and ImplementaƟ on of Early Successional Habitat Enhancement of the Kings River in the Ozark Valley (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN) ConnecƟ ons along the Lower Mississippi River PracƟ ces II (AR, LA) Highlands (AR) Increase stewardship of privately owned (AR, LA, MS) Work through Conserva on Delivery Network Acquire the 550-acre Rockhouse Creek tract, bo omland hardwood forests in the Mississippi Work with private landowners to restore 1,000 acres partner organiza ons to conduct program connec ng more than 20,000 acres of previously Alluvial Valley through outreach, technical of frequently fl ooded forests through the adop on promo on and strategic marke ng eff orts on protected and publicly accessible land along the assistance, and developing conserva on plans of the Natural Resources Conserva on Service sustainable forest management to 600 landowners King’s River in the Ozark Highlands. Project will to guide management of exis ng forests and Wetland Reserve Easements and restore fl ow and located in southeastern Arkansas and northeastern secure habitat for 18 Ozark endemic species, improve habitat for waterfowl, forest-interior birds, habitat complexity within priority Mississippi River Louisiana. Project will provide one-on-one expand opportuni es for public recrea on, and and other forest-dependent wildlife. Project will secondary channels through ecological engineering technical assistance to 550 landowners from support a planned stream restora on project. reach 150 landowners with exis ng conserva on with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Project will resource conserva on organiza on staff to produce $370,000 easements, including proper es enrolled in the benefi t federally listed and at-risk birds, bears, fi sh, landowner management plans on a minimum of Natural Resources Conserva on Service Wetland and mussels and improve water quality in the Lower 10,000 acres and implement forest management Reserve Program, with the goal for least half of Mississippi River’s ac ve fl oodplain in Arkansas, on 1,400 acres, benefi ng Bachman’s sparrow, CALIFORNIA these landowners to implement conserva on Louisiana, and Mississippi. northern bobwhite, and other early successional ac vi es that will enhance 2,000 acres of forested $250,595 species. Alexandre EcoDairy Farms wetlands and restore hydrologic condi ons on 450 $295,022 Water Diversion Replacement in Rowdy Creek for acres to improve water quality. NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Salmonoid MigraƟ on (CA) $153,047 Leadership in Community Resilience Program III The Forest Stewards Guild Remove exis ng permi ed surface-water diversion (mulƟ ple states) Engaging Private Forest Landowners and Enhancing for milk cow pasture irriga on along the mainstem Mississippi River Trust Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience BoƩ omland Hardwood Forests in the Lower of Rowdy Creek, a tributary of the Smith River. Forest ConservaƟ on and Wetlands Reserve Lands program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Mississippi Alluvial Valley (AR, LA, MS) Project will replace current surface water diversion Management in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial throughout the United States, providing addi onal Leverage the exper se and accomplishments of with a groundwater well designed to irrigate the 107 Valley (AR, LA, MS) technical assistance and peer learning to complete state lands managed by the Louisiana Department acres of adjacent pasture, restoring fl ows to Rowdy Protect 375 acres of bo omland hardwoods a local resilience project in each city. Project will of Wildlife and Fisheries to promote and expand Creek during cri cal salmonid smolt migra on with working forest conserva on easements and make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local implementa on of forest management prac ces periods in the spring and summer. enhance an addi onal 1,000 acres of exis ng implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a that enhance wildlife habitat for forest interior $33,915 bo omland hardwood forests to improve wildlife na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new birds, such as Kentucky warbler. Project will host habitat and serve as demonstra on sites for educa on and leadership training workshops for a regional learning exchange and workshops to Amador Resource ConservaƟ on District landowners and foresters. Project will provide dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. share best prac ces, perform strategic and targeted Restoring Meadows in the Bear River and Cole UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED an inventory of more than 30,000 acres of $249,161 outreach to private forest landowners, prepare Creek Watersheds in Eldorado NaƟ onal Forest (CA) bo omland hardwood forest established through forest management plans for high-priority private Restore Tyler, Upper Onion Valley, and High Onion the Natural Resources Conserva on Service landowners, and implement enhancement ac vi es meadows by repairing incised channels, improving (NRCS) Wetland Reserve Program in Mississippi, on 1,200 acres of private and state forest lands in grazing management, and reducing erosion in providing landowners, land managers, and NRCS Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Eldorado Na onal Forest. Project will restore 13 with informa on needed to guide management $133,212 acres of meadows in the Bear River and Cole Creek treatments that enhance wildlife habitat at a watersheds and benefi t the endangered Sierra landscape scale. Nevada yellow-legged frog. $640,970 $415,439

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69902_CI.indd 12 2/28/20 8:42 AM American ConservaƟ on Experience American Rivers California Deer AssociaƟ on California InsƟ tute of Environmental Studies Improving Management of NaƟ ve American Plants Meadow RestoraƟ on and Assessment Benefi Ɵ ng Improving Endangered Sierra Nevada Yellow- Study of Common Raven Movements and PredaƟ on in Eldorado NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Yosemite Toad on Humboldt-Toiyabe NaƟ onal Legged Frog Habitat in Eldorado NaƟ onal Forest of Ashy Storm-Petrels at Santa Cruz Island (CA) Develop a Na ve American plant guide for culturally Forest (CA) (CA) Inves gate raven depreda on on ashy storm- signifi cant priority plants, a geospa al analysis to Build on previous meadow assessment, Restore Bear River’s meadow hydrology and modify petrels at Santa Cruz Island, California to learn if priori ze poten al na ve plant restora on and priori za on, and planning eff orts in the Desert fencing to protect cri cal habitat for the Sierra depreda on behavior is specifi c to individuals, a gathering areas and develop associated conceptual Terminal Lakes watersheds to implement shovel- Nevada yellow-legged frog in the Eldorado Na onal family group, or widespread across the resident designs in Eldorado Na onal Forest. Project will ready, on-the-ground restora on at Upper Sardine Forest. Project will construct new wildlife-friendly raven popula on. Project will evaluate eff ec veness improve management on Eldorado Na onal Forest meadow on Humboldt-Toiyabe Na onal Forest. fencing to protect sensi ve riparian area for a fen of ashy storm petrel nest modules for deterring and increase public awareness for the sensi vity Project will improve hydrology on 7 acres to and the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. raven preda on and will capture, mark, and follow and importance of Na ve American plants. benefi t the threatened Yosemite toad and develop $37,158 up on 30 ravens to obtain movement and storm- $337,947 conceptual designs for 400 meadow acres in Dog petrel interac on data that will be used to inform Valley meadow. California Deer AssociaƟ on management.

American ConservaƟ on Experience $130,055 Improving Fuels Management to Benefi t California $90,000 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Quality Trail Inventory and Maintenance in San SpoƩ ed Owl in Eldorado NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Gabriel Mountains NaƟ onal Monument (CA) Amigos de los Rios Conduct fuels reduc on to enhance habitat for California State Coastal Conservancy Provide a robust and sustainable trail inventory Developing InterpreƟ ve and Wayfi nding Signage in California spo ed owl, as well as rare and sensi ve Gravel Beach and Berm Design for Shorebird through a local, professionally trained trail the San Gabriel Mountains NaƟ onal Monument (CA) plant species popula ons in the Power Fire nexus of Habitat, Erosion Control, and Flood ProtecƟ on (CA) maintenance crew to restore trails within San Research, develop, and install educa onal Eldorado Na onal Forest. Project will bring 32 acres Conduct design, cost es mates, and pilot Gabriel Mountains Na onal Monument. Project interpre ve and wayfi nding signage, kiosks, and under improved management, ten of which directly documenta on for a two mile gravel beach and will engage and educate young adults in land associated web content about the San Gabriel benefi ng the California spo ed owl. berm shoreline protec on feature and shorebird management by training them to survey and Mountains Na onal Monument’s natural and $47,897 habitat at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in South catalogue 45 miles of trails, followed by selected cultural history to inform visitors of the eff orts in San Francisco Bay, California. Project will design trail maintenances and improvement work to place to protect its natural resources. Project will California InsƟ tute of Environmental Studies localized shorebird nes ng habitat and erosion provide long-term benefi ts for users and the natural design trail signage by hos ng inventories, collec ng Anacapa and Santa Barbara Island Habitat control at the bay’s edge and create a new piece of environment. reconnaissance data on trail condi ons, and sharing RestoraƟ on (CA) regional fl ood protec on infrastructure for wetlands $102,658 research with U.S. Forest Service staff to design and Restore habitat on both Anacapa and Santa restora on for habitat benefi t, fl ood protec on, and refi ne sign content. Barbara Islands in the Channel Islands. Project public access across 1,300 acres. American Forests $116,402 will include restoring seabird habitat, increasing $237,405 Community Wildfi re Recovery and Forest Resilience na ve vegeta on diversity, establishing a local seed in the San Bernardino Mountains (CA) Cal Poly Pomona FoundaƟ on source, recovering/increasing rare plants, engaging California Trout Accelerate resilience focused forest restora on and Developing Precision-RestoraƟ on for Post-Fire in outreach and educa onal opportuni es, and Designing Fluvial and Riparian RestoraƟ on in Rose engage vulnerable communi es in planning and RestoraƟ on in Angeles NaƟ onal Forest (CA) improving aesthe cs on Anacapa Island, as well as Valley Lakes, Los Padres NaƟ onal Forest (CA) decision-making surrounding managing wildfi re Develop precision restora on prescrip ons for post- restora on of a historical colony of Cassin’s auklets Develop engineering drawings, specifi ca ons and risk while building local capacity. Project will use fi re restora on using remote sensing data combined and improving nes ng condi ons for Scripps’s cost-es mates for fl uvial and riparian restora on a par cipatory process to develop a regional with fi eld studies in chaparral and coastal sage murrelets on Santa Barbara Island. in Rose Valley Lakes complex in the Piru Fire Scar conserva on plan, plant 80,000 drought- and scrub shrublands in the Copper Fire Scar of Angeles $425,806 of Los Padres Na onal Forest. Project will secure fi re-resilient trees, restore 100 acres impacted by Na onal Forest. Project will assess 15,000 acres to all permi ng and compliance documenta on wildfi re, and engage 400 community members. determine restora on success and effi ciency. and provide all necessary materials for project $202,072 $165,054 implementa on by the U.S. Forest Service. $445,992

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69902_CI.indd 13 2/28/20 8:42 AM California Trout Channel Islands RestoraƟ on Earth Island InsƟ tute Fisheries Resource Volunteer Corps Floodplain RestoraƟ on on the South Fork ScoƩ TreaƟ ng Tamarisk in the Upper Santa Ynez River Improving Fish Passage by Removing Three Road IdenƟ fying and Surveying AquaƟ c Organism River (CA) Watershed in Los Padres NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Crossing Barriers in Los Padres NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Passage Barriers in the Angeles NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Excavate inset fl oodplains, install large-wood Restore the upper headwaters of the Santa Remove three road crossings that are an aqua c Inventory and iden fy barriers to aqua c organism structures, remove historic mining tailings, and plant Ynez River by trea ng and removing tamarisk passage barrier for southern steelhead trout within passage to inform future restora on of natural na ve riparian vegeta on within a one-mile reach trees and seedlings in the Zaca Fire Scar of Los federally designated cri cal habitat in the Manzana stream and aqua c ecosystem processes on of the South Fork Sco River. Project will restore Padres Na onal Forest. Project will measure the Creek watershed in the Zaca Fire Scar of Los Padres perennial and intermi ent streams impacted by the fl oodplain func on and instream habitat complexity extent of the infesta on and conduct treatment Na onal Forest. Project will replace two crossings Powerhouse Fire in the Angeles Na onal Forest. to benefi t Coho salmon. within 24,500 acres with approval from the U.S. with clear span vehicular bridges to improve safe Project will develop fi nal summary report to support $167,567 Forest Service, including at least nine survey and access for public use with the third barrier restored the management of forest resources by providing treatment trips. to a naturalized creek channel, opening more than 3 informa on necessary for improving fi sh passage CDP North America $396,802 miles of stream and restoring 0.5 acres of habitat. and habitat accessibility for aqua c species. Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II $1,805,051 $79,364 (mulƟ ple states) ConservaƟ on Corps of Long Beach Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Expanding CollaboraƟ ve RestoraƟ on in the Angeles Earth Team Golden Gate NaƟ onal Parks Conservancy 15 ci es across the United States to help them NaƟ onal Forest II (CA) Building Youth Leadership in Watershed RestoraƟ on One Tam Roving Ranger Project: ConnecƟ ng the implement sustainable infrastructure for storm Conduct non-na ve invasive vegeta on in the San Francisco East Bay (CA) Public to Natural Resource EducaƟ on (CA) water management, urban wildlife habitats, and management and install off -highway vehicle barriers Develop youth leadership to engage local residents Dispatch a mobile informa on center that connects tree canopy improvement. Project will perform to protect restora on areas from disturbance in in planning, implementa on, monitoring, and the public to natural resource educa on and targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of the Copper Fire Scar in the Angeles Na onal Forest. stewardship of two San Francisco East Bay disseminates informa on directly to community sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ Project will build on the success of a previous grant watersheds. Project will hire 28 local high school members in public spaces as a “mobile trailhead.” use of online tools to document green infrastructure to improve 15 miles of roads and to bring 20 acres students to monitor water quality, remove land- Project will reach 1,200 visitors through educa onal and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge under improved management. based li er from creek sides, restore 30 acres of service projects and monitor two preserves using sharing and capacity building across ci es. $500,000 riparian habitat through invasive species removal, the iNaturalist app. $250,000 and engage 2,000 community members to reduce $35,000 County of Del Norte li er, pet waste, and garden pes cide pollu on. Channel Islands RestoraƟ on Improving Watershed Infrastructure in Six Rivers $34,729 Humboldt County Resource ConservaƟ on District TreaƟ ng Tamarisk in the Sisquoc Watershed in Los NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Restore Ecosystem FuncƟ on and Community Padres NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Implement watershed infrastructure improvements Farallon InsƟ tute Resiliency in the Salt River Watershed (CA) Treat and remove tamarisk from the Sisquoc for nearly 30 miles of stream in the Smith River IntegraƟ ng Seabird Data into Fisheries Restore 7 miles of river channel and associated Watershed with herbicide and manual removal in Na onal Recrea on Area in Six Rivers Na onal Management in Alaska II (AK, CA, WA) fl oodplains, wetlands, and riparian habitats in the UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED the Zaca Fire Scar of Los Padres Na onal Forest. Forest. Project will benefi t fi sh, wildlife, sensi ve Evaluate how data from long-term seabird upper reach of the Salt River in California. Project Project will treat tamarisk across 45,000 acres plants, and associated wildlife habitat health monitoring in Alaska may be used in fi sheries will provide area landowners with drainage to and provide a management recommenda on for through improved road and trail condi ons and management, with an emphasis on seabirds as reduce fl ood impacts and create enhanced fi sh untreated areas. enhanced water quality. samplers of young-of-the-year/juvenile age classes habitat and fi sh passage to the upper watershed. $438,043 $330,526 of commercial groundfi sh (e.g., pollock, sablefi sh, $1,606,405 cod) that are diffi cult to sample by other means. Project will advance integra on of data from seabird studies with fi sheries science to improve ecosystem-based fi sheries management and seabird conserva on. $79,946

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69902_CI.indd 14 2/28/20 8:42 AM Integral Ecology Research Center Local Bounty Los Padres Forest AssociaƟ on Mid Klamath Watershed Council Restoring Watersheds Impacted by Illegal Increasing Access to Local Abundant Species in the Ins lling Conserva on Stewardship with Interpre ve Floodplain Connec on Design on the Klamath River Marijuana in Eldorado Na onal Forest (CA) Monterey Bay Area (CA) Signage in Los Padres Na onal Forest (CA) at Horse Trough Springs (CA) Remove and mi gate hazardous and non-hazardous Test troll gear to maximize catch of targeted rockfi sh Design and install interpre ve signs at trailheads Develop a fi sh habitat restora on project on the materials from illegal marijuana grow sites that are while reducing bycatch of overfi shed species of and campsites that lead into areas impacted by the Klamath River near Horse Trough Springs to 100 threatening sensi ve headwater watersheds on the concern such as the cowcod and yelloweye. Project Zaca Fire to help encourage shared stewardship. percent design level. Project will incorporate Eldorado Na onal Forest within the Power Fire burn will demonstrate the feasibility of a new fi shery and Project will install signage at 10 loca ons to educate connec ng the Klamath River to its fl oodplain, which scar. Project will document environmental impacts, build markets for local, sustainable seafood. the public about the impact of wildfi res on forest will provide thermal refuge, overwintering rearing iden fy and mi gate hazardous chemicals, and $99,259 ecosystems and endangered species and about habitat, and spawning habitat to benefi t Klamath remove all nonhazardous refuse and infrastructure, ways to reduce human impact on forest lands. Basin coho and Chinook salmon and steelhead. thereby improving water quality and availability for Los Angeles Audubon Society $74,112 $115,615 downstream public uses and aqua c habitats. Ballona Creek Watershed Coastal Restora on and $132,656 Youth Leadership Project (CA) Los Padres Forest AssociaƟ on Mid Klamath Watershed Council

Engage under-served youth and community Restoring Trails and Habitat Damaged by the Zaca Improving Stream Habitat for Salmon in Klamath UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Karuk Tribe volunteers in educa onal and habitat restora on Fire in Los Padres Na onal Forest (CA) Na onal Forest (CA) Fuels Management in Six Rivers Na onal Forest, ac vi es throughout the Ballona Creek watershed Design, organize, and complete trail and habitat Improve habitat complexity by crea ng deeper California from the uplands in Baldwin Hills/Culver City restora on work along sites impacted by the Zaca pools with diverse microhabitats and increase Implement manual fuels reduc on treatments to where the creek discharges into the Santa Fire in Los Padres Na onal Forest. Project will resilience to excessive sedimenta on from recent across 350 acres of U.S. Forest Service land adjacent Monica Bay at the Pacifi c Ocean. Project will reach restore 37 miles across seven trails, building off wildfi res in Horse Creek in Klamath Na onal Forest. to private property boundaries within the 5,500 3,500 community members to restore 2 acres of previously successful trail maintenance work. Project will place logs in Horse Creek at strategic total acreage of the Somes Bar Project in the coastal sage scrub and 7.7 acres of beach habitat, $224,837 sites in a low gradient reach on public lands. Western Klamath Restora on Partnership planning benefi ng wildlife and improving watershed health. $263,847 area. Project will create a buff er of safety for nearby $49,760 Marine Life Studies residences and proper es in an cipa on of future Removing Derelict Crab Pots to Reduce Marine Mid Klamath Watershed Council prescribed fi re as well as unintended wildfi res Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority Wildlife Entanglement (CA) Western Klamath Youth in Restora on (CA) and incorporate key aspects of Karuk tradi onal Los Cerritos Wetlands Flood Control Planning and Remove derelict crab and spawn prawn pots Hire eight teenage stewardship interns, three ecological knowledge. Restora on (CA) from the seafl oor and in the water column of the college-aged and minority natural resource $500,000 Obtain U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permi ng and Monterey Bay Na onal Marine Sanctuary. Project technicians, and three college-aged fi eld technicians complete design plans to restore 500 acres of San will reduce poten al entanglements of endangered to par cipate in hands-on restora on projects and LifeScape InternaƟ onal Gabriel River fl oodplain and 500 acres of Los Cerritos marine wildlife and increase naviga onal safety for relevant training opportuni es occurring throughout Researching the Eff ect of the Long-Term Fire Regime Wetlands estuarine habitat. Project will develop a recrea onal and commercial boaters. Klamath Basin. Project will improve salmon habitat, on Mammals in Los Padres Na onal Forest (CA) restora on plan to breach or remove the exis ng $90,013 remove invasive weeds from na onal forest lands, Research the impact of long-term fi re regimes on fl ood control levee along the San Gabriel River to and provide relevant, hands-on work experience. wildlife to provide pre- and post-fi re management introduce dal circula on into the restored wetland. Merkel and Associates $50,000 recommenda ons for the ecology, protected $249,500 Cosco Busan Eelgrass Restora on (CA) species, and general biodiversity of Los Padres Con nue eff orts to iden fy restora on sites and Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust Na onal Forest. Project will provide baseline species Los Padres Forest AssociaƟ on collect baseline data to determine suitability for Developing a Lost Gear Recovery Program to Align informa on to determine the eff ect of fi re on the Construc on of Cold Spring Trail Reroute in Los eelgrass restora on eff orts. Project will include with California State Regula ons general medium-large mammal community and the Padres Na onal Forest (CA) the plan ng of 3 acres of eelgrass with 2.5 acres Modify exis ng gear retrieval program in Monterey ecological processes cri cal to the func oning of Reconstruct a por on of the Cold Spring being planted in areas deemed “high success” and Bay to comply with new California state regula ons. Los Padres ecosystems. recrea onal trail, locally known as the Mono Jungle, 0.5-acres used to expand the plan ng geography. Project will engage local fi shermen and partner $198,800 in the Zaca Fire Scar of Los Padres Na onal Forest. $839,446 organiza ons to coordinate a voluntary gear retrieval Project will improve 1.5 miles of trails and bring 50 program that removes lost or abandoned crab gear acres under improved management. prior to entanglement with marine animals. $59,091 $19,955

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69902_CI.indd 15 2/28/20 8:42 AM Monterey Bay Aquarium NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Plumas CorporaƟ on Resource InsƟ tute Developing Technology for the Live Rockfi sh Fishery Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Fish Creek Fish Passage Restora on in Sequoia Aqua c Organism Passage Restora on Design at to Promote Using Underexploited Stocks (CA) (mul ple states) Na onal Forest (CA) Powerhouse 2 Site in Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) Introduce and implement technology for the Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Remove a fi sh passage barrier for aqua c Restore aqua c organism passage and sediment Monterey Bay port groundfi sh fl eet for keeping program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es organisms and California golden trout, a California transport by developing engineering plans for a deep-water rockfi sh species alive a er capture for throughout the United States, providing addi onal species of special concern, in Sequoia Na onal natural channel design at the “Powerhouse 2” reach the live rockfi sh fi shery. Project will increase ex- technical assistance and peer learning to complete Forest. Project will open 4 miles of fi sh passage, in San Francisquito Canyon Creek in the Angeles vessel prices received by fi shermen and crea ng a a local resilience project in each city. Project will rebuild a creek channel, protect a wetland, and Na onal Forest. Project will provide an engineer high-value live fi sh market. make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local perform monitoring in California golden trout plan set, construc on specifi ca ons, a cost es mate $70,280 implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a habitat in South Fork Kern River. and all associated Na onal Environmental Policy Act na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new $89,000 and permi ng documenta on to the U.S. Forest Mount Wilson Bicycling AssociaƟ on educa on and leadership training workshops for Service for implementa on. Trail Reconstruc on in Mt Waterman Ski Area in the dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Point Reyes Bird Observatory, $538,869 Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) $249,161 Point Blue ConservaƟ on Science Develop and implement reconstruc on of 3.6 miles Developing Standardized Ashy Storm-petrel Resource InsƟ tute of mountain bike trails in the Mt. Waterman Ski NaƟ onal Park Trust Monitoring Eff orts (CA) Aqua c Organism Passage Restora on Design at Resort by engaging the surrounding community Buddy Bison School Program (CA, DC, MD) Evaluate exis ng long-term mark-recapture data St. Francis Dam Site in Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) through trail building and educa on about the Provide out-of-class watershed educa on for ashy storm-petrels from mul ple breeding Examine aqua c organism passage and sediment vegeta on and species inhabi ng the project area. experiences to 2,680 students and 120 teachers sites throughout their range and conduct a power transport op ons by developing engineering plans Project will benefi t the community and visitors by at U.S. Forest Service sites and connect them with analysis to determine the minimum eff ort needed for a natural channel design at the Saint Francis providing new recrea on opportuni es, revitalizing Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to eff ec vely monitor popula on trends. Project Dam reach in San Francisquito Canyon Creek in the the area since ski-based recrea on has sharply educators in the Washington, D.C. metro and will integrate new data from ongoing studies to Angeles Na onal Forest. Project will provide an declined in recent years. Southern California regions. Project will use public inform popula on modeling eff orts and determine engineer plan set, construc on specifi ca ons, a cost $13,997 lands as outdoor classrooms for Science Technology the best prac ces for standardizing methods es mate and all associated Na onal Environmental Engineering and Math and provide opportuni es to at all regularly monitored colonies to enhance Policy Act and permi ng documenta on to the Mountain CounƟ es Water Resources AssociaƟ on experience the benefi ts of outdoor recrea on and storm-petrel conserva on as part of a range-wide U.S. Forest Service for implementa on. Strategic Analysis of Fuels Management in the learn about the importance of stewardship of public monitoring program. $536,371 Power Fire Scar of Eldorado Na onal Forest (CA) lands and waters. $70,005 Create a large spa al scale fi re fuels reduc on $128,186 Rocky Mountain Elk FoundaƟ on analysis and strategic plan to iden fy innova ve, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Brushy Mountain Conserva on Easement Along effi cient, and cost eff ec ve fuels reduc on and Outdoor Outreach Restoring Plant Diversity in Fire-Aff ected the Coast Ranges of California UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED biomass management plans for fuels reduc on YES San Diego: Youth Environmental Stewardship (CA) Watersheds on the Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) Permanently protect 26,144 acres of private projects within the Panther Creek, Bear River, and Engage 180 individuals, including 140 urban youths, Improve watershed condi ons in the Copper and forestland and rangeland along the Coast Ranges of Cole Creek watersheds of Eldorado Na onal Forest. in the restora on of 32 acres of land/wetland in Powerhouse fi re scars of Angeles Na onal Forest California. Project will conserve high-quality cri cal Project will recommend fuel reduc on and biomass United States Fish and Wildlife Service-designated through on-the-ground restora on, research and habitat for salmon and steelhead trout, tule elk management strategies that will produce improved Na onal Wildlife Refuge and adjacent areas in San educa on to improve the U.S. Forest Service’s and numerous other sensi ve species, expand a ecological benefi ts to the forest and watersheds. Diego, California. Project will support 13 youth-led resource management capacity and approach 49-mile long corridor of protected lands, enhance $179,022 environmental restora on and stewardship ac vi es and promote ecological resilience for future fi res. public access to the Eel River, and help to maintain including invasive species removal, reestablishment Project will collect 50 high priority seeds, propagate a family-owned, sustainably-managed forest and a of na ve species, and debris removal from beach 15,000 high priority restora on species, monitor local mber industry reliant on private forestlands. and coastal habitats. exis ng restora on sites, and conduct community $500,000 $25,463 outreach to advance nursery Best Management Prac ces. $493,658

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69902_CI.indd 16 2/28/20 8:42 AM San Gabriel Valley ConservaƟ on and Service Corps ScoƩ River Watershed Council Siskiyou Resource ConservaƟ on District The Student ConservaƟ on AssociaƟ on Forest Revitaliza on through Young-adult Phase 2 Coho Habitat Enhancement through Wood Fort Goff Fish-Passage Barrier Installa on and Resource Damage Engagement in San Gabriel Mountains Na onal Recruitment on Pa erson Creek (CA) and Diversion Improvement (CA) Reduc on in Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) Monument (CA) Treat 280 meters of Pa erson Creek with large wood, Work with the water users of the only ac ve Install 70 “no-dig” barriers at designated sites Engage, develop, and employ under-served u lizing the accelerated, unanchored wood technique point of diversion from Fort Goff Creek to address within the Drinkwater Flat off -highway vehicle community members who have had li le exposure to provide immediate cover and instream nutrients environmental compliance measures for the area according to U.S. Forest Service specifi ca ons to the San Gabriel Mountains to iden fy trail and to improve juvenile coho rearing. Project will improve purpose of improving anadromous fi sh access to within the Copper Fires Scar of the Angeles Na onal watershed health and address specifi c threats by geomorphic func on, fl oodplain connec vity and 0.75 miles of spawning and rearing habitat. Project Forest. Project will bring 350 acres under improved assis ng with river and forest stewardship. Project increased side channel and off -channel rearing habitat will provide unimpeded fi sh passage at the point of management and prevent off highway vehicles from will address trash issues in the East Fork of the at an important cold-water refuge site. diversion, improve water conveyance from the point crossing into unauthorized forest areas to protect San Gabriel River by directly removing trash and $104,299 of diversion to the earthen ditch system, and install forest recovery. providing visitor educa on, safe recrea onal access, a permanent fi sh screen and bypass return. $40,3955 and safety improvements designed to change Sonoma Resource ConservaƟ on District $36,578

behavior and reduce trash in the river. Streamfl ow Technical Assistance for Coho Salmon (CA) The Student ConservaƟ on AssociaƟ on UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES $50,000 Provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, and Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Performing Trail Maintenance for Soda Creek and forestland owners for enhancing streamfl ow for the Community-Driven Microtrash Cleanup along Bear Indian Springs on Lassen Na onal Forest (CA) San Gabriel Valley Quail Forever recovery of endangered Central California Coast coho and Santa Clara Divides, Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) Perform trail maintenance for Soda Creek and Upgrading Wildlife Guzzlers Destroyed in the salmon in the priority Russian River subwatersheds in Conduct a series of community-driven microtrash Indian Springs for nearly eight miles within the Powerhouse Fire in Angeles Na onal Forest (CA) Sonoma County, California. Project will decrease water cleanup projects to benefi t the recovering wild Storrie Fire boundary on Lassen Na onal Forest Replace two old-style concrete wildlife guzzlers use by enhancing irriga on effi ciency, storing winter California condor popula on along Bear Divide and in California. Project will provide cri cal trail burned in the Powerhouse Fire with Nevada- rainwater for dry season use, recharging groundwater Santa Clara Divide roads in the Sayer Fire Scar in maintenance that will reduce erosion and includes style guzzlers, which are not as suscep ble to for base fl ow enhancement, arres ng stream incision, the Angeles Na onal Forest. Project will recruit and reduc on of user created trails, hazard tree and fi re damage and are more effi cient in collec ng and controlling erosion and sediment. train volunteers from nearby communi es to hand overgrown vegeta on removal, sign installa on, and rainwater. Project will upgrade two guzzlers, add $149,204 collect microtrash and assist with its disposal on 4 other trail improvements. a stainless steel big game drinker, and repair the acres of heavily contaminated chaparral habitat. $130,509 fencing around the guzzler. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians $18,716 $9,097 Researching Restora on Plans for Conifer Recovery The Trust for Public Land on Big Pine Mt., Los Padres Na onal Forest (CA) The Nature Conservancy Hanning Flat Acquisi on Project (CA) ScoƩ River Watershed Council Develop a restora on plan for Big Pine Mountain to Restoring and Monitoring Navarro River Watershed Increase resilience to wildfi re for rural communi es Coho Habitat Restora on Design on French Creek (CA) promote the recovery of conifer forests impacted by Streamfl ow (CA) in Kern County, California by conserving a 3,806- Undertake a geomorphic and biological evalua on the Zaca Fire in Los Padres Na onal Forest. Project Develop and implement fl ow restora on projects to acre block of forest and grassland and developing of exis ng condi ons of an 800-foot long, 4.5-acre will iden fy and map degraded areas and develop support new and exis ng fl ow data collec on eff orts a management plan that enhances fi re resilience, reach of French Creek, a high-value coho salmon of report of recommended restora on strategies for in the Navarro River Watershed. Project will support ecological health, and outdoor recrea on. Project spawning and rearing cold-water tributary of future implementa on. the planning, permi ng, implementa on and fl ow will improve the health of na ve imperiled species, the Sco River. Project will lead to a 100 percent $100,359 accoun ng of dry season basefl ow restora on enhance opportuni es for outdoor recrea on, restora on design and state permi ng in order to projects to improve rearing habitat for juvenile coho working lands and other local industries, and enhance coho summer and winter rearing habitat. ScoƩ River Water Trust and steelhead in priority reaches. disseminate the lessons of a fi re resilient approach $81,299 Enhancing In-Stream Flow to French Creek (CA) $60,927 to land conserva on and management. Enhance stream condi ons within the French Creek $400,000 system and mainstem Sco River for the benefi t of coho salmon, chinook salmon, and steelhead trout. Project will deliver approximately 390 acre-feet annually during average water years and provide 2.5 miles of in-stream benefi t. $348,137

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69902_CI.indd 17 2/28/20 8:42 AM Tolowa Dee-ni’ NaƟ on TreePeople Trout Unlimited U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Fuels Management in Low Divide, Hiouchi, and Big Forest Aid on the Copper and Sayre Fire Scars in Streamfl ow Enhancement for Salmon, Steelhead, Improving Fire Resilience and Forest Health in the Flat, California Angeles NaƟ onal Forest (CA) - Phase (II) and People in CriƟ cal Russian River Tributaries (CA) Klamath NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Treat 300 acres of vegeta on located within Expand on current restora on eff orts in the Copper Con nue targeted outreach eff orts, streamfl ow Improve fi re resiliency, forest health, early seral four strategically placed fuel breaks around the Fire Scar in Angeles Na onal Forest, California, bringing and fi sheries monitoring, and development and habitat for deer and wild turkey, enhance habitat communi es of Low Divide, Hiouchi, and Big Flat in site prepara on, invasive weed control, na ve plant implementa on of projects to increase streamfl ow for Calochortus persistens, a sensi ve plant California. Project will provide addi onal defensible installa on, watering, and monitoring to a new site in during the dry season in order to improve coho species, and restore watershed condi ons to space and will improve the overall health of the San Francisquito Canyon. Project will propagate 3,000 survival and water reliability at the watershed scale. improve fi re defensibility in Yreka and Hawkinsville forest and protect private and public improvements na ve plants, maintain and restore up to a total of 19 The project team will increase its focus on targeted communi es, California. Project will conduct fuels by reducing risk to wildfi res. acres, and engage 2,200 volunteers. fl ow releases and development of fl ow targets management on 11,310 acres within the Klamath $287,643 $793,862 necessary for fi sh to thrive. Na onal Forest. $410,000 $4,702,030 TreePeople Trinity County Resource ConservaƟ on District Assess DeforestaƟ on in the Copper Fire Scar in Storm-proofi ng Roads to Benefi t Watershed Health Truckee River Watershed Council U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Angeles NaƟ onal Forest to Inform RestoraƟ on (CA) in Shasta-Trinity NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Prosser Creek Meadows RestoraƟ on Planning in Nursery AccreditaƟ on To Reduce Phytophthora Determine precise deforesta on coverage in the Plan, design, and implement improvements to Tahoe NaƟ onal Forest (CA) IntroducƟ on in Angeles NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Copper Fire Scar of Angeles Na onal Forest and drainage structures on 67 culverts at stream Complete a watershed assessment and restora on Conduct an accredita on to improve restora on assess the environmental impacts associated with crossings post-fi re on Shasta-Trinity Na onal Forest. opportuni es report for a 20,000 acre watershed, and na ve plant nursery stock cleanliness through a implemen ng silvicultural prescrip ons in these Project will conduct road improvements and storm- home to mul ple, large meadow ecosystems in the voluntary pilot program in Angeles Na onal Forest. areas. Project will compile Na onal Environmental proofi ng on 44 miles. Sierra Nevada, on private lands and within Tahoe Project will evaluate eight nurseries producing stock Policy Act documenta on, specialist reports, and $305,627 Na onal Forest. Project will include a viability for restora on in the Copper, Sayre and Powerhouse a Biological Evalua on and Decision Memo for analysis for re-introduc on of Lahontan cu hroat fi re scars and will conduct Phytophthora tes ng to the U.S. Forest Service to use in approving forest Trout Unlimited trout, analysis of available and poten al Sierra prevent pathogen development. woodland restora on ac ons. Lahontan CuƩ hroat Trout Core Grant 2019 (CA, NV, OR) Nevada yellow-legged frog habitat, and con nue $41,887 $194,186 Con nue to address the needs iden fi ed in the monitoring of a nes ng popula on of willow Lahontan Cu hroat Trout (LCT) Business Plan fl ycatchers. U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service TreePeople by providing range-wide facilita on, gene c $162,912 PrevenƟ ng and Managing Phytophthora Pathogens Community-based RestoraƟ on and Environmental assessment and research to guide LCT management, Post-Fire Disturbance in Angeles NaƟ onal Forest (CA) EducaƟ on Program, Angeles NaƟ onal Forest II (CA) valida on of non-na ve trout eradica on for LCT U.S. Bureau of Land Management Evaluate the incidence and impacts of Phytophthora Promote awareness of the role, impact, and history reintroduc on projects, staff support, hatchery Habitat RestoraƟ on for the Amargosa River Pupfi sh plant pathogens in disturbed and undisturbed sites of fi re through shared stewardship in a restora on security, and a barrier assessment to secure a in San Bernardino County (CA) in a variety of ecosystems in the Copper and Sayre UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED site within the Sayre Fire Scar of Angeles Na onal stream popula on of LCT. Plant native willow and mesquite trees along 0.25 fi re scars in the Angeles Na onal Forest, California. Forest. Project will maintain and water 0.25 acre $603,373 miles of river encompassing approximately 16 Project will bring 20 acres under improved of chaparral re-vegeta on and install mul -lingual acres of riparian habitat which has been treated management and complete a second year of interpre ve signage at the site that convey lessons Trout Unlimited previously to remove invasive Salt Cedar. Project comprehensive analysis on Phytophthora popula on regarding watershed health and the impact of RestoraƟ on of Flow to Deer Creek to Benefi t will improve habitat and increase the breeding distribu on and risk of invasion in response to a fi re fi re and engage local youth and families through Chinook Salmon (CA) population of the endemic Amargosa River disturbance. curriculum designed to introduce awareness of Create a groundwater model that will predict the Pupfish as well as reduce the number of invasive $92,224 watershed health and fi re ecology. extent and magnitude of impacts to the aquifer aquatic species competitors including mosquito $159,937 from Deer Creek Irriga on District landowners fish and crayfish. switching from surface water to groundwater $6,600 following a water-right sale. Project will inform nego a ons of the poten al acquisi on of the water right held by the Deer Creek Irriga on District. $114,987

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69902_CI.indd 18 2/28/20 8:42 AM U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service U.S. Geological Survey University of California - Santa Barbara COLORADO Surveying AquaƟ c Species of Concern and Invasives Trout and Drought: QuanƟ fying SensiƟ vity of RestoraƟ on of Degraded Chaparral Within the Piru in the Power Fire on Eldorado NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Lahontan CuƩ hroat Trout Streams (CA, NV, OR) Fire, Los Padres NaƟ onal Forest (CA) - Phase III CDP North America Use visual encounter surveys and eDNA sampling Analyze fi eld data to evaluate the sensi vity of Evaluate methods currently used to restore Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II to determine the presence and distribu on of extant and future popula ons of Lahontan Cu hroat chaparral woody species in sites that have (mulƟ ple states) aqua c species, specifi cally the endangered Sierra Trout to temperature and drought condi ons in been degraded to annual savanna grassland by Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Nevada yellow-legged frog, in the Power Fire cri cal streams range-wide. Project will produce recurrent fi re within the Piru Fire Scar of Los Padres 15 ci es across the United States to help them nexus on Eldorado Na onal Forest. Project will results to will inform future recovery strategies. Na onal Forest. Project will determine dynamics implement sustainable infrastructure for storm increase understanding of how fi re infl uences the $121,354 of vegeta on in response to mul ple fi res and water management, urban wildlife habitats, and distribu on and habitat of species of concern and environmental stressors, iden fy methods for na ve tree canopy improvement. Project will perform invasive species in the fi re nexus. University of California - Davis seed collec on and germina on, and experiment targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of $81,590 Monitoring LiƩ le Shasta River Instream Flow with na ve shrub restora on techniques while sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ Enhancement (CA) reducing invasive grasses. use of online tools to document green infrastructure

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Install equipment to monitor fl ows in a reach of $279,116 and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Surveying AquaƟ c Species of Concern and Invasives the Li le Shasta River, part of the Klamath River sharing and capacity building across ci es. in Lassen NaƟ onal Forest (CA) watershed, before and a er 1.5 cubic feet per Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority $250,000 Use visual encounter surveys and eDNA sampling second of voluntary instream fl ow enhancement as Improving Drainage by Upgrading Culverts in to determine the presence and distribu on of part of a larger collabora on to enhance streamfl ow Eldorado NaƟ onal Forest (CA) Colorado CaƩ lemen’s Agricultural Land Trust aqua c species such as the endangered Sierra in the Li le Shasta to promote salmonid recovery. Replace or reconstruct culverts and water control Target Habitat ConservaƟ on in Colorado Priority Nevada yellow-legged frog and the invasive Project will ensure compliance and account for structures (e.g. water bars, graded dips, berms) Areas through Agricultural ConservaƟ on Easements American bullfrog, chytrid fungus, and brook trout changes in streamfl ow as the transferred water on nearly 60 miles of roads in the Panther Creek Increase capacity to complete agricultural within Lassen Na onal Forest. Project will increase moves through downstream reaches. and Bear River sub-watersheds in the Power Fire conserva on easements that advance the understanding of how the Storrie Fire infl uenced $17,056 scar in Eldorado Na onal Forest. Project will iden fy implementa on of Farm Bill conserva on programs the distribu on and habitat of species of concern and reconstruct or replace 40 culverts and up to within Colorado’s priority areas. Project will engage and invasive species. University of California - Santa Barbara 200 water control structures that will improve with willing landowners to par cipate in the $141,975 RestoraƟ on of Bigcone Douglas-fi r Post-2007 Zaca aqua c organism passage, instream fl ow and Agricultural Land Easement Program to protect Fire - Phase III, Los Padres NaƟ onal Forest (CA) watershed health. habitat of high priority for sage grouse, burrowing U.S. Geological Survey Restore bigcone Douglas fi r sites aff ected by the $1,286,611 owl, and cu hroat trout. Modeling Least Bell’s Vireo Habitat in California to Zaca Fire in Los Padres Na onal Forest. Project $110,000 Achieve Recovery Criteria (CA) will improve the species’ resilience to catastrophic Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Develop a par oned Mahalanobis D2 model wildfi res, iden fy high-priority conserva on areas, Washoe Tribe Meadow RestoraƟ on in Lake Tahoe, Colorado Department of TransportaƟ on iden fying important landscape-scale habitat and develop successful methods for seedling California Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions and Increasing rela onships and a GIS-based map predic ng prepara on and survival. Restore 300 acres of meadow habitat in Meeks Habitat ConnecƟ vity in the San Juan Basin (CO) suitable habitat for the state and federally $299,707 Meadow in Lake Tahoe, California through removal Improve motorist safety, reduce wildlife mortality, endangered least Bell’s vireo in California. Project of encroaching conifers, thinning conifers in select and increase habitat connec vity along a major will result in a habitat map used determine the areas, and prescribed fi re. Project will allow for the big game migratory route in the San Juan Basin distribu on and abundance of this species across Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Tribe to in southwest Colorado. Project will provide its range, iden fy areas for restora on to recover ac vely par cipate and manage aboriginal lands in wildlife/highway fencing to direct mule deer and popula ons, and pro-ac vely plan and priori ze a historic and tradi onal manner conjunc vely with elk to two newly constructed overpass and where management can be applied to control the U.S. Forest Service. underpass structures. emerging threats including shot hole borer and $448,230 $317,734 Fusarium disease complex. $56,633

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69902_CI.indd 19 2/28/20 8:42 AM Colorado Rio Grande RestoraƟ on FoundaƟ on Ducks Unlimited InsƟ tute for Environmental SoluƟ ons Pheasants Forever Rio Grande Riparian RestoraƟ on Project (CO) Increasing Wildlife Resiliency and ProducƟ vity of Nature Play ConnecƟ ons Project (CO) Grassland Habitat RestoraƟ on Benefi Ɵ ng the Lesser Improve the health and resilience of the Rio Sagebrush Habitat on Working Ranches (CO, WY) Increase soil stability, restore na ve vegeta on, Prairie Chicken (CO, KS, NM, OK, TX) Grande in Alamosa County, Colorado by restoring Increase wildlife resilience and produc vity of and reduce stormwater runoff along Clear Creek Support staff working with the Natural Resources streambanks and riparian areas and removing mesic and sagebrush habitats on working ranches in Wheat Ridge. Project will include two classroom Conserva on Service’s Lesser Prairie Chicken noxious weeds, thereby reducing sediment load to in Colorado and Wyoming to benefi t sage grouse workshops and two plan ng events, plan ng 90 Ini a ve as the ini a ve evolves over me and the river, improving riparian and aqua c habitat, popula ons. Project will expand wet meadow na ve trees, shrubs, and perennials, restoring 0.5 through any poten al changes in the next Farm Bill. reconnec ng the river to its fl oodplain, and restora on into drier mesic landscapes, increase acres and engaging 2,500 community members Project will restore grassland habitat throughout revitalizing riparian wetlands. Project will restore 25 awareness of opportuni es and partnerships and students. the full poten al range of the lesser prairie chicken acres through noxious weed removal, restore 1.2 between landowners and conserva on districts, $26,036 which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New miles of instream habitat, and plant 1380 willows and communicate restora on techniques to Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. and co onwood trees. conserva on prac oners from local, state and Mountain Island Ranch $198,367 $200,000 federal en es. Wet Meadow RestoraƟ on on the LiƩ le Dolores and $165,000 Colorado River (CO, UT) Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Colorado State University Improve wet meadow habitat and forage along the PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout Assessment of ConnecƟ vity and Invasion Threat to Gunnison ConservaƟ on District Li le Dolores River in Western Colorado to benefi t the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow Restore Greenback CuƩ hroat Trout in Colorado Developing Habitat ConservaƟ on Plans on Private Gunnison sage grouse, elk, mule deer, wild turkeys, (mulƟ ple states) Reclaim 60 kilometers of stream habitat located Lands for the Threatened Gunnison Sage-Grouse (CO) and waterfowl; restore stream fl ows and improve Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces in Rocky Mountain Na onal Park and Arapahoe- Fund the Conserva on District implementa on water quality; improve soil health; and increase for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Roosevelt Na onal Forest upstream of the of Gunnison sage grouse habitat improvement drought resilience. Project will install 170 beaver tool developed from data collected across the full Long Draw Reservoir to assist the largest ever projects and developing conserva on plans on dam analogues and Zeedyk structures, remove migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate Greenback Cu hroat Trout reclama on eff ort. private lands. Project will restore cri cal habitat in invasive vegeta on, and alter grazing pa erns to diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng Project will evaluate the passage of non-na ve the Gunnison Basin and develop new partnerships restore 240 acres of wet meadow habitat. eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project Brook Trout at a poten al downstream barrier with private landowners. $125,000 will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on and assess the spa al popula on structure of the $51,000 ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow invasive Brook Trout. NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute popula on decline and then communicate these $98,909 Headwaters Alliance Leadership in Community Resilience Program III fi ndings with project partners and landowners for Adopt an Oxbow: Volunteer-led Ecological (mulƟ ple states) implementa on. Colorado Water Trust RestoraƟ on on Willow Creek Floodplain (CO) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience $60,000 ImplemenƟ ng Stewardship and Monitoring in Restore the biological, physical, and aesthe c program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Colorado Rivers (CO) proper es of the lower Willow Creek fl oodplain throughout the United States, providing addi onal Rocky Mountain Field InsƟ tute UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Increase staff and organiza onal capacity to monitor through collabora on of key partners in support of technical assistance and peer learning to complete Engaging Community Volunteers in the Stewardship compliance, hydrology, and aqua c habitat response volunteer work projects focused on revegeta on a local resilience project in each city. Project will of Public Lands in Southern Colorado for six permanent water acquisi on projects. Project and irriga on infrastructure. Project will engage 66 make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Empower youth and adult volunteers to play a will also launch environmental monitoring eff orts at community members to restore 36.3 acres through implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a hands-on role in the conserva on and stewardship two new projects to hone strategies for improving plan ng 13 large oxbows, reseeding na ve grasses na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new of public lands and open spaces in Southern streamfl ow to benefi t aqua c species throughout and shrubs, and installing a user-friendly, water- educa on and leadership training workshops for Colorado and the Pikes Peak Region. Project will the Colorado River Basin. effi cient irriga on system. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. engage and educate 2,300 community volunteers to $69,275 $31,871 $249,161 restore 200 acres through erosion control, hill-slope stabiliza on, and trail improvement projects. $30,000

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69902_CI.indd 20 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Mule Deer Founda on CONNECTICUT Connec cut Audubon Society Earthplace - The Nature Discovery Center CoordinaƟ on of Cross-JurisdicƟ onal Habitat CreaƟ ng Thriving Habitats for the Shorebirds of Engaging Student CiƟ zen ScienƟ sts for Long Island Improvement in Sagebrush Landscapes (CO, MT, WY) Ci zens Campaign Fund for the Environment Long Island Sound (CT) Sound (CT) Increase coordina on of conserva on partners Analyzing How to Increase Use of Reusable Bags to Provide educa on and deliver targeted Engage student ci zen scien sts in fi ve experien al in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado for habitat Reduce PlasƟ c PolluƟ on into the Sound (CT) stewardship of American oystercatcher and other learning programs about water quality and Long work in the sagebrush landscape. Project will work Conduct an analysis in twelve towns to collect migratory shorebirds and habitat along the Long Island Sound ecology using rivers, harbors, and the with state agencies and other partners to increase qualita ve informa on about use of plas c, paper, Island Sound coastline of Connec cut. Project Sound as outdoor classrooms, and make public awareness and opportunity across jurisdic onal and reusable bags to determine the most eff ec ve will increase public awareness about the value of presenta ons about their research at public events boundaries for habitat improvements such as ways to promote use of reusable bags in Fairfi eld sharing the shore with birds among recrea onal in Fairfi eld County, Connec cut. Project will train modifying and removing fencing, protec ng mesic and New Haven County, Connec cut. Project will users and reduce disturbance to the birds’ students in conserva on science and improve public habitats, and removing invasive cheatgrass and provide informa on about how to reduce the use breeding and roos ng sites. knowledge and understanding of the Sound. juniper. of plas c bags among consumers and businesses $75,000 $50,000 $200,000 to decrease one source of plas c entering Long

Island Sound. Connec cut Fund for the Environment Farmington River Watershed Associa on UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Trout Unlimited $10,000 Bringing the Alewife Back to Alewife Cove (CT) Engaging CommuniƟ es in “RiverSmart” Stormwater ReintroducƟ on of Colorado River CuƩ hroat Trout to Remove a barrier to fi sh passage and educate and Management in the Pequabuck River Watershed (CT) Road Beaver Creek (CO) City of Groton engage the community and students in project Conduct the RiverSmart educa on program Add 7.5 miles of na ve trout steam southwest Coastal Resiliency AcƟ on Strategy and Hazard implementa on and monitoring at Alewife Cove, connec ng the story of local storm drains to of Gunnison, Colorado that will reintroduce a Planning (CT) New London, Connec cut. Project will restore the problem of stormwater pollu on into local conserva on popula on of green lineage Colorado Iden fy tools for a strategic plan to address 3 miles of riverine migratory corridor benefi ng waterways that feed Long Island Sound and River cu hroat trout back into Road Beaver Creek, vulnerabili es and risks to coastal resilience alewife, sea lamprey, and American eel that migrate install green infrastructure in Bristol, Connec cut. a stream within its historic range. Project will in Connec cut. Project will provide ac ons to between rivers and Long Island Sound. Project will educate adults and youth groups construct a fi sh barrier to prevent non-na ve fi sh improve the city’s response to future storms and $187,282 about everyday ac ons people can take to reduce from moving upstream, partner with Colorado sea level rise. polluted stormwater from inland communi es into Parks and Wildlife to eradicate non-na ve brook $50,596 Connec cut Fund for the Environment the Sound. trout, and stock green lineage Colorado River Planning for Fish Passage at the Dana Dam (CT) $34,560 cu hroat trout. City of Norwalk, Connec cut Develop a plan to remove one barrier to fi sh $25,000 Green Infrastructure at Webster Street Parking Lot passage on the Norwalk River, Wilton, Connec cut. Friends of Outer Island to Improve Water Quality in Norwalk Harbor (CT) Project will set the stage to restore access to 6.5 A “Sound” Long Island Sound EducaƟ on and Field World Wildlife Fund Install green infrastructure as part of the repaving of miles of migratory riverine corridor for blueback Studies Program for Urban CommuniƟ es (CT) UpdaƟ ng Plowprint to IdenƟ fy Grassland a fi ve acre public parking lot in the South Norwalk herring, American Deliver a 10-event experien al educa on series RestoraƟ on OpportuniƟ es (CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK) business district located near the Norwalk Harbor, $75,000 to immerse 385 students, teachers, families, Update ‘Plowprint’ a geospa al data analysis tool which drains stormwater into Long Island Sound and the public primarily from urban New Haven used to evaluate landscape change metrics for in Connec cut. Project will alleviate local fl ooding, Cornell Coopera ve Extension of Suff olk County about environmental challenges faced by Long the Great Plains ecoregion by using the best- increase tree canopy, and prevent 6,700,000 gallons Assessing and Removing Derelict Lobster Gear in Island Sound in the footprint of a U.S. Fish and available data to track rates of cropland conversion, of stormwater and 12 pounds of nitrogen annually Long Island Sound (CT, NY) Wildlife Service Na onal Wildlife Refuge island monitor the status of previously converted lands, from fl owing into the Sound. Remove 3,640 derelict lobster pots from Long unit off shore of Branford, Connec cut. Project will and iden fy remaining intact habitat. Project will $250,000 Island Sound using a specialized grapple system. foster knowledge about Long Island Sound water use the updated analysis to iden fy and priori ze Project will implement a program with local lobster quality, sustainability, and coastal resilience among blocks of plowed land with restora on poten al fi shermen to remove abandoned gear to reduce urban audiences. which will add effi ciency to future conserva on and debris in the sound and ghost fi shing impacts to the $5,000 restora on work in the region. depleted Southern New England lobster stock. $61,628 $133,697

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69902_CI.indd 21 2/28/20 8:42 AM Housatonic Valley AssociaƟ on NaƟ onal Audubon Society NianƟ c River Watershed CommiƩ ee State of ConnecƟ cut Planning for Fish-Friendly and Flood Resilient Road- Coastal Habitat RestoraƟ on Planning for Salt Marsh Healthy Lawns, Healthy Rivers for a Healthy Long Green Infrastructure to Improve Water Quality and Stream Crossings in the Naugatuck Valley (CT) and NesƟ ng Birds in Long Island Sound (CT, NY) Island Sound (CT) Coastal Resilience in Bridgeport (CT) Create road-stream crossing management plans for Assess and iden fy priority high salt marsh Conduct a social marke ng program for residents Install green infrastructure in the Seaside Park three towns with historical runs of diadromous fi sh restora on sites along the coast of Long Island aiming to reduce or eliminate the use of fer lizer on neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connec cut. in the Naugatuck Valley, Connec cut. Project will Sound in Connec cut and New York. Project will lawns in the Nian c River watershed of Long Island Project will convey, infi ltrate, fi lter stormwater be offi cially adopted by each community as part of set the stage to restore salt marsh that buff ers Sound in East Lyme and Waterford, Connec cut. from a pump sta on which is part of a coastal natural hazard mi ga on planning, and serve as a coastal communi es from storms and provides Project will prevent 10,000 pounds of nitrogen fl ood defense system, improve water quality in tool for securing support and fi nancing for future habitat for nes ng bird species such as salt marsh from fer lizer fl owing into the Nian c River and Bridgeport Harbor and Long Island Sound by road-stream crossing replacement projects. sparrow through eff ec ve coastal management ul mately Long Island Sound. reducing stormwater runoff , and address fl ooding $67,097 planning. $15,637 in the South End of the city. $50,498 $250,000 Long Island Community FoundaƟ on Sea Research FoundaƟ on Development and Delivery of the Long Island Sound NaƟ onal Audubon Society Long Island Sound – Stewards in Training (CT) Thames Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Community Stewardship Fund (CT, NY) PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway Provide 16 educa onal programs for middle Planning for Fish Passage at Papermill Pond Dam (CT) Develop and deliver the Long Island Sound Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) and high school students and their teachers to Conduct an engineering alterna ves analysis, Stewardship Fund, a pooled compe ve grant Complete the social and biological assessment of expose them to Long Island Sound and Science prepare designs, and commence pre-applica on program of the Long Island Sound Funders the types of disturbances that are the greatest Technology Engineering and Math career resources, consulta ons with federal and state agencies to Collabora ve managed by the Long Island threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines engaging them in hands-on scien fi c ac vi es and advance installa on of a fi shway on the Papermill Community Founda on in the Long Island Sound for preventing disturbance, changing human mentorship from working professionals at Mys c Pond dam, Sprague, Connec cut. Project will set Study boundaries of New York and Connec cut. behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging Aquarium, Connec cut. Project will open pathways the stage for how to address a large barrier to fi sh Project will advance an exis ng and expanding communities. Project will work to manage for youth to achieve a be er understanding of their migra on to Long Island Sound inaccessible for partnership with the Long Island Sound Funders people and their interactions with shorebirds connec on with Long Island Sound and to green over 150 years. Collabora ve and the U.S. Environmental Protec on such that shorebirds have access to the habitats careers in the watershed. $53,500 Agency around the common mission of restoring they require at critical times of their life cycle, $9,655 and protec ng the health and living resources including breeding, migration stopover, and The Middlesex Land Trust of Long Island Sound based upon the 2015 overwintering. SoundWaters Planning for Fish Passage at the Highland Pond Comprehensive Conserva on and Management $190,000 Deploying a Skimmer in Stamford Harbor for a Dam (CT) Plan. Trash Free Long Island Sound (CT) Develop a design to remove one barrier to fi sh $100,000 NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Install a marine trash skimmer in Stamford Harbor, passage on the Sawmill Brook in Middletown, Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Stamford, Connec cut. Project will remove 3,190 Connec cut. Project will set the stage to restore UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Manomet (mulƟ ple states) pounds of fl oatable marine debris annually from access to 1 mile of spawning and nursery habitat Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Long Island Sound. along a migratory riverine corridor for alewife, Assessment (mulƟ ple states) program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es $21,454 blueback herring, American eel, and sea lamprey to Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c throughout the United States, providing addi onal Long Island Sound. Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include technical assistance and peer learning to complete SoundWaters $51,390 comple on of site assessments in North America, a local resilience project in each city. Project will Parking Lot to Dunescape Conversion (CT) improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Remove a 40,000-square-foot, waterfront parking through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a lot at John J. Boccuzzi Park and replace it with a mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new dunescape of naturally resilient sea grass and other Group to design the health assessment, which educa on and leadership training workshops for na ve species. Project will engage 300 diverse will include a method to provide popula on trend dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. community volunteers to help plant the new es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. $249,161 dunescape and restore 3 acres. $67,737 $347,371

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69902_CI.indd 22 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Trust for Public Land DELAWARE Chesapeake Stormwater Network Delaware Environmental InsƟ tute Sliver by the River: Planning for Greening the Chesapeake Stormwater Training and Engagement Improving Shad Passage in the White Clay Creek (DE) Pequonnock River on the Bridgeport Waterfront (CT) Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay II (mulƟ ple states) Project will remove one impediment to fi sh Develop an alterna ves analysis about the type of Strengthening Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves and Increasing Increase the capacity of four target popula ons to passage on the White Clay Creek and build a green infrastructure to add to the coastal hazard Capacity to Implement Watershed RestoraƟ on accelerate the adop on of cost-eff ec ve stormwater rock ramp around another impediment to open mi ga on plan for a three-acre sliver of land along (mulƟ ple states) prac ces that reduce sediment and nutrient loads to primary streambed for shad and anadromous fi sh. the Pequonnock River, Bridgeport, Connec cut. Assist local watershed groups increase capacity to the Chesapeake Bay. Project will deliver educa on, Project will improve water quality and recrea onal Project will set the stage for improving water implement restora on projects at more effi cient research guidance, local inspector trainings, and a opportuni es in the White Clay Creek. quality and enhancing community resilience to and eff ec ve levels by strengthening networks stormwater-focused website to staff at more than $72,848 storms and fl oods in an urban coastal community of individuals, communi es, businesses, and 500 small MS4 communi es, stormwater managers of Long Island Sound. governments around shared goals of advancing in larger Phase 1 communi es, local stormwater Delaware River Basin Commission $85,113 watershed protec on and restora on. Project inspectors, and under-served stormwater managers CharacterizaƟ on of Algal ComposiƟ on and Dissolved will organize nine Watershed Ini a ve tasks to in the headwater states. Oxygen in the Delaware Estuary (DE, NJ, PA)

Town of Sprague off er informa on sharing ac vi es, overarching $125,000 Perform algal composi on and dissolved oxygen UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Planning for Fish Passage on Beaver Brook (CT) objec ves of peer-to-peer learning, iden fying areas characteriza on of Delaware Estuary to be er Develop engineered plans to remove barriers to fi sh of common concern and need, and developing Chesapeake Stormwater Network understand exis ng and poten al fi sh habitat passage on Beaver Brook, Sprague, Connec cut. solu ons to common challenges. Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and quality. Project will inform the propaga on of Project will set the stage to address two barriers to $500,000 Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) important species popula ons such as Atlan c fi sh migra on at the mouth of the brook for alewife, Focus stormwater training and engagement eff orts sturgeon and striped bass and improve the blueback herring, American eel, and sea lamprey Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on four cri cal and under-served target popula ons eutrophica on model of the en re dal Delaware along an important migratory riverine corridor of SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to accelerate River and Bay. Long Island Sound. Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay the pace of local nutrient load reduc ons. Project $88,854 $48,900 (mulƟ ple states) will promote more widespread implementa on Assist in building capacity to implement restora on of eff ec ve stormwater and restora on prac ces Delaware River Basin Commission Yale University projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will across the watershed. Reducing MicroplasƟ cs in the Delaware Estuary New Strategies to Prevent LiƩ er for a Trash Free u lize six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will $125,000 (DE, NJ, PA) Long Island Sound (CT) empower and build networks among watershed Iden fy key sources of microplas cs in the Delaware Install three kinds of li er traps to analyze the type organiza ons, landowners, and local governments, City of Wilmington, Delaware Estuary through monitoring and modelling eff orts and amount of li er in New Haven, Connec cut. with priori es including informa on sharing South Wilmington Freshwater Tidal Wetland to ul mately execute targeted cleanup eff orts on Project will iden fy the best technology to trap li er ac vi es with objec ves including peer-to-peer Habitat RestoraƟ on for Flood PrevenƟ on (DE) key source tributaries. Project will conduct studies and pinpoint sources of pollu on from surrounding learning, iden fying common needs, and developing Restore 14 acres of degraded wetland to a high to develop a more comprehensive understanding of neighborhoods to inform management that be er solu ons to challenges func oning freshwater dal wetland habitat in microplas cs in the Estuary and then use the results targets and prevents li er into New Haven Harbor $469,482 South Wilmington, Delaware. Project will reduce of these eff orts to organize the removal of large and Long Island Sound. fl ooding, enhance resiliency, restore freshwater dal amounts of plas c products from the waters of the $39,950 Chesapeake Bay Trust exchange, fi lter polluted runoff , improve soil and basin to benefi t fi sh, wildlife, and habitats. Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve water quality, and restore habitat for a variety of fi sh $60,454 (mulƟ ple states) and wetland and aqua c wildlife. Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal $2,999,972 level throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Project will focus on development and/or support of exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance watershed restora on at scale. $1,200,000

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69902_CI.indd 23 2/28/20 8:42 AM Ducks Unlimited Manomet Partnership for the Delaware Estuary University of Delaware Restoring Shallow Water Wetland at Delaware’s Implemen ng Best Management Prac ces to Developing a Site-Based Decision Tool for Targeted Brandywine River Shad Restora on Project (DE) Na onal Wildlife Refuges (DE) Benefi t Shorebird Species (mul ple states) Implementa on of Living Shoreline Strategies (DE, NJ) Restore anadromous and domes c fi sh passage to Restore 90 acres of shallow freshwater ephemeral Implement best management prac ces to restore Refi ne and test a wetland decision support tool to 17.6 miles and 250 acres of freshwater spawning marsh and managed wetlands at the Coastal wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, priori ze sites for living shoreline construc on in habitat from dewater to the Piedmont. Project Delaware Na onal Wildlife Refuge Complex. Project American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along Delaware and New Jersey. Project will quan fy site- will remove 10 dams along the Brandywine River will fi nalize conceptual design plans and secure the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide specifi c wetland condi ons to develop a decision to restore fi sh passage for American Shad, hickory permits to ini ate habitat restora on eff orts. coordina on of the American oystercatcher tool that will iden fy and priori ze interven on shad, striped bass, and herring species as part of the $100,000 recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons eff orts to maximize conserva on outcomes for living ini a ve to restore this freshwater habitat by 2020. learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of shorelines and resolve crucial data gaps to ensure $241,000 Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of living shoreline success. Sustainable Agriculture breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. $181,501 University of Delaware Suppor ng a CBFN Soil Health Summit Alongside $191,000 Examining the Eff ects of Modifi ca ons in the Future Harvest Conference (DE) The Nature Conservancy Delaware River on Sturgeon Popula ons (DE, NJ, PA) Deliver a Chesapeake Soil Health Forum to engage NanƟ coke Watershed Alliance Accelera ng Wetland Restora on Through Develop new bo om sediment maps for segments regional agricultural conserva on partners in Developing Poultry House Buff er Alterna ves in the Partnerships and Landowner Engagement of the Delaware River using high-resolu on, side- advancing the use of soil health-promo ng Nan coke Watershed (DE) (mul ple states) scan sonar imagery. Project will address areas of programs and prac ces in Chesapeake Bay Test alterna ves to mowed grass on poultry grower Accelerate water quality and black duck habitat the Delaware River naviga on channel that have watershed restora on eff orts. proper es by evalua ng several varia ons of buff er improvements through strengthened partnerships recently been deepened, poten ally impac ng $10,278 plan ngs for improved stormwater management. to advance wetland and stream restora on in habitats for Atlan c and shortnose sturgeon. Project will convert mowed grass areas located priority regions and iden fi ca on of landowner $46,658 Manomet between chicken houses into a variety of priori es and constraints to guide restora on Developing an Atlan c Flyway Shorebird Health vegeta ve buff er alterna ves to capture and fi lter outreach and opportuni es. Project will leverage University of Maryland Center Assessment (mul ple states) stormwater runoff and serve as a demonstra on to exis ng partnerships and exper se and add for Environmental Science Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c encourage other farmers to install similar plan ngs needed capacity to further foster watershed-wide Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include on their proper es. collabora on to restore, enhance, and protect a Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mul ple states) comple on of site assessments in North America, $38,629 network of habitats to improve water quality. Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites $965,852 and product by engaging in new partnerships to through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute develop ecosystem health indicators for non- mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Leadership in Community Resilience Program III The Nature Conservancy dal watershed areas and indicators for socially, Group to design the health assessment, which (mul ple states) Improving Spawning and Rearing Habitat for culturally, and economically relevant values UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED will include a method to provide popula on trend Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Alosines in the Delaware River Basin (DE, NJ, NY, PA) iden fi ed by stakeholders. Project will refi ne the es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Advance a targeted in-depth assessment to improve process of integra ng new indicators via stakeholder $67,737 throughout the United States, providing addi onal aqua c connec vity for American shad and river engagement workshops, which require new regional technical assistance and peer learning to complete herring in the Delaware River Basin. Project will partnerships and collabora ons, a vital outcome of a local resilience project in each city. Project will evaluate barriers and habitats throughout the this project. make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local watershed to iden fy key sites for shad and river $82,678 implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a herring restora on, resul ng in a “Restora on na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Road Map” which will provide recommenda ons educa on and leadership training workshops for on mee ng funding needs and feasibility and dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. opportunity for poten al phasing projects. $249,161 $175,101

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69902_CI.indd 24 2/28/20 8:42 AM University of Maryland DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CDP North America Chesapeake Stormwater Network Environmental Finance Center Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and Leveraging Partnership and Data in the NanƟ coke Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (mulƟ ple states) Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) for Stormwater Best Management PracƟ ces (DE) Strengthening Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves and Increasing Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Focus stormwater training and engagement eff orts Use exis ng collabora ve structures in the Capacity to Implement Watershed RestoraƟ on 15 ci es across the United States to help them on four cri cal and under-served target popula ons watershed to collect and analyze data about (mulƟ ple states) implement sustainable infrastructure for storm in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to accelerate demographics and land ownership to iden fy Assist local watershed groups increase capacity to water management, urban wildlife habitats, and the pace of local nutrient load reduc ons. Project needed changes and gaps. Project will assist implement restora on projects at more effi cient tree canopy improvement. Project will perform will promote more widespread implementa on Nan coke Watershed Alliance in developing and eff ec ve levels by strengthening networks targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of of eff ec ve stormwater and restora on prac ces recommenda ons for stormwater management of individuals, communi es, businesses, and sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ across the watershed. to increase par cipa on in programs and governments around shared goals of advancing use of online tools to document green infrastructure $125,000 implementa on, meet total maximum daily load watershed protec on and restora on. Project and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge goals across regulated and unregulated parts of will organize nine Watershed Ini a ve tasks to sharing and capacity building across ci es. Department of Energy and Environment

the region, and fi t the communi es’ fi nancing off er informa on sharing ac vi es, overarching $250,000 Applying Soil Amendment Techniques and UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES capacity. objec ves of peer-to-peer learning, iden fying areas Subsoiling on Compacted Urban Land (DC) $49,996 of common concern and need, and developing Chesapeake Bay Trust Implement and monitor the effi cacy of a variety solu ons to common challenges. Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve of subsoiling and soil amendment techniques on University of Montana $500,000 (mulƟ ple states) open lands in the District of Columbia. Project Targeted ImplementaƟ on in the Chesapeake Bay Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal will aim to reduce compac on, restore hydraulic Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay level throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. func onality, and improve soil health for the (mulƟ ple states) SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and Project will focus on development and/or support of purposes of reducing stormwater runoff and Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance pollutants generated from compacted and public with advanced behavior change models and (mulƟ ple states) watershed restora on at scale. lands in the District of Columbia. messaging approaches to improve eff ec veness Assist in building capacity to implement restora on $1,200,000 $200,000 of agricultural conserva on outreach programs projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will u lize six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will Chesapeake Stormwater Network Department of Energy and Environment leverage watershed-wide data sets and coordina on empower and build networks among watershed Chesapeake Stormwater Training and Engagement Freshwater Mussel RestoraƟ on in the AnacosƟ a with local nonprofi ts, conserva on organiza ons, organiza ons, landowners, and local governments, II (mulƟ ple states) (DC) and social scien sts to increase adop on of with priori es including informa on sharing Increase the capacity of four target popula ons to Improve and study water quality condi ons in targeted best management prac ces in priority ac vi es with objec ves including peer-to-peer accelerate the adop on of cost-eff ec ve stormwater Kingman Lake, Nash Run, and Wa s Branch using subwatersheds. learning, iden fying common needs, and developing prac ces that reduce sediment and nutrient loads to three na ve species of freshwater mussels: eastern $999,942 solu ons to challenges the Chesapeake Bay. Project will deliver educa on, ellip o, alewife fl oater, and eastern pondmussel. $469,482 research guidance, local inspector trainings, and a Project will educate 400 young people per year on stormwater-focused website to staff at more than the importance of freshwater mussels for ecosystem AnacosƟ a Riverkeeper 500 small MS4 communi es, stormwater managers services and develop a freshwater mussel AnacosƟ a Watershed Water Quality Monitoring in larger Phase 1 communi es, local stormwater restora on plan for the District of Columbia based (DC, MD) inspectors, and under-served stormwater managers on work performed during this grant and prior to Expand an exis ng volunteer water quality monitoring in the headwater states. this grant. program, currently isolated to DC waters, further into $125,000 $200,000 Maryland and the Anacos a River watershed. Project will engage 40 volunteers in monitoring dissolved oxygen, temperature, and conduc vity and reach 500 community members at community forums and through sharing monitoring data results. $45,927

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69902_CI.indd 25 2/28/20 8:42 AM Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for University of Maryland Center for Environmental FLORIDA Florida Department of Environmental ProtecƟ on Sustainable Agriculture Science Removal of Derelict Fishing Gear on ArƟ fi cial Reefs SupporƟ ng a CBFN Soil Health Summit Alongside Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the Alachua ConservaƟ on Trust in the CharloƩ e Harbor AquaƟ c Preserves (FL) Future Harvest Conference Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mulƟ ple states) Ocala Regional ImplementaƟ on Team VI (FL) Remove derelict fi shing gear from ar fi cial reefs in Deliver a Chesapeake Soil Health Forum to engage Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process Accelerate longleaf pine habitat restora on on Charlo e Harbor. Project will properly remove and regional agricultural conserva on partners in and product by engaging in new partnerships to public and private lands in north central Florida recycle gear and coordinate with local coun es and advancing the use of soil health-promo ng develop ecosystem health indicators for non- to benefi t the federally endangered red-cockaded volunteer divers to monitor the reefs. programs and prac ces in Chesapeake Bay dal watershed areas and indicators for socially, woodpecker and imperiled rep les, such as $59,300 watershed restora on eff orts. culturally, and economically relevant values the gopher tortoise. Project will engage private $10,278 iden fi ed by stakeholders. Project will refi ne landowners in longleaf restora on through a Florida Forest Service the process of integra ng new indicators via prescribed burn associa on and will restore and Longleaf Pine Hurricane Recovery on Private NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute stakeholder engagement workshops, which require enhance more than 8,000 acres of longleaf pine Lands (FL) Leadership in Community Resilience Program III new regional partnerships and collabora ons, a habitat, including key sites on the Ocala Na onal Provide outreach and educa on, technical (mulƟ ple states) vital outcome of this project. Forest and Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. assistance, and fi nancial assistance to private Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience $82,678 $300,000 forest landowners in the Florida panhandle who program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es were impacted during Hurricane Michael. Project throughout the United States, providing addi onal University of Montana Audubon Nature InsƟ tute will engage 150 private forest landowners through technical assistance and peer learning to complete Targeted ImplementaƟ on in the Chesapeake Bay Developing a Gulf Highly Migratory Species Industry two workshops, plant 300 acres of longleaf a local resilience project in each city. Project will Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership AssociaƟ on (FL, LA) pine, and enhance an addi onal 800 acres with make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local (mulƟ ple states) Facilitate shareholder mee ngs that will develop prescribed fi re, thinning, and other management implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests a plan to implement a Gulf Highly Migratory treatments. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new with advanced behavior change models and Species Industry Associa on. Project will develop $75,000 educa on and leadership training workshops for messaging approaches to improve eff ec veness an associa on to address sustainability, address dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. of agricultural conserva on outreach programs economic viability, and foster communica on Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on $249,161 in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will amongst stakeholders. Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building leverage watershed-wide data sets and coordina on $78,653 Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons NaƟ onal Park Trust with local nonprofi ts, conserva on organiza ons, III (mulƟ ple states) Buddy Bison School Program (CA, DC, MD) and social scien sts to increase adop on of Cornell University Engage large-acreage family forest owners in Provide out-of-class watershed educa on targeted best management prac ces in priority Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk experiences to 2,680 students and 120 teachers subwatersheds. Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) and listed species across the historical longleaf pine at U.S. Forest Service sites and connect them with $999,942 Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management science and fi eld collected data by project partners by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will educators in the Washington, D.C. metro and to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce Southern California regions. Project will use public response to habitat restora on and management collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf lands as outdoor classrooms for Science Technology eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. restora on on large family-owned forestlands, Engineering and Math and provide opportuni es to Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for including species-related regulatory predictability experience the benefi ts of outdoor recrea on and occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in tools and market-based incen ves. learn about the importance of stewardship of public occupancy and rela ve abundance. $150,000 lands and waters. $95,469 $128,186

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69902_CI.indd 26 2/28/20 8:42 AM Friends of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Manomet Museum of Science NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Virginia Key North Point Extension Habitat Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Enhancing Capacity Through Strategic Planning (FL) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Enhancement (FL) (mulƟ ple states) Implement a strategic planning review to align Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Restore a unique subtropical wetland and dune Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience organiza on vision and goals with the refuge system Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include ecosystem on Virginia Key through the removal of program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es mission. Project will focus on developing events and comple on of site assessments in North America, invasive vegeta on and replan ng of na ve plants. throughout the United States, providing addi onal learning ac vi es that address conserva on issues improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites Project will engage 700 volunteers in restoring 3 technical assistance and peer learning to complete and engage the community. through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a acres and plan ng 4,000 na ve plants. a local resilience project in each city. Project will $4,000 mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird $31,767 make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Group to design the health assessment, which implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a Groundwork Jacksonville will include a method to provide popula on trend NaƟ onal Audubon Society na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new McCoys Creek RestoraƟ on Plan for Improved es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. Guy Bradley Award - Federal Winner (FL) educa on and leadership training workshops for Wildlife Habitat and Flood Management (FL) $67,737 Funds awarded to Na onal Audubon Society-Florida dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort.

Develop a restora on plan for McCoys Creek in on behalf of 2019 Guy Bradley Award Federal level $249,161 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Jacksonville, Florida to improve the waterway’s Manomet winner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent health and water quality, improve fl ood condi ons ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to in Charge, James R. Gale. NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on for residents and businesses, and create habitat Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) $1,000 Strategic Longleaf RestoraƟ on on Private Lands in for wildlife. Project will establish natural channel Implement best management prac ces to Florida II design and bioengineering treatments for restoring restore wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, NaƟ onal Audubon Society Engage family forest owners to restore and enhance the creek and iden fy loca ons for recrea onal whimbrel, American oystercatcher, and other PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway longleaf pine habitat in the Florida panhandle, with ameni es and natural storm-water remedies. shorebirds along the Atlan c Coast. Project will Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) an emphasis on assis ng landowners impacted by $250,000 involve a coastwide coordina on of the American Complete the social and biological assessment of Hurricane Michael. Project will reach family forest oystercatcher recovery ini a ve, a compila on of the types of disturbances that are the greatest owners through an innova ve social marke ng Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries InsƟ tute lessons learned, and advance work to reduce the threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines pla orm and provide technical assistance to restore Managing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Threat in impact of preda on and human disturbance on for preventing disturbance, changing human and enhance 2,700 acres of longleaf habitat, with an the Caribbean (FL) popula ons of breeding shorebirds along the U.S. behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging emphasis on reaching landowners. Improve management capacity for disease Atlan c coast. communities. Project will work to manage $221,488 detec on, monitoring, and communica ons across $191,000 people and their interactions with shorebirds the Caribbean. Project will host a workshop for such that shorebirds have access to the habitats Saltwater Caribbean Marine Protected Area managers to train Mote Marine Laboratory they require at critical times of their life cycle, IntegraƟ ng Electronic Technology Tools in the Gulf of on early response op ons to the disease that is Maintain Coastal ProtecƟ on of Florida’s Reefs including breeding, migration stopover, and Mexico Highly Migratory Species Fishery (AL, FL, LA) spreading from Florida to across the Caribbean. through RestoraƟ on of Resilient Corals overwintering. Develop and pilot electronic monitoring and $63,800 Restore more than 130 acres of coral reef to $190,000 repor ng hardware and so ware solu ons for the strengthen coastal resiliency to storm enhanced Gulf of Mexico Highly Migratory Species vessels Manatee County Board of County Commissioners waves and expand essen al fi sheries habitat for using alterna ve gear, which will reduce the Robinson Preserve Coastal Habitat RestoraƟ on (FL) sustainable commercial and recrea onal use. repor ng burden on vessel operators and promote Implement restora on ac vi es, conduct Project will recover threatened and endangered sustainability. Project will address challenges in data monitoring to assess restora on outcomes, and coral species in the Florida Keys through the culture quality, accountability, and meliness. engage in outreach and educa onal ac vi es. and out-plan ng of disease and temperature $240,000 Project will provide approximately 58 acres of resilient corals. coastal upland habitat and 61 acres of wetland, $1,499,462 open water sub- dal, and open freshwater habitats, for a total of 118 acres of restored produc ve habitat. $1,510,000

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69902_CI.indd 27 2/28/20 8:42 AM Southeastern AssociaƟ on of Fish and Wildlife The Longleaf Alliance The Nature Conservancy - Florida Cawaco Resource ConservaƟ on Farmer to Farmer MarkeƟ ng for Water Red-cockaded Woodpecker TranslocaƟ on Support Apalachicola Longleaf RestoraƟ on and Development Council ConservaƟ on (Fl, GA) for the Southern Range TranslocaƟ on CooperaƟ ve: IniƟ aƟ ve VII (FL, GA) Understanding the DistribuƟ on and Range Conduct a targeted outreach and marke ng Years 17 and 18 (AL, FL, GA, MS) Restore and enhance longleaf pine habitat on public of the Trispot Darter in the Middle Coosa campaign to increase the number of landowners Support recovery of the federally endangered and private lands in the central panhandle region Watershed (AL, GA) adop ng water conserva on prac ces in red-cockaded woodpecker through transloca on of Florida, including lands impacted by Hurricane Collect stream water samples and conduct fi eld the southern por on of the Apalachicola- of birds from the Apalachicola Na onal Forest to Michael, to benefi t songbirds such as the Bachman’s visits in the Middle Coosa watershed to enhance Cha ahoochee-Flint River basin. Project will designated recovery proper es in Florida, Georgia, sparrow, and imperiled rep les such as the eastern knowledge of the distribu on and range of the produce materials explaining the costs and benefi ts and Mississippi selected by the Southern Range indigo snake and gopher tortoise. Project will trispot darter, a species proposed for lis ng as behind adop on and appeal to farmers through Transloca on Coopera ve. Project will translocate at establish 800 acres of longleaf pine and improve threatened under the Endangered Species Act. various marke ng techniques. least 20 birds to restored longleaf pine habitat that management of more than 20,000 acres of exis ng Project will collect informa on that will help focus $300,000 will be managed long-term. longleaf habitat through prescribed burning, conserva on ac ons into smaller, more manageable $90,000 thinning, and na ve groundcover plan ngs. areas and introduce new conserva on opportuni es The Longleaf Alliance $225,000 for the species. AcceleraƟ ng At-Risk Species Recovery in the The Longleaf Alliance $150,000 Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership Longleaf RestoraƟ on in the Gulf Coastal Plain Landscape II (FL) Ecosystem Partnership Landscape V (AL, FL) GEORGIA CDP North America Restore forested wetland habitats and accelerate Restore and maintain 20,000 acres of longleaf pine Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II recovery of the federally endangered re culated habitat in the western panhandle region of Florida Atlanta Audubon Society (mulƟ ple states) fl atwoods salamander within the western to benefi t rare and declining species such as the Restoring Migratory Songbird Habitat at Atlanta’s Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal panhandle of Florida. Project will reduce woody Bachman’s sparrow, red-cockaded woodpecker, Cascade Springs (GA) 15 ci es across the United States to help them vegeta on to enable long-term management with gopher tortoise and northern bobwhite. Project will Restore urban bird habitat by removing exo c, implement sustainable infrastructure for storm prescribed fi re and implement species-specifi c deploy an ecosystem support team to implement invasive plants and installing na ve, bird-friendly water management, urban wildlife habitats, and management and monitoring, including cap ve prescribed burns and other longleaf management plants and conduc ng bird surveys in Cascade tree canopy improvement. Project will perform rearing of salamanders for release to suitable prac ces and engage 200 private landowners Springs Nature Preserve located in the Utoy Creek targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of habitat. in longleaf pine restora on through outreach, watershed in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. Project sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ $1,499,035 educa on, and technical assistance. will result in 12 acres of restored bo omland use of online tools to document green infrastructure $280,000 forest, one year’s worth of bird popula on data, and habitat benefi ts and facilitate knowledge- The Longleaf Alliance interpre ve signage, and a series of educa onal sharing and capacity-building across ci es. Coordinating Local Implementation Team The Nature Conservancy programming with the local community. $250,000 Capacity and Landowner Technical Assistance Fire Mentoring Program (AL, FL, GA, NC) $25,831 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED and Outreach IV (multiple states) Hire eight young adults to create mobile forestry College of William and Mary Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange technician crews that will assist U.S. Forest Service Blue Heron Nature Preserve Full Life-cycle ConservaƟ on for Whimbrels on the of informa on among 17 mul -partner local mber managers by performing 15,000 acres of Restoring Urban Riparian Corridor at the Blue Western AtlanƟ c Flyway (mulƟ ple states) implementa on teams that organize, plan and prescribed burns and accelera ng mber harvest Heron Nature Preserve in Atlanta, GA Conserve and restore habitat and work to reduce deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and of thousands of acres of planted, off site pine Restore 1.5 acres of riparian corridor and 500 feet harvest pressures on whimbrels throughout their enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project planta ons to replace with longleaf pine. Project of creek in the Mill Creek Watershed in Atlanta, full life-cycle. Project will improve collabora on will support strategic on-the-ground restora on will assist the Forest Service with recrui ng Georgia by removing invasive plant species along and coordina on by establishing a whimbrel through conserva on planning, as well as tracking quality, diverse candidates and experienced fi re the creek, supplemen ng the area with appropriate working group, improve adap ve management by and communica on of longleaf pine restora on technicians to meet capacity needs to carry out na ve plan ngs, and connec ng with two other Five developing an age-structured popula on model, accomplishments. ecological prescribed burns to manage and restore Star restored areas. Project will create 2,200 feet of improve popula on monitoring to serve as a metric $150,000 longleaf pine. con guous restora on and engage 135 community of success, map cri cal whimbrel sites to focus on- $118,500 volunteers through seasonal plant surveys and the-ground management, and improve condi ons regular trash pickup in the watershed. within cri cal sites. $20,000 $148,763

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69902_CI.indd 28 2/28/20 8:42 AM Cornell University Georgia Department of Natural Resources Manomet NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to Fish and Mussel PopulaƟ on Monitoring at Holly Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Creek (GA) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) (mulƟ ple states) Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Build on an ini al year of sampling to conduct two Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience science and fi eld collected data by project partners annual surveys of mussels and fi sh and collect basic Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow water quality data within Holly Creek in northwest comple on of site assessments in North America, throughout the United States, providing addi onal response to habitat restora on and management Georgia, a hot spot for aqua c biodiversity. Project improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites technical assistance and peer learning to complete eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. surveys will provide a baseline understanding of through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a a local resilience project in each city. Project will Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for aqua c community composi on, including spa al mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in and temporal variability, to help evaluate the Group to design the health assessment, which implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a occupancy and rela ve abundance. poten al eff ects of management interven ons. will include a method to provide popula on trend na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new $95,469 $65,000 es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. educa on and leadership training workshops for $67,737 dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort.

Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on Georgia Department of Natural Resources $249,161 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area Red- Manomet Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons cockaded Woodpecker Recovery (GA) ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to Pheasants Forever III (mulƟ ple states) Install 110 ar fi cial cavity inserts on the Silver Lake Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) Using Precision Agriculture to Increase Habitat for Engage large-acreage family forest owners in Wildlife Management Area in Georgia to replace Implement best management prac ces to Bobwhite Quail in the Savannah Project Area (GA) longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk the red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) cavity trees restore wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, Build technical assistance capacity for bobwhite and listed species across the historical longleaf pine destroyed by Hurricane Michael in order to help whimbrel, American oystercatcher, and other quail in the Savannah Project Area through the range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted stabilize the RCW popula on. Project will also shorebirds along the Atlan c Coast. Project will hiring, training, and work of a precision agriculture by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will remove storm debris from RCW sites, road edges, involve a coastwide coordina on of the American and conserva on specialist. Project will engage establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce and fi re breaks, which will help prevent fi re damage oystercatcher recovery ini a ve, a compila on of farmers directly to analyze precision agriculture collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf to residual cavity trees, reduce the likelihood of lessons learned, and advance work to reduce the data on bobwhite ranges, iden fy posi ve restora on on large family-owned forestlands, intense fi re behavior, and reduce poten al for impact of preda on and human disturbance on economic return through Farm Bill programs for including species-related regulatory predictability smoke management issues. popula ons of breeding shorebirds along the U.S. landowners to implement precision agriculture, tools and market-based incen ves. $96,488 Atlan c coast. and increase awareness of the benefi ts of $150,000 $191,000 integra ng precision agriculture with precision Georgia Forestry Commission conserva on programs. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Restoring Longleaf Pine in the Lower Altamaha NaƟ onal Audubon Society $289,236 AcquisiƟ on of Canoochee Sandhills for Gopher Landscape (GA) PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway Tortoise ConservaƟ on (GA) Engage non-industrial private forest landowners Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) Southeastern AssociaƟ on of Fish and Wildlife Acquire and manage the 6,065-acre Canoochee to restore and enhance longleaf pine forests in the Complete the social and biological assessment of Farmer to Farmer MarkeƟ ng for Water Sandhills property in Georgia to create a new Lower Altamaha landscape in southeast Georgia to the types of disturbances that are the greatest ConservaƟ on (Fl, GA) publicly accessible wildlife management area. benefi t at-risk rep les such as gopher tortoise and threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines Conduct a targeted outreach and marke ng Project will support viable gopher tortoise habitat eastern indigo snake, and open-pine and grassland for preven ng disturbance, changing human campaign to increase the number of landowners to poten ally avoid a federal lis ng of this candidate dependent bird species such as red-cockaded behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging adop ng water conserva on prac ces in species, as well as allow for expansion of longleaf woodpecker and Bachman’s sparrow. Project will communi es. Project will work to manage people the southern por on of the Apalachicola- pine habitat on the property. create a landowner prescribed burning co-op, and their interac ons with shorebirds such that Cha ahoochee-Flint River basin. Project will $500,000 implement a new fi nancial assistance program and shorebirds have access to the habitats they produce materials explaining the costs and benefi ts provide technical assistance to willing landowners require at cri cal mes of their life cycle, including behind adop on and appeal to farmers through to restore, and enhance 3,000 acres of high priority breeding, migra on stopover, and overwintering. various marke ng techniques. longleaf pine habitat. $190,000 $300,000 $150,000

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69902_CI.indd 29 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Longleaf Alliance The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy University of Tennessee (AgResearch) CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity Apalachicola Longleaf RestoraƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve VII Restoring and Managing Longleaf in Northeast Advancing Northern Bobwhite Management in the and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach (FL, GA) Alabama and Northwest Georgia Longleaf Pine Range (AL, GA, LA, VA) IV (mulƟ ple states) Restore and enhance longleaf pine habitat on Restore, improve and maintain montane longleaf Develop northern bobwhite popula on goals Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange public and private lands in the central panhandle pine habitat on public and private lands and collect for target sites within the longleaf pine range in of informa on among 17 mul -partner local region of Florida, including lands impacted by monitoring data on the northern pine snake and Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia to support implementa on teams that organize, plan, and Hurricane Michael, to benefi t songbirds such as other key terrestrial species in northeast Alabama adap ve management. Project will engage local deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and the Bachman’s sparrow, and imperiled rep les and Northwest Georgia. Project will impact more partners, including state wildlife agencies, to collect enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project such as the eastern indigo snake and gopher than 35,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat through habitat and popula on data, and will produce will support strategic on-the-ground restora on tortoise. Project will establish 800 acres of plan ngs, thinnings, and prescribed burning. predic ve sta s cal models that relate popula on through conserva on planning, as well as tracking longleaf pine and improve management of more $135,000 abundance to habitat structure, landscape and communica on of longleaf pine restora on than 20,000 acres of exis ng longleaf habitat characteris cs, and management ac ons. accomplishments. through prescribed burning, thinning, and na ve The Nature Conservancy $147,568 $150,000 groundcover plan ngs. Reversing and PrevenƟ ng Declines in NaƟ ve Mussel $225,000 PopulaƟ ons in Holly Creek (GA) The Longleaf Alliance Improve popula ons of Alabama rainbow and HAWAII Red-cockaded Woodpecker TranslocaƟ on Support The Nature Conservancy Coosa Creekshell mussels through propaga on and for the Southern Range TranslocaƟ on CooperaƟ ve: Fire Mentoring Program (AL, FL, GA, NC) augmenta on of popula ons in the Holly Creek American Bird Conservancy Years 17 and 18 (AL, FL, GA, MS) Hire eight young adults to create mobile forestry watershed. Project will help slow a regional decline Conserving the Endangered Seabirds of Hono a Na Support recovery of the federally endangered technician crews that will assist U.S. Forest Service of aqua c biodiversity and provide a basis for Pali Natural Area Reserve, Kauai III (HI) red-cockaded woodpecker through transloca on mber managers by performing 15,000 acres of implemen ng future conserva on ac ons in the Provide nest protec on for Newell’s shearwater of birds from the Apalachicola Na onal Forest to prescribed burns and accelera ng mber harvest watershed. and Hawaiian petrels in the Hono O Na Pali Natural designated recovery proper es in Florida, Georgia, of thousands of acres of planted, off site pine $75,000 Area Reserve on Kauai Island in Hawaii. Project and Mississippi selected by the Southern Range planta ons to replace with longleaf pine. Project will reduce preda on, iden fy new nests for Transloca on Coopera ve. Project will translocate at will assist the Forest Service with recrui ng Trees Atlanta protec on and transloca on, develop es mates of least 20 birds to restored longleaf pine habitat that quality, diverse candidates and experienced fi re Connally Nature Park Forest RestoraƟ on (GA) reproduc ve success, increase local capacity, and will be managed long-term. technicians to meet capacity needs to carry out Restore a segment of Connally Nature Park in East increase awareness of the impacts of non-na ve $90,000 ecological prescribed burns to manage and restore Point, Georgia. Project will improve 4 acres of forest predators on seabirds and Hawaiian na ve forest longleaf pine. and stream buff er through invasive removal, na ve ecosystems. The Nature Conservancy $118,500 replan ng, improving and expanding a walking $150,000 AcceleraƟ ng Longleaf Pine Ecosystem RestoraƟ on trail, adding educa onal signage, and engaging the UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED on the Fall Line IV (AL, GA) The Nature Conservancy community. American Bird Conservancy Accelerate longleaf pine conserva on on public Improving Fish Passage for Species Endemic to the $29,600 Establishing PopulaƟ ons of Endemic Seabirds at and private land in west-central Georgia and Conasauga River (GA) Kilauea Point NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge VII (HI) east-central Alabama, improving habitat for red- Remove and replace a collapsed set of pipe culverts Trees Atlanta Establish a new colony of endangered Hawaiian cockaded woodpecker, Bachman’s sparrow and to restore connec vity within Mill Creek, a major Youth Tree Team (GA) seabirds in the Nihoku Restora on Area at Kilauea gopher tortoise. Project will restore and enhance tributary to the Conasauga River in Georgia. Project Employ 25 high school and four college-age Point Na onal Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. more than 10,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat, will provide fi sh passage to an addi onal 6 miles of students to conduct on-the-ground restora on Project will translocate 20 Hawaiian petrel and 20 focusing on proper es buff ering Fort Benning, as stream habitat for as many as 20 na ve, endemic and maintenance projects in the Browns Mill Park Newell’s shearwater to predator-free habitat on the well as high priority federal, state, and privately species including the blue shiner, trispot darter, neighborhood in Atlanta. Project will improve refuge and will con nue habitat restora on and owned lands. southern pigtoe, and Coosa creekshell and restore approximately 500 linear feet of walking trails, monitoring eff orts at this site. $298,353 access for adjacent land management. remove 1.1 acres of invasive species, build season $224,825 $100,000 extenders for 30 garden plots, and plant 700 na ve perennials. $32,000

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69902_CI.indd 30 2/28/20 8:42 AM American Bird Conservancy Hallux Ecosystem RestoraƟ on Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife Lynker Technologies Saving Hawaii’s Imperiled Forest Birds XI ImplemenƟ ng Landscape level Predator Control for Restoring Seabird Breeding Habitat on Kure Atoll PiloƟ ng Electronic Monitoring in the Hawaii Conduct mul ple ac ons to protect forest bird the ProtecƟ on of Seabirds in Honopu Valley (HI) IV (HI) Longline Fisheries species across the Hawaiian Islands, including Manage invasive predators within the proposed Control invasive plants, plant na ve plants, and Implement new, advanced electronic monitoring the reintroduc on of Maui parrotbills and Palila, footprint of the 264 acre ungulate fence. Project will document seabird response to habitat restora on and reporting technology on up to five Hawaiian predator control, habitat restora on, fence ini ally focus on landscape-level rodent control and on Kure Atoll, Hawaii. Project will restore 188 acres longline fisheries vessels to maximize the maintenance, popula on surveys and analysis. predator monitoring prior to and following fence of seabird nes ng habitat, including habitat for quantity, quality and utility of fishing activity Project will support the species goals established by construc on in order to protect listed seabirds Laysan albatross, black-footed albatross, brown data collected in the Pacific Islands Region. the business plan and address addi onal priori es nes ng on the cliff s below and in the surrounding booby, and masked booby. Project will monitor up to 220 trips to validate including development of a comprehensive mesic forest. $250,000 the utility of electronic technology as a viable community engagement strategy as a fi rst step to $78,920 approach to the pelagic longline fisheries implemen ng the mosquito-free Hawaii vision. Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission dependent data collection. $340,000 Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Removing Marine Debris from Kanapou on $266,277

Providing Technical Capacity to Increase Habitat Kaho‘olawe (HI) UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Archipelago Research and ConservaƟ on ConservaƟ on for Nene (Hawaiian Goose) (HI) Detect, assess, and remove derelict fi shing gear Malama Na Apapa Restoring and Monitoring Seabirds in Honopu Provide staff capacity to increase nene (Hawaiian and debris from Kanapou Beach on the island of Marine Debris Removal in Kauai (HI) Valley, Kauai (HI) Goose) conserva on planning and par cipa on Kaho‘olawe. Project will remove damaging debris to Locate and remove debris from the reefs and Monitor seabird response to conserva on ac ons from private landowners by coordina ng between conserve coral reefs and test their use in reducing adjacent shorelines along the north and east implemented within Honopu Valley. Project will state and federal management eff orts. Project will erosion in upland habitats. shores of Kauai associated with lost dri nets include assessments of breeding success, call rates, hire fi eld professionals to provide incen ves and $76,025 and derelict fi shing gear and from washouts burrow a endance and occupancy for Newell’s educa on for landowners currently not involved in caused by two major fl ooding events in 2018. shearwater, Hawaiian petrel, and band-rumped habitat restora on for nene. Kilauea Point Natural History AssociaƟ on Project will survey and clear debris from nine storm petrel; this project will also ini ate social $100,508 Increasing Fishing Access and EducaƟ on at Kauai priority sites in coopera on with the Division of a rac on techniques, including broadcas ng NaƟ onal Wildlife Complex (HI) Aqua c Resources. calls and installing ar fi cial burrows, to encourage Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife Create addi onal public access opportuni es and $58,850 seabirds to breed inside the fence. InstallaƟ on of an Ungulate Fence to Benefi t provide a comprehensive fi shing and environmental $80,966 Seabirds in Honopu Valley, Kauai (HI) educa on program to teach conserva on and Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Install an ungulate proof fence around preserva on of wetland, coastal, and shoreline Enhancing Forest Reserve Resiliency through Fuels Hallux Ecosystem RestoraƟ on approximately 264 acres of na ve, mesic forest habitats. Project will build capacity including a core Management in Pohakea Watershed (HI) EradicaƟ on of Rodents from a Predator Proof Fence within Honopu Valley to exclude feral pigs, goats, curriculum to enhance outdoor opportuni es at the Establish and improve fuel breaks in strategically to Benefi t Seabirds in Honopu Valley (HI) and deer. Project will, in conjunc on with ungulate wildlife complex. placed corridors to mitigate the pervasive cycle Conduct rodent eradica on within a predator proof removal and a separate predator control project, $12,261 of wildfire and protect 3,414 acres of Forest fence in Honopu Valley, Kauai to provide a safe result in 100 percent eradica on of ungulates and Reserve in Ma’alaea. Project will engage more breeding area for Newell’s shearwater, Hawaiian control of other invasive mammals within the fence Kupu than 10 partner organizations and community petrel, and band-rumped storm petrel. Project will area resul ng in improved seabird habitat. Hawaii Youth ConservaƟ on Corps at Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a volunteers to create fuel breaks and establish occur within the footprint of a three-acre fence $439,750 Engage ten youths to restore 108 acres through fire resistant plants. (completed under a parallel award) to protect the the removal of invasive vegeta on and plan ng of $300,000 only known dry mesic forest colony of Newell’s na ve and endangered plants at Pu’u Wa’awa’a Dry shearwater and will house a social a rac on site for Forest. Project will re-establish na ve ecosystems all three seabird species to further enhance seabird to improve watershed health and reduce colony growth. erosion, increase the abundance of culturally and $30,455 ecologically important species, and protect the endangered dryland forest from wildfi re. $54,894

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69902_CI.indd 31 2/28/20 8:42 AM NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Pacifi c Rim ConservaƟ on Pulama Lanai The Nature Conservancy Leadership in Community Resilience Program III CreaƟ ng the First Predator-free Montane Hawaiian ConstrucƟ on of a Predator-proof Fencing for Wetlands RestoraƟ on for Ecosystem and (mulƟ ple states) Petrel Colony on Kauai, Hawaii Hawaiian Petrel on the Island of Lanai, Hawaii Community Resilience in He‘eia, Oahu (HI) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Construct a stainless steel predator proof fence Construc on a fully predator-proof fence around Establish a natural constructed wetlands system program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es around Hawaiian petrels at Pohakea on Kauai, approximately 85 acres of nes ng Hawaiian petrels in the He’eia wetlands to protect and enhance the throughout the United States, providing addi onal Hawaii and ini ate social a rac on for Newell’s on the Island of Lanai, Hawaii. Project will result ecosystem and community of Kane’ohe Bay, Hawaii. technical assistance and peer learning to complete shearwater and Hawaiian petrel to increase the in largest predator-proof fence outside of New Project will minimize fl ood events, reduce sediment a local resilience project in each city. Project will number of nes ng pairs within the protected area. Zealand, will protect more than 40 percent of and nutrient run-off , and create habitat and fi sh make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Project will result in the fi rst montane nes ng the known Hawaiian petrel burrows on Lanai and passage for marine and estuarine species. implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a colony of petrels and shearwaters protected by will support con nued monitoring and addi onal $768,454 na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new a predator exclusion fence in Hawaii and will be predator control in adjacent unfenced colonies. educa on and leadership training workshops for crucial for the long-term survival of both species. $450,003 U.S. Geological Survey dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $169,736 EvaluaƟ ng Watersheds for Regional Decision $249,161 State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Making in North Kihei (HI) Pacifi c Rim ConservaƟ on Resources Measure and model fi ne sediment produc on from North Shore Community Land Trust LocaƟ ng Breeding Colonies of Newell’s Shearwaters Predator Control for Endangered Hawaiian Seabirds hill slopes in North Kihei’s lower and middle watershed Kahuku Point Coastal Strand RestoraƟ on: Engaging and Hawaiian Petrels on Oahu, Hawaii on Kauai Island, Hawaii areas impac ng priority coral reefs. Project will collect Community in Stewardship (HI) Ground-search a minimum of three sites on Oahu, Reduce barn owl presence in and around and analyze the amount of sediment observed in Ini ate the restora on of 10 acres of coastal strand Hawaii for the presence of Newell’s shearwaters endangered seabird colonies, including Newell’s storm water discharges and the amount of sediment in ecosystem to create nes ng habitat for Laysan and Hawaiian petrels. Project will determine shearwater, Hawaiian petrel, band-rumped storm- nearshore waters to synthesize data on water quality albatross, Hawaiian monk seals, hawksbill and green whether listed seabirds are breeding on Oahu or petrel and Laysan albatross, on the North, West and coral reef health. sea turtles, and na ve seabirds on the north coast simply transi ng; informa on generated from this and East shores of Kauai and on Lehua Islet. Project $97,414 of Oahu, Hawaii. Project will engage eight local study will be presented to land managers to inform will form a “Rapid Response Unit” to respond to resource management partners and 600 volunteers conserva on decisions. episodic predator ac vity in and around nes ng University of Hawaii to plant 3,000 na ve coastal plants and 75 na ve $54,997 areas, reduce preda on impacts by other predators Assessing the CondiƟ on of Non-commercial Fishing trees and remove 5-10 acres of invasive ironwood on Laysan albatross, and use nest monitoring data Infrastructure and Shoreline Access (HI) trees and other weeds. Pacifi c Rim ConservaƟ on to assess the effi cacy of control eff orts. Assess and map the condi on of selected non- $50,000 ProtecƟ ng the World’s Highest Laysan Albatross $200,000 commercial fi shing infrastructures. Project will result colony from PredaƟ on in Oahu, Hawaii in publicly available maps and summaries to promote Pacifi c Rim ConservaƟ on Build a 2,100 feet long and fi ve acre area predator- SymbioSeas recrea onal fi shing opportuni es and assist state ConstrucƟ on of a Predator Exclusion Fence to exclusion fence in the Kuaokala State Forest Mapping Coral Reef Vulnerability to Design a managers in iden fying maintenance priori es. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Benefi t Seabirds in Honopu Valley (HI) Reserve on Oahu in order to protect a colony of 55 Resilient Managed Area Network (HI) $71,623 Construct a 3-acre predator-exclusion fence in the breeding pairs of Laysan albatrosses that has been Assess vulnerability of coral reef habitat in the Main Honopu State Forest Reserve on Kauai to protect severely aff ected by preda on from mongooses. Hawaiian Islands to inform ongoing priori za on University of Hawaii a small colony of Newell’s shearwater and serve Project will result in predator exclusion of feral process for state managers. Project will asses Enhance Coastal ProtecƟ on with Resilient Coral as a social a rac on site for both Hawaiian petrel dogs, pigs, cats, mongooses, rats, and mice, changes in coral reef condi ons to determine Reefs along Oahu (HI) and band-rumped storm petrel. Project will result contribu ng to the produc on of about 30 Laysan vulnerability to projected environmental stressors Iden fy thermally tolerant coral stocks for in the fi rst fully protected predator-free Newell’s albatross chicks annually. and develop resilience indicators that will help focus restora on of reefs in Oahu to enhance shoreline shearwater colony worldwide. $277,788 future investments. protec on from wave and storm energy. Project will $457,679 $79,998 propagate resilient corals in nurseries and partner in the out-plan ng at three sites to test the effi cacy of this strategy and evaluate best prac ces to increase restora on eff orts across the state. $1,056,114

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69902_CI.indd 32 2/28/20 8:42 AM Zoological Society of San Diego Friends of the Teton River NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Trout Unlimited ReintroducƟ on of the alala to Hawaii Island Restoring Yellowstone CuƩ hroat Trout Habitat in Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Comprehensive Watershed RestoraƟ on and Stream Implement an intensive conservation breeding the Upper Teton River (ID) (mulƟ ple states) ReconnecƟ on in the Clearwater and Grande Ronde and reintroduction program for ‘Alala, the Implement stream restora on and best Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Watershed (ID, OR) Hawaiian crow, within Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area management prac ces to improve water quality, program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Restore habitat and stream connec vity projects in Reserve on Hawaii Island. Project will execute riparian vegeta on, stream shading, and habitat throughout the United States, providing addi onal two Snake River watersheds through a combina on the fourth of five planned years under phase 1 of for Yellowstone cu hroat trout in the Upper technical assistance and peer learning to complete of Aqua c Organism Passage restora on, wood the recovery program and includes producing 15 Teton River. Project will improve 2,000 linear feet a local resilience project in each city. Project will installa on and fl oodplain reconnec on projects. juveniles via the conservation breeding program, of habitat on grazing-impacted and agricultural- make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Project will restore natural hydrologic processes and the release of approximately 11-13 juveniles into adjacent public land. implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a increase resiliency for popula ons of trout, salmon, managed native forest habitat, and monitoring of $52,232 na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Pacifi c lamprey and other na ve fi sh species. Project each release cohort – there are currently 20 free educa on and leadership training workshops for will improve access to over 8 miles of habitat, living alala. Idaho Department of Water Resources dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. restore water quality and habitat, and increase

$70,000 IdenƟ fying, Assessing, PrioriƟ zing and $249,161 spawning success. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES ImplemenƟ ng Water TransacƟ ons in the Upper $58,500 Salmon and Teton River Basins (ID) Nez Perce Tribe IDAHO Work in a voluntary manner with water users in Nez Perce Tribe RestoraƟ on of Wet Meadows (ID) U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service the Upper Salmon River Basin and the Teton River Protect, restore and inventory culturally and Targeted Herbicide Control of Noxious Weeds in Friends of the Teton River Basin to improve tributary fl ows for the benefi t ecologically important wet meadow habitat in the Greater Sage-grouse Habitats in Central Idaho Monitoring Streamfl ow RestoraƟ on and Ecological of Chinook salmon, steelhead, and na ve trout Lolo Creek watershed to benefi t unique vegeta on Treat cheatgrass using herbicides along roads Response in the Teton Watershed (ID) popula ons. Project will iden fy, assess, priori ze, communi es and improve water quality. Project and trails to prevent encroachment into high- Conduct compliance monitoring in the Upper and implement new water transac ons, as well as will restore 70 acres through invasive species quality habitat for greater sage-grouse in Lemhi Teton Watershed for water transac on projects, monitor exis ng water transac ons for compliance management and stream buff er enhancements and Custer coun es of central Idaho. Project will using various fl ow monitoring methods, and biological and ecological eff ec veness. and provide sustainable management educa on improve 1,000 acres of habitat and protect it from temperature monitoring, and a watershed- $254,487 opportuni es to youth in fi ve diff erent schools future catastrophic wildfi re due to annual grass- wide Yellowstone Cu hroat Trout popula on within undeserved communi es. fuel overloading. assessment. Project will maintain and strengthen Idaho Fish and Wildlife FoundaƟ on $201,300 $75,000 water transac on compliance monitoring eff orts in Conserving Big Game MigraƟ on Routes at Rocky the watershed, while determining how hydrologic Point by Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions (ID) The Nature Conservancy Western Landowners Alliance changes resul ng from fl ow restora on eff orts Provide safe passage for wildlife in southeastern Improved Wildlife Habitat through Land Enhancing ConnecƟ vity and Reducing Rancher/ impact habitat, water quality, and ecological Idaho in order to sustain big game herds and a Management of the Central Idaho Rangelands Wildlife Confl icts in the Northern Rockies (ID, MT, response in the trout fi shery. cri cal seasonal migra on corridor. Project will Sustain the natural and social values of WY) $72,853 secure open space for the ‘Rocky Point’ migra on central Idaho by improving the economic and Coordinate a network of landowners across corridor and winter range through a 1,600 acre operational stability of ranching operations and priority landscapes in the Northern Rockies around Friends of the Teton River conserva on easement on private lands and build achieving increased wildlife abundance and sustained eff orts to reduce and mi gate confl icts Permanent Badger Creek Water AcquisiƟ on for wildlife crossing structures and funnel fence at a habitat condition through the conservation and with key wildlife species. Project will reduce human- Yellowstone CuƩ hroat Trout (ID) cri cal four-mile loca on where a large number of restoration of public and private lands. Project carnivore and human-ungulate confl icts, implement Improve stream fl ow condi ons and fi sh passage mule deer die in wildlife-vehicle collisions. will improve grazing management, improve new strategies to improve connec vity, and increase issues in Badger Creek by permanently securing $150,000 instream habitat, reconnect tributary streams, visibility of collabora ve landowner eff orts on behalf water in stream. Project will generate fl ow and improve riparian condition and overall of regional wildlife. condi ons that allow gene cally pure Yellowstone rangeland health in participating ranches. $231,660 cu hroat trout to migrate upstream through a fi sh $50,000 ladder and a historically dewatered stream reach into a perennial fl owing sec on of Badger Creek. $244,437

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69902_CI.indd 33 2/28/20 8:42 AM Yellowstone to Yukon ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve Chicago Audubon Society Friends of the Chicago River The Morton Arboretum Reducing Human-Grizzly Bear Confl ict in the Building on Partner Successes to Expand Birding in Enhancing Habitat Quality at Crooked Creek (IL) Improving the Urban Tree Canopy in the Chicago Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem (ID, MT, WA) Diverse Neighborhoods (IL) Improve habitat quality at the headwaters Region through Increased Community Capacity (IL) Reduce confl icts between humans and grizzly bears Train new fi eld trip leaders and engage the of Crooked Creek through invasive species Provide educa on and outreach to under-resourced in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem by improving waste community to restore riparian woodland, prairie, remediation and removal and native plantings. communi es in the Chicago region using regional management, providing community educa on, road and savanna habitat and address windows that are Project will restore 81 acres of Cook County data to iden fy communi es with the lowest closure and restora on, and securing grizzly bear dangerous to birds. Project will train 25 new fi eld Forest Preserve land to improve infiltration canopy, highest percent of impervious surfaces, habitat. Project will also restore private land parcels trip leaders, ul mately increasing the number of provided by deep-rooted native plants and fl ooding, heat islands, and air pollu on. Project will in a cri cal linkage zone for two imperiled grizzly fi eld trip leaders of color in Chicago, put 9.6 acres of enhance habitat for wildlife within Crooked Creek plant 50 na ve trees in fi ve communi es increasing bear popula ons through a partnership with federal habitat under improved management, and engage and the surrounding watershed. habitat for migra ng birds and other wildlife and will and state agencies and local conserva on groups. 300 new people in birding ac vi es. $242,669 work in the communi es to protect and preserve $208,871 $24,819 trees and green infrastructure and train community NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute members to care for trees on their proper es. Yellowstone to Yukon ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve Elmhurst Park District Leadership in Community Resilience Program III $49,827 RestoraƟ on of a Lowland Wetland Forest in AquaƟ c ConnecƟ vity, Shoreline StabilizaƟ on and (mulƟ ple states) Northern Idaho’s Kootenai Valley RestoraƟ on at Sugar Creek (IL) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience The Nature Conservancy Collaborate with Idaho Department of Fish and Stabilize 2,400 linear feet of shoreline at Sugar program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Restoring Wetlands and Controlling Invasive Game, along with nonprofi t partners and ci zen Creek. Project will improve aqua c connec vity, throughout the United States, providing addi onal Species in the Calumet Region IV (IL, IN) scien sts, to restore ecological func on to degraded convert turf grass to na ve plants, implement technical assistance and peer learning to complete Protect and enhance habitat values of previously forested lowlands in northern Idaho’s Kootenai stream re-meandering on 819 linear feet, construct a local resilience project in each city. Project will restored wetland and upland habitat through Valley, an east-west linkage between the Purcell wetlands on 0.5 acres, convert an inlet area into a make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local invasive species control in the Calumet region of and Selkirk mountain ranges. Project will improve sediment forebay, plant na ve species on 2 acres, implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a Southern Lake Michigan. Project will retreat 425 riparian and pollinator habitat for na ve western and build fi ve rock riffl e structures on the restored na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new acres for invasive species and expand invasive toads, northern leopard frogs, and bumble bees and stream channel. educa on and leadership training workshops for control on 70 acres, contribu ng to a mul - support connec vity for wide-ranging mammals $47,000 dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. stakeholder eff ort to restore and manage declining such as grizzly bears, lynx, and wolverines. $249,161 wetland birds and expand ongoing monitoring of $157,422 Friends of the Forest Preserves birds, water quality, and vegeta on throughout the Centennial Volunteers Network RestoraƟ on along OAI Calumet region. the Chicago River IV (IL) The Robbins Renewal Project (IL) $442,352 ILLINOIS Con nue to build on the success of Centennial Install green stormwater infrastructure across Volunteers program at fi ve new Cook County 10 acres of degraded urban space to reduce UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED American Farmland Trust Forest Preserves, including preserves adjacent to stormwater runoff and create habitat and INDIANA Responding to Farmer Demand for Targeted the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and Cal Sag accessible public greenspace in the Village of Technical Support in the Upper Macoupin Creek Channel. Project will create new and for fy exis ng Robbins Illinois. Project will build on a mul phase Keep Indianapolis BeauƟ ful Watershed (IL) volunteer stewardship communi es that will eff ort to mi gate signifi cant fl ooding and restore Community-Based Habitat RestoraƟ on along Provide targeted technical assistance and one-on- manage and conduct habitat restora on ac vi es, community vitality in Robbins by establishing Pogue’s Run and Pleasant Run (IN) one conserva on planning to agricultural producers including invasive species control, to advance the na ve wetland and prairie plants to slow and store Work with Indianapolis city and community partners in the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed. Project Forest Preserves of Cook County’s goals. stormwater runoff on 10 acres adjacent to the to restore 23.46 acres of na ve habitat along the will reach more than 300 individuals, resul ng $114,930 Cal-Sag Channel. Pogue’s Run and Pleasant Run waterways. Project in more than 300 best management prac ce $300,000 will restore na ve habitat, train and employ 10 recommenda ons, a signifi cant reduc on in college students and young adults through KIB’s sediment and nutrient runoff , and 15,000 acres Urban Naturalist program, enlist 300 volunteers under improved soil and nutrient management. in habitat restora on work, and engage 1,675 $218,265 Indianapolis residents. $35,000

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69902_CI.indd 34 2/28/20 8:42 AM Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center Shirley Heinze Land Trust The Student ConservaƟ on AssociaƟ on Iowa Soybean AssociaƟ on Northwest Indiana Urban Wilderness Paddles Managing Invasives on Recently Restored Wetlands Calumet Tree ConservaƟ on Corps (IL) ImplemenƟ ng ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces to Improve Water Quality Monitoring in the Indiana Dunes ConservaƟ on Area (IN) Reduce stormwater and sediment runoff and Water and Habitat Quality in the Raccoon Connect 3,500 students and teachers with their Preserve, restore, and manage high quality restore degraded habitat in the Grand Calumet and Watershed (IA) local waterways and the Lake Michigan watershed wetland and upland habitats in and adjacent to Li le Calumet Rivers. Project will add 72,275 gallons Increase outreach and targeted technical assistance through canoe experiences, guided hikes and the Indiana Dunes Na onal Park through invasive of stormwater storage capacity by strategically to advance landowner adop on of conserva on volunteering. Project will engage students in species control. Project will control and manage plan ng 1,000 na ve trees in riparian zones and prac ces that will improve water quality and restoring 4 acres by removing invasive species, invasive species on 200 acres that have undergone off er training in basic arboriculture to residents aqua c habitat in the North Raccoon Watershed. bank stabiliza on, and na ve seed collec on and restora on in recent years. across the region to build capacity and sustain Project will reduce nutrient losses and evaluate the dispersion. $153,976 project impact through long-term maintenance. effi ciency of data-driven watershed analy cs and $30,000 $152,747 diff usion modeling. Shirley Heinze Land Trust $299,998 NaƟ onal Audubon Society RestoraƟ on and Access Improvements Within the

Establishing the LiƩ le Calumet Marsh Bird LiƩ le Calumet River ConservaƟ on Corridor (IN) IOWA NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES ConservaƟ on Area (IN) Restore 25 acres of wetland and riparian habitat and Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Restore habitat in northeast Indiana on the largest improve public access to the Li le Calumet River. CDP North America (mulƟ ple states) and most cri cal marsh habitat in the Li le Calumet Project will amplify mul -partner eff orts to the Li le Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience region. Project will restore 350 acres through Calumet Conserva on Corridor by improving cri cal (mulƟ ple states) program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es invasive species control to support species such as habitat for wildlife and providing safe public access Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal throughout the United States, providing addi onal black-crowed night heron, least bi ers, and black opportuni es through the addi on of 0.25 miles 15 ci es across the United States to help them technical assistance and peer learning to complete tern and help establish the Li le Calumet Marsh of hiking trail, installa on of an accessible kayak implement sustainable infrastructure for storm a local resilience project in each city. Project will Bird Conserva on Area. launch, and clearing of a minimum of 5 miles of water management, urban wildlife habitats, and make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local $294,697 water trail within the Li le Calumet. tree canopy improvement. Project will perform implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a $141,956 targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ educa on and leadership training workshops for Leadership in Community Resilience Program III The Nature Conservancy use of online tools to document green infrastructure dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. (mulƟ ple states) Restoring Wetlands and Controlling Invasive and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge $249,161 Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Species in the Calumet Region IV (IL, IN) sharing and capacity building across ci es. program with a cohort of eight additional Protect and enhance habitat values of previously $250,000 Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource ConservaƟ on and cities throughout the United States, providing restored wetland and upland habitat through Development additional technical assistance and peer learning invasive species control in the Calumet region of Iowa Department of Natural Resources Increasing Quality Habitat for Endangered to complete a local resilience project in each city. Southern Lake Michigan. Project will retreat 425 Farm Bill PromoƟ on and ConservaƟ on Planning Pollinators in the South Skunk River Watershed (IA) Project will make 16 staff site visits, complete acres for invasive species and expand invasive Addressing Wildlife and Water Quality in Iowa (IA) Work with local partners to implement targeted eight local implementation or demonstration control on 70 acres, contribu ng to a mul - Use Farm Bill programs and conserva on planning conserva on prac ces that provide quality habitat projects, host a national Resilient Cities Summit, stakeholder eff ort to restore and manage declining to provide technical assistance to producers in the priority South Skunk River Watershed for and deliver new education and leadership training wetland birds and expand ongoing monitoring of within the Mississippi River Basin’s priority areas. three endangered pollinator species: rusty patched workshops for dozens of additional cities beyond birds, water quality, and vegeta on throughout the Project will address wildlife and water quality by bumble bees, Poweshiek skipperlings, and Dakota the cohort. Calumet region. promo ng diverse na ve grassland, pollinator, and skippers. Project will increase awareness and $249,161 $442,352 wetland habitats. implementa on of targeted conserva on prac ces $251,587 to decrease nutrient and sediment load reduc on. $251,369

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69902_CI.indd 35 2/28/20 8:42 AM World Wildlife Fund Pheasants Forever KENTUCKY Ducks Unlimited UpdaƟ ng Plowprint to IdenƟ fy Grassland Grassland Habitat RestoraƟ on Benefi Ɵ ng the Lesser Stewardship of Privately-Owned BoƩ omland RestoraƟ on OpportuniƟ es (CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK) Prairie Chicken (CO, KS, NM, OK, TX) Bluegrass Greensource Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Update ‘Plowprint’ a geospa al data analysis tool Support staff working with the Natural Resources Junior Nature Explorers Program (KY) Valley (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN) used to evaluate landscape change metrics for the Conserva on Service’s Lesser Prairie Chicken Engage 720 pre-kindergarten-aged students and Increase stewardship of privately owned Great Plains ecoregion by using the best-available Ini a ve as the ini a ve evolves over me and 48 of their teachers with hands-on lessons that bo omland hardwood forests in the Mississippi data to track rates of cropland conversion, monitor through any poten al changes in the next Farm Bill. incorporate material on shortleaf pine and oak Alluvial Valley through outreach, technical the status of previously converted lands, and Project will restore grassland habitat throughout savanna forests, riparian forests and freshwater assistance, and developing conserva on plans iden fy remaining intact habitat. Project will use the full poten al range of the lesser prairie chicken habitats, and key umbrella species for aqua c and to guide management of exis ng forests and the updated analysis to iden fy and priori ze blocks which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New savanna forests. Project will increase the students’ improve habitat for waterfowl, forest-interior birds, of plowed land with restora on poten al which Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. awareness and interest in na ve habitats and and other forest-dependent wildlife. Project will will add effi ciency to future conserva on and $198,367 species, as well as create and build the capacity reach 150 landowners with exis ng conserva on restora on work in the region. of early childhood educators who will replicate easements, including proper es enrolled in the $61,628 Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory the curricula as part of their regular classroom Natural Resources Conserva on Service Wetland PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout engagement. Reserve Program, with the goal for least half of the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow $149,999 these landowners to implement conserva on KANSAS (mulƟ ple states) ac vi es that will enhance 2,000 acres of forested Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces CDP North America wetlands and restore hydrologic condi ons on 450 Friends of Quivira NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II acres to improve water quality. ImplemenƟ ng an EducaƟ onal HunƟ ng Program tool developed from data collected across the full (mulƟ ple states) $153,047 Experience for Youth (KS) migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Provide and facilitate a hunter safety educa onal diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng 15 ci es across the United States to help them The Forest Stewards Guild program in conjunc on with the junior waterfowl eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project implement sustainable infrastructure for storm Increasing Prescribed Fire Delivery and Shortleaf hun ng season at the Quivira Na onal Wildlife will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on water management, urban wildlife habitats, and Pine Ecosystem RestoraƟ on in the Cumberland Refuge. Project will encourage the use of public ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow tree canopy improvement. Project will perform Plateau (KY, TN) lands in a spor ng ac vity thereby providing the popula on decline and then communicate these targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of Increase prescribed fi re delivery and shortleaf pine founda on to a life me of outdoor recrea on and fi ndings with project partners and landowners for sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ ecosystem restora on in the Cumberland Plateau wildlife conserva on engagement. implementa on. use of online tools to document green infrastructure of Tennessee and Kentucky to benefi t songbirds $1,000 $60,000 and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge such as prairie warbler and pine warbler and game sharing and capacity building across ci es. species such as wild turkey. Project will engage NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute World Wildlife Fund $250,000 public and private landowners through outreach UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Leadership in Community Resilience Program III UpdaƟ ng Plowprint to IdenƟ fy Grassland and technical assistance to restore and enhance (mulƟ ple states) RestoraƟ on OpportuniƟ es (CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK) Cornell University more than 5,400 acres of shortleaf pine forests, Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Update ‘Plowprint’ a geospa al data analysis tool Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to including more than 4,000 acres of prescribed program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es used to evaluate landscape change metrics for Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) burning. throughout the United States, providing addi onal the Great Plains ecoregion by using the best- Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen $199,875 technical assistance and peer learning to complete available data to track rates of cropland conversion, science and fi eld collected data by project partners a local resilience project in each city. Project will monitor the status of previously converted lands to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local and iden fy remaining intact habitat. Project will response to habitat restora on and management implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a use the updated analysis to iden fy and priori ze eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new blocks of plowed land with restora on poten al Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for educa on and leadership training workshops for which will add effi ciency to future conserva on and occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. restora on work in the region. occupancy and rela ve abundance. $249,161 $61,628 $95,469

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69902_CI.indd 36 2/28/20 8:42 AM LOUISIANA Ducks Unlimited Groundwork New Orleans Mississippi River Trust Stewardship of Privately-Owned BoƩ omland Teaching Students to Install Solar Powered Charging Forests, Floodplains and Flow: Increasing Wetland Audubon Nature Ins tute Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Benches (LA) Habitats, Habitat Complexity and Hydrologic Developing a Gulf Highly Migratory Species Industry Valley (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN) Teach students to build and install solar powered ConnecƟ ons along the Lower Mississippi River AssociaƟ on (FL, LA) Increase stewardship of privately owned bo omland charging benches on or near bus stops in under- (AR, LA, MS) Facilitate shareholder mee ngs that will develop hardwood forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley served communi es which will provide clean energy Work with private landowners to restore 1,000 acres a plan to implement a Gulf Highly Migratory through outreach, technical assistance, and sources for public transporta on users and educate of frequently fl ooded forests through the adop on Species Industry Associa on. Project will develop developing conserva on plans to guide management community members on natural resource and of the Natural Resources Conserva on Service an associa on to address sustainability, address of exis ng forests and improve habitat for waterfowl, energy conserva on. Project will install three solar Wetland Reserve Easements and restore fl ow and economic viability, and foster communica on forest-interior birds, and other forest-dependent benches and engage 290 students and community habitat complexity within priority Mississippi River amongst stakeholders. wildlife. Project will reach 150 landowners with members through educa onal workshops. secondary channels through ecological engineering $78,653 exis ng conserva on easements, including proper es $50,000 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Project will enrolled in the Natural Resources Conserva on benefi t federally listed and at-risk birds, bears, fi sh,

CDP North America Service Wetland Reserve Program, with the goal Jeff erson Parish Department and mussels and improve water quality in the Lower UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II for least half of these landowners to implement of Environmental Aff airs Mississippi River’s ac ve fl oodplain in Arkansas, (mulƟ ple states) conserva on ac vi es that will enhance 2,000 Bucktown Marsh RestoraƟ on and Living Shoreline Louisiana, and Mississippi. Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal acres of forested wetlands and restore hydrologic Design (LA) $250,595 15 ci es across the United States to help them condi ons on 450 acres to improve water quality. Prepare design and engineering plans to improve implement sustainable infrastructure for storm $153,047 resiliency of the Jeff erson Parish levee system Na onal League of Ci es Ins tute water management, urban wildlife habitats, and in Louisiana and educate and engage urban Leadership in Community Resilience Program III tree canopy improvement. Project will perform Ducks Unlimited communi es. Project will lead to the restora on of (mulƟ ple states) targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of Terrebonne Basin Ecosystem indigenous marshland and ecological features along Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ and Community Resiliency (LA) a 1-mile stretch of lakefront between Bonnabel Park program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es use of online tools to document green infrastructure Restore 575 acres of coastal wetlands in the and Boat Launch and Bucktown Harbor. throughout the United States, providing addi onal and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge Terrebonne Basin, Louisiana. Project will prevent $250,000 technical assistance and peer learning to complete sharing and capacity building across ci es. addi onal wetland erosion and provide storm surge a local resilience project in each city. Project will $250,000 protec on for the Golden Meadow, Pointe aux Mississippi River Trust make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Chene, and Isle de Jean Charles communi es. Forest ConservaƟ on and Wetlands Reserve Lands implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a Cornell University $1,725,850 Management in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to Valley (AR, LA, MS) educa on and leadership training workshops for Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Forest Landowners Associa on Protect 375 acres of bo omland hardwoods with dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building working forest conserva on easements and enhance $249,161 science and fi eld collected data by project partners Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons an addi onal 1,000 acres of exis ng bo omland to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow III (mulƟ ple states) hardwood forests to improve wildlife habitat and response to habitat restora on and management Engage large-acreage family forest owners in serve as demonstra on sites for landowners and eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk foresters. Project will provide an inventory of Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for and listed species across the historical longleaf pine more than 30,000 acres of bo omland hardwood occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted forest established through the Natural Resources occupancy and rela ve abundance. by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will Conserva on Service (NRCS) Wetland Reserve $95,469 establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce Program in Mississippi, providing landowners, land collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf managers, and NRCS with informa on needed to restora on on large family-owned forestlands, guide management treatments that enhance wildlife including species-related regulatory predictability habitat at a landscape scale. tools and market-based incen ves. $640,970 $150,000

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69902_CI.indd 37 2/28/20 8:42 AM Pheasants Forever The Forest Stewards Guild The Nature Conservancy Frenchman Bay Conservancy Delivery of ConservaƟ on Technical Assistance Engaging Private Forest Landowners and Enhancing Pineywoods Longleaf RestoraƟ on VI (LA) Union River Watershed RestoraƟ on (ME) and ImplementaƟ on of Early Successional Habitat BoƩ omland Hardwood Forests in the Lower Restore and enhance longleaf pine habitat on Respond to public demand for a renewed focus PracƟ ces II (AR, LA) Mississippi Alluvial Valley (AR, LA, MS) private lands adjacent to and surrounding the on the Union River by restoring shoreline, Work through Conservation Delivery Network Leverage the exper se and accomplishments of Kisatchie Na onal Forest and Fort Polk in west- building public trails, conserving green space, and partner organizations to conduct program state lands managed by the Louisiana Department central Louisiana, benefi ng open pine and establishing meaningful community connec ons promotion and strategic marketing efforts of Wildlife and Fisheries to promote and expand grassland-dependent birds, such as the red- that get people outside and into nature. Project on sustainable forest management to 600 implementa on of forest management prac ces cockaded woodpecker and northern bobwhite. will conserve 900 acres of high priority wildlife landowners located in southeastern Arkansas and that enhance wildlife habitat for forest interior Project will engage private landowners, forestry habitat, plant 500 na ve trees, and remove northeastern Louisiana. Project will provide one- birds, such as the Kentucky warbler. Project will prac oners, and agency staff through fi eld invasives on 100 acres. on-one technical assistance to 550 landowners host a regional learning exchange and workshops to days and workshops. Technical assistance will be $46,094 by resource conservation organization staff share best prac ces, perform strategic and targeted provided to willing private landowners to restore to produce landowner management plans on outreach to private forest landowners, prepare and enhance 2,700 acres of longleaf pine habitat. Gulf of Maine Research InsƟ tute a minimum of 10,000 acres and implement forest management plans for high-priority private $190,942 Test Machine Learning SoŌ ware for Dockside forest management on 1,400 acres, benefiting landowners, and implement enhancement ac vi es Monitoring, Seafood Monitoring, and Research Bachman’s sparrow, northern bobwhite, and on 1,200 acres of private and state forest lands in University of Tennessee (AgResearch) (ME, MA, RI) other early successional species. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Advancing Northern Bobwhite Management in the Test electronic monitoring and machine-learning $295,022 $133,212 Longleaf Pine Range (AL, GA, LA, VA) applica ons in dockside monitoring, explore uses Develop northern bobwhite popula on goals of the data collected from electronic monitoring, Saltwater The Longleaf Alliance for target sites within the longleaf pine range in and educate stakeholders about machine analysis. IntegraƟ ng Electronic Technology Tools in the Gulf CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia to support Project will improve effi ciency of the dockside of Mexico Highly Migratory Species Fishery and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach adap ve management. Project will engage local monitoring program by developing algorithms to (AL, FL, LA) IV (mulƟ ple states) partners, including state wildlife agencies, to collect verify fi sh weights and counts, facilitate the use of Develop and pilot electronic monitoring and Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange habitat and popula on data, and will produce electronic monitoring data by two new groups, and repor ng hardware and so ware solu ons for the of informa on among 17 mul -partner local predic ve sta s cal models that relate popula on publish a report about transi oning from human to Gulf of Mexico Highly Migratory Species vessels implementa on teams that organize, plan, and abundance to habitat structure, landscape machine analysis of data. using alterna ve gear, which will reduce the deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and characteris cs, and management ac ons. $170,112 repor ng burden on vessel operators and promote enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project $147,568 sustainability. Project will address challenges in data will support strategic on-the-ground restora on Integrated Monitoring quality, accountability, and meliness. through conserva on planning, as well as tracking OpƟ mizing Machine Learning for Streamlining $240,000 and communica on of longleaf pine restora on MAINE ReporƟ ng for the New England Groundfi sh Fishery UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED accomplishments. (ME) $150,000 Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance Con nue to develop ac vity recogni on and Scaling Electronic Monitoring in New England’s species recogni on algorithms and combine them Groundfi sh Fishery (ME, MA, NH, RI) into an ac vity and species recogni on algorithm, Expand par cipa on of electronic monitoring to develop new machine learning algorithms to train 35 vessels for the New England groundfi sh fi shery. smart cameras to improve image quality, and Project will fi nalize innova ons in technology and develop a web applica on version of electronic audit model protocols, scale up the implementa on vessel trip reports for the New England groundfi sh of electronic monitoring that improve fi shery. Project will op mize machine learning accountability, strengthen partnerships among and video recogni on algorithms to improve and fi shermen and the federal government, and lay the streamline repor ng. founda on for long-term industry investment in $193,395 accountability. $568,161

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69902_CI.indd 38 2/28/20 8:42 AM Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Maine Department of Marine Resources Manomet NaƟ onal Audubon Society Back River Creek and Saltmarsh RestoraƟ on for Design Fish Passage SoluƟ ons at Five Barriers Along Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway Coastal Infrastructure Resilience (ME) the SabaƩ us River for Anadromous Fish (ME) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) Develop engineering designs to restore habitat Provide technical assistance for the design and Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Complete the social and biological assessment of and hydraulic func on at Back River Creek and permi ng needed to remove all fi ve barriers Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include the types of disturbances that are the greatest Pleasant Cove in Maine while providing protec on to anadromous fi sh passage in the Saba us comple on of site assessments in North America, threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines to road and drinking water infrastructure. Project River, a tributary to the Androscoggin River in improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites for preven ng disturbance, changing human will conduct a feasibility study and assessment of central Maine. Project will complete full design, through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging condi ons on the 140-acre marsh to evaluate which engineering, and permi ng for future removal mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird communi es. Project will work to manage people designs will have the greatest benefi ts for resilience or replacement of fi ve barriers to fi sh passage Group to design the health assessment, which and their interac ons with shorebirds such that of cri cal infrastructure to fl ooding from storm that will, when implemented, open 75 miles of will include a method to provide popula on trend shorebirds have access to the habitats they surge and projected sea level rise scenarios while historic stream habitat and 2,400 acres of pond es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. require at cri cal mes of their life cycle, including also restoring salt marsh and fi sh passage. habitat for river herring, Atlan c salmon, and other $67,737 breeding, migra on stopover, and overwintering.

$249,999 anadromous fi sh. $190,000 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES $200,000 Marine Mammals of Maine Legit Fish Northeast Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event (ME) NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Developing an Integrated Electronic Vessel Trip Maine Forest Service Respond to the 2018-2019 Pinniped Unusual Leadership in Community Resilience Program III ReporƟ ng and Sector Management Tool Engage Family Woodland Owners to Improve Forest Mortality Event for Gray and Harbor Seals in Maine. (mulƟ ple states) (ME, MA, NH, RI) Bird Habitat and Restore Fish Passage Project will provide hot line response to stranding, Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Expand on a logis cs and traceability system by Implement an innova ve outreach program for conduct triage, rehabilita on and necropsies, program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es developing an integrated electronic vessel trip family woodland owners with between 10 and and ensure mely data repor ng to the Na onal throughout the United States, providing addi onal repor ng applica on and sector management 1,000 acres in priority watersheds in Maine, Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra on. technical assistance and peer learning to complete system that will be integrated with dealer developing or upda ng forest management plans $45,305 a local resilience project in each city. Project will repor ng. Project will increase the speed of data to maximize benefi ts for fi sh and wildlife. Project make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local and decision-making capabili es for management will develop or update 30 forest management plans, Midcoast Conservancy implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a in New England. implement ac vi es on 300 acres to benefi t young Install a Fishway at Branch Pond to Open Habitat na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new $471,557 forest species like American woodcock and late for Eastern Brook Trout and River Herring (ME) educa on and leadership training workshops for successional forest species like black-throated blue Restore access to historic habitat for sea-run dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Maine Coast Fishermen’s AssociaƟ on warbler, and address 10 barriers to fi sh passage. brook trout, river herring, and other anadromous $249,161 PiloƟ ng Electronic Monitoring in the Northern Gulf $199,976 fi sh by installing a fi shway at Branch Pond on of Maine Scallop Fleet (ME, MA, NH) the Sheepscot River in southern Maine. Project New England Forestry FoundaƟ on Develop and pilot an electronic monitoring Maine Rivers will modify one barrier to fi sh passage at a Improve Habitat on Private Forests in Mountains of program for the northern Gulf of Maine scallop Restore Fish Passage for River Herring at Box Mill historically important site with an Alaskan steep the Dawn Through Technical Assistance (ME) fl eet. Project will test the feasibility of electronic Dam in the SebasƟ cook River Watershed pass fi shway, restore access to 322 acres of pond Provide private forest landowners in the Mountains monitoring on small scallop vessels, which will Install a fi shway on Outlet Stream in the Sebas cook habitat, and provide public access and recrea onal of the Dawn region of western Maine with technical demonstrate the amount and value of data that it River watershed to restore access to historic opportuni es for the community. and fi nancial assistance to improve management can provide and test the use of video recogni on spawning and nursery habitat for river herring $114,380 of forest blocks to benefi t key bird and fi sh species so ware for video review. and other diadromous fi sh. Project will design and including Bicknell’s thrush, black-throated blue $108,009 construct a Denil fi shway at the Box Mill Dam in warbler and eastern brook trout. Project will the town of Vassalboro, which will restore access to engage at least 15 landowners to increase the more than 3,900 acres of habitat in China Lake and amount of mature and late successional forest by more than 5 miles of habitat in Outlet Stream and compensa ng landowners who leave older trees on Redd Brook. the property to mature. $200,000 $200,000

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69902_CI.indd 39 2/28/20 8:42 AM Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Wells NaƟ onal Estuarine Research Reserve Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Arundel Rivers FederaƟ on Create and Implement a Comprehensive Forest Increase Capacity for Young Forest Habitat SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and Camp Woodlands Stream Management Plan in the Rangeley Lakes Region (ME) Management to Benefi t New England CoƩ ontail in Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay and Ouƞ all RestoraƟ on (MD) Develop and implement a comprehensive forest Maine (mulƟ ple states) Retrofi t the exis ng stormwater ou all at Camp management plan for conserved lands owned Provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to Assist in building capacity to implement restora on Woodlands by restoring an eroding gully and 1,350 by the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and the restore habitat for New England co ontail on public projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will feet of stream. Project will provide safe conveyance Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve Trust in the and private lands. Project will increase capacity for u lize six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will of storm fl ows and increase the ecological habitat Rangeley Lakes region in the Upper Androscoggin on-the-ground implementa on of young forest habitat empower and build networks among watershed and func ons on the site to improve water quality in River watershed in Maine. Project will produce a in southern Maine, crea ng 400 acres of new young organiza ons, landowners, and local governments, Broad Creek. comprehensive plan for 20 parcels totaling almost forest and shrub habitat to benefi t New England with priori es including informa on sharing $199,587 12,000 acres and restore 1,000 of those acres co ontail, American woodcock, and pollinators and ac vi es with objec ves including peer-to-peer to mature forest habitat for black-throated blue provide technical assistance to 50 landowners. learning, iden fying common needs, and developing Arundel Rivers FederaƟ on warbler and improve riparian habitat for eastern $74,233 solu ons to challenges. Living Shoreline and Oyster Reef Ball RestoraƟ on brook trout. $469,482 in the Turnbull Community (MD) $53,008 Stabilize 748 feet of shoreline through rock sills and MARYLAND AnacosƟ a Riverkeeper oyster reef balls; reef balls will be placed along the Smelts Sea Mammal EducaƟ on Learning AnacosƟ a Watershed Water Quality Monitoring bo om of rock sills and set with oyster spat to study Technology Society Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (DC, MD) oyster popula on success. Project will prevent 97 Partnering with Lobster Fisherman to Reduce Nestle Agriculture and Dairy ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve Expand an exis ng volunteer water quality pounds of nitrogen, 56 pounds of phosphorus, and Entanglement of North AtlanƟ c Right Whales (ME) (MD, PA, VA) monitoring program, currently isolated to DC 144 tons of sediment from reaching the South River Test and evaluate ropeless li bag fi shing gear Pilot the planning and implementa on of agriculture waters, further into Maryland and the Anacos a annually. with lobster fi shermen and Na onal Oceanic and conserva on prac ces with six Nestle farmers to River watershed. Project will engage 40 volunteers $117,125 Atmospheric Administra on gear experts to reduce build a model to scale implementa on to the en re in monitoring dissolved oxygen, temperature, and ver cal lines that can entangle endangered North 900 farms that supply milk to the company in the conduc vity and reach 500 community members at BalƟ more Bird Club Atlan c right whales. Project will test eff ec veness Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will lay the ground community forums and through sharing monitoring Empowering CommuniƟ es and integra on of new gear innova on and begin to work for building a watershed-wide conserva on data results. through Bird Outreach in BalƟ more (MD) socialize with lobster fi shermen and enforcement in program to support the farmers that supply to Nestle. $45,927 Empower a community of Bird Buddy neighbors the Gulf of Maine to evaluate feasibility. $200,000 through informa on and tools in a set of bird- $205,000 AnacosƟ a Watershed Society friendly focused workshops and outreach events Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay TreaƟ ng and Teaching: Outdoor Classrooms to residents and businesses. Project will restore Trout Unlimited Strengthening Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves and Increasing in Prince George’s County (MD) a 1-acre pollinator meadow, plant a community UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Restore Passage for Sea-Run Brook Trout and Other Capacity to Implement Watershed RestoraƟ on Build 12 customized outdoor classrooms in demonstra on garden, reach 2,500 community Species at Frost Gully Brook in Freeport (ME) (mulƟ ple states) Prince George’s County, increasing the capacity members, and culminate in a Leakin Park Remove barriers to passage of anadromous fi sh at Assist local watershed groups increase capacity to of the county to deliver eff ec ve stormwater Community Work Day to show that bird-friendly Frost Gully Brook, a tributary to the Presumpscot implement restora on projects at more effi cient management. Project will engage approximately habitats are a vital part of Bal more. River in southern Maine. Project will remove fi ve and eff ec ve levels by strengthening networks 80 teachers from 35 public school schools in $49,000 barriers to fi sh passage, including two undersized of individuals, communi es, businesses, and professional development about stormwater culverts, and improve access to 2 miles of stream governments around shared goals of advancing management, train building supervisors to maintain habitat for sea-run (salter) brook trout, blueback watershed protec on and restora on. Project the prac ces installed, and educate 1,500 students herring, sea lamprey, and American eel. will organize nine Watershed Ini a ve tasks to about stormwater management. $120,000 off er informa on sharing ac vi es, overarching $197,421 objec ves of peer-to-peer learning, iden fying areas of common concern and need, and developing solu ons to common challenges. $500,000

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69902_CI.indd 40 2/28/20 8:42 AM BalƟ more Tree Trust Carroll County Government, Chesapeake Bay Trust Church of the Redeemer Trees for Public Health in the Harris Creek Bureau of Resource Management Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve ImplemenƟ ng Stormwater Best Management Watershed (MD) Stormwater Retrofi t Design at Woodsyde Estates (MD) (mulƟ ple states) PracƟ ces at Church of the Redeemer (MD) Expand the urban tree canopy and remove Design the retrofi t of two exis ng stormwater Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal Remove 14,000 square feet of asphalt, install two impervious surfaces, focusing on plan ng trees management facili es in the Woodsyde Estates level throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. micro-bioreten on prac ces and 2,415 square feet of along streets in neighborhoods iden fi ed as subdivision to provide water quality treatment for Project will focus on development and/or support of pervious paving, and plant na ve landscaping at the concrete-laden, with cri cally low tree coverage. 59 acres of drainage area and design a stabiliza on exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance Church of the Redeemer. Project will treat 0.84 acres Project will result in 275 newly planted street and restora on of 1,600 linear feet of steam within watershed restora on at scale. of the 1.25-acre parking lot and serve to educate trees and the removal of 8,800 square feet of the South Branch of the Patapsco River. Project will $1,200,000 and inspire other communi es to par cipate in impervious surface. improve water quality as well as provide protec on stormwater best management prac ces. $200,000 of the downstream receiving stream. Chesapeake Stormwater Network $169,458 $50,000 Chesapeake Stormwater Training and Engagement Blue Water BalƟ more II (mulƟ ple states) CityScape Engineering

Engaging the People’s Community Lutheran Church Central BalƟ more Partnership Increase the capacity of four target popula ons to Developing a Privately Managed Upland UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES in Stormwater Best PracƟ ces (MD) Union CollecƟ ve Green Infrastructure accelerate the adop on of cost-eff ec ve stormwater RestoraƟ on Plan for Gwynns Falls (MD) Treat 0.71 acres of impervious surface on the Master Plan (MD) prac ces that reduce sediment and nutrient loads to Perform a minimum of 16 green infrastructure People’s Community Lutheran Church parking lot. Develop a green infrastructure master plan the Chesapeake Bay. Project will deliver educa on, audits and individual restora on site plans, Project will construct a rain garden, install micro- and designs for a series of stormwater best research guidance, local inspector trainings, and a providing a capital improvement planning tool for bioreten on, plant tree and na ve perennials, management prac ces at Union Collec ve, a stormwater-focused website to staff at more than individual property owners, including an cipated and build community awareness of stormwater 10.5-acre, mostly impervious site with a curated 500 small MS4 communi es, stormwater managers costs for design, construc on, and maintenance of management and best prac ces. assembly of independently owned, Bal more- in larger Phase 1 communi es, local stormwater best management prac ces with recommended $188,940 based businesses. Project will lead to stormwater inspectors, and under-served stormwater managers funding mechanisms. prac ces that showcase the challenges of urban in the headwater states. The project involves seven $32,939 Blue Water BalƟ more stormwater runoff and climate-related fl ooding tasks that are described in more detail in the project Green Infrastructure and Water Quality Monitoring and how green infrastructure can be used mi gate narra ve. College of William and Mary, Virginia InsƟ tute of in Gwynns Falls (MD) these challenges. $125,000 Marine Science Implement green infrastructure in Gwynns Falls, $49,595 Engaging Students, CiƟ zens, and Watermen in the plan ng 700 new trees and construc ng stormwater Chesapeake Stormwater Network Removal of Derelict Blue Crab Traps (MD, VA) retrofi ts to treat 2 acres of impervious surfaces. Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and Engage regional high schools in compe on to develop Project will engage residents on local environmental Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance: A CollaboraƟ ve Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) a “Crab Trap App” for ci zen scien sts to use in derelict issues and will link water quality monitoring data to to Increase RotaƟ onal Grazing (MD, PA, VA, WV) Focus stormwater training and engagement eff orts blue crab trap removal eff orts in the Chesapeake restora on ac vi es at 14 non- dal loca ons while Expand and strengthen a network of private on four cri cal and under-served target popula ons Bay. Project will result in an easy to use app, provide developing a plan to study pre- and post-pollu on and public partners to promote the adop on in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to accelerate economic and ecological benefi ts from the removal levels at large-scale restora on project sites. of rota onal grazing systems that enhance soil the pace of local nutrient load reduc ons. Project of derelict traps, and communicate the ac vity to the $200,000 health, protect and improve water quality, and will promote more widespread implementa on public through an online interac ve map. contribute to farm economic viability. Project will of eff ec ve stormwater and restora on prac ces $60,000 include on-farm demonstra ons, peer-to-peer across the watershed. dialog, establishment of local grazing groups, and $125,000 development of outreach materials that highlight the economic and soil health benefi ts of grazing. $729,468

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69902_CI.indd 41 2/28/20 8:42 AM College of William and Mary, Greater Grace World Outreach Low Impact Development Center Manomet Virginia InsƟ tute of Marine Science A Comprehensive Green Infrastructure Master Plan SupporƟ ng Community-Based Municipality ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to Farm Resiliency EducaƟ on for At-Risk Coastal and for Greater Grace (MD) Stormwater Retrofi t Plans in Prince George’s Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) Riparian Agricultural Lands (MD, VA) Develop a comprehensive green infrastructure County (MD) Implement best management prac ces to restore Host a series of workshops to develop a strategy master plan and 100 percent designs for the Greater Create partnerships and provide capacity to the wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, and work plan for managing farming landscapes, Grace World Outreach campus. Design will move 12 municipali es within the Anacos a Watershed American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along outline projects that could be undertaken plans forward to reduce stormwater runoff from to assist in mee ng Na onal Pollutant Discharge the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide for pilo ng prac ces, develop proposals for the 13.6-acre property, of which approximately Elimina on System permit requirements. Project coordina on of the American oystercatcher implementa on, and target poten al sites. Project 84 percent is impervious, and educate the will engage elected offi cials, community leaders, recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons will address farmlands at risk to rising sea levels and 1,500-member congrega on and students about ci zens, staff , and businesses resul ng in the learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of will bring together agricultural economists, experts the benefi ts of reducing runoff . planning, selec on, and design of stormwater preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of on alterna ve cropping systems, and ecosystem $49,289 retrofi t best management prac ces. breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. specialists to provide exper se on how to transi on $146,100 $191,000 vulnerable agricultural landscapes. Gunpowder Valley Conservancy $49,994 Clear Creeks: Stormwater ImplementaƟ on Lower Shore Land Trust Maryland AssociaƟ on of Soil ConservaƟ on and Engagement in the Loch Raven Reservoir IdenƟ fying Wetland MiƟ gaƟ on Zones for ProtecƟ on Districts Epping Forest Watershed (MD) and RestoraƟ on on the Eastern Shore (MD) Increasing Consistent Training for Local Soil Retrofi ƫ ng Epping Forest’s Community Clubhouse Conduct behavior change strategies to increase Iden fy Wetland Migra on Zones in Somerset, ConservaƟ on Districts (MD) (MD) implementa on of stormwater best management Wicomico, Dorchester, and Worcester coun es and Increase the planning, design, and technical Retrofi t Epping Forest’s community clubhouse prac ces in Bal more County. Project will install 125 reach out to landowners and county governments assistance capacity of Maryland’s soil conserva on drainage ditch by widening the ditch. Project will rain barrels, 30 rain gardens, 12 micro-bioreten on to obtain their coopera on to protect, restore, districts, which provide services in agricultural improve water quality in the adjacent Severn River and prac ces, eight Bayscapes, 24 Bay-Wise cer fi ed and manage these areas. Project will aid in the and urban landscapes through consistent training. will address localized fl ooding and erosion problems. yards, and 30 stream cleanup events resul ng in the maintenance of important wetland habitat for Project will increase the capacity for conserva on $131,000 protec on and improvement of 24 acres. American black duck and help meet Watershed planning and implementa on in order to increase $200,000 Implementa on Plan goals for the coun es. conserva on and reach Maryland’s Phase III Friends of Eastern Neck $49,830 Watershed Implementa on Plan goals. Increasing Outreach and Visitor Experience (MD) Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake $45,296 Expand outreach to the visi ng public and local One Water Partnership (MD, PA) Manomet youth by providing several new programing and Replicate proven partnerships with secular and Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Maryland Black Mayors educa onal opportuni es. Project will enrich visitor religious ins tu ons, and engage new partners in Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Maryland Black Mayors experience and increase the impact of the Friends strategic regions to scale up the engagement of the Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Advancing Stormwater Management UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED organiza on. faith community in watershed restora on eff orts Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include Meet with Maryland Black Mayor (MBM) $2,000 in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Project will engage comple on of site assessments in North America, municipality communi es, implement best nonprofi ts, local governments, ci zen stewardship improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites management prac ces on fi ve homeowner Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for groups, and faith-based ins tu ons to enable 36 through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a proper es per community, and conduct outreach Sustainable Agriculture congrega ons to install green infrastructure with mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird and tours of project sites. Project will coordinate SupporƟ ng a CBFN Soil Health Summit Alongside measurable impacts on local water quality. Group to design the health assessment, which and advance the capacity of MBM municipali es to Future Harvest Conference (MD) $1,000,000 will include a method to provide popula on trend address stormwater runoff . Deliver a Chesapeake Soil Health Forum to engage es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. $200,000 regional agricultural conserva on partners in $67,737 advancing the use of soil health-promo ng programs and prac ces in Chesapeake Bay watershed restora on eff orts. $10,278

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69902_CI.indd 42 2/28/20 8:42 AM Maryland Department of Agriculture NaƟ onal Park Trust ReBUILD Metro Shorerivers Developing a Healthy Soils Program to Increase Soil Buddy Bison School Program (CA, DC, MD) Growing Community Green Infrastructure Envision the Choptank: Expanding and Scaling-Up Health PracƟ ce AdopƟ on and Engagement (MD) Provide out-of-class watershed educa on Ownership and Urban Tree Canopy in BalƟ more Regional Partnership (DE, MD) Engage 150 producers through outreach, educa on, experiences to 2,680 students and 120 teachers Neighborhoods (MD) Strengthen and expand the Envision the Choptank and technical assistance to implement improved at U.S. Forest Service sites and connect them with Facilitate community-determined green partnership by iden fying specifi c loca ons for conserva on llage, expanded cover crop prac ces, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management stormwater infrastructure projects to create best management prac ces on agricultural lands, applica on of precision nutrient management, educators in the Washington, D.C. metro and 2.75 acres of long-term greenspace and improve providing training and educa on on high impact and increased prescribed grazing prac ces. Project Southern California regions. Project will use public urban tree canopy in the Olive, Broadway East, restora on techniques, and expanding landowner will expand Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program lands as outdoor classrooms for Science Technology and Johnston Square neighborhoods of Bal more. partnerships and technical assistance off erings. with an Advisory Commi ee, establish and Engineering and Math and provide opportuni es to Project will build community consensus and Project will con nue to build the partnership of 17 measure common baseline soil health metrics for experience the benefi ts of outdoor recrea on and ownership of stormwater projects and address regional and state organiza ons while implemen ng par cipa ng producers, and inform the evolving learn about the importance of stewardship of public future project pipelines, star ng with lowest to 250 acres of best management prac ces in the na onal discussion of appropriate soil health lands and waters. greatest barriers to implementa on. Choptank watershed.

metrics and tools. $128,186 $199,990 $999,921 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES $996,565 NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on Ridge to Reefs Shorerivers NanƟ coke Watershed Alliance Schoolyard Habitats: Watershed Public Charter ImplemenƟ ng Targeted Nutrient Management in ImplemenƟ ng the Maryland ConservaƟ on Drainage Cambridge ResidenƟ al Stewardship IniƟ aƟ ve II (MD) School (MD) the Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Shore (MD, VA) Program on the Eastern Shore (MD) Work with local partners to install ten best Deploy the Schoolyard Habitats program at Construct four denitrifying bioreactors and 3.6 acres Implement conserva on drainage via 20 projects management prac ces on residen al lands Watershed Public Charter School to remove 1,500 of non dal wetlands in priority watersheds with to treat agriculture runoff from approximately in the Choptank River Watershed, complete square feet of impervious surface, implement three high nutrient loads in Maryland and Virginia. Project 400 acres. Project will support project costs not a community needs survey and a stormwater micro-bioreten on areas, and install two cisterns. will improve farms environmental performance, currently covered by state funding and leverage fi nancing feasibility study, and engage local decision Project will increase management of upland treat legacy nutrients, and will benefi t American state funds 1:1 to cover project costs, allowing for makers in stormwater management. Project will urban runoff by implemen ng green stormwater black duck wintering habitat and eastern brook greater outreach to educate farmers and state and reduce nutrient and sediment loads entering infrastructure prac ces that improve water quality trout recovery. federal agricultural service providers on the benefi ts the Choptank River and increase future funding while also crea ng na ve wildlife habitat and $199,787 of conserva on drainage. op ons for stormwater best management prac ce fostering outdoor learning experiences for students $197,914 implementa on. within Bal more’s Gwynns Falls watershed. Shorerivers $109,871 $181,663 CreaƟ ng a Comprehensive Stormwater Plan Shorerivers and ImplementaƟ on Strategy for Town ReconnecƟ ng Floodplains and Stream RestoraƟ on NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Parks and People FoundaƟ on of Chestertown (MD) in the Upper Sassafras (MD) Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Parks and People’s Branches Internship Program (MD) Complete a Comprehensive Stormwater Plan Produce a fully permi ed stream and wetland (mulƟ ple states) Provide paid mentorship, leadership development, and Implementa on Strategy and two-to-three restora on design that addresses an eroding 4,800 Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience environmental educa on, and green career skills fully engineered stormwater project designs for linear foot stretch of forested perennial stream in program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es training for 50 Bal more City public high school the Town of Chestertown, Maryland. Project will the headwaters of the Sassafras River. Project will throughout the United States, providing addi onal students to help develop career poten al and benefi t water quality in the Middle Chester River result in designs for a stream that receives runoff technical assistance and peer learning to complete improve their connec ons to their community. Watershed, with secondary objec ves of crea ng from surrounding highways and a weigh sta on, as a local resilience project in each city. Project will Project will complete restora on ac vi es habitat, outreach, and educa on to a diverse well as 370 acres of surrounding agricultural land. make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local throughout west Bal more, including invasive group of stakeholders. $47,025 implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a plant removal, tree plan ng, stream clean-ups, and $49,408 na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new stewardship of Maryland state and Bal more city educa on and leadership training workshops for parks. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $70,827 $249,161

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69902_CI.indd 43 2/28/20 8:42 AM Shorerivers Stroud Water Research Center Trout Unlimited Home Rivers IniƟ aƟ ve MASSACHUSETTS ResidenƟ al and Golf Course Best Management Soil Health ConservaƟ on, Engagement, and Western Maryland IniƟ aƟ ve: Restoring Eastern PracƟ ces in the Prospect Bay Community (MD) Technical Assistance (MD, PA, VA) Brook Trout Habitat and ConnecƟ vity (MD) Buzzards Bay CoaliƟ on Design and implement 10 residen al River Partner with Cover Crop Coaching to increase Restore, reconnect, and enhance aqua c habitat Bouchard Barge Horseshoe Mill Dam Removal (MA) Friendly Yard prac ces and three golf course access to technical exper se on soil health and within stronghold patches of eastern brook trout. Restore ecological func ons of the Wewean c best management prac ces in the Prospect Bay increase adop on rates. Project will enable Cover Project will implement aqua c organism passage River and its estuary through removal of the Country Club Community. Project will result in Crop Coaching to direct farmer mee ngs, host (AOP) barrier mi ga on and riparian restora on inac ve Horseshoe Mill Dam spillway in Wareham, direct reduc ons in nitrogen, phosphorus, and train-the-trainer events, and increase outreach to in priority watersheds, deliver an AOP barrier Massachuse s. Project will result in a total of 3.4 sediment draining from residen al yards and the landowners ren ng cropland to tenant farmers, mi ga on plan to county roads department staff , miles of river habitat becoming unobstructed and highly-fer lized golf course that will directly support help address the shor all of technical exper se and incorporate community and student volunteers 91 acres of wetland habitat being restored. Queen Anne’s County Watershed Implementa on on soil health and will increase adop on rates of into restora on and monitoring on public and $686,388 Plan goals. cover crops and no- ll. private lands in western Maryland. $192,619 $199,976 $192,540 Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance Scaling Electronic Monitoring in New England’s St. Mary’s River Watershed AssociaƟ on Town of New Market University of Maryland Center for Environmental Groundfi sh Fishery (ME, MA, NH, RI) Oyster Reef RestoraƟ on in the St. Mary’s River ConverƟ ng a Fire Pond into a Step Pool Storm Science Expand par cipa on of electronic monitoring to Shellfi sh Sanctuary (MD) Conveyance in the Town of New Market (MD) Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the 35 vessels for the New England groundfi sh fi shery. Construct and install 5 acres of three-dimensional Retrofi t the Town of New Market’s fi re pond, Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mulƟ ple states) Project will fi nalize innova ons in technology and reef structures and tradi onal oyster restora on conver ng the pond into a step pool storm Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process audit model protocols, scale up the implementa on structures in the St. Mary’s River Shellfi sh Sanctuary. conveyance system to mi gate future fl ood risk. and product by engaging in new partnerships to of electronic monitoring that improve Project will engage 200 volunteers on site and an Project will capture and treat runoff from 26 acres develop ecosystem health indicators for non- dal accountability, strengthen partnerships among addi onal 600 Science Technology Engineering and of land and will improve local water quality and watershed areas and indicators for social, cultural, fi shermen and the federal government, and lay the Math and public school students. nutrient and sediment loads. and economically relevant values iden fi ed by founda on for long-term industry investment in $71,436 $150,159 stakeholders. Project will refi ne the process accountability. of integra ng new indicators via stakeholder $568,161 St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic CongregaƟ on The Nature Conservancy engagement workshops, which require new regional Micro-BioretenƟ on at St. Vincent de Paul Roman AcceleraƟ ng Wetland RestoraƟ on Through partnerships and collabora ons, a vital outcome of CDP North America Catholic Church (MD) Partnerships and Landowner Engagement this project. Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Construct three micro-bioreten on facili es in St. (mulƟ ple states) $82,678 (mulƟ ple states) Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church’s parking Accelerate water quality and black duck habitat Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal lot. Project will capture and treat stormwater and improvements through strengthened partnerships University of Montana 15 ci es across the United States to help them UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED pollutants that run off from the parking lot into to advance wetland and stream restora on in Targeted ImplementaƟ on in the Chesapeake Bay implement sustainable infrastructure for storm Jones Falls River and Bal more Harbor. priority regions and iden fi ca on of landowner Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership water management, urban wildlife habitats, and $128,587 priori es and constraints to guide restora on (mulƟ ple states) tree canopy improvement. Project will perform outreach and opportuni es. Project will leverage Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of exis ng partnerships and exper se and add with advanced behavior change models and sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ needed capacity to further foster watershed-wide messaging approaches to improve eff ec veness use of online tools to document green infrastructure collabora on to restore, enhance and protect a of agricultural conserva on outreach programs and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge network of habitats to improve water quality. in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will sharing and capacity building across ci es. $965,852 leverage watershed-wide data sets and coordina on $250,000 with local nonprofi ts, conserva on organiza ons, and social scien sts to increase adop on of targeted best management prac ces in priority subwatersheds. $999,942

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69902_CI.indd 44 2/28/20 8:42 AM Gloucester Fishing Community PreservaƟ on Fund Ipswich River Watershed AssociaƟ on Manomet MysƟ c River Watershed AssociaƟ on Developing a Strategic Plan in an Evolving Market Restore Cold-water and Diadromous Fish Habitat Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Herring Monitoring in Horn Pond (MA) for the Gloucester Permit Bank (MA) in HowleƩ Brook Watershed (MA) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Engage public stewards, educate area youths, Conduct focus groups and host a workshop to Assess and improve fi sh passage in Howle Brook, Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c make on-the-ground improvements and support the development of a strategic plan a tributary to the Ipswich River in northeastern Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include document the herring run size at Horn Pond in and develop educa onal materials to begin Massachuse s, by priori zing and removing barriers comple on of site assessments in North America, Woburn, Massachuse s. Project will expand implemen ng the plan in Gloucester. Project will to passage for eastern brook trout and river herring. improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites herring spawning ground by 102 acres, which will develop a strategic plan to guide the Gloucester Project will complete conceptual designs for 12 through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a have a signifi cant and las ng impact on herring Permit Bank investment ac ons in the next decade. barriers and 30 percent designs for another six mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird popula ons. $31,500 barriers, assess the status of eastern brook trout Group to design the health assessment, which $35,000 popula ons, remove two high priority barriers, and will include a method to provide popula on trend Gulf of Maine Research InsƟ tute open 8 miles of stream and 68 acres of historic pond es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Test Machine Learning SoŌ ware for Dockside spawning habitat for river herring. $67,737 Leadership in Community Resilience Program III

Monitoring, Seafood Monitoring, and Research $163,577 (mulƟ ple states) UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES (ME, MA, RI) Manomet Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Test electronic monitoring and machine-learning Legit Fish ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es applica ons in dockside monitoring, explore uses Developing an Integrated Electronic Vessel Trip Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) throughout the United States, providing addi onal of the data collected from electronic monitoring, ReporƟ ng and Sector Management Tool Implement best management prac ces to restore technical assistance and peer learning to complete and educate stakeholders about machine analysis. (ME, MA, NH, RI) wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, a local resilience project in each city. Project will Project will improve effi ciency of the dockside Expand on a logis cs and traceability system by American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local monitoring program by developing algorithms to developing an integrated electronic vessel trip the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a verify fi sh weights and counts, facilitate the use of repor ng applica on and sector management coordina on of the American oystercatcher na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new electronic monitoring data by two new groups, and system that will be integrated with dealer repor ng. recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons educa on and leadership training workshops for publish a report about transi oning from human to Project will increase the speed of data and decision- learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. machine analysis of data. making capabili es for management in New preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of $249,161 $170,112 England. breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. $471,557 $191,000 NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on Integrated Monitoring Restore New England’s Largest Saltmarsh for OpƟ mizing Machine Learning for Streamlining Maine Coast Fishermen’s AssociaƟ on Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket Resilience and Ecological Enhancement (MA) ReporƟ ng for the New England Groundfi sh Fishery PiloƟ ng Electronic Monitoring in the Northern Gulf Marine Mammal Rescue Nantucket (MA) Build and enhance resilience of the 25,000-acre (MA) of Maine Scallop Fleet (ME, MA, NH) Hold a Provisional Stranding Agreement with the Great Marsh coastal habitat to help protect cri cal Con nue to develop ac vity recogni on and Develop and pilot an electronic monitoring Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra on community infrastructure. Project will improve species recogni on algorithms and combine them program for the northern Gulf of Maine scallop to establish a marine mammal rescue team on drainage of marsh pools, restore na ve vegeta on, into an ac vity and species recogni on algorithm, fl eet. Project will test the feasibility of electronic Nantucket Island, Massachuse s. Project will remove invasive species, and plant eel grass to develop new machine learning algorithms to train monitoring on small scallop vessels, which will mi gate human interac on with marine mammals, reduce erosion and improve channel stabiliza on. smart cameras to improve image quality, and demonstrate the amount and value of data that it respond to animals in distress, transport Code 1 $1,248,986 develop a web applica on version of electronic can provide and test the use of video recogni on animals to rehabilita on facili es, and collect data vessel trip reports for the New England groundfi sh so ware for video review. on animals. fi shery. Project will op mize machine learning $108,009 $33,812 and video recogni on algorithms to improve and streamline repor ng. $193,395

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69902_CI.indd 45 2/28/20 8:42 AM New Bedford Port Authority American Bird Conservancy City of Royal Oak Grand Traverse Bay Watershed U lizing Blockchain Technology to Improve Data Technical Assistance to Improve Forest Health for Improving Resilience and Public Space with Green Reducing Stormwater Runoff with Bioswales and Management and Analysis (MA) Priority Birds in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Stormwater Infrastructure in Normandy Oaks Park Rain Gardens in Grand Traverse Bay (MI) Advance data management by engaging fi shermen, Improve forest health and management through (MI) Install green infrastructure at two loca ons in sector leaders, conserva onists, economists, landowner technical assistance in Michigan’s Upper Install green stormwater infrastructure, including Elk Rapids Village on Grand Traverse Bay in Lake scien sts, and regulatory offi cials to use a central Peninsula. Project will engage 4,000 landowners to three bioswales, a large reten on pond, and soccer Michigan to reduce stormwater runoff into the lake. Marine Data Bank where stakeholders can verify, improve the management of 1,200 acres of working fi elds with a drainage and irriga on system that will Project will add one million gallons of stormwater manage, share, and trade data with partners in forests and enhance habitat for priority or at-risk capture and reuse the stored run-off , to enhance storage annually, reduce sources of water quality New Bedford. Project will create a comprehensive bird species. community resilience in Royal Oak, Michigan and impairment typically found in stormwater (such as understanding for stakeholders to advance $247,235 capture stormwater from a newly constructed toxins, pathogens, nutrients and sediments), and sustainability and business planning, which will public park. Project will create 680,700 gallons of enhance long-term partnerships to catalyze future incen vize addi onal stakeholders in the fi shing Brightmoor Alliance stormwater capacity and improve public access and installa on eff orts around the bay. industry to input and access data. Habitat Restora on and Public Engagement engagement at an inclusive community park with $150,000 $231,590 in Eliza Howell Park, Detroit (MI) diverse recrea onal opportuni es. Restore historic upland and wet prairie habitat $228,347 Huron Pines Resource ConservaƟ on and Town of South Hadley in Eliza Howell Park on Detroit’s west side Development Council Upgrading the South Hadley Wastewater Treatment through vernal pond and wet-prairie ecosystem ConservaƟ on Resource Alliance Removing Aqua c and Terrestrial Invasive Species Plant Decreasing Nitrogen into Long Island Sound enhancement. Project will install strategically Restoring Aqua c Connec vity and Habitat to Restore Coastal Wetlands (MI) (MA) placed and designed pathways, no-mow delineators Availability for Brook Trout in Northwest Michigan Remove aqua c and terrestrial invasive plant Upgrade sensors and systems at the wastewater and arts, culture, and environmental educa on Improve stream crossings, restore connec vity, species in priority coastal wetland habitat along treatment plant, Chicopee, Massachuse s. Project programs to ac vate the park and promote safe reduce sediment and nutrient loading, and increase the coastline of Northeast Michigan. Project will will upgrade equipment that will provide the public use, and restore more than 16 acres of the overall quality of habitat for brook trout and restore 450 acres of habitat benefi ng several most up-to-date and accurate monitoring and habitat, install 22 pathway and signage structures, other species of conserva on concern in four species of conserva on concern, such as piping management of dissolved oxygen and nitrogen and reach 3,000 community members. watersheds in Northwestern Michigan. Project will plover, Hine’s emerald dragonfl y, and eastern levels at the plant and decrease nitrogen discharge $300,000 rec fy eight aqua c passage barriers, open 16 miles massasauga ra lesnake. to Long Island Sound. of stream habitat and prevent 40,000 pounds of $160,240 $132,600 Cinnaire Lending sediment from entering the watershed annually. Using Stormwater Infrastructure to Reduce $250,000 InternaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Alliance Flooding and Engage Community Members in Increasing Water Access at the Detroit River MICHIGAN Southeast Michigan Golden Lotus Interna onal Wildlife Refuge (MI) Install green infrastructure and create public Restoring Stream Habitat and Natural Floodplain Construct and install a handicap-accessible kayak UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Alger ConservaƟ on District green space with a stormwater reten on capacity Hydrology on the Pigeon River (MI) launch on the Detroit River Interna onal Wildlife Improving Fish Passage and Riparian Habitat for of 1,300,000 gallons annually on 2 acres of Remove legacy sediments and improve riparian Refuge, near the new John D. Dingell Visitor Center. Brook Trout in Lake Superior Tributaries (MI) underu lized land in Detroit, Michigan. Project will wetlands on Golden Lotus property above the Project will provide access for visitors to experience Replace two culverts in the Slapneck Creek and create 58 jobs, plant 30 trees, remove more then Pigeon River’s former Song of the Morning dam to a variety of outdoor recrea onal opportuni es, Sucker river watershed to improve brook trout 10,000 square feet of impervious surface, create 0.2 create self-sustaining wildlife habitat and restore including kayaking, hun ng, and fi shing. habitat quality and accessibility and prevent acres of public green space that will help mi gate natural stream geomorphology. Project will install $12,862 introduc ons of invasive species at riparian neighborhood fl ooding, accelerate economic eight sediment runoff preven on structures, restore restora on sites. Project will reduce sedimenta on development, and engage 500 low-income seniors 2 acres of riparian and fl oodplain habitat, and 0.15 by 18 tons per year, reconnect 9 miles of streams, and community members in Detroit’s Islandview miles of stream habitat. and manage invasive species on 25 acres of restored neighborhood. $338,531 habitat along two Lake Superior tributaries. $300,000 $208,695

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69902_CI.indd 46 2/28/20 8:42 AM NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Trout Unlimited Home Rivers IniƟ aƟ ve MINNESOTA Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Enhancing Public Space by Expanding Green Restoring Aqua c Connec vity In High-Quality (mul ple states) Stormwater Infrastructure in Detroit, Southeast Michigan Brook Trout Streams (MI) Chicago Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Michigan Improve aqua c organism passage and habitat in Reducing Nutrient and Sediment Loading to program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Create a network of green stormwater infrastructure western and northwestern Michigan cold-water Increase Water Quality in the Lower St. Croix throughout the United States, providing addi onal installa ons to enhance public space, reduce urban streams to benefi t brook trout and other na ve Watershed (MN) technical assistance and peer learning to complete fl ooding, and increase community resilience in the communi es and help to restore natural stream Provide technical assistance to landowners in the a local resilience project in each city. Project will Southwest Detroit Eco-D Neighborhood. Project will ecosystem processes. Project will reconnect priority Lower St. Croix Watershed to improve local make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local plant 200 trees, add 260,000 gallons of stormwater 35 miles of high-quality, cold-water habitat by water quality by reducing nutrient and sediment implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a storage with cisterns, green roofs, rain gardens and upgrading six culverts. loading from agricultural lands. Project will develop na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new green walls, remove almost 3 acres of impervious $298,886 conserva on plans and will increase enrollment in educa on and leadership training workshops for surfaces, and engage 3,000 community members. Farm Bill programs. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $300,000 Upper Peninsula Resource ConservaƟ on and $150,000

$249,161 Development Council UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Superior Watershed Partnership Controlling Phragmites Through Coastal Wetland Friends of Sherburne NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Pheasants Forever Reduce Storm Related Impacts for Lake Superior Restora on and Landowner Stewardship (MI, WI) Friends of Sherburne NWR- Refuge Visitor Restoring Biodiversity of Degraded Grasslands to Coastal Communi es through Habitat Restora on Restore 120 acres of coastal wetlands in the Upper Welcome Sta on (MN) Benefi t Nes ng Birds in Southeast Michigan (MI) Peninsula of Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin Enhance visitor experiences through improving Convert invasive cool-season grass and intensive Implement green-gray infrastructure to restore by trea ng invasive phragmites regrowth and access and informa on at the refuge. Project will agriculture to diverse grassland habitats throughout and strengthen natural systems along the Lake other secondary invasive species that threaten include sidewalk and kiosk area, an updated and southeast Michigan state game areas to restore Superior shoreline in Michigan. Project will protect the quality of previously restored habitats. Project expanded interpre ve signage, a message area and biodiversity and improve habitat for nes ng birds, public infrastructure, restore public access to the will implement a landowner cost share program brochure rack, and ADA-compliant sea ng area. na ve pollinators and other grassland dependent shoreline, and create con guous coastal habitat to encourage phragmites stewardship by private $14,360 wildlife. Project will restore more than 200 acres for resident and migratory wildlife including birds, property owners. and host two youth pollinator habitat workshops to pollinators, na ve fi sh, and mammals. $150,000 Lake County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District engage 40 5th-grade students from the local area $2,500,000 Replacing Road Crossings to Restore Fish Passage in to learn about grasslands, diversity, pollinators, and Washtenaw County Hockamin Creek (MN) wildlife habitat. The Nature Conservancy Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Mi gate Skate Replace two road-stream crossings with open $55,592 Increasing Biodiversity and Landscape Connec vity Park Runoff in Washtenaw, Southeast Michigan bo om structures to restore aqua c connec vity for in the Oaks Opening Region of Southeast Michigan Design, construct, and maintain more than 8,000 na ve brook trout and other aqua c organisms on Saginaw ConservaƟ on District Restore the globally rare species and habitats of square feet of green infrastructure including Hockamin Creek in Lake County, Minnesota. Project Designing Nutrient Management Plans in the the Oak Openings region through invasive species rain gardens, bioswales, and infi ltra on zones to will increase brook trout abundance and distribu on Saginaw Bay Watershed (MI) removal and prescribed fi re and connect people to accommodate runoff from a newly constructed by restoring connec vity to 33 stream miles of high- Market and design nutrient management plans nature in Wayne and Monroe coun es in southeast skate park in Washtenaw County, Southeast quality habitat in the upper reaches of Hockamin for local producers within the priority watersheds Michigan. Project will restore 533 acres through Michigan. Project will infi ltrate runoff with 195,430 Creek and the West Branch of the Bap sm River. that drain into the Saginaw Bay. Project will reduce improved vegeta ve structure and increased species gallon stormwater storage capacity and engage local $390,000 sedimenta on, eutrophica on, and algae blooms diversity and engage 2,000 community members community members in all aspects of design and within the watershed. through enhanced public access, educa onal implementa on to increase resilience and enhance $300,000 signage, and interpre ve programming. public greenspace. $200,000 $76,061

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69902_CI.indd 47 2/28/20 8:42 AM Mower Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District MISSISSIPPI Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on Mississippi River Trust Technical Assistance for ConservaƟ on and Profi t in Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building Forests, Floodplains and Flow: Increasing Wetland the Cedar and Root River Watersheds (MN) Cornell University Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons Habitats, Habitat Complexity and Hydrologic Employ a conserva on agronomist in the Cedar Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to III (mulƟ ple states) ConnecƟ ons along the Lower Mississippi River and Root River watersheds to leverage exis ng Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Engage large-acreage family forest owners in (AR, LA, MS) rela onships with the agricultural industry to Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk Work with private landowners to restore 1,000 acres provide technical assistance, focusing on the science and fi eld collected data by project partners and listed species across the historical longleaf pine of frequently fl ooded forests through the adop on link between profi tability and conserva on, to to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted of the Natural Resources Conserva on Service a new popula on of landowners. Project will response to habitat restora on and management by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will Wetland Reserve Easements and restore fl ow and increase knowledge among farmers on the posi ve eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce habitat complexity within priority Mississippi River links between profi tability and conserva on Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf secondary channels through ecological engineering prac ces and increase whole-farm management occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in restora on on large family-owned forestlands, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Project will assessments iden fying water quality risks and occupancy and rela ve abundance. including species-related regulatory predictability benefi t federally listed and at-risk birds, bears, fi sh mi ga on of those risks. $95,469 tools and market-based incen ves. and mussels and improve water quality in the Lower $292,544 $150,000 Mississippi River’s ac ve fl oodplain in Arkansas, Ducks Unlimited Louisiana, and Mississippi. NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Stewardship of Privately-Owned BoƩ omland Mississippi Forestry AssociaƟ on $250,595 Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Restoring Longleaf Pine on Private Lands (MS) (mulƟ ple states) Valley (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN) Engage private landowners to restore and enhance The Forest Stewards Guild Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Increase stewardship of privately owned bo omland longleaf pine forests in southern Mississippi to benefi t Engaging Private Forest Landowners and Enhancing program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es hardwood forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley birds such as northern bobwhite and Bachman’s BoƩ omland Hardwood Forests in the Lower throughout the United States, providing addi onal through outreach, technical assistance, and sparrow, and imperiled rep les such as gopher tortoise Mississippi Alluvial Valley (AR, LA, MS) technical assistance and peer learning to complete developing conserva on plans to guide management and black pine snake. Project will reach 300 private Leverage the exper se and accomplishments of a local resilience project in each city. Project will of exis ng forests and improve habitat for waterfowl, landowners and manage 2,000 acres of longleaf state lands managed by the Louisiana Department make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local forest-interior birds, and other forest-dependent habitat through plan ngs and prescribed burning, of Wildlife and Fisheries to promote and expand implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a wildlife. Project will reach 150 landowners with including with support of a veteran’s fi re crew. implementa on of forest management prac ces na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new exis ng conserva on easements, including proper es $300,000 that enhance wildlife habitat for forest interior educa on and leadership training workshops for enrolled in the Natural Resources Conserva on birds, such as Kentucky warbler. Project will host dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Service Wetland Reserve Program, with the goal Mississippi River Trust a regional learning exchange and workshops to $249,161 for least half of these landowners to implement Forest ConservaƟ on and Wetlands Reserve Lands share best prac ces, perform strategic and targeted conserva on ac vi es that will enhance 2,000 Management in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial outreach to private forest landowners, prepare UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Wabasha Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District acres of forested wetlands and restore hydrologic Valley (AR, LA, MS) forest management plans for high-priority private Engaging Wabasha County Landowners in Water condi ons on 450 acres to improve water quality. Protect 375 acres of bo omland hardwoods with landowners, and implement enhancement ac vi es Quality Planning and Habitat Improvement (MN) $153,047 working forest conserva on easements and enhance on 1,200 acres of private and state forest lands in Engage Wabasha County landowners and others an addi onal 1,000 acres of exis ng bo omland Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. from the agricultural sector in best management hardwood forests to improve wildlife habitat and serve $133,212 prac ces and land stewardship that benefi t water as demonstra on sites for landowners and foresters. quality, fi sh, and wildlife. Project will improve water Project will provide an inventory of more than 30,000 and habitat quality through whole farm planning acres of bo omland hardwood forest established eff orts and public outreach educa on. through the Natural Resources Conserva on Service $117,979 (NRCS) Wetland Reserve Program in Mississippi, providing landowners, land managers and NRCS with informa on needed to guide management treatments that enhance wildlife habitat at a landscape scale. $640,970

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69902_CI.indd 48 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Longleaf Alliance Cornell University MONTANA Flathead Land Trust CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to ProtecƟ ng ProducƟ ve Farmland and Wildlife and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Big Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited ConnecƟ vity along the Flathead River (MT) IV (mulƟ ple states) Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Westslope CuƩ hroat and Bull Trout Habitat Implement a conserva on easement on 155 Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange science and fi eld collected data by project partners RestoraƟ on in the Blackfoot River Watershed (MT) acres of priority riparian wetland habitat and rich of informa on among 17 mul -partner local to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow Restore an 8,000 foot reach of Nevada Creek to farmland on private lands along the Flathead River implementa on teams that organize, plan, and deliver response to habitat restora on and management improve stream bank stability and instream and in northwest Montana. Project will connect two conserva on ac ons to restore and enhance the eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. riparian habitat benefi ng popula ons of westslope major ecosystems for grizzly bears, sustain water longleaf pine ecosystem. Project will support strategic Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for cu hroat trout and bull trout. Project will expand quality and riparian habitat func on for bull trout on-the-ground restora on through conserva on occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in previously successful methods to construct the and westslope cu hroat trout, and protect stopover planning, as well as tracking and communica on of occupancy and rela ve abundance. proper creek pa ern, profi le, and dimensions while habitat used by thousands of migratory birds. longleaf pine restora on accomplishments. $95,469 incorpora ng a riparian revegeta on and grazing $25,000 $150,000 management plan which will address bank erosion,

Ducks Unlimited instream complexity, and riparian area habitat Future West UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES The Longleaf Alliance Stewardship of Privately-Owned BoƩ omland connec on. PromoƟ ng Safe Wildlife Passage Structures to Red-cockaded Woodpecker TranslocaƟ on Support Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial $49,000 Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions Across Montana for the Southern Range TranslocaƟ on CooperaƟ ve: Valley (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN) Increase the installa on of safe wildlife passage Years 17 and 18 (AL, FL, GA, MS) Increase stewardship of privately owned bo omland BiƩ er Root Land Trust structures on Montana roads and highways, Support recovery of the federally endangered hardwood forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Watershed-scale Weed Management in the signifi cantly reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions red-cockaded woodpecker through transloca on to guide management of exis ng forests and BiƩ erroot Valley, Montana and restoring habitat connec vity that has been of birds from the Apalachicola Na onal Forest to improve habitat for waterfowl, forest-interior birds, Increase ac ve weed management on private land degraded by expanding transporta on systems. designated recovery proper es in Florida, Georgia, and other forest-dependent wildlife. Project will in Montana’s Bi erroot Watershed to benefi t cri cal Project will increase awareness of connec vity and Mississippi selected by the Southern Range reach 150 landowners with exis ng conserva on habitat and corridors for elk, moose, whitetail deer, problem and solu ons, engage in on the-ground Transloca on Coopera ve. Project will translocate at easements, including proper es enrolled in the and mule deer. Project will expand on previously safe wildlife passage projects, and elevate statewide least 20 birds to restored longleaf pine habitat that Natural Resources Conserva on Service Wetland successful work to enhance current partnerships, ac on from the upcoming Montana wildlife and will be managed long-term. Reserve Program, with the goal for least half of these cul vate new partners, expand capacity for transporta on summit. $90,000 landowners to implement conserva on ac vi es that collabora ve weed management, increase weed $24,755 will enhance 2,000 acres of forested wetlands and management by 5,000 acres, and educate private restore hydrologic condi ons on 450 acres. landowners about weed iden fi ca on and Montana Department of Natural Resources MISSOURI $153,047 management strategies. and ConservaƟ on $60,000 Support for Water Transfers CDP North America NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute to Instream Flows FY20 (MT) Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Clark Fork CoaliƟ on Assist organiza ons developing water transac ons (mulƟ ple states) (mulƟ ple states) Water TransacƟ on Development in the Clark Fork with review and coordina on of project proposals. Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Basin (MT) Project will effi ciently process instream fl ow water 15 ci es across the United States to help them program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Iden fy, implement, and monitor water transac ons right change applica ons to legally protect water implement sustainable infrastructure for storm throughout the United States, providing addi onal in the Clark Fork basin of Montana. Project will from transac ons for instream purposes. water management, urban wildlife habitats, and technical assistance and peer learning to complete improve streamfl ows and aqua c habitat condi ons $44,896 tree canopy improvement. Project will perform a local resilience project in each city. Project will for na ve trout. targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local $179,777 sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a use of online tools to document green infrastructure na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge educa on and leadership training workshops for sharing and capacity building across ci es. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $250,000 $249,161

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69902_CI.indd 49 2/28/20 8:42 AM Montana Land Reliance NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on Ranchers Stewardship Alliance The Blackfoot Challenge Conserva on Easements on Private Lands in Central Priori zing Fence Modifi ca on and Removal Using Restora on and Management of Milk River Landowner and Community Focused Connec vity and Eastern Montana’s Northern Great Plains Pronghorn Movement Data in the High Divide (MT) Grasslands through Sustainable Ranching III (MT) Restora on to Reduce Human-Wildlife Confl ict Permanently conserve 75,000 acres of private Increase landscape permeability for wildlife Use a diverse, community led partnership to (MT) land in central and eastern Montana to benefi t across the High Divide region of Montana through implement restora on and enhanced management Expand the landowner-led partnership suppor ng pronghorn, at-risk bird species and other grassland- outreach with local landowners, GPS tracking in Montana’s Milk River Grasslands to improve community-based ac vi es to reduce confl ict and sagebrush-obligate wildlife. Project will of female pronghorn, and relocate fencing on popula ons of grassland passerines, pronghorn and between people, livestock, and grizzly bears and complete fi ve conserva on easements and conserve migratory pathways throughout the region. greater Sage-Grouse. Project will result in 4,000 other carnivores between the Northern Con nental 10 sage-grouse leks. Project will develop long-term rela onships with acres under improved management and 2,800 acres Divide and the Greater Yellowstone ecosystems. $150,000 landowners, iden fy fencing and specifi c barriers restored. Project will assist species recovery eff orts for wolves using land-use planning data in GIS, and eliminate $200,000 by sustaining and expanding permeable movement NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute movement barriers on iden fi ed pronghorn corridors through new and exis ng conserva on Leadership in Community Resilience Program III migratory pathways. Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory prac ces. (mul ple states) $83,005 Priori zing Conserva on Prac ces throughout $200,000 Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Petroleum County ConservaƟ on District (mul ple states) The Mule Deer FoundaƟ on throughout the United States, providing addi onal Grassland Restora on and Grassland Bird Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces Coordina on of Cross-Jurisdic onal Habitat technical assistance and peer learning to complete Popula on Study in the Musselshell Plains, for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Improvement in Sagebrush Landscapes a local resilience project in each city. Project will Montana tool developed from data collected across the full (CO, MT, WY) make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Restore cropland systems to managed grazing migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate Increase coordina on of conserva on partners implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a systems by reseeding cropland to grassland, diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado for habitat na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new improving water, fencing, and other grazing eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project work in the sagebrush landscape. Project will work educa on and leadership training workshops for infrastructure as well as providing educa on and will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on with state agencies and other partners to increase dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. outreach on the signifi cance of prairie ecosystems. ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow awareness and opportunity across jurisdic onal $249,161 Project will improve 31 miles of fencing, restore popula on decline and then communicate these boundaries for habitat improvements such as 1,500 acres of grassland and bring 5,000 acres fi ndings with project partners and landowners for modifying and removing fencing, protec ng mesic NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on under improved management. implementa on. habitats, and removing invasive cheatgrass and Mesic and Wet Meadow Restora on $200,000 $60,000 juniper. in Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat in Missouri-Milk $200,000 River Grasslands (MT) Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Restore mesic areas and wet meadows using beaver Coordina ng Conserva on Eff orts to Restore Sustaining Capacity for Private Lands Grassland The Nature Conservancy UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED dam analogs and Zeedyk structures to enhance Connec vity of Migra on Corridors in Montana Conserva on and Stewardship (MT, SD) Increasing the Scale and Pace of Sagebrush greater sage-grouse core habitat on public and Implement targeted habitat restora on and Build local capacity to implement on-the-ground Restora on across Southwestern Montana private lands in north-central Montana in order enhancement projects to benefi t pronghorn, habitat conserva on projects by suppor ng two Promote a diverse partnership to increase the to provide prac cal models and evidence-based mule deer and elk in six coun es in north-central Private Lands Wildlife Biologists in two focal areas scale and pace of sagebrush habitat restora on, guidance for replica ng proven techniques in a new Montana. Project will work with local non-profi ts, of the Northern Great Plains. Project will bolster par cularly in high-eleva on mesic seeps and landscape. Project will result in 30 acres restored landowners and state and federal agencies to partnerships, provide community outreach and streams, by advancing on-the-ground projects and 90 acres under improved management. coordinate and implement projects that reduce educa on opportuni es, and implement grassland through a sagebrush conserva on coordinator. $179,635 fragmenta on, restore connec vity, and enhance habitat projects to restore 500 acres, conserve Project will build off previously successful work habitat quality for big game species on 1,500 acres 1,000 acres and be er manage 25,000 acres of in Montana to restore and protect sagebrush of private land. private lands. habitat across the region’s complex pa ern of land $123,667 $250,000 ownership. $108,497

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69902_CI.indd 50 2/28/20 8:42 AM Trout Unlimited U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Yaak Valley Forest Council Sandhills Prairie Refuge Associa on RaƩ lesnake Creek Stream RestoraƟ on for Fish, Miles City Field Offi ce Improving Habitat ConnecƟ vity and Quality for Enhancing CommunicaƟ ons Capacity at Sandhills Flood and Drought Resilience (MT) Woven Wire Fence Conversion to Wildlife-Friendly CuƩ hroat Trout in Meadow Creek (MT) Prairie Refuge AssociaƟ on (NE) Protect public safety, improve na ve fi sh habitat, Standards on Public Lands in Eastern Montana Perform 1.2 miles of road re-contouring and 4 miles Increase communica ons capacity by developing restore natural fl oodplain processes, and Modify exis ng fences within the Miles City Bureau of ac ve decommissioning including removal of two a website to enhance outreach and programming enhance public recrea on opportuni es through of Land Management Field Offi ce to wildlife friendly culverts that are ac ng as barriers to fi sh passage capabili es. Project will increase community improving fi sh passage, stream restora on, specifi ca ons in order to help a large number of in the South Fork of Meadow Creek, Yaak, Montana engagement on the refuge as well as acquire and and water management. Project will result in big game mammals, including white-tailed deer, to reduce sediment loading into the habitat. Project maintain ac ve members and volunteers. more than 10 miles reconnected for na ve fi sh, mule deer, pronghorn, elk, big horn sheep, and will improve water quality a nd fi sh habitat $4,300 15 acres of wetland and fl oodplain restora on other ungulates move across the landscape. Project connec vity in spawning habitat of gene cally pure and preserva on, 0.5 miles of stream habitat will convert 14 miles of fencing impeding ungulate westslope cu hroat trout. Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory reconstruc on, 45 acres of new open space, and 20 movement through the landscape. $33,500 PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout cubic feet per second of protected water rights for $50,000 the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow

improved streamfl ow and stream temperatures. Yellowstone to Yukon Conserva on Ini a ve (mulƟ ple states) UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES $315,540 U.S. Department of the Interior, Reducing Human-Grizzly Bear Confl ict in the Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem (ID, MT, WA) for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Trout Unlimited Fence Modifi caƟ on and Habitat Enhancement for Reduce confl icts between humans and grizzly bears tool developed from data collected across the full Restoring, ReconnecƟ ng, and ProtecƟ ng Instream Big Game in Big Hole Valley, Montana in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem by improving waste migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate Flow in the Upper Clark Fork Basin (MT) Modify fences and enhance habitat through management, providing community educa on, road diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng Develop water right leases and water management conifer removal from sage-steppe, erosion control closure and restora on, and securing grizzly bear eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project transac ons to augment stream fl ow and cri cal structures, and improved grazing management, habitat. Project will also restore private land parcels will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on habitat for na ve trout species, including bull trout that will improve wildlife passage and forage in a cri cal linkage zone for two imperiled grizzly ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow and westslope cu hroat trout, in the Clark Fork opportuni es for pronghorn, elk, mule deer, and bear popula ons through a partnership with federal popula on decline and then communicate these River basin, Blackfoot River, and Bi erroot River other species in Big Hole Valley, Montana. Project and state agencies and local conserva on groups. fi ndings with project partners and landowners for sub-basins. Project will reconnect key tributaries to will improve 35 miles of fencing, restore more than $208,871 implementa on. their mainstems and restore chronically dewatered 100 acres of habitat, and improve management on $60,000 stream reaches where the likelihood of signifi cant 5,000 acres. fi sheries benefi ts have been iden fi ed and can be $40,000 NEBRASKA World Wildlife Fund monitored to assure the delivery of water. UpdaƟ ng Plowprint to IdenƟ fy Grassland $115,000 Western Landowners Alliance Na onal League of Ci es Ins tute RestoraƟ on OpportuniƟ es (CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK) Enhancing ConnecƟ vity and Reducing Rancher/ Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Update ‘Plowprint’ a geospa al data analysis tool The Trust for Public Land Wildlife Confl icts in the Northern Rockies (mulƟ ple states) used to evaluate landscape change metrics for ConservaƟ on of Kootenai Forestlands in the (ID, MT, WY) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience the Great Plains ecoregion by using the best- Cabinet-Yaak Linkage Area of Montana Coordinate a network of landowners across program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es available data to track rates of cropland conversion, Purchase a conserva on easement on the 22,275- priority landscapes in the Northern Rockies around throughout the United States, providing addi onal monitor the status of previously converted lands, acre Kootenai Forestlands property. Project will sustained eff orts to reduce and mi gate confl icts technical assistance and peer learning to complete and iden fy remaining intact habitat. Project will protect a cri cal watershed and forestland habitats with key wildlife species. Project will reduce human- a local resilience project in each city. Project will use the updated analysis to iden fy and priori ze in the Cabinet-Yaak Linkage Area, a key connec on carnivore and human-ungulate confl icts, implement make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local blocks of plowed land with restora on poten al for grizzly bear, lynx, and bull trout. Project will new strategies to improve connec vity, and increase implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a which will add effi ciency to future conserva on and prevent subdivision and development, ensure public visibility of collabora ve landowner eff orts on behalf na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new restora on work in the region. access, and protect a major drinking water reservoir. of regional wildlife. educa on and leadership training workshops for $61,628 $400,000 $231,660 dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $249,161

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69902_CI.indd 51 2/28/20 8:42 AM NEVADA Nevada Department of Wildlife The Nature Conservancy Walker Basin Conservancy Sagebrush RestoraƟ on for Mule Deer Wintering HolisƟ c Ranch Management to Benefi t Sage-Grouse Establishment of Walker Basin Conservancy II (NV) CDP North America Range in Nevada and Mule Deer on Public and Private Lands in Implement the Walker Basin Restora on Program, Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Post-fi re restora on will establish pockets of Nevada including nego a ng water acquisi ons and legal (mulƟ ple states) sagebrush within crucial mule deer winter range to Manage a collabora ve process to design a protec on of water assets for the benefi t of Walker Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal act as seed sources for the rest of the surrounding permi ee-driven, outcome-based grazing Lake, and ensuring competent management and 15 ci es across the United States to help them areas and to provide cover and forage for all alterna ve as part of the Bureau of Land legal protec on of program assets in perpetuity. implement sustainable infrastructure for storm sagebrush obligate species in Nevada. Project will Management’s pilot program iden fying areas for Project will con nue the water acquisi on process, water management, urban wildlife habitats, and use a herbicide applica on, a 1-year chemical fallow, ongoing restora on, including invasives removal, fulfi ll intensive restora on eff orts, complete the tree canopy improvement. Project will perform and a seeding treatment to restore 2,500 acres of fence modifi ca on and removal, wet meadow and “change of use” process for all water assets, convey targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of public land. riparian enhancement, and seeding of na ve plants. tles for water assets from Na onal Fish and Wildlife sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ $158,239 Project will specify the goals, strategies, and ac ons Founda on to Walker Basin Conservancy (WBC), and use of online tools to document green infrastructure of a scien fi cally valid approach to holis c ranch carry on development of WBC’s infrastructure. and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge Outside Las Vegas FoundaƟ on, management benefi ng sage grouse and mule deer. $4,629,541 sharing and capacity building across ci es. Get Outdoors Nevada $232,208 $250,000 Fostering Stewardship of Monarch Habitat in Urban CommuniƟ es (NV) Trout Unlimited NEW HAMPSHIRE Eastern Nevada Landscape CoaliƟ on Restore 14 acres of habitat for monarch bu erfl ies Lahontan CuƩ hroat Trout Core Grant 2019 Sagebrush Habitat RestoraƟ on and Invasive Species and other local pollinators, owls, migratory birds, (CA, NV, OR) Androscoggin River Watershed Council Removal in White River Valley, Nevada and desert tortoise through 18 na ve habitat Con nue to address the needs iden fi ed in the Restore Fish Passage for Brook Trout in Stearns Improve sagebrush landscapes and increase weed educa on programs, six fi eld experiences, two Lahontan Cu hroat Trout (LCT) Business Plan Brook, a Tributary to the Androscoggin River (NH) management capacity in Nevada’s White River Valley community workshops, and six community service by providing range-wide facilita on, gene c Restore spawning and rearing habitat for eastern by improving wet meadows, trea ng and removing projects throughout the Las Vegas Valley watershed. assessment and research to guide LCT management, brook trout in the headwaters of Stearns Brook, a noxious weeds, conduc ng weed and bird inventories, Project will provide increased public access to na ve valida on of non-na ve trout eradica on for LCT tributary of the Androscoggin River in northeast New and educa ng community members to benefi t greater habitats and engage 830 community members. reintroduc on projects, hatchery security, and a Hampshire, by removing two barriers to fi sh passage sage-grouse, songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, deer, elk, $34,654 barrier assessment to secure a stream popula on and reducing erosion and sedimenta on from Success pronghorn and other wildlife. Project will raise the of LCT. Pond Road. Project will install bridges at two stream water table to improve and expand wet meadows and Rocky Mountain Elk FoundaƟ on $603,373 crossings, restoring access to 14 miles of upstream and improve 500 acres of wildlife habitat. ProtecƟ ng Sagebrush Habitat for Migratory Species downstream cold-water habitat, and reconstruct half a $59,150 in Nevada through a ConservaƟ on Easement U.S. Geological Survey mile of road to minimize erosion and sediment runoff . Permanently protect 2,100 acres of private Trout and Drought: QuanƟ fying SensiƟ vity of $119,000 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute rangeland along the base of the Ruby Mountains Lahontan CuƩ hroat Trout Streams (CA, NV, OR) Leadership in Community Resilience Program III in northern Nevada. Project will conserve habitat Analyze fi eld data to evaluate the sensi vity of Belknap County ConservaƟ on District (mulƟ ple states) along a cri cal migratory corridor for the largest extant and future popula ons of Lahontan Cu hroat Restore Eastern Brook Trout Streams Through Large Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience popula on of mule deer in Nevada and will serve as Trout to temperature and drought condi ons in Wood AddiƟ ons in the New Hampshire Lakes Region program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es important sagebrush, grassland and riparian habitat cri cal streams range-wide. Project will produce Restore streams with na ve eastern brook trout throughout the United States, providing addi onal for pronghorn, elk, Lahontan cu hroat trout, and results to will inform future recovery strategies. popula ons in the Winnipesaukee and Saco technical assistance and peer learning to complete several state species of conserva on priority. $121,354 Watersheds of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region by a local resilience project in each city. Project will $150,000 using large wood to improve stream func on, water make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local quality and pool habitat. Project will partner with implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a local communi es and landowners to restore fi ve na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new priority stream demonstra on sites totaling 7.7 educa on and leadership training workshops for miles that were selected by conserva on partners dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. and state and federal agencies. $249,161 $192,764

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69902_CI.indd 52 2/28/20 8:42 AM Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance Maine Coast Fishermen’s AssociaƟ on New Hampshire Fish and Game Department NEW JERSEY Scaling Electronic Monitoring in New England’s PiloƟ ng Electronic Monitoring in the Northern Gulf Create Large-Scale Pollinator Habitat in Highway Groundfi sh Fishery (ME, MA, NH, RI) of Maine Scallop Fleet (ME, MA, NH) Rights-of-Way throughout New Hampshire American LiƩ oral Society Expand par cipa on of electronic monitoring to Develop and pilot an electronic monitoring Iden fy opportuni es to create pollinator habitat Advancing RestoraƟ on of Horseshoe Crab and 35 vessels for the New England groundfi sh fi shery. program for the northern Gulf of Maine scallop throughout the New Hampshire Department of Shorebird Habitat in Cape May and Cumberland Project will fi nalize innova ons in technology and fl eet. Project will test the feasibility of electronic Transporta on’s statewide network of rights-of- County (NJ) audit model protocols, scale up the implementa on monitoring on small scallop vessels, which will way. Project will create 13 demonstra on sites to Advance the conserva on and restora on of of electronic monitoring that improve demonstrate the amount and value of data that it showcase the value of crea ng early successional bayshore beach habitat in the Delaware Bay accountability, strengthen partnerships among can provide and test the use of video recogni on habitat on rights-of-way that benefi ts high priority for horseshoe crabs and shorebirds by u lizing fi shermen and the federal government, and lay the so ware for video review. pollinators, including species of concern like strategies to reduce erosion and increase coastal founda on for long-term industry investment in $108,009 monarch bu erfl y, yellow bumble bee, yellow- resiliency to storms. Project will take place at accountability. banded bumble bee, and American bumble bee. six diff erent sites iden fi ed as vulnerable areas, $568,161 Manomet $50,184 spanning 30 miles of shoreline along Cape May and

Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Cumberland coun es of New Jersey, with the goal UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Integrated Monitoring Assessment (mulƟ ple states) The Nature Conservancy of restoring and sustaining the ecological func on of OpƟ mizing Machine Learning for Streamlining Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Tidal Crossing Replacements for a Resilient Coastal important coastal habitats. ReporƟ ng for the New England Groundfi sh Fishery Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include New Hampshire $250,000 (NH) comple on of site assessments in North America, Complete full engineering and design plans for Con nue to develop ac vity recogni on and improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites four-to-fi ve high-priority dal crossings across New American LiƩ oral Society species recogni on algorithms and combine them through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a Hampshire’s coastal zone. Project will work closely Applying Green Stormwater Infrastructure within into an ac vity and species recogni on algorithm, mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird with local partners and coastal resources to design the Cohansey River Watershed II (NJ) develop new machine learning algorithms to train Group to design the health assessment, which projects that will enhance resilience for coastal Install eight green stormwater infrastructure smart cameras to improve image quality, and will include a method to provide popula on trend communi es and ecosystems. prac ces in the Cohansey River Watershed focusing develop a web applica on version of electronic es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. $136,242 on sub-watersheds of Indian Field Branch and vessel trip reports for the New England groundfi sh $67,737 Muddy Run in the City of Bridgeton, New Jersey. fi shery. Project will op mize machine learning The Nature Conservancy Project will restore water quality through green and video recogni on algorithms to improve and NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute ValidaƟ ng For-Hire Vessel Trip Reports with stormwater infrastructure installa ons and educate streamline repor ng. Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Electronic Monitoring in New England (NH) residents and students on their role in managing $193,395 (mulƟ ple states) Evaluate the feasibility of electronic monitoring stormwater for improved water quality. Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience systems for valida ng the catch informa on $160,000 Legit Fish program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es reported on New England for-hire vessel trip Developing an Integrated Electronic Vessel Trip throughout the United States, providing addi onal reports to improve the accuracy and meliness of American LiƩ oral Society ReporƟ ng and Sector Management Tool technical assistance and peer learning to complete informa on used for science and management of Baycove Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Habitat (ME, MA, NH, RI) a local resilience project in each city. Project will the fi shery. Project will install electronic monitoring RestoraƟ on (NJ) Expand on a logis cs and traceability system by make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local systems on up to two for-hire vessels. Install an overwash berm and construct an oyster developing an integrated electronic vessel trip implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a $79,712 reef at Baycove beach. Project will prevent further repor ng applica on and sector management na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new shoreline degrada on and restore habitat for system that will be integrated with dealer educa on and leadership training workshops for shorebirds and horseshoe crabs. repor ng. Project will increase the speed of data dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $250,000 and decision-making capabili es for management $249,161 in New England. $471,557

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69902_CI.indd 53 2/28/20 8:42 AM American LiƩ oral Society CiƟ zens United to Protect the Maurice River and Delaware River Basin Commission Manomet Planning Ecologically Benefi cial And Resilient Its Tributaries (CU Maurice River) Reducing MicroplasƟ cs in the Delaware Estuary Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Infrastructure at the Mouth of the Maurice River (NJ) ImplemenƟ ng Green Infrastructure to Protect the (DE, NJ, PA) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Design a hybrid living shoreline breakwater to Maurice River (NJ) Iden fy key sources of microplas cs in the Delaware Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c minimize further erosion of a peninsula on the west Implement green infrastructure in Millville, New Estuary through monitoring and modelling eff orts Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include side of the Maurice River and plan the protec on Jersey to engage the general public with principles to ul mately execute targeted cleanup eff orts on comple on of site assessments in North America, and restora on of a second vulnerable loca on of stormwater management and habitat restora on. key source tributaries. Project will conduct studies improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites on the east side of the river. Project will develop Project will install a series of demonstra on projects to develop a more comprehensive understanding of through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a engineered designs, construc on methods, permits, to promote infi ltra on and fi ltra on of water, as microplas cs in the Estuary and then use the results mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird and cost es mates in prepara on for wetland well as create habitat to provide a model on the of these eff orts to organize the removal of large Group to design the health assessment, which restora on construc on. community benefi ts of green infrastructure. amounts of plas c products from the waters of the will include a method to provide popula on trend $250,000 $69,356 basin to benefi t fi sh, wildlife and habitats. es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. $60,454 $67,737 AssociaƟ on of New Jersey Environmental Delaware River Basin Commission Commissioners CharacterizaƟ on of Algal ComposiƟ on and Ducks Unlimited Manomet Improving Stormwater Management for Riverfront Dissolved Oxygen in the Delaware Estuary Tidal Marsh RestoraƟ on at Supawna Meadows ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to RestoraƟ on in Phillipsburg, New Jersey (DE, NJ, PA) NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (NJ) Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) Plan and install green stormwater infrastructure Perform algal composi on and dissolved oxygen Advance wetland restora on planning at Supawna Implement best management prac ces to restore to improve stormwater management and fi sh characteriza on of Delaware Estuary to be er Meadows Na onal Wildlife Refuge to enhance wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, and wildlife habitat in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. understand exis ng and poten al fi sh habitat 430 acres of cri cal dal marsh habitat. Project American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along Project will implement three green infrastructure quality. Project will inform the propaga on of will complete restora on design plans and obtain the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide projects to build on the current work to support important species popula ons such as Atlan c permits to conduct restora on at the Refuge. coordina on of the American oystercatcher the development of a riverfront restora on plan sturgeon and striped bass and improve the $53,070 recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons and expand community educa on on clean water, eutrophica on model of the en re dal Delaware learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of fl ooding, and related environmental issues. River and Bay. Friends of Forsythe NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of $153,019 $88,854 Enriching Environmental EducaƟ on at Edwin B. breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. Forsythe NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (NJ) $191,000 Center for AquaƟ c Sciences Delaware River Basin Commission Enhance environmental educa on programming Discover the Delaware Watershed Youth CreaƟ ng a Web-Based Habitat Model for the Upper for the community and local youth. Project will Musconetcong Watershed AssociaƟ on Engagement Program (NJ, PA) Delaware River (NJ, NY, PA) coordinate volunteers to interpret and expand Floodplain RestoraƟ on and Monitoring at BeaƩ y’s Engage 532 youth in grades six and eight and Enhance previously developed models for knowledge of refuge through hands-on outdoor Mill (NJ) UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED 35 of their teachers to build conserva on measuring habitat changes resul ng from regulated experiences. Restore fl oodplain at Bea y’s Mill by removing of experiences leading to stewardship of the fl ow and temperature mi ga on eff orts in the $6,012 a 4-foot stone and rubble structure, followed by Delaware River watershed. Project will provide Upper Delaware River. Project will upgrade current streambank stabiliza on and riparian restora on. student, administrators, and teachers with models and provide an easily accessible, web-based Groundwork Elizabeth Project will reduce total suspended solids, improve extensive knowledge of local waterways and urban system to accommodate new research, addi onal RestoraƟ ve Experiences in Conserving the Passaic fl oodplain storage and infi ltra on, as well as sustainability, as well as an understanding of the species, and expanded spa al domain. and Elizabeth Watersheds (NJ) improve water quality and aqua c habitat. importance of lakes, rivers, and streams to promote $128,750 Carry out conserva on work projects on public $96,400 watershed restora on and conserva on. lands along the Passaic River and Elizabeth $129,440 watersheds, which are connected urban watersheds. Project will engage 1,200 volunteers, restore 10 acres of wetland habitats, and improve 10 miles of riverbanks through invasive plant removal and introduc on of na ve plant species. $38,361

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69902_CI.indd 54 2/28/20 8:42 AM NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute New Jersey Audubon Society Pinelands PreservaƟ on Alliance Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Restoring and Connec ng Bog Turtle Habitat in the Delivering Green Stormwater Infrastructure Floodplain Habitat Design to Establish Green (mul ple states) Upper Salem River Watershed (NJ) through the South Jersey Landscape Makeover Infrastructure Prac ces along Woodbridge River (NJ) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Restore 50 acres of freshwater wetlands and Program (NJ) Produce a fl oodplain restora on design and green program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es uplands with extant bog turtle popula ons in the Expand the “South Jersey Landscape Makeover infrastructure interven ons that integrate ecological throughout the United States, providing addi onal Upper Salem River Watershed. Project will reach out Program” in the Kirkwood Cohansey Cluster of improvements to increase ecosystem func on and technical assistance and peer learning to complete to at least 200 landowners and farmers encouraging the Delaware River Watershed Ini a ve. Project reduce fl ood risk. Project will maximize resilience of a local resilience project in each city. Project will enrollment in conserva on programs to benefi t bog will bring together a team of local organiza ons to communi es within the Woodbridge River fl oodplain make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local turtles, freshwater wetlands, and the watershed. provide homeowners, landowners, and agricultural and improve habitat for wetland dependent species, implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a $88,308 businesses rain garden rebates and funding to install including fi sh, breeding and migratory birds, and na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new green stormwater infrastructure for improved water rep les and amphibians. educa on and leadership training workshops for North Jersey RCandD Area quality in six main focus areas of the Kirkwood $175,023 dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Riparian and Habitat Restora on at Pequest Cohansey Aquifer.

$249,161 Wildlife Management Area (NJ) $349,998 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Enhance instream and wildlife habitat on 1.3 Naturalizing Deten on Basins to Enhance Habitat New Jersey Audubon Society miles of stream within the Pequest River Wildlife Pinelands PreservaƟ on Alliance and Water Quality in Hamilton Township, New Jersey Crea ng and Enhancing Golden-winged Warbler, Management Area, New Jersey. Project will restore Reduc on of Off -Road Vehicle Impacts to Protect Improve the func on of stormwater basins in Hamilton Northern Bobwhite and American Black Duck important ecological func on and resiliency to an Wildlife and Waterways in the Rancocas Watershed Township, New Jersey. Project will contribute to the Habitat (NJ) area of regional signifi cance, as well as improve (NJ) community’s green infrastructure goals of enhancing Improve and create habitat for three priority species outdoor recrea onal and educa onal opportuni es Reduce impacts of off -road vehicles to restore wildlife habitat, improving groundwater recharge, and in New Jersey: golden-winged warbler, northern within a 90-area wetland on protected public lands. waterways and wetland and upland habitats in the reducing pollutant loading to local waterways. bobwhite, and American black duck. Project will Project results will be shared with conserva on Rancocas Watershed. Project will advance eff orts of $111,432 provide technical and fi nancial assistance to private professionals and the public, serving as a model for local conserva on groups, municipali es, and state landowners enrolled in the Working Lands for a successful and collabora ve restora on. agencies to limit off -road vehicle access at key sites South Jersey Land and Water Trust Wildlife incen ve program to con nue work on $221,993 on public lands in Burlington County, New Jersey. Improving Water Quality in the Muddy Run landscape-scale conserva on ini a ves to rebuild $63,150 Watershed (NJ) and maintain healthy bird popula ons by advancing Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Implement green stormwater infrastructure in habitat crea on and restora on. Developing a Site-Based Decision Tool for Targeted Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey the Upper Muddy Run reach of the Maurice River $217,351 Implementa on of Living Shoreline Strategies (DE, Implemen ng Green Stormwater Management watershed. Project will capture and infi ltrate NJ) Ini a ves in the New Jersey Highlands stormwater to reduce runoff , nonpoint source New Jersey Audubon Society Refi ne and test a wetland decision support tool to Improve and maintain water quality to support fi sh pollu on and excess stormwater fl ows, install Na ve Ecosystem Restora on through Strategic priori ze sites for living shoreline construc on in and wildlife in the New Jersey Highlands. Project addi onal stream buff er plan ngs, and conduct Partnerships in Northern New Jersey Delaware and New Jersey. Project will quan fy site- will provide local municipali es with stormwater landowner outreach to address water quality and Restore a former wetland area that was historically specifi c wetland condi ons to develop a decision management plans to reduce fl ooding and improve water quan ty concerns in the region. ditched for agricultural purposes to its natural na ve tool that will iden fy and priori ze interven on water quality in the region. $149,981 ecosystem func onality. Project will be a model site eff orts to maximize conserva on outcomes for living $175,363 for the community conserva on educa on. shorelines and resolve crucial data gaps to ensure $99,072 living shoreline success. $181,501

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69902_CI.indd 55 2/28/20 8:42 AM Sussex County Municipal UƟ liƟ es Authority- The Trust for Public Land University of Delaware NEW MEXICO Wallkill River Watershed Management Group Designing a Waterfront Schoolyard at Mastery High Examining the Eff ects of Modifi ca ons in the Enhancing Green Infrastructure in the Upper School (NJ) Delaware River on Sturgeon Popula ons (DE, NJ, PA) Eastern New Mexico University Paulins Kill Watershed II (NJ) Design an 11-acre waterfront schoolyard park, Develop new bo om sediment maps for segments Surveying Occupancy and Habitat Use of Rio Reduce the nega ve impacts of stormwater including 1,200 feet of riverfront at Mastery of the Delaware River using high-resolu on, side- Grande Cooter within the Pecos River Watershed runoff from exis ng impervious surfaces on the Schoolyard in Camden, New Jersey. Project will scan sonar imagery. Project will address areas of (NM, TX) surface waters, wetlands, and surrounding riparian advance a plan to transform the currently fenced- the Delaware River naviga on channel that have Describe the occupancy and habitat use of Rio fl oodplain areas, and ul mately improve the off waterfront area into a learning landscape and recently been deepened, poten ally impac ng Grande cooter in the Pecos River and tributaries water quality of the Paulins Kill Watershed. Project des na on for water access, resul ng in a publicly habitats for Atlan c and shortnose sturgeon. to support future conserva on planning. Project will accelerate the construc on of new green accessible community space that provides new fi sh $46,658 will survey a 32 sites over two years at previously infrastructure projects on mul ple public school and wildlife habitat, reduces fl ooding, improves unexplored but assumed regions of species range to proper es in the Town of Newton with the support opportuni es for recrea on, and provides green job Wildlife Management InsƟ tute shed light on the occupancy and distribu on of this of local students (K - college) assis ng through opportuni es for the city. Enhancing Forest Habitat in the Northern Delaware poorly understood na ve aqua c species. all aspects of project planning, construc on, and $125,000 River Watershed (NJ, PA) $150,000 maintenance. Implement forest management projects on $238,023 Trout Unlimited protected private lands in the northern Delaware Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Enhancing Aqua c Connec vity and Flood River watershed. Project will create healthy diverse Developing a Water Leasing Pilot Program to The Nature Conservancy Resilience at Road Stream Crossings (NJ, PA) forests which provide high quality forested habitat Sustain Agriculture and Habitat in the Middle Rio Improving Spawning and Rearing Habitat for Complete an assessment of road-stream crossings in mul ple age classes, clean water, and public Grande (NM) Alosines in the Delaware River Basin (DE, NJ, NY, PA) within priority eastern brook trout watersheds recrea on. Support development of a Rio Grande water Advance a targeted in-depth assessment to improve in the Delaware River basin of both Pennsylvania $249,917 leasing pilot program within the boundaries of the aqua c connec vity for American shad and river and New Jersey. Project will develop a priori zed Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Project herring in the Delaware River Basin. Project will road-stream crossing inventory to inform future Wildlife Management InsƟ tute will develop processes and capacity necessary to evaluate barriers and habitats throughout the cold-water habitat project selec on, fi ll necessary Enhancing Forest Habitat in the Northern Delaware implement a pilot leasing program, inventory water watershed to iden fy key sites for shad and river knowledge gaps, and provide a baseline to monitor River Watershed- Phase II (NJ, PA) rights, support development of a water acquisi on herring restora on, resul ng in a “Restora on future projects to help improve eastern brook trout Implement forest management plan ac vi es strategy, and conduct community outreach. Road Map” which will provide recommenda ons habitat connec vity and fl ood resilience throughout on private lands in the northern Delaware River $184,836 on mee ng funding needs and feasibility and the Delaware River basin. Watershed. Project will aid in the crea on of young opportunity for poten al phasing projects. $55,021 forest habitat, the enhancement of middle-aged NaƟ onal Audubon Society $175,101 and mature forest habitat, the control of na ve and Developing a Strategic Framework for Delivering Trout Unlimited exo c invasives, as well as expand partnerships to Quality Southwestern Willow Fly Catcher Habitat UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED The Nature Conservancy Lopatcong Creek Restora on (NJ) enhance work in northwest New Jersey (NM) Improving Wildlife Habitat and Public Access in the Restore 2.4 miles of fl oodplain, riparian and $248,948 Leverage exis ng ac vi es and technical capacity Columbia Wildlife Management Area (NJ) habitat along Lopatcong Creek to address water at Audubon New Mexico to maximize technical Restore the Paulins Kill channel and na ve quality degrada on and a declining popula on of assistance for Natural Resources Conserva on fl oodplain forest a er the removal of the Columbia na ve eastern brook trout. Project will improve Service staff , landowners, and irriga on districts by Dam and a downstream remnant dam located in the water quality, na ve eastern brook trout habitat, hiring a fi eld conserva on professional. Project will Columbia Wildlife Management Area. Project will macroinvertebrate diversity, and recrea onal provide a strategic framework for delivering quality protect and enhance fi sh and wildlife habitat while opportuni es on protected public lands. southwestern willow fl y catcher habitat and a strong providing compa ble recrea onal and educa onal $176,109 founda on for improved conserva on plans. opportuni es. $298,443 $249,824

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69902_CI.indd 56 2/28/20 8:42 AM NaƟ onal Audubon Society New Mexico AssociaƟ on of ConservaƟ on Districts Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Program Development Support for Middle Rio Grassland RestoraƟ on for Improved Soil and Water Range-wide GeneƟ c Diversity of Sneed Pincushion Monitoring Wintering Grassland Birds in the Grande NaƟ ve Water Leasing Pilot (NM) Quality in the Delaware Basin Watershed (NM) Cactus: GeneƟ c Basis for Taxon RecogniƟ on Chihuahuan Desert: Phase 3 (NM, TX) Contribute to the design of a pilot water leasing Improve aqua c health and func on in the Black (AZ, NM, TX) Apply a rigorous sampling protocol to es mate the program for na ve Rio Grande water rights and Delaware Rivers by restoring upland grasslands Conduct a study to gene cally characterize the density and/or occupancy of wintering grassland within the boundaries of the Middle Rio Grande and revegeta ng riparian zones with na ve species. federally endangered Sneed pincushion cactus, birds in the Chihuahuan Desert, including Sprague’s Conservancy District, to an inventory of water rights Project will benefi t water quality and maintain endemic to the Chihuahuan Desert mountains of pipit and chestnut-collared longspur. Project will that may be candidates for voluntary water leasing and enhance habitat for Texas hornshell mussel, southwestern Texas and southern New Mexico. implement a monitoring program developed in under the pilot program, and to the characteriza on Bell’s vireo, and wintering grassland birds including Project will clarify the rela onships among the isolated phases 1 and 2 over two winter seasons (2019- of poten al environmental water delivery sites for Sprague’s pipit and chestnut-collared longspur. popula ons, determine whether dis nct elements are 2020 and 2020-2021) in order to produce robust riparian restora on ac vi es benefi ng the Rio $485,000 present, provide needed insight for consulta ons and baseline es mates of wintering bird popula ons Grande silvery minnow management decisions, and meet goals outlined in the and evaluate the impact of ongoing grassland $627,339 New Mexico AssociaƟ on of ConservaƟ on Districts Recovery Plan for Lee and Sneed pincushion cac . restora on investments.

New Mexico Southeast Plains Pronghorn Grassland $80,000 $300,000 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Habitat RestoraƟ on Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Enhance over 500,000 acres of habitat for use Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Talking Talons Youth Leadership (mulƟ ple states) by pronghorn in Chaves and Eddy coun es, New PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout Tijeras Creek Watershed ProtecƟ on through Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Mexico through restora on of Chihuahuan Desert the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow Stewardship EducaƟ on (NM) program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es grassland and livestock fence modifi ca ons to (mulƟ ple states) Restore and protect the Tijeras Creek Watershed by throughout the United States, providing addi onal facilitate pronghorn migra on across ranches Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces providing watershed protec on educa on through technical assistance and peer learning to complete and pastures. Project will restore 5,930 acres of for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal classroom sessions, fi eld trips, teacher workshops a local resilience project in each city. Project will grassland habitat through mesquite brush control tool developed from data collected across the full and stewardship sessions. Project will remove make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local and install 15 miles of pronghorn-friendly fencing. migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate invasive species such as Siberian elm and toadfl ax implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a $200,000 diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng on 5 acres, plant 75 trees and engage 955 youth, na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project teachers, and community members. educa on and leadership training workshops for Pheasants Forever will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on $49,156 dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Grassland Habitat RestoraƟ on Benefi Ɵ ng the Lesser ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow $249,161 Prairie Chicken (CO, KS, NM, OK, TX) popula on decline and then communicate these Taos Land Trust Support staff working with the Natural Resources fi ndings with project partners and landowners for Rio Fernando Wetlands and Riparian Habitat NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge AssociaƟ on Conserva on Service’s Lesser Prairie Chicken implementa on. RestoraƟ on and EducaƟ on (NM) Riparian RestoraƟ on on the Rio Hondo and Pecos Ini a ve as the ini a ve evolves over me and $60,000 Restore 7 acres of riparian habitat and wetlands River, BiƩ er Lake NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (NM) through any poten al changes in the next Farm Bill. and remove 20 acres of noxious weeds and trees Remove invasives and restore riparian habitat Project will restore grassland habitat throughout Rocky Mountain Youth Corps in the Rio Fernando de Taos watershed. Project will on the Rio Hondo and Pecos River on Bi er Lake the full poten al range of the lesser prairie chicken Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Workforce engage 250 youths and community members and Na onal Wildlife Refuge. Project will restore which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New Development and Forest RestoraƟ on (NM) six collabora ve partners to remove 350 Russian more than 20 miles of riparian habitat to benefi t Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. Provide forestry training and chainsaw cer fi ca ons olive trees and plant 500 na ve trees and shrubs, numerous na ve aqua c species, including Pecos $198,367 to 48 under-served youths organized in six crews crea ng a public demonstra on for wetlands and gambusia, Pecos pupfi sh, and Rio Grande cooter. in order to remove overgrown forest fuels at two ecological restora on at the Rio Fernando Park. $173,693 loca ons within the Questa Ranger District of $30,000 the Carson Na onal Forest. Project will enhance the professional qualifi ca ons of minority and under-served youths by providing them with training for the most recognized entry-level forestry cer fi ca ons. $100,000

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69902_CI.indd 57 2/28/20 8:42 AM Texas A&M University-Kingsville NEW YORK CDP North America Cornell Coopera ve Extension of Suff olk County NaƟ ve Seeds Development and Outreach for Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Assessing and Removing Derelict Lobster Gear in Grassland RestoraƟ on in the Trans-Pecos Region Adelphi University (mulƟ ple states) Long Island Sound (CT, NY) (NM, TX) BioextracƟ on of “Gold Coast” Kelp in the Oyster Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Remove 3,640 derelict lobster pots from Long Develop ecotypic na ve seed sources for the Bay Complex (NY) 15 ci es across the United States to help them Island Sound using a specialized grapple system. Pecos River watershed and West Texas region to Analyze growth of and the poten al for implement sustainable infrastructure for storm Project will implement a program with local lobster support successful grassland restora on. Project bioextrac on of pollu on by sugar kelp in Long water management, urban wildlife habitats, and fi shermen to remove abandoned gear to reduce will address limita ons to na ve grassland habitat Island’s Gold Coast in the Oyster Bay Complex, New tree canopy improvement. Project will perform debris in the sound and ghost fi shing impacts to the restora on through outreach and technical York. Project will aim to maximize the growth of targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of depleted Southern New England lobster stock. assistance to landowners, energy operators, and kelp as a natural systems approach to bioextract sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ $133,697 related contractors reseeding in the watershed, by pollu on and enhance the marine environment in use of online tools to document green infrastructure expanding an established na ve seed research and Long Island Sound and its harbors and embayments. and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge Delaware River Basin Commission development program, and by collabora ng with $103,917 sharing and capacity building across ci es. CreaƟ ng a Web-Based Habitat Model for the Upper the commercial seed trade to expand seed source $250,000 Delaware River (NJ, NY, PA) availability. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Enhance previously developed models for $186,538 SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and Chesapeake Bay Trust measuring habitat changes resul ng from regulated Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve fl ow and temperature mi ga on eff orts in the Texas A&M AgriLife Research (mulƟ ple states) (mulƟ ple states) Upper Delaware River. Project will upgrade current Genomics and Ecology of Desert Massasauga in the Assist in building capacity to implement restora on Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal models and provide an easily accessible, web-based Pecos River Watershed (NM, TX) projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will level throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. system to accommodate new research, addi onal Evaluate the gene c rela onships among u lize six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will Project will focus on development and/or support of species, and expanded spa al domain. popula ons of desert massasauga, which has been empower and build networks among watershed exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance $128,750 pe oned for lis ng under the Endangered Species organiza ons, landowners, and local governments, watershed restora on at scale. Act, and prairie massasauga, which has no federal with priori es including informa on sharing $1,200,000 Friends of Hudson River Park lis ng status, in the Pecos River watershed. Project ac vi es with objec ves including peer-to-peer Hudson River Park PlasƟ c Marine Debris Removal will conduct research to determine the taxonomic learning, iden fying common needs, and developing Chesapeake Stormwater Network and EducaƟ on Program (NY) iden ty of desert massasauga popula ons in solu ons to challenges. Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and Restore 400 in-water acres of the Hudson River the Pecos River watershed to inform future $469,482 Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) that are encompassed and maintained by Hudson conserva on ac ons. Focus stormwater training and engagement eff orts River Park. Project will reach 900 community $121,600 Buff alo Niagara Waterkeeper on four cri cal and under-served target popula ons members through an established community Restoring an Urban Wetland along Cayuga Creek to in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to accelerate volunteer marine debris cleanup program, which UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED World Wildlife Fund Improve Habitat and MiƟ gate Flooding (NY) the pace of local nutrient load reduc ons. Project has developed a plas c marine debris curriculum UpdaƟ ng Plowprint to IdenƟ fy Grassland Apply green infrastructure solu ons by reconnec ng will promote more widespread implementa on that is off ered among the Park’s K-12 environmental RestoraƟ on OpportuniƟ es (CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK) Cayuga Creek to its historic fl oodplain, improving of eff ec ve stormwater and restora on prac ces educa on programs. Update ‘Plowprint’ a geospa al data analysis tool urban wetland habitat, mi ga ng fl ood volumes, across the watershed. $40,472 used to evaluate landscape change metrics for controlling invasives, and strategically plan ng $125,000 the Great Plains ecoregion by using the best- na ve trees within an undeveloped parcel located Friends of Iroquois Na onal Wildlife Refuge available data to track rates of cropland conversion, in the Town of Niagara, New York. Project will add Fishing for the Future: monitor the status of previously converted lands, 1.28 million gallons of stormwater storage annually, RecreaƟ onal Access to Ringneck Marsh (NY) and iden fy remaining intact habitat. Project will improve water quality, restore fi sh and wildlife Create an federally compliant fi shing dock and use the updated analysis to iden fy and priori ze habitat, and increase habitat resilience to future improve water access for refuge visitors. Project will blocks of plowed land with restora on poten al extreme weather events. provide new and improved fi shing opportuni es for which will add effi ciency to future conserva on and $326,829 visitors and provide aqua c educa on opportuni es restora on work in the region. for students. $61,628 $3,500

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69902_CI.indd 58 2/28/20 8:42 AM Friends of the Upper Delaware River Friends of the Upper Delaware River Long Island Community FoundaƟ on NaƟ onal Audubon Society Enhancing the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Managing Invasive Knotweed for Habitat Delivery of the Long Island Sound Community Coastal Habitat RestoraƟ on Planning for Salt Marsh Fisheries InvesƟ gaƟ on Plan (NY, PA) Enhancement in the Upper Delaware River (NY, PA) Stewardship Fund Program II (CT, NY) and NesƟ ng Birds in Long Island Sound (CT, NY) Expand the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Fisheries Develop a collabora ve and strategic management Deliver the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund Assess and iden fy priority high salt marsh Inves ga on Plan through integra on of high plan with demonstra on sites in public, regionally of the Long Island Sound Funders Collabora ve restora on sites along the coast of Long Island defi ni on stream survey data. Project will improve signifi cant areas of the Upper Delaware River (LISFC) in the Long Island Sound Study boundaries Sound in Connec cut and New York. Project will set this regional plan to inform future fi sheries Watershed to limit further spread of invasive of Connec cut and New York. Project will enhance the stage to restore salt marsh that buff ers coastal management and restora on decisions in the Upper knotweed to restore na ve riparian habitat. the partnership between LISFC and the U.S. communi es from storms and provides habitat for Delaware River Tailwaters. Project will include outreach eff orts to streamside Environmental Protec on Agency around the nes ng bird species such as salt marsh sparrow $249,998 landowners to encourage invasives species common mission of restoring and protec ng the through eff ec ve coastal management planning. management. health and living resources of the Sound based upon $50,498 Friends of the Upper Delaware River $249,994 the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva on Improving Trout Habitat and River Access in the and Management Plan. NaƟ onal Audubon Society

Upper Delaware River Watershed (NY) Guardians of Flushing Bay $100,000 PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Implement four stream restora on and Enhancing Community EducaƟ on Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) enhancement projects, install habitat improvement and Stewardship in Flushing Bay (NY) Manomet Complete the social and biological assessment of structures, provide stream bank stabiliza on and Construct a living dock and develop the Flushing Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health the types of disturbances that are the greatest fl oodplain reconnec on, and improve stream side Waterways stewardship kit in Flushing Bay and Assessment (mulƟ ple states) threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines fi shing access with the construc on of a publicly Creek, Queens, New York. Project will engage Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c for preven ng disturbance, changing human accessible boat launch. Project will improve water environmental stewardship of Flushing Bay, an Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging quality, improve trout spawning habitat, enhance urban dal embayment of Long Island Sound. comple on of site assessments in North America, communi es. Project will work to manage people fl ood mi ga on, and create new public access $48,250 improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites and their interac ons with shorebirds such that points and recrea onal opportuni es for fi shing through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a shorebirds have access to the habitats they and boa ng. Long Island Community FoundaƟ on mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird require at cri cal mes of their life cycle, including $249,998 Development and Delivery of the Long Island Sound Group to design the health assessment, which breeding, migra on stopover, and overwintering. Community Stewardship Fund (CT, NY) will include a method to provide popula on trend $190,000 Friends of the Upper Delaware River Develop and deliver the Long Island Sound es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. ImplemenƟ ng Integrated RestoraƟ on ObjecƟ ves in Stewardship Fund, a pooled compe ve grant $67,737 NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute the Upper Delaware River (NY) program of the Long Island Sound Funders Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Implement fi ve stream restora on and Collabora ve managed by the Long Island Manomet (mulƟ ple states) enhancement projects, including remnant dam Community Founda on in the Long Island Sound ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience removal, culvert replacement, installing habitat Study boundaries of New York and Connec cut. Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es improvement structures, fl oodplain reconnec on, Project will advance an exis ng and expanding Implement best management prac ces to restore throughout the United States, providing addi onal and improvement of a stream side public park. partnership with the Long Island Sound Funders wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, technical assistance and peer learning to complete Project will improve water quality and trout Collabora ve and the U.S. Environmental American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along a local resilience project in each city. Project will spawning habitat, expand fi sh passage, enhance Protec on Agency around the common mission the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local fl ood mi ga on, and create new public access of restoring and protec ng the health and living coordina on of the American oystercatcher implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a points and recrea onal opportuni es for hiking resources of Long Island Sound based upon recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new and birdwatching. the 2015 Comprehensive Conserva on and learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of educa on and leadership training workshops for $249,999 Management Plan. preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $100,000 breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. $249,161 $191,000

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69902_CI.indd 59 2/28/20 8:42 AM New England Interstate Water Pollu on Control Pace University Sullivan County The Nature Conservancy Commission Green Infrastructure and Coastal Resilience Improving Resiliency at the Town of Highland River Stream RestoraƟ on and Brook Trout Habitat Developing a Management Plan for a Subwatershed Planning in Long Island Sound Coastal CommuniƟ es Access Point (NY) Improvement in the Cohocton River (NY) of Long Island Sound in Westchester County (NY) (NY) Reconstruct the Highland Access Point on the Improve two culverts, conduct streambank Update the Pine, Stephenson and Burling Brooks, Deliver a leadership educa on program for Upper Delaware River by restoring na ve plants restora on on a key tributary, and increase river and Larchmont Harbor subwatershed management municipal offi cials focused on local land use and installing bioswales and pervious pavement. management capacity training and con nuous plan in Westchester County, New York. Project will planning to encourage the use of a combina on Project will replace the river access point with a water quality monitoring to inform strategic ensure that the causes and sources of non-point of green infrastructure and coastal resilience more gently sloping and stabilized path, provide interven ons in the watershed. Project will improve source pollu on are iden fi ed, key stakeholders prac ces in Westchester County, New York. Project educa onal informa on about the on-site best brook trout habitat and increase connec vity to are involved in the planning, and restora on and will integrate innova ve planning that provides management prac ces, and install facili es for and between already iden fi ed high-quality eastern protec on strategies are developed that address the co-benefi t of improving local water quality and temporary boat and bicycle storage. brook trout habitat. local and Long Island Sound water quality problems. enhancing community resilience to storms, fl oods $250,000 $178,076 $100,000 and sea level rise. $46,521 The Nature Conservancy The Trust for Public Land New York State Offi ce of Parks, Recrea on, and Delivery of the SepƟ c Improvement Program in Establishing Callicoon Riverside Park (NY) Historic Preserva on Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Long Island Sound Watershed CommuniƟ es (CT, NY) The Callicoon Riverside Park project will protect and Restoring Habitat and Removing Invasives in Cayuga Marine ConservaƟ on Corps for the Long-term Support delivery of the Suff olk County Sep c provide public access to 47.5 acres of forest and Lake Tributary Gorges II (NY) Stewardship of Jamaica Bay (NY) Improvement Program by engaging and assis ng fi elds, including 4,000 feet of riverfront, along the Maintain and protect the ecology of three gorges Train 40 young people to restore 11.5 acres of homeowners with all elements of the program Upper Delaware River in the hamlet of Callicoon, and stream ecosystems in Ithaca and Trumansburg, a cri cal coastal environment to improve water to foster installa on of modern on-site sep c New York. Project will transform a dilapidated New York by surveying and trea ng invasives. quality and habitat for endangered and priority systems and share lessons learned with Nassau recrea onal vehicle park into a public park to Project will restore 77 acres of habitat and protect species. Project will engage local private and public and Westchester Coun es in New York and with protect important fi sh and wildlife habitat, enable 11.4 miles of tributaries of Cayuga Lake from pale partners and 600 volunteers through community one local government in Connec cut. Project will fl oodplain and riverfront restora on, guarantee swallowwort, Japanese knotweed, porcelainberry, stewardship eff orts to plant 10,000 sprigs of expedite the installa on of 40 advanced sep c access, and create new recrea onal opportuni es and phragmites. grasses, remove 1,500 pounds of shoreline debris systems reducing nitrogen loads into Long Island on the land and along the river. $206,456 and invasive species along 11.5 acres, and monitor Sound by 1,000 pounds annually. $187,526 oyster reefs to monitor water quality. $175,000 Orange County Land Trust $40,436 The Trust for Public Land Lower Bashakill RestoraƟ on Project (NY) The Nature Conservancy A Green New York City Playground for Public School Restore areas of open hay fi eld on a permanently Salonga Wetland Advocates Network Improving Spawning and Rearing Habitat for 296Q and the Elmhurst Community (NY) protected preserve in the fl oodplain of the Basher Long Island Sound’s Fresh Pond FesƟ val (NY) Alosines in the Delaware River Basin (DE, NJ, NY, PA) Deploy green infrastructure on a school playground UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Kill in the Upper Delaware River Watershed. Project Conduct a fes val and shoreline cleanup in Fort Advance a targeted, in-depth assessment to at Public School 296Q in Elmhurst, Queens, New will restore 17 acres of fl oodplain forest and Salonga, New York. Project will increase public improve aqua c connec vity for American shad and York. Project will enhance outdoor recrea onal emergent wetland in areas of the property that are awareness of and commitment to restora on and river herring in the Delaware River Basin. Project green space and capture 1.5 million gallons of most hydrologically connected to exis ng wetlands, protec on of the environment of Long Island Sound. will evaluate barriers and habitats throughout the stormwater annually before it fl ows into Flushing create 900 feet of riparian buff er along the Basher $5,700 watershed to iden fy key sites for shad and river Bay and Long Island Sound. Kill, and include at least 50 local volunteers in herring restora on, resul ng in a “Restora on $191,755 restora on eff orts. Road Map” which will provide recommenda ons $54,722 on mee ng funding needs and feasibility and opportunity for poten al phasing projects. $175,101

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69902_CI.indd 60 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Whaling Museum Society Town of Brookhaven Trout Unlimited University of Montana Sound Eff ects: A Public Conserva on Educa on Managed Retreat and Ecological Restora on of Improving Trout Habitat Connec vity in the Town Targeted Implementa on in the Chesapeake Bay Program – II (NY) Southern Mas c Beach (NY) of Delhi (NY) Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership Design and host a public educa on series for 300 Develop design plans for the restora on of coastal Remove and replace two an quated culverts in the (mul ple states) adults, families, and elementary school students saltmarsh and scrub shrub habitat along southern Town of Delhi, New York. Project will be designed to Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests with hands-on learning and conserva on ac vi es Mas c Beach in New York. Project will prepare for allow trout access to 3 miles of high-quality habitat. with advanced behavior change models and in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Project will restora on of a reclaimed fl oodplain to a healthy Project will addi onally stabilize a streambank in the messaging approaches to improve eff ec veness foster apprecia on of Long Island Sound among a na ve salt marsh and mari me scrub-shrub/forest town that is causing excessive sedimenta on. of agricultural conserva on outreach programs diverse range of people who will gain a stronger community to provide a buff er from future fl ooding $249,758 in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will understanding of their impact on and need for for inland residen al communi es. leverage watershed-wide data sets and coordina on stewardship of the Sound. $149,736 Trout Unlimited with local nonprofi ts, conserva on organiza ons, $9,865 Improving Aqua c Habitat Connec vity in the and social scien sts to increase adop on of Town of Brookhaven Towns of Deposit and Colchester (NY) targeted best management prac ces in priority

Tioga County Soil and Water Conserva on District Oyster Plan ng to Improve Water Quality in Long Replace a failing town culvert in the Town of subwatersheds. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES of New York Island Sound (NY) Colchester and stabilize ecologically signifi cant $999,942 Expanding Engagement in the Upper Susquehanna Plant 200,000 American oysters to assess their streambanks along a local road in the Town of Coali on Buff er Program (NY, PA) poten al to remove nitrogen, phosphorus and Deposit. Project will support the goals of the Upper Village of Sea Cliff , New York Expand and engage new partners and popula ons carbon pollu on from waters and repopulate a Delaware River Stream Corridor Management Plan Hempstead Harbor 2020 Water Quality Monitoring in the Upper Susquehanna Coali on Buff er historical fi shery in Port Jeff erson Harbor, New York. in New York to restore habitat for high-quality Program XII (NY) Program. Project will build outreach opportuni es Project will remove at least 130 pounds of nitrogen trout streams. Conduct water quality monitoring in Hempstead and engage popula ons that have yet to be from the harbor, reduce abundance of harmful $239,509 Harbor, Nassau County, New York. Project will engaged in pilot projects incorpora ng riparian bacteria and algae, and improve water quality for inform management of Hempstead Harbor an restora on, livestock exclusion, agricultural land fi sh, birds, and other organisms that live in Long University of Maryland Center for Environmental embayment of Long Island Sound. re rement, green infrastructure, and natural Island Sound. Science $75,000 stream corridor restora on. $92,474 Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the $200,000 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mul ple states) Trout Unlimited Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process NORTH CAROLINA Tioga County Soil and Water Conserva on District Implemen ng the Upper Delaware River Stream and product by engaging in new partnerships to of New York Corridor Management Plan II (NY) develop ecosystem health indicators for non- dal CDP North America Sustainable Streamside Buff er Establishment in the Guide targeted instream and riparian restora on watershed areas and indicators for social, cultural, Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in Ci es II Upper Susquehanna (NY) to increase habitat quality and diversity for thermal and economically relevant values iden fi ed by (mul ple states) Support the Upper Susquehanna Coali on Buff er refuge, spawning, feeding, and cover for na ve stakeholders. Project will refi ne the process Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal Program to plant addi onal riparian buff er acreage and wild trout. Project will advance a fi ber op cs of integra ng new indicators via stakeholder 15 ci es across the United States to help them and facilitate management on riparian buff er thermal technology study in the Upper Delaware engagement workshops, which require new regional implement sustainable infrastructure for storm prac ce acres. Project will educate and manage River and develop a management plan to address partnerships and collabora ons, a vital outcome of water management, urban wildlife habitats, and riparian buff er stewards to evaluate and assess priority sites, including a survey of 541 stream this project. tree canopy improvement. Project will perform buff ers throughout the watershed to determine crossings, to inform fi nal designs that will address $82,678 targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of plant survival and management needs and to strategic needs. sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ facilitate management ac vi es. $249,072 use of online tools to document green infrastructure $200,000 and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity building across ci es. $250,000

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69902_CI.indd 61 2/28/20 8:42 AM College of William and Mary Manomet NaƟ onal Audubon Society North Carolina Coastal FederaƟ on Full Life-cycle ConservaƟ on for Whimbrels on the Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway Living Shorelines for North Carolina Coastal Western AtlanƟ c Flyway (mulƟ ple states) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) CommuniƟ es Conserve and restore habitat and work to reduce Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Complete the social and biological assessment of Construct living shorelines at two coastal loca ons harvest pressures on whimbrels throughout their Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include the types of disturbances that are the greatest to protect the entrance channels of harbors and full life-cycle. Project will improve collabora on comple on of site assessments in North America, threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines historic shorelines of coastal North Carolina. Project and coordina on by establishing a whimbrel improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites for preven ng disturbance, changing human will naturally stabilize and protect the eroding working group, improve adap ve management by through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging shorelines to maintain exis ng naviga on channels, developing an age-structured popula on model, mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird communi es. Project will work to manage people prevent fl ooding, and build fi sheries habitats. improve popula on monitoring to serve as a metric Group to design the health assessment, which and their interac ons with shorebirds such that $1,038,538 of success, map cri cal whimbrel sites to focus on- will include a method to provide popula on trend shorebirds have access to the habitats they the-ground management, and improve condi ons es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. require at cri cal mes of their life cycle, including The Forest Stewards Guild within cri cal sites. $67,737 breeding, migra on stopover, and overwintering. Managing BoƩ omland Hardwood Forests for $148,763 $190,000 Wildlife (NC, SC) Manomet Enhance and maintain bo omland hardwood Cornell University ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute forests in the coastal plain of North and South Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Carolina to benefi t migratory songbirds, such Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Implement best management prac ces to restore (mulƟ ple states) as prothonotary warbler and cerulean warbler. Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Project will create demonstra on sites on U.S. Fish science and fi eld collected data by project partners American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es and Wildlife Service Refuges and engage private to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide throughout the United States, providing addi onal landowners through workshops and fi eld days, response to habitat restora on and management coordina on of the American oystercatcher technical assistance and peer learning to complete resul ng in forest management plans developed eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons a local resilience project in each city. Project will for 4,000 acres and 1,200 acres of bo omland Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local hardwoods enhanced on public and private lands. occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a $144,688 occupancy and rela ve abundance. breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new $95,469 $191,000 educa on and leadership training workshops for The Longleaf Alliance dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on NaƟ onal Audubon Society $249,161 and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building Increasing Landowner Engagement in Golden- IV (mulƟ ple states) Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons winged Warbler ConservaƟ on (NC) NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED III (mulƟ ple states) Increase the capacity for private land biologists to Longleaf RestoraƟ on on Private Lands in the North of informa on among 17 mul -partner local Engage large-acreage family forest owners in assist with landowner engagement and recruitment Carolina Sandhills III (NC) implementa on teams that organize, plan, and longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk into the Working Lands for Wildlife ini a ve. Advance longleaf pine establishment, applica on deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and and listed species across the historical longleaf pine Project will increase landowner par cipa on in of prescribed fi re, and longleaf pine restora on on enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted conserva on of the golden-winged warbler and private lands, which will benefi t longleaf pine and will support strategic on-the-ground restora on by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will strengthen the rela onship between the Natural grassland adapted bird species, such as Bachman’s through conserva on planning, as well as tracking establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce Resources Conserva on Service and the Na onal sparrow and northern bobwhite. Project will and communica on of longleaf pine restora on collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf Audubon Society. engage 450 landowners through the North Carolina accomplishments. restora on on large family-owned forestlands, $165,350 Sandhills Prescribed Burn Associa on including $150,000 including species-related regulatory predictability workshops, fi eld days, and one-on-one rela onship tools and market-based incen ves. development, resul ng in more than 8,500 acres of $150,000 prescribed burning and 800 acres of longleaf pine planted on private lands. $290,000

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69902_CI.indd 62 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Nature Conservancy U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service NaƟ onal Audubon Society North Dakota Natural Resources Trust Cape Fear Arch Longleaf Ini a ve IV (NC) Croatan Ranger District Red-cockaded Woodpecker Technical Assistance for Conserva on Ranchers in Providing Technical Assistance for Prairie Restore and enhance longleaf pine and bo omland (RCW) Recovery Eff ort – Hurricane Florence (NC) Eastern North and South Dakota Landowners to Benefi t Declining Bird Species (ND) hardwood forest habitats in eastern North Carolina, Install 150 ar fi cial cavity inserts on the Croatan Create an Audubon range ecologist posi on to Provide administra ve support for two exis ng benefi ng birds such as red-cockaded woodpecker Na onal Forest in North Carolina to replace the red- support bird-friendly land management prac ces in programs that assist producers with the and Bachman’s sparrow, and amphibians such as cockaded woodpecker (RCW) cavity trees destroyed eastern North Dakota and South Dakota. Project will infrastructure needed to transi on idle grass to Carolina gopher frog. Project will plant 360 acres of by Hurricane Florence and expand their availability expand technical assistance and market connec ons healthy grasslands u lized in their opera ons by longleaf pine and enhance more than 16,000 acres in order to help stabilize the RCW popula on. to enrolled Audubon conserva on ranchers. plan ng na ve grasses and forbs in previously of exis ng longleaf pine habitat through prescribed Project will complete fi eld assessments for the $167,204 cropped acres, removing invasive trees from burning and other treatments. Partners will remaining known RCW clusters on the Na onal prairie, and reclaiming previously disturbed sites. con nue to build public understanding and support Forest to determine the extent of damage and NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Project will result in 15,000 acres under improved for prescribed burning, reaching more than 10,000 addi onal recovery needs. Leadership in Community Resilience Program III management and 2,000 acres restored. ci zens through two fi re fes vals. $53,728 (mul ple states) $250,000

$319,998 Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es North Dakota Natural Resources Trust The Nature Conservancy NORTH DAKOTA throughout the United States, providing addi onal Technical and Financial Capacity Assistance for Fire Mentoring Program (AL, FL, GA, NC) technical assistance and peer learning to complete Working Grassland Habitat Conserva on (ND, SD) Hire eight young adults to create mobile forestry Ducks Unlimited a local resilience project in each city. Project will Restore, enhance, and protect at least 7,500 acres technician crews that will assist U.S. Forest Service Agricultural and Biological Technical Assistance for make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local of priority grassland habitat areas in the core of mber managers by performing 15,000 acres of Landowners Using Healthy Soil Prac ces (ND) implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a grassland bird diversity in the Northern Great prescribed burns and accelera ng mber harvest Increase biological support for healthy soil prac ces na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Plains. Project will compare landscape changes and of thousands of acres of planted, off site pine with a new agronomist posi on that will build soil educa on and leadership training workshops for areas of highest threat of farmland conversion with planta ons to replace with longleaf pine. Project health, enhance produc vity of croplands and dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. species distribu on models to iden fy the areas of will assist the Forest Service with recrui ng quality, grasslands, and increase opera onal sustainability $249,161 greatest conserva on need. diverse candidates, and experienced fi re technicians in North Dakota. Project will provide agricultural $79,500 to meet capacity needs to carry out ecological technical assistance for landowners interested in North Dakota Grazing Lands CoaliƟ on prescribed burns to manage and restore longleaf conserva on programs that assist with grazing Providing Technical Capacity and Improved Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory pine. infrastructure on cropland acres. Management on Private Lands in North Dakota Priori zing Conserva on Prac ces throughout $118,500 $276,388 Expand capacity, educa on, and outreach programs the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow focused on the conserva on of North Dakota (mul ple states) The Nature Conservancy Ducks Unlimited grasslands and the plant and wildlife species that Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces Restoring Great Dismal Swamp to Improve Flood Refi nement and Implementa on of the are dependent on them, including grassland nes ng for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Resilience and Wetland Habitat (NC) Conserva on Guidance Directory for Grassland passerines, pronghorn and greater sage-grouse. tool developed from data collected across the full Restore forested wetlands within a por on of Great Birds (ND, SD) Project will result in 50,000 acres under improved migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate Dismal Swamp Na onal Wildlife Refuge which were Enhance, promote, and apply Ducks Unlimited’s management. diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng previously ditched and drained for logging roads to Conserva on Guidance Directory database to inform $250,000 eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project increase precipita on storage capacity and slow the eff orts to stem declines in the quality and quan ty of will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on runoff rate towards communi es a er storm events. grassland habitat in the core of grassland bird diversity ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow Project will restore 12,000 acres and improve the in the Northern Great Plains. Project will refi ne and popula on decline and then communicate these hydrologic condi ons suppor ve of the once- promote the use of this database tool for private fi ndings with project partners and landowners for diverse wetlands while simultaneously improving lands biologists, producers, stakeholders, and funders implementa on. the resilience of adjacent, low eleva on, agricultural through a web-based pla orm that sets priori es $60,000 and residen al areas to fl ooding. and develops habitat projects and will implement $250,000 demonstra on projects on a minimum of 8,500 acres. $82,502

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69902_CI.indd 63 2/28/20 8:42 AM OHIO Friends of the Ohio River Islands NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on Western Reserve Land Conservancy NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Building Capacity for Public Par cipa on in Restoring the Urban Forest in Cleveland’s Emerald CDP North America Building Capacity of the Friends of Ohio River Stormwater Management in Toledo (OH) Valley to Reduce Stormwater Runoff (OH) Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in Ci es II Islands Na onal Wildlife Refuge (OH) Establish na ve plant habitat and rain gardens in Transform a former landfi ll into Emerald Valley park (mul ple states) Increase capacity and par cipa on through an community spaces and at residences throughout in Cleveland, Ohio to reduce stormwater runoff . Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal educa onal and inspiring outreach event. Project the broader community. Project will reduce local Project will restore the urban forest with 1,000 15 ci es across the United States to help them will include a set of smaller events designed to fl ooding and stormwater overfl ows and improve na ve species trees and meadow habitat, install a implement sustainable infrastructure for storm foster ongoing apprecia on of the Friends group water quality in the Western Lake Erie basin. The green infrastructure project, and remove invasive water management, urban wildlife habitats, and and the refuge to increase organiza on capacity. project also will engage 4,500 people to build a species along the Big Creek. tree canopy improvement. Project will perform $6,080 self-sustaining network of community members $187,000 targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of commi ed to environmental improvement. sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ Madison SWCD $29,359 use of online tools to document green infrastructure Supplying Landowner Resources to Create Northern OKLAHOMA and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge Bobwhite Habitat and Improve Water Quality (OH) The Nature Conservancy sharing and capacity building across ci es. Provide technical assistance, lead outreach, Conserving Rare Lakeplain Oak Openings Habitat Cornell University $250,000 and distribute educa onal materials to connect through Invasive Species Management (OH) Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to landowners with the resources they need to Conduct invasive species removal and prescribed Longleaf Pine Management (mul ple states) City of Barberton create northern bobwhite habitat, improve water burns to enhance and maintain Lakeplain Oak Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Deploying Smart Technology to Support Sustainable quality, and conserve their natural resources. Openings habitats in Northwestern Ohio. Project science and fi eld collected data by project partners Living Along Barberton’s Water Corridor (OH) Project will create habitat conserva on plans with will reduce persistent or re-invading primary to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow Deploy remote sensors designed to monitor water recommended best management prac ces catered invasive species, control secondary invasive species response to habitat restora on and management levels for fl ood detec on in targeted loca ons to local landowners to promote northern bobwhite that have colonized sites post-ini al treatment, and eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. along the Tuscarawas River. Project will engage 100 quail habitat connec vity and improved water improve vegeta ve structure, species diversity, and Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for engineering students to assist the communi es in quality to aid the aqua c species in the creeks and habitat quality over 2,400 acres. occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in green infrastructure, public safety, and emergency rivers. $269,000 occupancy and rela ve abundance. management while also aiding ci zens with early $73,950 $95,469 fl ood detec on to mi gate nega ve impacts of Western Reserve Land Conservancy fl ooding. NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Trea ng Invasive Species and Replan ng NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute $31,820 Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Na ve Vegeta on to Restore Bay Point Coastal Leadership in Community Resilience Program III (mul ple states) Wetland (OH) (mul ple states) Cleveland Metroparks Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Improve more than 34 acres of coastal wetland Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Installing Green Infrastructure to Reduce program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es habitat structure and quality, u lizing both invasive program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Stormwater Runoff in Brookside Reserva on (OH) throughout the United States, providing addi onal control and na ve species plan ng in the Bay throughout the United States, providing addi onal Install and maintain four vegetated bioreten on technical assistance and peer learning to complete Point coastal wetland in the Village of Marblehead technical assistance and peer learning to complete cells to manage surface runoff and sheet fl ows from a local resilience project in each city. Project will in O awa County, Ohio. Project will design and a local resilience project in each city. Project will a 3.2 acre impervious public parking lot adjacent make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local implement a restora on plan to enhance and make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local to Big Creek in Brookside Reserva on, Cleveland, implementa on or demonstra on projects, host restore coastal wetlands benefi ng priority implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a Ohio. Project will reduce stormwater runoff into a na onal Resilient Ci es Summit and deliver new migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Big Creek, a tributary of the Cuyahoga River, by 2.5 educa on and leadership training workshops for $100,000 educa on and leadership training workshops for million gallons per year and increase infi ltra on by dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. 58 percent. $249,161 $249,161 $137,500

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69902_CI.indd 64 2/28/20 8:42 AM Pheasants Forever World Wildlife Fund Deschutes River Conservancy MidCoast Watersheds Council Grassland ConservaƟ on through the UpdaƟ ng Plowprint to IdenƟ fy Grassland Deschutes Basin Streamfl ow RestoraƟ on (OR) Barrier Removal in the North Creek Basin to Restore ImplementaƟ on of the Audubon ConservaƟ on RestoraƟ on OpportuniƟ es (CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK) Restore streamfl ow in Oregon’s Deschutes Basin Fish Passage (OR) Ranching Program (OK) Update ‘Plowprint’ a geospa al data analysis tool through water transac ons. Project will improve Replace an undersized, failing culvert with an Bring successful grassland stewardship programs used to evaluate landscape change metrics for habitat and water quality for na ve fi sh, including 50 foot spanning open bo om culvert that will through an Oklahoma state coordinator to posi vely the Great Plains ecoregion by using the best- salmon and federally listed steelhead trout. allow full upstream access to 3.4 miles of Oregon impact mul ple grassland obligate species and available data to track rates of cropland conversion, $225,000 Coast Coho salmon habitat, including 2.37 miles support the economic stability of rural communi es monitor the status of previously converted lands, designated cri cal habitat, 5.4 miles of winter through ca le produc on. Project will combine and iden fy remaining intact habitat. Project will Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors steelhead habitat, and 13 miles of sea-run cu hroat conserva on technical assistance exper se with use the updated analysis to iden fy and priori ze Restoring Wetlands and EducaƟ ng Youth Within trout habitat. Project will provide juvenile rearing the Audubon’s Conserva on Ranching Program to blocks of plowed land with restora on poten al WillameƩ e Basins Watersheds (OR) habitat, naturally recruited large woody debris, deliver a one-stop-shop for grassland conserva on which will add effi ciency to future conserva on and Restore 23 acres of wetlands within Willame e shade cover, and cold water refuge sites. and ranching stewardship. restora on work in the region. Basins watersheds, located in the greater Portland $50,000

$299,320 $61,628 urban area. Project will engage 560 students from UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES high-need urban schools and 20 teachers, who NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Pheasants Forever will carry out on the ground wetland restora on Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Grassland Habitat RestoraƟ on Benefi Ɵ ng the Lesser OREGON and par cipate in classroom and fi eld-based (mulƟ ple states) Prairie Chicken (CO, KS, NM, OK, TX) conserva on educa on. Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Support staff working with the Natural Resources CDP North America $29,689 program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Conserva on Service’s Lesser Prairie Chicken Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II throughout the United States, providing addi onal Ini a ve as the ini a ve evolves over me and (mulƟ ple states) General Klamath Tribal AdministraƟ on technical assistance and peer learning to complete through any poten al changes in the next Farm Bill. Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal InvesƟ gaƟ ng Nutrient Loading from Wood River to a local resilience project in each city. Project will Project will restore grassland habitat throughout 15 ci es across the United States to help them Inform Water Quality Improvement Projects (OR) make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local the full poten al range of the lesser prairie chicken implement sustainable infrastructure for storm Collect and analyze fl ow and nutrient load data implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New water management, urban wildlife habitats, and for major Wood River tributaries and canals to na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. tree canopy improvement. Project will perform inform development of water quality improvement educa on and leadership training workshops for $198,369 targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of projects. Project will collect water samples and dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ fl ow measurements biweekly at ten tributary $249,161 Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory use of online tools to document green infrastructure sta ons during the 2019 sampling season (April PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge 2019 – December 2019) and perform laboratory Oregon Water Resources Department the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow sharing and capacity building across ci es. analyses at the Klamath Tribes’ Sprague River AssisƟ ng Oregon Qualifi ed Local EnƟ Ɵ es in Water (mulƟ ple states) $250,000 Water Quality Lab. TransacƟ ons (OR) Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces $50,000 Provide assistance on water transac ons for for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Confederated Tribes proposed streamfl ow restora on projects, including tool developed from data collected across the full of the UmaƟ lla Indian ReservaƟ on General Klamath Tribal AdministraƟ on instream transfers, instream leases, and alloca ons migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate Water Rights Accord FY20 (OR, WA) Klamath Tribes AquaƟ cs Program Base Support (OR) of conserved water. Project will ensure the diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng Work with The Freshwater Trust, Trout Unlimited, Cover the salaries and fringe of 13 posi ons condi ons specifi ed in fi nal orders are monitored eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project and Washington Water Trust to support and develop (11.25 FTE) within the Aqua cs Program of the and, when necessary, enforced through regula on will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on water transac ons. Project will improve habitat and Klamath Tribes’ Natural Resources Department to protect all instream fl ows. ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow water quality for na ve fi sh, including salmon and during FY2020 and part of FY2021, in addi on to $80,000 popula on decline and then communicate these federally listed steelhead trout. purchasing a fi eld vehicle. Project will enhance the fi ndings with project partners and landowners for $167,250 Tribe’s mission to monitor, restore, and enhance implementa on. aqua c resources. $60,000 $1,000,000

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69902_CI.indd 65 2/28/20 8:42 AM Oregon Water Resources Department Trout Unlimited U.S. Geological Survey Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Sandy River Basin Watershed Council Comprehensive Watershed RestoraƟ on and Stream Trout and Drought: QuanƟ fying SensiƟ vity of Pennsylvania Lawn Conversion Program Floodplain ReconnecƟ on to Restore Wild Salmon ReconnecƟ on in the Clearwater and Grande Ronde Lahontan CuƩ hroat Trout Streams (CA, NV, OR) Convert 60 pilot acres with urban forest plan ng Habitat and Enhance Community Resilience (OR) Watershed (ID, OR) Analyze fi eld data to evaluate the sensi vity of and conserva on landscaping best management Restore 418 acres along 1 mile of fl oodplain and Restore habitat and stream connec vity projects in extant and future popula ons of Lahontan Cu hroat prac ces. Project will develop a Lawn Conversion enhance instream habitat to bolster resilience from two Snake River watersheds through a combina on Trout to temperature and drought condi ons in Program in Pennsylvania that can be carried and intensifi ca on of storms and streambank erosion. of Aqua c Organism Passage restora on, wood cri cal streams range-wide. Project will produce expanded by the commonwealth through the year Project will restore condi ons for threatened wild installa on, and fl oodplain reconnec on projects. results to will inform future recovery strategies. 2025 through training prac oners, genera ng salmon and steelhead while increasing resiliency of Project will restore natural hydrologic processes and $121,354 outreach materials, and star ng an advisory surrounding community infrastructure. increase resiliency for popula ons of trout, salmon, commi ee to pilot implementa on in south-central $960,660 Pacifi c lamprey and other na ve fi sh species. Project Pennsylvania. will also improve access to 8 miles of habitat, PENNSYLVANIA $199,942 The Freshwater Trust restore water quality and habitat, and increase Innovate TransacƟ ons to Restore Flow in Oregon - spawning success. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay FY20 $58,500 Expanding Forest Stewardship Networks Among Strengthening Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves and Increasing Develop and implement voluntary, coopera ve, Family Woodland Owners in Pennsylvania Capacity to Implement Watershed RestoraƟ on market-based instream fl ow transac ons in Oregon Trout Unlimited Expand the Woodland Stewardship Network (mulƟ ple states) to address both fl ow and temperature issues Lahontan CuƩ hroat Trout Core Grant 2019 Program in central Pennsylvania to further Assist local watershed groups increase capacity to impac ng salmonids species listed under the (CA, NV, OR) demonstrate the value of stewardship networks for implement restora on projects at more effi cient Endangered Species Act in cri cally de-watered Con nue to address the needs iden fi ed in the small and medium forest landowners by off ering and eff ec ve levels by strengthening networks streams. Project will result in the development of Lahontan Cu hroat Trout (LCT) Business Plan technical assistance to increase landscape-scale of individuals, communi es, businesses, and priori zed fl ow transac ons designed to maximize by providing range-wide facilita on, gene c management. Project will increase the adop on governments around shared goals of advancing ecological impact for na ve fi sh, as well as the assessment and research to guide LCT management, of forest management plans that meet Natural watershed protec on and restora on. Project con nued implementa on of over 100 exis ng valida on of non-na ve trout eradica on for LCT Resource Conserva on Service criteria on 3,000 will organize nine Watershed Ini a ve tasks to projects located throughout the Columbia basin in reintroduc on projects, staff support, hatchery acres and implement best management prac ces off er informa on sharing ac vi es, overarching Oregon. security, and a barrier assessment to secure a that increase popula ons of cerulean warbler, objec ves of peer-to-peer learning, iden fying areas $225,549 stream popula on of LCT. golden-winged warbler, and American woodcock. of common concern and need, and developing $603,373 $199,711 solu ons to common challenges. Tillamook Estuaries Partnership $500,000 Tillamook River Engineering and Design for Trout Unlimited Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Community ProtecƟ on and Wetland Recovery (OR) West Canal Water Quality Treatment Design (OR) Nestle Agriculture and Dairy ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Plan an emergency ingress and egress route and Improve water quality condi ons in Upper Klamath (MD, PA, VA) SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and prepare to restore 73 acres of coastal wetland Lake for the benefi t of endangered Lost River Pilot the planning and implementa on of agriculture Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay habitat in the Tillamook Bay estuary of Oregon. and Shortnose sucker, Redband Rainbow Trout, conserva on prac ces with six Nestle farmers (mulƟ ple states) Project will complete the designs for restora on and other na ve fi sh and aqua c species. Project to build a model to scale implementa on to the Assist in building capacity to implement restora on of cri cal habitat for recovery of the threatened will produce a design for separa ng nutrient rich en re 900 farms that supply milk to the company projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will Oregon Coast coho salmon and 17 other federal or irriga on tailwater in West Canal from Sevenmile in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will lay u lize six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will state species of concern while maintaining a cri cal Creek. the ground work for building a watershed-wide empower and build networks among watershed evacua on route for the community. $84,376 conserva on program to support the farmers that organiza ons, landowners, and local governments, $92,238 supply to Nestle. with priori es including informa on sharing $200,000 ac vi es with objec ves including peer-to-peer learning, iden fying common needs, and developing solu ons to challenges $469,482

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69902_CI.indd 66 2/28/20 8:42 AM Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Blair County ConservaƟ on District Brodhead Watershed AssociaƟ on Cameron County ConservaƟ on District Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership: Building a Lakemont Park Green Infrastructure and Urban Installing Green Stormwater Management Prac ces Elimina ng Erosion from an Unimproved Road Market-Driven Model for Conserva on Ac on (PA) Runoff Management (PA) for the Restora on of Mill Creek (PA) and Restoring Connec vity in Upper Jerry Run, Build on exis ng partnership with Turkey Hill Construct green infrastructure in Lakemont Park, Install green stormwater management projects in Pennsylvania Dairy and the Maryland and Virginia Milk including three rain gardens, a vegetated permeable the Village of Mountainhome to restore the water Restore aqua c connec vity and habitat for eastern Producers Coopera ve Associa on to accelerate pavement lot, a rainwater harves ng system for quality of Mill Creek, an important tributary of the brook trout through modifi ca on of a culvert conserva on planning and prac ce implementa on. stormwater re-use, and a riparian buff er. Project Brodhead Creek, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. barrier and elimina on of erosion and sediment Project will provide farmers with technical and will manage upland urban runoff and will become Project will design green stormwater infrastructure from an unimproved road along the Upper Jersey fi nancial assistance necessary to meet Turkey Hill part of the maintenance program for the park/ prac ces with Monroe County Conserva on District Run watershed in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. commitments for sustainable milk produc on. recrea onal area. and provide three community workshops for Project will address the major limi ng factors in $1,000,000 $195,000 homeowners on how to install similar projects on the watershed at one me, allowing for complete their proper es. watershed-scale restora on, resul ng in 6 miles of American Bird Conservancy Borough of Northumberland $53,337 improved road, 1.25 miles of stream opened, and

Restoring Dynamic Forest Structure for Priority Detailing and Designing Green Infrastructure in elimina on of 140 tons of sediment runoff annually. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Wildlife and Forest Health in the Pennsylvania Wilds Liberty Hollow Run (PA) Brandywine Red Clay Alliance $179,571 Expand forest planning and habitat management Conduct site analysis, design, and public outreach Plum Run Stream Restora on Project: Phase II (PA) in the Pennsylvania Wilds of north central to create 12 design documents, three community Restore 2,001 feet of Plum Run, an impaired Capital Resource ConservaƟ on and Development Pennsylvania to balance forest age classes and program plans, and an outreach report for Liberty stream, using stream bank stabiliza on, in-stream Area Council increase structural habitat complexity for the Hollow Run. Project will advance formal ac on plans structures, and a tree and shrub buff er to improve Increasing Rota onal Grazing and Crop Cover reproduc ve cycle of at-risk bird species, including for rain barrels, disconnected downspouts, and tree water quality. Project will launch Phase II of Prac ces through Farmer and Community golden-winged warbler, cerulean warbler, and plan ng programs while ensuring high community Plum Run Stream Restora on to address highly Engagement (PA) wood thrush. Project will result in improved par cipa on. eroded stream banks, legacy sediment and nearby Support the adop on of cover crop grazing and management of mul ple 5,700-25,000 acre forest $50,000 proper es aff ec ng this sec on of the stream. other rota onal grazing prac ces both on four blocks using prescribed fi re and invasive plant $150,000 study farms and an addi onal six-to-ten farms, removal to restore 100 acres of young forest and Brandywine Red Clay Alliance transi oning land to rota onal grazing. Project will 350 acres of mature forest. Expanding Stream Restora on in the Red Clay Creek Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art result in 200 acres of best management prac ces $175,000 (PA) Restoring the Red Clay Creek and White Clay Creek and innova on in rota onal grazing. Restore 4,400 feet of the Upper East Branch Watersheds (PA) $194,431 Berks Nature Red Clay Creek and an unnamed tributary using Restore water quality in the Delaware River Implemen ng Agricultural Best Management stream bank stabiliza on with na ve grasses and Watershed by conduc ng landowner educa on CDP North America Prac ces in the Middle Schuylkill Cluster (PA) wildfl owers, in-stream structures, stream bank and outreach while implemen ng agricultural Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in Ci es II Install whole farm agricultural best management grading, and the addi on of trees and shrubs to the best management prac ces using a whole-farm (mul ple states) prac ces on farms located in priority focus areas riparian areas where needed. Project will reduce approach within the headwater reaches of the Red Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal within the Middle Schuylkill Cluster geography of sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorous to the stream Clay Creek and White Clay Creek sub-watersheds. 15 ci es across the United States to help them the Delaware River Watershed Ini a ve. Project will and improve water quality toward the goal of Project will build on prior successful projects in the implement sustainable infrastructure for storm integrate best management prac ces as part of a achieving unimpaired status for fi sh, wildlife and Brandywine-Chris na Delaware River Watershed water management, urban wildlife habitats, and larger watershed approach for addressing a cri cal people. Ini a ve Cluster, enhancing partnerships to tree canopy improvement. Project will perform agriculture restora on ini a ves to improve on $249,555 implement best management prac ces to improve targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of water quality in the Schuylkill River watershed, and water quality. sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ ul mately, the Delaware River. $200,000 use of online tools to document green infrastructure $130,000 and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity building across ci es. $250,000

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69902_CI.indd 67 2/28/20 8:42 AM Center for AquaƟ c Sciences Chesapeake Stormwater Network Clauser Environmental Delaware River Basin Commission Discover the Delaware Watershed Youth Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and Good Spring Creek Watershed RestoraƟ on Plan (PA) CreaƟ ng a Web-Based Habitat Model for the Upper Engagement Program (NJ, PA) Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) Develop a watershed restora on plan for the Delaware River (NJ, NY, PA) Engage 532 youth in grades six and eight and Focus stormwater training and engagement eff orts Good Spring Creek Watershed in Schuylkill County, Enhance previously developed models for 35 of their teachers to build conserva on on four cri cal and under-served target popula ons Pennsylvania. The plan will fi ll cri cal gaps in measuring habitat changes resul ng from regulated experiences leading to stewardship of the in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to accelerate the iden fi ca on and priori za on of projects fl ow and temperature mi ga on eff orts in the Delaware River watershed. Project will provide the pace of local nutrient load reduc ons. Project scheduled to be the next phase of a regional Upper Delaware River. Project will upgrade current student, administrators, and teachers with will promote more widespread implementa on watershed restora on and construc on ini a ve. models and provide an easily accessible, web-based extensive knowledge of local waterways and urban of eff ec ve stormwater and restora on prac ces $49,500 system to accommodate new research, addi onal sustainability, as well as an understanding of the across the watershed. species, and expanded spa al domain. importance of lakes, rivers, and streams to promote $125,000 Cocalico Creek Watershed AssociaƟ on $128,750 watershed restora on and conserva on. Cocalico Creek Watershed Farmer Engagement for $129,440 Chesapeake Stormwater Network ConservaƟ on (PA) Delaware River Basin Commission Chesapeake Stormwater Training and Engagement Assist seven townships in collabora on with their Reducing MicroplasƟ cs in the Delaware Estuary Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on II (mulƟ ple states) farm community to achieve signifi cant water (DE, NJ, PA) Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance: A CollaboraƟ ve Increase the capacity of four target popula ons to quality improvements for local streams through Iden fy key sources of microplas cs in the Delaware to Increase RotaƟ onal Grazing (MD, PA, VA, WV) accelerate the adop on of cost-eff ec ve stormwater farmer mee ngs and farm visits. Project will Estuary through monitoring and modelling eff orts Expand and strengthen a network of private prac ces that reduce sediment and nutrient loads to increase planning and implementa on of barnyard to ul mately execute targeted cleanup eff orts on and public partners to promote the adop on the Chesapeake Bay. Project will deliver educa on, improvements, riparian forested buff ers, and key source tributaries. Project will conduct studies of rota onal grazing systems that enhance soil research guidance, local inspector trainings, and a manure storage to manage agriculture runoff , to develop a more comprehensive understanding of health, protect and improve water quality, and stormwater-focused website to staff at more than maximizing designs and applica ons to funding from microplas cs in the Estuary and then use the results contribute to farm economic viability. Project will 500 small MS4 communi es, stormwater managers state and other agencies for project comple on. of these eff orts to organize the removal of large include on-farm demonstra ons, peer-to-peer in larger Phase 1 communi es, local stormwater $199,350 amounts of plas c products from the waters of the dialog, establishment of local grazing groups, and inspectors, and under-served stormwater managers basin to benefi t fi sh, wildlife, and habitats. development of outreach materials that highlight in the headwater states. Delaware River Basin Commission $60,454 the economic and soil health benefi ts of grazing. $125,000 CharacterizaƟ on of Algal ComposiƟ on and Dissolved $729,468 Oxygen in the Delaware Estuary (DE, NJ, PA) Delaware River City CorporaƟ on City of Lancaster Perform algal composi on and dissolved oxygen Streambank and Riparian Forest RestoraƟ on in the Chesapeake Bay Trust Maximizing Water Quality Benefi ts on School characteriza on of Delaware Estuary to be er Pennypack Creek (PA) Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve Campuses in Lancaster (PA) understand exis ng and poten al fi sh habitat Restore 600 linear feet of eroded streambank and (mulƟ ple states) Create a master plan of urban nutrient management quality. Project will inform the propaga on of the adjacent riparian forest to improve habitat for UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal at 19 campuses owned and maintained by the important species popula ons such as Atlan c fi sh and wildlife along the Pennypack Creek near its level throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. School District of Lancaster and implement a sturgeon and striped bass and improve the confl uence with the Delaware River in Northeast Project will focus on development and/or support of pollinator garden, seeded meadow, no-mow zone, eutrophica on model of the en re dal Delaware Philadelphia. Project will expand on current, exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance and a basin retrofi t at Hamilton Elementary and River and Bay. local restora on eff orts to remove invasive tree watershed restora on at scale. a na ve meadow planted at Elizabeth R. Mar n $88,854 species and replace them with na ve canopy and $1,200,000 School. Project will determine how property understory trees, helping to create a varied and maintenance and landscape techniques can be sustainable ecosystem while providing community improved to maximize water quality benefi ts while access to the riverfront. balancing aesthe cs, maintenance requirements, $150,000 and needs of the school district. $176,000

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69902_CI.indd 68 2/28/20 8:42 AM Delaware Riverkeeper Network Friends of the Upper Delaware River Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake LiƟ tz Run Watershed Alliance Returning American Eels for Ecological Restora on Enhancing the New York-Pennsylvania Joint One Water Partnership (MD, PA) Upda ng the Li tz Run Watershed Ac on Plan and of the Schuylkill Watershed (PA) Fisheries Inves ga on Plan (NY, PA) Replicate proven partnerships with secular and Watershed-Based Permit (PA) Evaluate the ability of American Eels to control Expand the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Fisheries religious ins tu ons, and engage new partners in Update the Li tz Run Watershed Ac on Plan and invasive crayfi sh and contribute to restoring Inves ga on Plan through integra on of high strategic regions to scale up the engagement of the include a framework for a more comprehensive ecological structure of Pickering Creek in Chester defi ni on stream survey data. Project will improve faith community in watershed restora on eff orts method of determining current water resource County, Pennsylvania. Project will fi rst document this regional plan to inform future fi sheries in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Project will engage condi ons in the watershed while incorpora ng current crayfi sh and fi sh assemblages in the management and restora on decisions in the Upper nonprofi ts, local governments, ci zen stewardship local ci zen and government input with the Creek, and then transport eels to Pickering Creek Delaware River Tailwaters. groups, and faith-based ins tu ons to enable 36 establishment of a watershed-based permit. and conduct quan ta ve surveys with con nued $249,998 congrega ons to install green infrastructure with Project will protect the Cold Water Fishery Exis ng monitoring eff orts to assess the extent of change measurable impacts on local water quality. Use classifi ca on achieved for Li tz Run, self- and the trajectory of restora on. Friends of the Upper Delaware River $1,000,000 propaga ng aqua c life observed, and improved $88,506 Managing Invasive Knotweed for Habitat water quality and fl ooding condi ons.

Enhancement in the Upper Delaware River (NY, PA) Lancaster Farmland Trust $49,960 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Ducks Unlimited Develop a collabora ve and strategic management Accelera ng Acquisi on of Conserva on and John Heinz Na onal Wildlife Refuge Tidal Marsh plan with demonstra on sites in public, regionally Manure Management Plans in Paradise Township McKean County ConservaƟ on District Restora on (PA) signifi cant areas of the Upper Delaware River (PA) Assessing and Modifying Road Stream Crossings in Restore dal connec vity to a 180-acre Watershed to limit further spread of invasive Collaborate with Paradise Township to accelerate McKean County, Pennsylvania to Benefi t Aqua c impoundment at John Heinz Na onal Wildlife knotweed to restore na ve riparian habitat. the acquisi on of conserva on and manure Species Refuge. Project will increase hydrologic connec vity, Project will include outreach eff orts to streamside management plans for local farms by u lizing Assess road stream crossings and dirt and gravel water quality, fl ood control, and habitat structure, landowners to encourage invasives species successful outreach strategies to posi on farmers roads in McKean County, Pennsylvania, using complexity, and quality within the impoundment management. for the implementa on of agricultural best Environmentally Sensi ve Maintenance principles and adjacent Darby Creek. $249,994 management prac ces. Project will set the stage for to iden fy high priority projects that will reduce $86,000 large-scale nutrient and sediment reduc ons in the stream sedimenta on and improve aqua c Friends of the Wissahickon Pequea Creek Watershed and help fulfi ll the Town’s connec vity and habitat for eastern brook trout, Ducks Unlimited Stormwater Management and Trail Restora on in commitment to achieve 100-percent conserva on eastern hellbenders, and freshwater mussels and John Heinz Na onal Wildlife Refuge Tidal Marsh Wissahickon Valley Park (PA) plan compliance. their host fi sh species. Project will rec fy three fi sh Restora on to Restore Hydrological Func on (PA) Restore trails and control stormwater runoff $49,606 barriers, open 8 miles of stream, and improve 5 Restore 180 acres of dal marsh habitat through at three sites of degraded trail corridors and miles of road in the Upper Allegheny watershed. the installa on of a new water control structure and ac vely eroding gullies in Wissahickon Valley Park, Lancaster Farmland Trust $200,000 pump system on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Philadelphia. Project will reduce sedimenta on of Engaging the Plain Sect Community and Market for wetland impoundment at John Heinz Na onal the Wissahickon Creek and improve trail condi ons Clean Water (PA) NaƟ onal Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge in Pennsylvania. Project will restore for 1.3 million annual park visitors. Increase adop on of farm conserva on prac ces Community Centered Conserva on of Important dal fl ows and improve management capabili es $125,000 through engaging Plain Sect community leaders, Bird Habitats in Philadelphia (PA) within the impounded wetland for fl ood control and crea ng learning farms to provide peer-to-peer Convert vacant lots in targeted southwest benefi ts to wetland-dependent birds and wildlife. Green Valleys AssociaƟ on of Southeastern PA Inc understanding and enthusiasm for conserva on, Philadelphia communi es into gardens, pocket $283,783 Enhancing Forested Riparian Buff ers in the and implemen ng best management prac ces parks, and pollinator corridors that will increase Schuylkill Highlands Focus Areas (PA) on farms. Project will engage market demand for and improve habitats for birds, pollinators and Restore forested riparian buff ers at fi ve sites located sustainability via dairy supply chain players under other wildlife. Project will engage 1,050 volunteers within the Delaware River Watershed Ini a ve increasing pressure from consumers to address to restore 7 acres through invasive plant removal Schuylkill Highlands Cluster in northern Chester sustainability and create replicable model that can and expanded na ve plan ngs, and restore 2 miles County and southern Berks County, Pennsylvania. scale more broadly across the watershed. of riparian habitat to reduce erosion and improve Project will install and enhance riparian buff ers to $198,463 water quality. improve and maintain water quality in the region $35,000 $19,554

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69902_CI.indd 69 2/28/20 8:42 AM Na onal League of Ci es Ins tute Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Pennsylvania Hor cultural Society Pi sburgh Parks Conservancy Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Planning and Implementa on of a Living Shoreline Lower Delaware Watershed Habitat Restora on (PA) Using Goats in City Parks for Invasive Plant (mul ple states) at Bartram’s Garden (PA) Restore high-value habitat to three important Management and Landscape Restora on (PA) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Establish beds of freshwater mussels in an urban sites within the lower Delaware watershed area Use innova ve methods to target invasive plants on program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es dal living shoreline at Bartram’s Garden in by plan ng na ve trees, shrubs, and herbaceous 3 acres in the woodland of Frick Park as part of an throughout the United States, providing addi onal Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Project will enhance plants and/or seed mixes in the inner northeastern integrated invasive plant management plan. Project technical assistance and peer learning to complete local water quality and vegeta on within the living suburbs of Philadelphia. Project will work with will provide community members and students a local resilience project in each city. Project will shoreline, while providing erosion control services partners to restore 4.37 acres of riparian buff er, with educa onal programming focusing on the make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local to conserve and retaining connec ons between plant 690 trees and 360 shrubs, and contribute 900 nega ve impact of invasives, volunteer training, and implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a coastal habitats and ecosystems to support local hours of volunteer me toward watershed health. ci zen science monitoring of plants and birds as na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new species. $26,038 well as develop and publish guidelines to assist city educa on and leadership training workshops for $125,000 and park managers considering similar programs dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. Pennsylvania Resources Council elsewhere. $249,161 Pennypack Ecological Restora on Trust Implemen ng Green Stormwater Infrastructure at $38,435 Implemen ng Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Drexel Gardens Park (PA) Na onal Wildlife Federa on the Historic Preserva on of Boileau Park (PA) Install fi ve green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) Pocono Heritage Land Trust Train the Trainer: Increasing Effi ciency of Implement green stormwater infrastructure in a ten projects in a public park located in Upper Darby Watershed Restora on and Habitat Improvement in Agricultural Outreach (PA) acre mul -use park. Project will ini ate a mul - Township. Project will remove 12,578 pound per the Brodhead Creek Watershed (PA) Host a webinar series and six messaging and phased eff ort with partners from Upper Moreland year of sediment, 146 pounds per year of nitrogen, Improve habitat for fi sh and wildlife in up to six communica ons training events for agricultural Township and Temple University to enhance 33 pounds per year of phosphorus, and 2,436,920 loca ons in the Brodhead Creek Watershed. Project outreach professionals within the Chesapeake Bay Boileau Park u liza on by improving stormwater gallons of water annually for fi sh, wildlife and will leverage public and private partnerships, Watershed in Pennsylvania. Project will increase the management. Project will be designed, constructed, people. combining the eff orts of private fi shing clubs, a effi ciency of agricultural outreach professionals by maintained, and monitored to improve water $202,340 regional water authority, a local university and providing the tools and cultural frameworks needed quality in the Pennypack Creek, and ul mately for volunteers to benefi t fi sh, wildlife, and people in the to infl uence farmers to use water quality best the Delaware River Watershed. Pennsylvania State University greater Delaware River Watershed. management prac ces. $120,000 Chiques-Conoy-Conewago Regional Partnership: $249,999 $49,447 Outreach and Implementa on with Priority Pennsylvania Department of Conserva on and Farmers (PA) Ruff ed Grouse Society Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Natural Resources Accelerate improved agriculture management in Restoring Forest Habitat Complexity for Focal Bird Implemen ng Stormwater Management Prac ces Correc onal Voca onal Training: Increasing the the lower Susquehanna River region through the Species in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania in Lionville, Pennsylvania Workforce for Buff er Plan ng and Maintenance (PA) implementa on of 75 acres of forested riparian Enhance habitat diversity for key bird species at UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Implement a large stormwater restora on Increase available private riparian forest buff er buff ers, 1,360 acres with soil health prac ces, mul ple spa al scales on 5,000 acre blocks on State ini a ve in the Pine Creek-Pickering focus area contractors available to conduct riparian forest and 7,500 feet of stream restora on. Project will Game Land 42, Forbes State Forest, and private of the Schuylkill Highlands Cluster, one of the buff er plan ng and maintenance through improve exis ng restora on data and analysis lands in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. eight targeted geographies in the Delaware River a correc onal voca onal training program, tools to priori ze work based on aqua c habitat Project will provide technical assistance and Watershed Ini a ve (DRWI). Project will install three establishment of a workforce pipeline, and on-the- impairment and engage farmers in Lancaster, streamlined funding for family forest landowners to large rain gardens connected by vegetated swales ground conserva on projects. Project will increase Lebanon, and Dauphin coun es through a strategic implement best management prac ces, including to capture and infi ltrate runoff before it reaches the survivability rate of riparian forest buff ers and team of outreach and technical assistance. invasive plant removal and prescribed fi re. Project the stream, along with smaller rain gardens and expand buff er maintenance op ons to increase $1,000,000 will also result in 20,000 acres under improved a rainwater harves ng cisterns at three adjacent implementa on of forested buff ers. management and monitoring of species response to proper es at the headwaters of Pine Creek. $50,000 the changes. $200,008 $199,423

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69902_CI.indd 70 2/28/20 8:42 AM Schuylkill River Development CorporaƟ on Stroud Water Research Center Stroud Water Research Center The Nature Conservancy Designing Bartram’s Mile Fishing Pier (PA) Expanding Soil Health Through Partnership, Be er Soil Health Conserva on, Engagement, and Improving Spawning and Rearing Habitat for Alosines Develop shovel-ready design plans to rehabilitate Coordina on, and Increased Prac ce Adop on (PA) Technical Assistance (MD, PA, VA) in the Delaware River Basin (DE, NJ, NY, PA) an abandoned industrial pier into an accessible Expand soil health outreach to assist 75 farmers Partner with Cover Crop Coaching to increase access Advance a targeted in-depth assessment to improve recrea onal site on the Schuylkill River in implement rota onal grazing on more than 860 to technical exper se on soil health and increase aqua c connec vity for American shad and river Philadelphia, a tributary of the Delaware River. acres and 12,000 acres of new cover crops and/ adop on rates. Project will enable Cover Crop herring in the Delaware River Basin. Project will Project will lead to shoreline improvements aimed or no- ll prac ces. Project will reach an es mated Coaching to direct farmer mee ngs, host train-the- evaluate barriers and habitats throughout the to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat, as 4,500 farmers through grazing advisors and farmer- trainer events, and increase outreach to landowners watershed to iden fy key sites for shad and river well as improve recrea onal opportuni es and river led, peer-to-peer soil health hubs throughout ren ng cropland to tenant farmers. Project also will herring restora on, resul ng in a “Restora on access consistent with local conserva on eff orts. Pennsylvania, and will further employ applied help address the shor all of technical exper se on Road Map” which will provide recommenda ons $50,000 research to develop a be er understanding on soil health and will increase adop on rates of cover on mee ng funding needs and feasibility and the benefi ts of soil health prac ces to runoff , crops and no- ll. opportunity for poten al phasing projects. Solebury Township produc vity and farm management. $199,976 $175,101

Aqua c Habitat Restora on at Aquetong Spring $999,318 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Park (PA) The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy Restore and protect Aquetong Spring Park to Stroud Water Research Center Accelera ng Wetland Restora on Through Stream Restora on in the Cherry Valley Na onal improve water quality and aqua c habitat of Implemen ng Agricultural Best Management Partnerships and Landowner Engagement Wildlife Refuge – Blakeslee Property (PA) Aquetong Creek. Project will implement a variety Prac ces in the Brandywine-Chris na Focus Areas (PA) (DE, MD, PA, VA) Advance restora on and stream water quality of conserva on measures and best management Implement agricultural best management prac ces Accelerate water quality and black duck habitat monitoring eff orts at the Blakeslee Farm Preserve prac ces to treat off -site stormwater, protect fragile and install at least 30 acres forested buff ers with improvements through strengthened partnerships near the center of Cherry Valley. Project will soils with riparian buff ers, reforest diseased canopy nine landowners in the Brandywine-Chris na Focus to advance wetland and stream restora on in improve stream, riparian, and fl oodplain habitat areas, install trout habitat structures, and monitor Areas of the Delaware River Watershed Ini a ve priority regions and iden fi ca on of landowner in a highly visible reach of Cherry Creek, located water quality, fi sh popula ons, and invasive species. Cluster. Project will pilot a cost-share program for priori es and constraints to guide restora on strategically near the center of the Cherry Valley $250,000 soil health to enable producers to implement cover outreach and opportuni es. Project will leverage Na onal Wildlife Refuge. crop and no- ll prac ces and work with over eight exis ng partnerships and exper se and add $169,305 Stroud Water Research Center farms, totaling 400 acres, to support producer needed capacity to further foster watershed-wide Accelera ng and Conver ng Marginal Cropland to success. collabora on to restore, enhance and protect a Tioga County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Forested Buff ers (PA) $249,325 network of habitats to improve water quality. of New York Convert near-stream marginal cropland to forested $965,852 Expanding Engagement in the Upper Susquehanna buff ers, implement soil health best management Stroud Water Research Center Coali on Buff er Program (NY, PA) prac ces and advanced nutrient management, Installing Agricultural Best Management Prac ces The Nature Conservancy Expand and engage new partners and popula ons and accelerate forested buff er implementa on. in the Middle Schuylkill Focus Areas (PA) Advancing Innova ve Stream Restora on in the Upper Susquehanna Coali on Buff er Project will build on the Stroud Water Research Install over 90 structural agricultural best Approaches in Cherry Creek (PA) Program. Project will build outreach opportuni es Center’s Farm Stewardship Program and adapt it management prac ces on over nine farms in the Expand restora on and monitoring ac vi es at the and engage popula ons that have yet to be for use by crop farmers to improve profi tability and Middle Schuylkill focus areas of the Delaware River Blakeslee property, located visibly and strategically engaged in pilot projects incorpora ng riparian environmental performance. Watershed Ini a ve cluster. Project will install 35 near the center of the Delaware River Watershed restora on, livestock exclusion, agricultural land $199,528 acres of forested buff ers, pilot a cost-share program Ini a ve Cherry Valley Focus Area of the Pocono re rement, green infrastructure, and natural for soil health transi on to enable producers to Ki a nny Cluster of northeastern Pennsylvania. stream corridor restora on. try new or improved cover crops and no- ll acres, Project will improve water quality in Cherry Creek $200,000 and leverage funding for outreach and technical through the reduc on of streambank erosion and assistance. restora on of stream func on, and include water $249,638 quality monitoring to evaluate the aggregated impacts of these eff orts. $164,655

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69902_CI.indd 71 2/28/20 8:42 AM Tioga County ConservaƟ on District of Pennsylvania University of Delaware University of Montana Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Iden fying and Designing Restora on in Tier II Examining the Eff ects of Modifi ca ons in the Targeted Implementa on in the Chesapeake Bay Fish Passage Improvement and Culvert Replacement Eastern Brook Trout Patches (PA) Delaware River on Sturgeon Popula ons (DE, NJ, Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership in the Upper Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed (PA) Iden fy, priori ze, design, and permit habitat PA) (mul ple states) Replace four culverts at priority loca ons for na ve restora on projects within two Tier II eastern brook Develop new bo om sediment maps for segments Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests brook trout popula ons in the upper Sinnemahoning trout patches, the Tioga River and Babb Creek. of the Delaware River using high-resolu on, side- with advanced behavior change models and Creek watershed. Project will result in 4 miles of Project will enhance the ability of the Tioga County scan sonar imagery. Project will address areas of messaging approaches to improve eff ec veness stream opened to fi sh passage and restored. Conserva on District to implement eff ec ve priority the Delaware River naviga on channel that have of agricultural conserva on outreach programs $136,466 habitat restora on and sediment reduc on projects, recently been deepened, poten ally impac ng in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will mo vate individuals and local governments to habitats for Atlan c and shortnose sturgeon. leverage watershed-wide data sets and coordina on Western Pennsylvania Conservancy implement projects, and increase benefi ts to water $46,658 with local nonprofi ts, conserva on organiza ons, Riparian Restora on and Buff er Establishment in quality and eastern brook trout habitat. and social scien sts to increase adop on of the Susquehanna River West Branch (PA) $37,640 University of Maryland Environmental Finance targeted best management prac ces in priority Restore 20 acres of riparian habitat and expand Center subwatersheds. local community riparian knowledge. Project will Trout Unlimited Con nuing Momentum to Reduce Stormwater $999,942 facilitate partner collabora on on reaching out to Enhancing Aqua c Connec vity and Flood Pollu on in the Oxford Region (PA) landowners with degraded riparian areas, leading Resilience at Road Stream Crossings (NJ, PA) Support the Oxford Regional Planning Commi ee West Middle School to increased plan ng of new riparian acres and post Complete an assessment of road-stream crossings in their eff orts to address stormwater pollu on Habitat Restora on at Wilson West Middle School plan ng establishment, monitoring, and stewardship within priority eastern brook trout watersheds in both the regulated and unregulated parts of (PA) development. in the Delaware River basin of both Pennsylvania municipali es. Project will develop a partner Restore habitat on the Wilson West Middle School $158,755 and New Jersey. Project will develop a priori zed structure for program delivery and will translate property to support na ve fi sh and wildlife. Project road-stream crossing inventory to inform future pollu on reduc on goals to the local level while will improve water quality and provide recrea onal Wildlands Conservancy cold-water habitat project selec on, fi ll necessary providing a sustainable fi nancing strategy to opportuni es to the community. Fish Passage Improvements and Stream Restora on knowledge gaps, and provide a baseline to monitor support ini a on and con nued implementa on of $216,227 in Bushkill Creek (PA) future projects to help improve eastern brook trout programming throughout the watershed. Restore Bushkill Creek watershed through the removal habitat connec vity and fl ood resilience throughout $49,950 West Norriton Township of fi ve derelict dams located in the watershed and the Delaware River basin. Stream Restora on at Jeff ersonville Golf Club (PA) near the confl uence of the Delaware River. Project will $55,021 University of Maryland Center Restore eroded streambanks along 1,100 linear remove these old dams to improve the water quality for Environmental Science feet of stream at the Jeff ersonville Golf Course in and health of the stream, and remove fi sh passage Trout Unlimited Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the West Norriton Township to prevent erosion, reduce impediments to ul mately restore sustainable cold- Providing Technical Assistance to Enhance Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mul ple states) sediment transport and restore fi sh and wildlife water fi sh and aqua c species popula ons. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Reconnect Strongholds for Eastern Brook Trout (PA) Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process habitat. Project will reduce slopes along the riparian $183,001 Provide technical assistance and facilitate a and product by engaging in new partnerships to corridor by establishing defi ned fl oodplain, as well as collabora ve priori za on process to address develop ecosystem health indicators for non- dal install a bioreten on feature along Indian Creek to Wildlands Conservancy nonpoint source sediment pollu on, aqua c watershed areas and indicators for social, cultural, detain fl ows and improve groundwater recharge of Habitat Enhancement of Bushkill Creek (PA) connec vity and instream habitat in resilient and and economically relevant values iden fi ed by small storm events. Restore approximately 2 miles of High Quality stronghold eastern brook trout patches in four stakeholders. Project will refi ne the process $158,946 Cold-water Fishery designated Bushkill Creek focal geographies of western Pennsylvania. Project of integra ng new indicators via stakeholder in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Project will build capacity and perform a minimum of 300 engagement workshops, which require new regional will conduct instream channel correc ons, culvert surveys, complete six par al designs for partnerships and collabora ons, a vital outcome of banks stabiliza on plan ngs, and aqua c habitat culvert modifi ca on, and six designs for dirt and this project. improvements to support na ve brook trout gravel road improvements. $82,678 popula ons. $144,100 $98,006

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69902_CI.indd 72 2/28/20 8:42 AM Wildlife Management InsƟ tute Wildlife Management InsƟ tute Gulf of Maine Research InsƟ tute Manomet Enhancing Forest Habitat in the Northern Delaware Developing Long-Term Forest and Habitat Test Machine Learning SoŌ ware for Dockside Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health River Watershed (NJ, PA) Management Plans for Large Industrial Forest Monitoring, Seafood Monitoring, and Research Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Implement forest management projects on protected Blocks (PA, WV) (ME, MA, RI) Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c private lands in the northern Delaware River Develop detailed forest management plans to Test electronic monitoring and machine-learning Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include watershed. Project will create healthy diverse forests create landscape scale forest blocks in western applica ons in dockside monitoring, explore uses comple on of site assessments in North America, which provide high quality forested habitat in mul ple Pennsylvania and West Virginia that create a mosaic of the data collected from electronic monitoring, improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites age classes, clean water, and public recrea on. of forest successional stages and riparian buff ers and educate stakeholders about machine analysis. through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a $249,917 that benefi t mul ple focal bird species including Project will improve effi ciency of the dockside mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird golden-winger warbler, cerulean warbler, black- monitoring program by developing algorithms to Group to design the health assessment, which Wildlife Management InsƟ tute throated blue warbler, wood thrush, and American verify fi sh weights and counts, facilitate the use of will include a method to provide popula on trend Enhancing Forest Habitat in the Northern Delaware woodcock. Project will complete management plans electronic monitoring data by two new groups, and es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. River Watershed- Phase II (NJ, PA) for 67,000 acres in Pennsylvania and 163,000 acres publish a report about transi oning from human to $67,737

Implement forest management plan ac vi es in West Virginia recently acquired by Lyme Timber. machine analysis of data. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES on private lands in the northern Delaware River $74,976 $170,112 Manomet Watershed. Project will aid in the crea on of young ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to forest habitat, the enhancement of middle-aged Wissahickon Valley Watershed AssociaƟ on Integrated Monitoring Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) and mature forest habitat, the control of na ve and Wissahickon Headwaters Riparian RestoraƟ on (PA) OpƟ mizing Machine Learning for Streamlining Implement best management prac ces to restore exo c invasives, as well as expand partnerships to Restore 1,775 linear feet of stream and adjacent ReporƟ ng for the New England Groundfi sh Fishery (RI) wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, enhance work in northwest New Jersey fl oodplain in the Wissahickon Headwaters. Project Con nue to develop and combine ac vity American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along $248,948 will provide a stable steam dimension, pa ern, recogni on and species recogni on algorithms, the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide and profi le, reduce sedimenta on, restore the develop new machine learning algorithms to train coordina on of the American oystercatcher Western Pennsylvania Conservancy connec on between the stream and the fl oodplain, smart cameras to improve image quality, and recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons Sampling of Previously Unassessed Streams and improve hydraulic capacity of the fl oodplain. develop a web applica on version of electronic learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of for Presence of Eastern Brook Trout and other $249,970 vessel trip reports for the New England groundfi sh preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of Wild Trout (PA) fi shery. Project will op mize machine learning breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. Assist the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and video recogni on algorithms to improve and $191,000 with the Unassessed Waters Ini a ve by coordina ng RHODE ISLAND streamline repor ng. iden fi ca on and sampling of priority streams, $193,395 NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute streamlining data collec on and ensuring that data Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance Leadership in Community Resilience Program III from contracted partners is entered into the state’s Scaling Electronic Monitoring in New England’s Legit Fish (mulƟ ple states) database. Project will sample at least 1,000 streams Groundfi sh Fishery (ME, MA, NH, RI) Developing an Integrated Electronic Vessel Trip Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience statewide with a focus in western Pennsylvania. Expand par cipa on of electronic monitoring to ReporƟ ng and Sector Management Tool program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es $80,000 35 vessels for the New England groundfi sh fi shery. (ME, MA, NH, RI) throughout the United States, providing addi onal Project will fi nalize innova ons in technology and Expand on a logis cs and traceability system by technical assistance and peer learning to complete Western Pennsylvania Conservancy audit model protocols, scale up the implementa on developing an integrated electronic vessel trip a local resilience project in each city. Project will Unassessed Waters IniƟ aƟ ve IV (PA) of electronic monitoring that improve repor ng applica on and sector management make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Conduct 1,000 fi sh surveys on previously accountability, strengthen partnerships among system that will be integrated with dealer repor ng. implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a unassessed streams, coordina ng priori es, data fi shermen and the federal government, and lay the Project will increase the speed of data and decision- na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new collec on, and data management. Project will founda on for long-term industry investment in making capabili es for management in New educa on and leadership training workshops for provide data on previously unassessed streams in accountability. England. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. order to ensure proper stream classifi ca on, which $568,161 $471,557 $249,161 is vital to successfully protec ng Pennsylvania’s water resources. $50,000

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69902_CI.indd 73 2/28/20 8:42 AM Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management College of William and Mary Manomet NaƟ onal Audubon Society Council Full Life-cycle ConservaƟ on for Whimbrels on the Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Pee Dee River-Winyah Bay Forest RestoraƟ on Rhode Island Shoreline AdaptaƟ on and Habitat Western AtlanƟ c Flyway (mulƟ ple states) Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Partnership II (SC) Enhancement Project Inventory Conserve and restore habitat and work to reduce Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Improve and increase targeted outreach eff orts Create a complete inventory of poten al shoreline harvest pressures on whimbrels throughout their Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include and engage forest landowners in sustainable adapta on projects within areas of Rhode Island full life-cycle. Project will improve collabora on and comple on of site assessments in North America, forestry, enhance habitat for at-risk species, and iden fi ed as vulnerable to coastal erosion, fl ooding, coordina on by establishing a whimbrel working improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites conserve and improve management of 7,000 acres and storm surge. Project will complete designs and group, improve adap ve management by developing through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a of bo omland hardwood and longleaf pine forests permit applica ons for a subset of projects and an age-structured popula on model, improve mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird in the Pee Dee River and Winyah Bay landscape in provide guidance for municipali es on shoreline popula on monitoring, map cri cal whimbrel sites Group to design the health assessment, which South Carolina. Project will develop management adapta on implementa on. to focus on-the-ground management, and improve will include a method to provide popula on trend plans, enroll landowners in Tree Farm cer fi ca on, $280,140 condi ons within cri cal sites. es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. and establish and enhance longleaf pine and $148,763 $67,737 bo omland hardwood habitats. The Nature Conservancy $299,693 ValidaƟ ng For-Hire Vessel Trip Reports with Cornell University Manomet Electronic Monitoring in New England (RI) Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to NaƟ onal Audubon Society Evaluate the feasibility of electronic monitoring Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) PrevenƟ ng Human Disturbance of AtlanƟ c Flyway systems for valida ng the catch informa on Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Implement best management prac ces to restore Shorebirds II (mulƟ ple states) reported on New England for-hire vessel trip science and fi eld collected data by project partners wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, Complete the social and biological assessment of reports to improve the accuracy and meliness of to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along the types of disturbances that are the greatest informa on used for science and management of response to habitat restora on and management the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide threat to shorebirds and deliver sound guidelines the fi shery. Project will install electronic monitoring eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. coordina on of the American oystercatcher for preven ng disturbance, changing human systems on up to two for-hire vessels. Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons behaviors that result in disturbance, and engaging $79,712 occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of communi es. Project will work to manage people occupancy and rela ve abundance. preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of and their interac ons with shorebirds such that $95,469 breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. shorebirds have access to the habitats they SOUTH CAROLINA $191,000 require at cri cal mes of their life cycle, including Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on breeding, migra on stopover, and overwintering. Chesterfi eld County Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building NaƟ onal Audubon Society $190,000 Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons Habitat RestoraƟ on of Crab Bank Island Seabird Sandhills Longleaf Pine ConservaƟ on III (mulƟ ple states) Sanctuary to Protect Coastal Shorelines (SC) NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Partnership VII (SC) Engage large-acreage family forest owners in Restore Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary, a cri cal Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Establish and enhance 1,600 acres of privately-owned longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk nes ng island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. (mulƟ ple states) longleaf pine habitat in the South Carolina Sandhills and listed species across the historical longleaf pine Project will protect 1.5 miles of coastal property and Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience region to benefi t bird species such as Bachman’s range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted provide 28 acres of suitable nes ng habitat for the program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es sparrow, northern bobwhite, and wild turkey, and by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will brown pelican, royal tern, black skimmer, American throughout the United States, providing addi onal rep les such as the southern hognose snake. Project establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce oystercatcher, and other seabird and shorebird technical assistance and peer learning to complete will u lize a geospa al forest inventory database to collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf species. a local resilience project in each city. Project will iden fy high-priority proper es for longleaf pine restora on on large family-owned forestlands, $676,198 make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local restora on and will work with willing landowners including species-related regulatory predictability implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a to plant longleaf pine and implement management tools and market-based incen ves. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new prac ces, such as prescribed burning on exis ng $150,000 educa on and leadership training workshops for longleaf forests to improve wildlife habitat. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $250,000 $249,161

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69902_CI.indd 74 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Forest Stewards Guild The Nature Conservancy SOUTH DAKOTA NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Managing BoƩ omland Hardwood Forests for ProtecƟ on of Groton PlantaƟ on in the Savannah Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Wildlife (NC, SC) River Watershed (SC) Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (mulƟ ple states) Enhance and maintain bo omland hardwood Purchase a conserva on easement on Groton Black-footed Ferret ConservaƟ on through SylvaƟ c Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience forests in the coastal plain of North and South Planta on, protec ng 13,681 acres of high priority Plague Management on Tribal Land in South Dakota program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Carolina to benefi t migratory songbirds, such longleaf pine forest in South Carolina. Project Improve grassland connec vity with an easement throughout the United States, providing addi onal as prothonotary warbler and cerulean warbler. will connect 125,000 acres of public and private and explore sylva c plague management technical assistance and peer learning to complete Project will create demonstra on sites on U.S. Fish protected lands in South Carolina and Georgia, techniques for black-tailed prairie dogs in order a local resilience project in each city. Project will and Wildlife Service Refuges and engage private create a 50-mile wildlife corridor, and provide habitat to increase black-footed ferret popula ons on the make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local landowners through workshops and fi eld days, for rare plant and animal species including the Cheyenne River Sioux Reserva on in north central implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a resul ng in forest management plans developed endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and gopher South Dakota. Project will protect 1,200 acres from na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new for 4,000 acres and 1,200 acres of bo omland tortoise. Project will also protect a major drinking disease through a conserva on easement on the educa on and leadership training workshops for hardwoods enhanced on public and private lands. water source for Savannah, Georgia and secure project area. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort.

$144,688 forestry-related jobs in the local rural economy. $163,068 $249,161 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES $500,000 The Longleaf Alliance Ducks Unlimited North Dakota Natural Resources Trust CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity The Nature Conservancy Refi nement and ImplementaƟ on of the Technical and Financial Capacity Assistance for and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach Sewee Longleaf RestoraƟ on and Enhancement II (SC) ConservaƟ on Guidance Directory for Grassland Working Grassland Habitat ConservaƟ on (ND, SD) IV (mulƟ ple states) Restore, maintain, and protect more than 60,000 Birds (ND, SD) Restore, enhance, and protect at least 7,500 acres Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange acres of longleaf pine habitat on public and private Enhance, promote and apply their Conserva on of priority grassland habitat areas in the core of of informa on among 17 mul -partner local lands in the South Carolina coastal plain, north of Guidance Directory database to inform eff orts grassland bird diversity in the Northern Great implementa on teams that organize, plan and Charleston, benefi ng birds such as Bachman’s to stem declines in the quality and quan ty of Plains. Project will compare landscape changes and deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and sparrow, northern bobwhite and red-cockaded grassland habitat in the core of grassland bird areas of highest threat of farmland conversion with enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project woodpecker, and imperiled amphibians such as diversity in the Northern Great Plains. Project will species distribu on models to iden fy the areas of will support strategic on-the-ground restora on the frosted fl atwoods salamander and gopher refi ne and promote the use of this database tool for greatest conserva on need. through conserva on planning, as well as tracking frog. Project will deploy a seasonal fi re crew to private lands biologists, producers, stakeholders, $79,500 and communica on of longleaf pine restora on increase prescribed burning on public and private and funders through a web-based pla orm that accomplishments. lands, expand private landowner engagement sets priori es and develops habitat projects and will Pheasants Forever $150,000 through a forest landowners associa on, and implement demonstra on projects on a minimum Providing Technical Assistance for ConservaƟ on partner with local land trusts to protect working of 8,500 acres. Easements in Priority Grassland Habitat (SD) The Longleaf Alliance forests and longleaf pine habitat through voluntary $82,502 Provide technical assistance for ranchers and Red-cockaded Woodpecker ConservaƟ on Project on conserva on easements. landowners in western South Dakota who want to Public and Private Lands (SC) $286,000 NaƟ onal Audubon Society permanently protect their working lands through Support recovery of the federally endangered Technical Assistance for ConservaƟ on Ranchers in conserva on easements, with a focus on intact, red-cockaded woodpecker through transloca on Eastern North and South Dakota na ve grasslands that are con guous with other of birds from the Francis Marion Na onal Forest Create an Audubon range ecologist posi on to grasslands of signifi cance. Project will put 1,000 to public lands and private forests enrolled in the support bird-friendly land management prac ces in acres under conserva on easements. Safe Harbor Program in South Carolina. Project will eastern North Dakota and South Dakota. Project will $241,000 translocate at least 20 birds to restored longleaf expand technical assistance and market connec ons pine habitat that will be managed long-term. to enrolled Audubon conserva on ranchers. $118,309 $167,204

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69902_CI.indd 75 2/28/20 8:42 AM Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory The Nature Conservancy Cornell University Friends of Tennessee NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout Using a Resilience Grass Bank to Inform Local Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to ImplemenƟ ng a Fishing Derby Program (TN) the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow Partners and Improve Sage-grouse Habitat (SD) Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Create a Special Adults Fishing Event Derby to (mulƟ ple states) Increase capacity by funding two posi ons to work Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen provide fi shing, angler games, hands-on aqua c Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces with South Dakota partners and ranchers to use science and fi eld data by project partners to evaluate sta ons, and lunch for adults who are physically for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal a resilience grass bank, implement conserva on and measure Bachman’s sparrow response to habitat or mentally impaired. Project will open doors for tool developed from data collected across the full prac ces, and conduct outreach and educa on restora on and management eff orts at scales relevant individuals whom are o en under-served, provide a migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate about the role of management in restoring to the species’ popula on. Project will es mate a connec on with the outdoors, and possibly inspire diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng resilience and connec vity across more than 16,000 region-wide baseline for occupancy and poten ally future conserva onists. eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project acres. Project will u lize the grass bank and ranch evaluate trends in occupancy and rela ve abundance. $4,996 will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on demonstra ons to test, incen vize, and implement $95,469 ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow conserva on prac ces that improve or restore NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute popula on decline and then communicate these riparian health, mesic wet meadows, and sage Cumberland River Compact Leadership in Community Resilience Program III fi ndings with project partners and landowners for grouse brood rearing habitat on 200 acres. Improving Water Quality through Soil Health (TN) (mulƟ ple states) implementa on. $300,000 Increase the number of farms and fi eld grown Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience $60,000 nurseries implemen ng soil health best management program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es prac ces within high priority Tennessee watersheds throughout the United States, providing addi onal Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory TENNESSEE to restore water quality and wildlife habitat. Project technical assistance and peer learning to complete Sustaining Capacity for Private Lands Grassland will engage 500 farmers and growers through a local resilience project in each city. Project will ConservaƟ on and Stewardship (MT, SD) Amphibian and RepƟ le Conservancy marke ng, fi eld days, and technical assistance and make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local Build local capacity to implement on-the-ground Restoring Eastern Hellbender Habitat on Private will implement prac ces such as no- ll and cover implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a habitat conserva on projects by suppor ng two Lands in Tennessee crops on 450 acres, benefi ng at-risk fi sh species na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Private Lands Wildlife Biologists in two focal areas Restore forested riparian buff ers and implement such as the barrens darter and bird species such as educa on and leadership training workshops for of the Northern Great Plains. Project will bolster addi onal conserva on prac ces on private agricultural Henslow’s sparrow and prairie warbler. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. partnerships, provide community outreach and lands in Tennessee to improve habitat for the eastern $249,843 $249,161 educa on opportuni es, and implement grassland hellbender, the largest species of aqua c salamander habitat projects to restore 500 acres, conserve in North America. Project will restore 7 acres of riparian Ducks Unlimited Tennessee Department of Agriculture 1,000 acres, and be er manage 25,000 acres of habitat through tree plan ngs, livestock exclusion Stewardship of Privately-Owned BoƩ omland Expanding Prescribed Fire ImplementaƟ on on the private lands. fencing, and stream bank stabiliza on. Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Cumberland Plateau (TN) $250,000 $99,998 Valley (AR, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN) Expand prescribed burning on public and private Increase stewardship of privately owned bo omland shortleaf pine forests in the Cumberland Plateau UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED South Dakota Grassland CoaliƟ on CDP North America hardwood forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Tennessee to benefi t birds such as Bachman’s Enhancing South Dakota’s Working Grasslands for Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II through outreach, technical assistance, and developing sparrow, prairie warbler, and northern bobwhite. Producers, Prairie Grouse and other Grassland Birds (mulƟ ple states) conserva on plans to guide management of exis ng Project will support a prescribed fi re strike team Enhance prairie grouse and grassland bird habitat Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal forests and improve habitat for waterfowl, forest- that will implement more than 2,000 acres of on working grasslands in South Dakota by educa ng 15 ci es across the United States to help them interior birds, and other forest-dependent wildlife. prescribed burning. producers about priority grassland bird species and implement sustainable infrastructure for storm Project will reach 150 landowners with exis ng $199,484 their preferred habitat including instruc ng about water management, urban wildlife habitats, and conserva on easements, including proper es enrolled how Holis c Management impacts this habitat and tree canopy improvement. Project will perform in the Natural Resources Conserva on Service Wetland by installing improved grazing systems. Project will targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of Reserve Program, with the goal for least half of these result in 3,000 acres restored and 300,000 acres sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ landowners to implement conserva on ac vi es that under improved management. use of online tools to document green infrastructure will enhance 2,000 acres of forested wetlands and $250,000 and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge restore hydrologic condi ons on 450 acres to improve sharing and capacity building across ci es. water quality. $250,000 $153,047

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69902_CI.indd 76 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Forest Stewards Guild Big Bend Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Cornell University Friends of the Wildlife Corridor Increasing Prescribed Fire Delivery and Shortleaf Grassland RestoraƟ on on Working Lands in the Big Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to Lower Rio Grande Valley Elementary School Pine Ecosystem RestoraƟ on in the Cumberland Bend Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District (TX) Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Learning Landscapes (TX) Plateau (KY, TN) Restore na ve grassland habitat for use by Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen Guide middle school students in restoring a campus Increase prescribed fi re delivery and shortleaf pine pronghorn and migratory grassland birds in science and fi eld collected data by project partners stormwater reten on pond to improve water ecosystem restora on in the Cumberland Plateau of Brewster and Jeff Davis coun es, Texas. Project to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow fl owing into the Arroyo Colorado and crea ng 40 Tennessee and Kentucky to benefi t songbirds such as will work with producers and landowners to install response to habitat restora on and management new outdoor gardens in public schools to develop prairie warbler and pine warbler and game species pronghorn-friendly fence and conduct brush eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. stewardship of na ve habitat among regional youth such as wild turkey. Project will engage public and management to control brush encroachment and Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for and their teachers. Project will restore ten acres on private landowners through outreach and technical conserve quality na ve grassland habitat. occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in 40 school campuses and will engage 4,280 students. assistance to restore and enhance more than 5,400 $100,000 occupancy and rela ve abundance. $49,998 acres of shortleaf pine forests, including more than $95,469 4,000 acres of prescribed burning. Borderlands Research InsƟ tute-Sul Ross State Galveston Bay FoundaƟ on

$199,875 University Eastern New Mexico University Dollar Bay-Moses Lake Wetlands RestoraƟ on (TX) UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Marfa and Marathon Grassland Habitat Enhancement Surveying Occupancy and Habitat Use of Rio Restore degraded wetlands and protect vulnerable The Nature Conservancy for Migratory Birds and Pronghorn II (TX) Grande Cooter within the Pecos River Watershed shorelines and communi es within the Dollar Bay- Removing Sawpauh Mill Dam to Restore Fish Passage Conduct brush management ac vi es in the Marfa (NM, TX) Moses Lake complex in Galveston Bay, Texas. Project in Oostanaula Creek and Hiwassee River (TN) and Marathon grasslands of west Texas to improve Describe the occupancy and habitat use of Rio will restore 72 acres of inter dal marsh habitat to Restore fi sh passage, improve, water quality, grassland health and habitat for pronghorn and Grande cooter in the Pecos River and tributaries address the loss of habitat in Galveston Bay due and create habitat for nearly 130 fi sh species by migratory grassland birds. Project will conduct to support future conserva on planning. Project to historical land surface subsidence and shoreline removing the debilitated Sawpauh Mill Dam located brush management on 5,000 acres of brush-invaded will survey a 32 sites over two years at previously erosion. at the confl uence of Oostanuala Creek and the grassland, monitor pronghorn and grassland unexplored but assumed regions of species range to $1,049,000 Hiwassee River outside of Cleveland, Tennessee. bird response to treatments, and create region- shed light on the occupancy and distribu on of this Project will reconnect over 140 miles of the specifi c, science-driven resource management poorly understood na ve aqua c species. Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on Oostanaula/Hiwassee system and build momentum recommenda ons. $150,000 Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building for addi onal high-impact derelict-dam removals in $244,695 Stakeholder CollaboraƟ on and Developing SoluƟ ons the watershed. Friends of Laguna Atascosa NWR III (mulƟ ple states) $62,985 CDP North America Improving Visitor Experience at Laguna Atascosa Engage large-acreage family forest owners in Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (TX) longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk (mulƟ ple states) Establish a safe and convenient visitor area with and listed species across the historical longleaf pine TEXAS Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal a kiosk and refuge map. Project will improve range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted 15 ci es across the United States to help them community experience at the refuge, inform visitors by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will American Bird Conservancy implement sustainable infrastructure for storm on wildlife conserva on ac vi es and help the establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce Grassland and Riparian Habitat RestoraƟ on for water management, urban wildlife habitats, and Friends increase their capacity at the refuge. collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf Migratory Species like Pronghorn and Monarchs (TX) tree canopy improvement. Project will perform $5,136 restora on on large family-owned forestlands, Implement at least 2,500 acres of grassland and targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of including species-related regulatory predictability riparian habitat restora on and enhancement sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ tools and market-based incen ves. projects that support birds, wildlife, and people in use of online tools to document green infrastructure $150,000 the Trans-Pecos region and South Texas. Project and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge will restore habitats to benefi t pronghorn, monarch sharing and capacity building across ci es. bu erfl ies, and other migratory species on privately $250,000 owned land. $77,713

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69902_CI.indd 77 2/28/20 8:42 AM Highland SWCD Pheasants Forever Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Texas A&M AgriLife Research Highland Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Grassland Habitat RestoraƟ on Benefi Ɵ ng the Lesser Developing a Monitoring Program for Wintering Genomics and Ecology of Desert Massasauga in the Grassland RestoraƟ on Program (TX) Prairie Chicken (CO, KS, NM, OK, TX) Grassland Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert (TX) Pecos River Watershed (NM, TX) Restore na ve grassland habitat for use by Support staff working with the Natural Resources Develop a rigorous sampling protocol to es mate the Evaluate the gene c rela onships among pronghorn and migratory grassland birds in Presidio Conserva on Service’s Lesser Prairie Chicken density and occupancy of wintering grassland birds popula ons of desert massasauga, which has been and Jeff Davis Coun es, Texas. Project will work Ini a ve as the ini a ve evolves over me and in the Chihuahuan Desert including Sprague’s pipits pe oned for lis ng under the Endangered Species with producers and landowners to conduct brush through any poten al changes in the next Farm Bill. and chestnut-collared longspurs. Project will survey Act, and prairie massasauga, which has no federal management to control brush encroachment and Project will restore grassland habitat throughout reference sites to es mate density and occupancy lis ng status, in the Pecos River watershed. Project conserve quality na ve grassland habitat. the full poten al range of the lesser prairie chicken of wintering grassland birds in these areas, and will conduct research to determine the taxonomic $100,000 which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New develop a regional sampling framework for wintering iden ty of desert massasauga popula ons in Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. grassland birds in the Chihuahuan Desert. the Pecos River watershed to inform future Galveston Bay FoundaƟ on $198,367 $125,000 conserva on ac ons. CulƟ vaƟ ng Community Capacity through RestoraƟ on $121,600 and CiƟ zen Science in Galveston Bay (TX) Pheasants Forever Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Increase organiza onal capacity through a Habitat RestoraƟ on for Grassland Birds and PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout Texas A&M University-Corpus ChrisƟ partnership between the Get Hip to Habitat Pollinators on Private Lands in Oklahoma and Texas the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow Improving the iSnapper Mobile ApplicaƟ on educa on program and their ci zen science Restore and enhance 1,000 acres of priority habitat (mulƟ ple states) to Improve RecreaƟ onal Red Snapper Fishery Water Monitoring Team to more eff ec vely serve on private lands to increase the quan ty and quality Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces ReporƟ ng (TX) students and residents around the Houston- of grassland habitat for bird and pollinator species for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal Con nue to develop and implement iSnapper, an Galveston region. Project will directly engage of greatest conserva on need. Project will work tool developed from data collected across the full electronic monitoring and repor ng smart device 800 students and 15 teachers in environmental directly with private landowners to remove brush, migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate applica on designed for private and for-hire educa on ac vi es, restore 1.3 acres of wetland reseed na ve grasses, and follow prescribed burning diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng recrea onal anglers to log catch and eff ort data in habitat, oversee 70 volunteers in monthly water and grazing management prac ces. eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project real- me, to improve the meliness and quality quality monitoring, and inform over 4,000 $75,000 will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on of catch data in the red snapper fi shery. Project residents of local water quality issues. ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow will increase usage of the mobile applica on to 75 $37,207 Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden popula on decline and then communicate these vessels and will monitor up to 218 trips. Range-wide GeneƟ c Diversity of Sneed Pincushion fi ndings with project partners and landowners for $272,378 NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Cactus: GeneƟ c Basis for Taxon RecogniƟ on (AZ, implementa on. Leadership in Community Resilience Program III NM, TX) $60,000 Texas A&M University-Kingsville (mulƟ ple states) Conduct a study to gene cally characterize the NaƟ ve Seeds Development and Outreach for Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience federally endangered Sneed pincushion cactus, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Grassland RestoraƟ on in the Trans-Pecos Region UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es endemic to the Chihuahuan Desert mountains of Monitoring Wintering Grassland Birds in the (NM, TX) throughout the United States, providing addi onal southwestern Texas and southern New Mexico. Chihuahuan Desert III (AZ, TX) Develop ecotypic na ve seed sources for the technical assistance and peer learning to complete Project will clarify the rela onships among the Apply a rigorous sampling protocol to es mate the Pecos River watershed and west Texas region to a local resilience project in each city. Project will isolated popula ons, determine whether dis nct density and/or occupancy of wintering grassland support successful grassland restora on. Project make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local elements are present, provide needed insight for birds in the Chihuahuan Desert, including Sprague’s will address limita ons to na ve grassland habitat implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a consulta ons and management decisions, and meet pipit and chestnut-collared longspur. Project will restora on through outreach and technical na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new goals outlined in the Recovery Plan for Lee and implement a monitoring program developed in assistance to landowners, energy operators, and educa on and leadership training workshops for Sneed pincushion cac . phases 1 and 2 over two winter seasons (2019- related contractors reseeding in the watershed, by dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $80,000 2020 and 2020-2021) in order to produce robust expanding an established na ve seed research and $249,161 baseline es mates of wintering bird popula ons development program, and by collabora ng with and evaluate the impact of ongoing grassland the commercial seed trade to expand seed source restora on investments. availability. $300,000 $186,538

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69902_CI.indd 78 2/28/20 8:42 AM Texas Rice Industry CoaliƟ on for the Environment The ConservaƟ on Fund Toyah Limpia SWCD Summit Land Conservancy Texas Coastal Plain Wetland RestoraƟ on for ProtecƟ on of Sabine Ranch for IncorporaƟ on into Central Trans-Pecos NaƟ ve Grassland RestoraƟ on Placing ConservaƟ on Easements on Working Migratory Birds on Private Lands the McFaddin NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (TX) and Management Program (TX) Rangelands Containing Greater Sage-Grouse Create 1,000 acres of wetlands in the Texas coastal Acquire 12,376 acres of Texas coastal prairie and Restore na ve grassland habitat for use by pronghorn Habitat (UT) plain region by construc ng levees and installing marsh habitats within the McFaddin Na onal and migratory grassland birds in Reeves, Jeff Davis, Work with private landowners to place permanent water control structures to benefi t migratory and Wildlife Refuge boundary. Project will protect water Culberson, and Pecos Coun es, Texas. Project will work conserva on easements on working rangelands in non-migratory wetland wildlife including shorebirds, quality, shallow aqua c habitats, and emergent with producers and landowners to conduct brush Summit and Morgan coun es that currently or could wading birds, waterfowl and seabirds. Project will marshes that are essen al for shorebirds and other management to control brush encroachment and poten ally contain greater sage grouse habitat, work on private lands with exis ng conserva on migratory waterfowl. conserve quality na ve grassland habitat. breeding ground, and migratory corridors. Project easements and within wildlife refuge acquisi on $500,000 $100,000 will conduct outreach, reduce fi nancial barriers boundaries to meet the needs of the millions of to landowners, assist in developing and fi nalizing birds that travel through the area every year. The Longleaf Alliance easements, create sustainable land management $56,500 CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity UTAH plans to improve and enhance sage grouse habitat,

and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach and monitor each preserved property in perpetuity. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Texas State University IV (mulƟ ple states) Mountain Island Ranch $77,624 RestoraƟ on of Comanche Springs (TX) Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange Wet Meadow RestoraƟ on on the LiƩ le Dolores Design a market to reduce groundwater pumping of informa on among 17 mul -partner local and Colorado River (CO, UT) Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and develop a funding strategy to conserve implementa on teams that organize, plan, and Improve wet meadow habitat and forage along the Removing Invasive Pinyon Pine and Juniper to groundwater to restore year-round fl ow to deliver conserva on ac ons to restore and Li le Dolores River in Western Colorado to benefi t Restore Sagebrush Habitat in Utah Comanche Springs. Project will restore the perennial enhance the longleaf pine ecosystem. Project Gunnison sage grouse, elk, mule deer, wild turkeys, Enhance and restore sagebrush habitat in crucial fl ow and provide a refuge for threatened and will support strategic on-the-ground restora on and waterfowl; restore stream fl ows and improve mule deer and elk winter ranges across federal, endangered desert fi sh, including Pecos gambusia through conserva on planning, as well as tracking water quality; improve soil health; and increase state, and private lands in Miller Creek and Li le and Comanche Springs pupfi sh. and communica on of longleaf pine restora on drought resilience. Project will install 170 beaver Bear Valley in Utah. Project will remove invasive $98,607 accomplishments. dam analogues and Zeedyk structures, remove pinyon pine and Utah juniper through mechanical $150,000 invasive vegeta on, and alter grazing pa erns to and manual cu ng crews on 9,752 acres. Texas Water Trade restore 240 acres of wet meadow habitat. $200,000 Scaling the Texas Environmental Water Market The Trust for Public Land $125,000 Support the growth of conserva on prac oners Alice Branch Creek Green Infrastructure (TX) U.S. Bureau of Land Management pursuing and execu ng environmental water Transform Alice Branch Creek in Dallas, Texas from NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Noxious Weed Control in Sagebrush Habitats within transac ons to protect the health of Texas’ rivers, its currently degraded condi on into a safe and Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Iron County, Utah bays, and estuaries during future drought. Project a rac ve community asset. Project will remove (mulƟ ple states) Sustain the health, diversity, and produc vity of will focus on using Texas’ considerable science on invasive species on 3 acres, implement buff er strips Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience sagebrush habitat in Iron County, Utah by removing environmental water needs and an assessment of of na ve plants on 0.25 miles along the creek, program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es invasive species that have encroached into the current and future environmental fl ows shortages and engage 500 students and residents through throughout the United States, providing addi onal area a er fi res disrupted the exis ng weed control to iden fy priority basins and bays for transac on volunteer days and educa onal sessions. technical assistance and peer learning to complete program. Project will treat 500 acres for several development, ac on plans for securing fl ows in $50,000 a local resilience project in each city. Project will noxious weed species to relieve pressure on na ve those priority geographies, and 10-year targets for make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local vegeta on and benefi t a wide range of sage-obligate fl ows protec on and restora on in those priority implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a species, including greater sage-grouse. geographies to be achieved through market means. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new $30,000 $500,000 educa on and leadership training workshops for dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $249,161

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69902_CI.indd 79 2/28/20 8:42 AM West Box Elder ConservaƟ on District Rich Earth InsƟ tute VIRGINIA Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Removing Invasives and Improving Grazing Advancing Deployment of the Nutrient ReclamaƟ on SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and Management in the Grouse Creek Watershed, Utah Project in the Long Island Sound Watershed II (VT) Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay Improve sagebrush habitat, riparian habitat, Iden fy new sites to install innova ve nutrient Expand the RVA H20 Regional Partnership (mulƟ ple states) and range condi on through improved grazing reclama on and recycling technology in Windham to Scale-Up Green Infrastructure in Richmond (VA) Assist in building capacity to implement restora on management and invasive removal throughout County, Vermont. Project will expand the number of Enhance the structure and func on of the RVA projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will u lize the Grouse Creek watershed of Utah. Project will sites commi ng to install a technology designed to H20 regional water management partnership to six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will empower and collaborate with private and federal en es to reduce nitrogen entering the Connec cut River and implement stormwater best management prac ces build networks among watershed organiza ons, complete habitat improvement by the mechanical ul mately Long Island Sound. in Richmond. Project will bring together government landowners, and local governments, with priori es removal of juniper, grass and forb seeding, and $43,890 agencies and local partners to implement green including informa on sharing ac vi es with objec ves increase livestock distribu on to benefi t sage grouse, infrastructure, with a specifi c focus on public school including peer-to-peer learning, iden fying common mule deer and other sage-dependent species. Rich Earth InsƟ tute sites and educa on. needs, and developing solu ons to challenges $162,792 Nutrient ReclamaƟ on in the Long Island Sound $999,963 $469,482 Watershed II (VT) Install nutrient reclama on technology in Windham Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley VERMONT County and adjacent coun es in Vermont. Project will Nestle Agriculture and Dairy ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve Scaling Up Agricultural Best PracƟ ces Through the divert 1,050 pounds of nitrogen annually from entering (MD, PA, VA) Shenandoah Valley ConservaƟ on CollaboraƟ ve (VA) NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute the Connec cut River and ul mately Long Island Sound. Pilot the planning and implementa on of agriculture Recruit 90 landowners and implement a combined Leadership in Community Resilience Program III $80,000 conserva on prac ces with six Nestle farmers 106 miles of livestock exclusion fencing and 490 acres (mulƟ ple states) to build a model to scale implementa on to the of riparian buff ers focusing restora on eff orts on Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience The Trust for Public Land en re 900 farms that supply milk to the company preserved parcels in the Shenandoah Valley. Project program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Rolston Rest AcquisiƟ on (VT) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will lay will leverage a regional backbone organiza on, throughout the United States, providing addi onal Acquire the 2,745-acre Rolston Rest property, the the ground work for building a watershed-wide exis ng partnerships, local government, and technical assistance and peer learning to complete largest unprotected inholding within Vermont’s conserva on program to support the farmers that enhanced coordina on with technical assistance and a local resilience project in each city. Project will Green Mountain Na onal Forest. Project will supply to Nestle. habitat restora on professionals to strengthen and make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local safeguard habitat for black bear, northern river $200,000 accelerate the scale of best management prac ce implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a o er, bobcat, and Bicknell’s thrush while protec ng implementa on and aqua c habitat improvements. na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new drinking water sources for local communi es and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $996,620 educa on and leadership training workshops for increasing recrea onal access for hikers, cross- Strengthening Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves and Increasing dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. country skiers, hunters, and anglers. Capacity to Implement Watershed RestoraƟ on Canaan Valley InsƟ tute $249,161 $300,000 (mulƟ ple states) Stream Corridor RestoraƟ on and Community UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Assist local watershed groups increase capacity to EducaƟ on in Wolf Creek Watershed (VA) NorthWoods Stewardship Center Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department implement restora on projects at more effi cient Establish warm-season grasses and forbes to Engage Private Forest Landowners to Improve Restore Brook Trout Habitat with the AddiƟ on and eff ec ve levels by strengthening networks improve upland habitat for birds and pollinators Management of Forest Habitats for Wildlife (VT) of Large Woody Material (VT) of individuals, communi es, businesses, and and stabilize streambanks and improve instream Engage private forest landowners in northeastern Restore habitat for na ve eastern brook trout on governments around shared goals of advancing habitat condi ons for freshwater fi sh, mussels, Vermont by providing no-cost conserva on and increase brook trout biomass by adding large watershed protec on and restora on. Project will and hellbenders along Wolf Creek and Town Creek. management plans using the Vermont Conserva on woody material in tributaries of the Connec cut organize nine Watershed Ini a ve tasks to off er Project will restore 3.6 acres of stream corridor Design and other exis ng data to iden fy priority River watershed in northeastern Vermont. Project informa on sharing ac vi es, overarching objec ves and engage 600 community college students in habitats and appropriate strategies to benefi t mul ple will improve brook trout habitat in 19 miles of stream of peer-to-peer learning, iden fying areas of common planning, implementa on, and monitoring and will species. Project will create management plans for 50 by adding large woody material that will increase concern and need, and developing solu ons to impact over 3,000 people through outreach events. landowners and restore 3,000 acres of mature forest pool frequency and depth, increase cover, and retain common challenges. $34,173 habitat for black-throated blue warbler and 200 acres organic material and fi ne sediment. $500,000 of young forest habitat for American woodcock. $53,768 $53,585

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69902_CI.indd 80 2/28/20 8:42 AM Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on Chesapeake Stormwater Network City of Norfolk Cornell University Eastern Oyster RestoraƟ on in the Western Branch Chesapeake Stormwater Training and Engagement Norfolk Green Infrastructure Plan Measuring Bachman’s Sparrow Response to of the Lynnhaven River (VA) II (mulƟ ple states) ImplementaƟ on (VA) Longleaf Pine Management (mulƟ ple states) Establish 2.5 acres of new oyster reef, engage more Increase the capacity of four target popula ons to Expand and increase implementa on of the City of Develop a methodological framework to use ci zen than 100 volunteers in the construc on and plan ng accelerate the adop on of cost-eff ec ve stormwater Norfolk’s Green Infrastructure Plan by suppor ng science and fi eld collected data by project partners of reef balls, and place 5.5 million young oysters in prac ces that reduce sediment and nutrient loads to community tree plan ng, adop on of tree and to evaluate and measure Bachman’s sparrow the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River. Project the Chesapeake Bay. Project will deliver educa on, rain barrels for installa on on private property, response to habitat restora on and management will be conducted in partnership with Lynnhaven research guidance, local inspector trainings, and a construc on of rain gardens in community spaces, eff orts at scales relevant to the species’ popula on. River Now, con nuing the re-establishment of stormwater-focused website to staff at more than and restoring wetland and riparian buff ers. Project Project will es mate a region-wide baseline for Eastern Oyster in the Lynnhaven and building on the 500 small MS4 communi es, stormwater managers will support goals of improved water quality, reduced occupancy and poten ally evaluate trends in 2018 Na onal Fish and Wildlife Founda on-funded in larger Phase 1 communi es, local stormwater nuisance fl ooding, expanded wildlife habitat, and occupancy and rela ve abundance. restora on in the Eastern Branch. inspectors, and under-served stormwater managers increased community volunteer capacity. $95,469 $200,000 in the headwater states. $161,500

$125,000 College of William and Mary, Virginia InsƟ tute of UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on College of William and Mary, Virginia InsƟ tute of Marine Science Expanding Green Infrastructure, Urban Stream, and Chesapeake Stormwater Network Marine Science Eastern Shore Barrier Island StabilizaƟ on and Marsh Tree Canopy RestoraƟ on in Hopewell (VA) Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and Engaging students, ciƟ zens, and watermen in the ConstrucƟ on Engineering Plans (VA) Implement large-scale stream restora on and Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) removal of derelict blue crab traps (MD, VA) Develop an engineering design plan for a 450-acre wetland enhancement on an eroding stream Focus stormwater training and engagement on four Engage regional high schools in compe on to develop marsh restora on and expansion project along channel be, re-establish fl oodplain wetlands under-served target popula ons in the Chesapeake a “Crab Trap App” for ci zen scien sts to use in derelict southern Cedar Island in Virginia and provide direct adjacent to the stream channel, plant 250 urban Bay watershed to accelerate the pace of local blue crab trap removal eff orts in the Chesapeake outreach to resiliency planning organiza ons and trees, and create “conserva on corners” to install nutrient load reduc ons. Project will promote more Bay. Project will result in an easy to use app, provide local ci zens on the Eastern Shore. Project will green features in residen al areas with poorly widespread implementa on of eff ec ve stormwater economic and ecological benefi ts from the removal prepare plans to enhance the resiliency of the draining soils. Project will engage more than 250 and restora on prac ces across the watershed. of derelict traps, and communicate the ac vity to the barrier islands, back barrier marshes and lagoons, community volunteers and develop Meaningful $125,000 public through an online interac ve map. and mainland communi es in the rural Eastern Watershed Educa on Experiences for students $60,000 Shore. to takes advantage of the large-scale stormwater City of Norfolk $249,707 management project proximity. Lindenwood-Barraud Park Community Resilience College of William and Mary, Virginia InsƟ tute of $199,999 Living Shoreline (VA) Marine Science Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on Construct a hybrid living shoreline and riparian buff er Farm Resiliency EducaƟ on for At-Risk Coastal and Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance: A CollaboraƟ ve Chesapeake Bay Trust expansion in Norfolk, Virginia along the Lafaye e River. Riparian Agricultural Lands (MD, VA) to Increase RotaƟ onal Grazing (MD, PA, VA, WV) Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve Project will improve the shoreline along a lower-income Host a series of workshops to develop a strategy Expand and strengthen a network of private (mulƟ ple states) neighborhood and will support storm resilience, water and work plan for managing farming landscapes, and public partners to promote the adop on Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal quality, and habitat improvement goals. outline projects that could be undertaken of rota onal grazing systems that enhance soil levels throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. $1,202,500 for pilo ng prac ces, develop proposals for health, protect and improve water quality, and Project will focus on development and/or support of implementa on, and target poten al sites. Project contribute to farm economic viability. Project will exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance will address farmlands at risk to rising sea levels and include on-farm demonstra ons, peer-to-peer watershed restora on at scale. will bring together agricultural economists, experts dialog, establishment of local grazing groups, and $1,200,000 on alterna ve cropping systems, and ecosystem development of outreach materials that highlight specialists to provide exper se on how to transi on the economic and soil health benefi ts of grazing. vulnerable agricultural landscapes. $729,468 $49,994

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69902_CI.indd 81 2/28/20 8:42 AM Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on Environmental Concern Friends of the Rappahannock James River AssociaƟ on Restora on of the Eastern Oyster in the Lynnhaven From Design to Construc on: Scaling-Up to Meet Oyster, Shoreline, and Stream Restora on in the Formalizing and Growing the Middle and Upper River (VA) Demand for Living Shorelines on the Lower Bay (VA) Rappahannock Tidal Tributaries (VA) James Riparian Partnership (VA) Establish 2.5 acres of new oyster reef, construct Increase the capacity of the Elizabeth River Project Restore Carter’s Creek and Urbanna Creek through Formalize an exis ng mul -party partnership and plant 200 reef balls, and place 5.5 million for in-house design and construc on of living oyster restora on on the river bo om, living structure designed to improve coordina on and young oysters in the Lynnhaven River. Project will shorelines, rain gardens, wetlands, and other green shorelines, and grasses to reduce shoreline erosion, delivery of riparian conserva on programs and be conducted in partnership with Lynnhaven River infrastructure. Project will address a lack of available and green infrastructure to address polluted prac ces in the middle and upper James River NOW oyster reef construc on, enhancing the and aff ordable construc on fi rms to meet an stormwater runoff . Project will engage schools and watershed. Project will u lize a consor um model to popula on of na ve eastern oysters, and engaging increasing demand for this work on the lower bay. community volunteers in restora on work, educa ng build individual organiza onal capacity of partners, approximately 500 volunteers in a wide array of $50,000 the community about the importance of water quality. coordinate project priori za on, and implement hands-on oyster restora on ac vi es. $91,573 200 acres of riparian buff ers. $199,987 Forest Landowners AssociaƟ on $750,000 Engaging Working Forest Landowners, Building Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance College of William and Mary Stakeholder Collabora on and Developing Solu ons for Sustainable Agriculture James River AssociaƟ on Full Life-cycle Conserva on for Whimbrels on the III (mul ple states) Suppor ng a CBFN Soil Health Summit (VA) Improving Drainage in the Lakemont Neighborhood Western Atlan c Flyway (mul ple states) Engage large-acreage family forest owners in Deliver a Chesapeake Soil Health Forum to engage (VA) Conserve and restore habitat and work to reduce longleaf pine restora on and conserva on of at-risk regional agricultural conserva on partners in Implement a hydronamic separator structure harvest pressures on whimbrels throughout their and listed species across the historical longleaf pine advancing the use of soil health-promo ng programs retrofi t and extend a storm sewer to provide water full life-cycle. Project will improve collabora on range, with a par cular focus within areas impacted and prac ces in Chesapeake Bay watershed quality treatment and enhance maintenance access. and coordina on by establishing a whimbrel by Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Project will restora on eff orts. Project will intercept drainage and redirect fl ow working group, improve adap ve management by establish 120 acres of longleaf pine and produce $10,278 through a new storm sewer while engaging and developing an age-structured popula on model, collabora ve, landscape-level solu ons to longleaf educa ng local residents through the design and improve popula on monitoring to serve as a metric restora on on large family-owned forestlands, Headwaters Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District implementa on process. of success, map cri cal whimbrel sites to focus on- including species-related regulatory predictability Increasing Manure Injec on Opportunity (VA) $199,959 the-ground management, and improve condi ons tools and market-based incen ves. Partner with the most widespread custom manure within cri cal sites. $150,000 applicator in Virginia, adding an injector unit into the Karl P. MarƟ n $148,763 applicator fl eet. Project will increase the adop on of 2019 Guy Bradley Award - State Winner Friends of the Rappahannock manure injec on and provide farmers an individual $1000 was awarded to the 2019 Guy Bradley Award Ecosystem Services Implemen ng Virginia’s Phase III WIP Through the farm experience with the cost-benefi t of u lizing state level recipient, Lieutenant Karl P. Mar n Priori za on of Restora on and Partnership in the Rappahannock Roundtable (VA) manure injec on with minimum disturbance for from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Rivanna (VA) Install 10 miles of livestock fencing and stream farms implemen ng no- ll management, resul ng in Fisheries. UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED Priori ze restora on work along the main stem of restora on, 30 acres of urban forest/tree canopy, posi ve nitrogen load and water quality impacts. $1,000 the Rivanna River Corridor from the confl uence of 300 acres of urban nutrient management plans, $199,876 the North Fork and South Fork to Moores Creek. 5 acres of oyster reef restora on, and 15 living Living River RestoraƟ on Trust Project will assess streambank erosion and riparian shoreline projects. Project will capitalize on the James River AssociaƟ on Long-Term Land Conserva on and Buff er buff er parameters and rank areas marked high local and regional partnerships developed across Building Adap ve Shorelines and Resilient Implementa on on the Elizabeth River (VA) or very high for stabiliza on to maximize future the Rappahannock River Basin to accelerate the Communi es in the Lower James River (VA) Evaluate 29 forest and wetland sites for long-term implementa on on the Rivanna, resul ng in the implementa on of priority best management Implement three living shoreline management and conserva on, priori ze sites and plan for a corridor largest results for available funding. prac ces outlined in the Virginia Phase III green infrastructure projects on public land in the of high-value habitat, place 50 acres in permanent $49,936 Watershed Implementa on Plan. Hampton area to address community and habitat protec on, and plant 1,500 square feet of riparian $810,100 vulnerability to sea level rise. Project will strengthen buff er. Project will build the capacity to conserve natural systems to protect the Hampton Roads region wetlands and forested riparian buff ers in the from the impacts of fl ooding and storm events and Elizabeth River watershed, including establishing enable communi es to recover more quickly. conserva on of high-quality riparian corridors. $1,512,536 $48,500

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69902_CI.indd 82 2/28/20 8:42 AM Lynnhaven River Now Manomet NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on Science Museum of Virginia FoundaƟ on RestoraƟ on of the Eastern Oyster in the Lynnhaven ImplemenƟ ng Best Management PracƟ ces to AcceleraƟ ng ImplementaƟ on through InformaƟ on Stormwater Pollutant MiƟ gaƟ on and Green River Western Branch (VA) Benefi t Shorebird Species (mulƟ ple states) Sharing at the Choose Clean Water Conference (VA) Infrastructure at the Science Museum of Virginia Construct a 3-acre oyster reef using crushed Implement best management prac ces to restore Bring together regional stakeholders and community Mi gate sewer overfl ow events by removing 3 concrete substrate, the fi rst alterna ve-substrate wet and dry sand habitats for red knots, whimbrel, members for a two-day educa onal and networking acres of impervious surface, installing an advanced reef, in the Lynnhaven River. Project will support American oystercatcher, and other shorebirds along experience. Project will focus on enhancing and bioreten on system, enhancing exis ng green an overall goal of 60 acres reef habitat in the Atlan c Coast. Project will involve a coastwide facilita ng cross-sector rela onships across the stormwater infrastructure educa on and outreach, the Lynnhaven River, in partnership with the coordina on of the American oystercatcher Chesapeake Bay watershed in order to encourage and developing a predic ve model of future green Chesapeake Bay Founda on. recovery ini a ve, a compila on of lessons stronger restora on eff orts. site and stormwater management projects. Project $200,000 learned, and advance work to reduce the impact of $45,000 will reduce nutrient and sediment loads discharging preda on and human disturbance on popula ons of into the James River and will demonstrate eff ec ve Lynnhaven River Now breeding shorebirds along the U.S. Atlan c coast. Northern Neck Planning District Commission stormwater management prac ces. Restoring the Eastern Oyster in the Eastern and $191,000 Low Impact Stormwater Retrofi t in Warsaw (VA) $200,000

Western Branches of the Lynnhaven River (VA) Convert an abandoned and paved shopping center to UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Restore there acres of oyster reef in the eastern Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission a stormwater pond with green space, rain gardens, Stroud Water Research Center and western branches of the Lynnhaven River. Engaging Local Landowners in Living Shorelines and bioreten on areas, walking trails, na ve plants and Soil Health ConservaƟ on, Engagement, and Project will support reaching the target of an Shoreline Management (VA) interpre ve signage. Project will be a living and visible Technical Assistance (MD, PA, VA) addi onal 60 acres of oyster habitat target in the Target landowners with con guous repe ve loss demonstra on site that invites pedestrians into the Partner with Cover Crop Coaching to increase access Lynnhaven, in partnership with the Chesapeake proper es to create a 500- to 700-foot stretch of downtown area and informs residents, students, and to technical exper se on soil health and increase Bay Founda on, and builds on the 2018 Na onal living shoreline and develop rural coastal fl ooding visitors of the posi ve impact of green infrastructure. adop on rates. Project will enable Cover Crop Fish and Wildlife Founda on-funded restora on in resiliency plans u lizing sand from other dredging $200,000 Coaching to direct farmer mee ngs, host train-the- the Eastern Branch. projects. Project will improve coastal resiliency and trainer events, and increase outreach to landowners $200,000 mi ga on eff orts, while simultaneously improving Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends Group ren ng cropland to tenant farmers. Project also will water quality and managing shoreline erosion and Building a Fishing Pier at Point Creek (VA) help address the shor all of technical exper se on Manomet marsh loss. Build an accessible fi shing pier at the Rappahannock soil health and will increase adop on rates of cover Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health $199,914 River Valley Na onal Wildlife Refuge. Project will crops and no- ll. Assessment (mulƟ ple states) provide a new opportunity for the community to $199,976 Provide a flyway health assessment for the NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute par cipate in fi shing and introduces them to the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative. Project will Leadership in Community Resilience Program III refuge and to the Friends organiza on. The Elizabeth River Project include completion of site assessments in North (mulƟ ple states) $15,000 Increase CollecƟ ve Impact on the Elizabeth River America, improvement of shorebird monitoring at Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience through Strengthened Partnership (VA) sites through the International Shorebird Survey, program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Ridge to Reefs Reinvigorate the Elizabeth River Project partnership and a meeting with the Western Hemisphere throughout the United States, providing addi onal ImplemenƟ ng Targeted Nutrient Management in to further coordinated stormwater management Shorebird Group to design the health assessment, technical assistance and peer learning to complete the Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Shore (MD, VA) and ecosystem restora on in Chesapeake, Norfolk, which will include a method to provide a local resilience project in each city. Project will Construct four denitrifying bioreactors and 3.6 acres Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Project population trend estimates for focal species and make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local of non dal wetlands in priority watersheds with will establish a leadership roundtable and summit other shorebirds. implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a high nutrient loads in Maryland and Virginia. Project to formally adopt a new watershed ac on plan, $67,737 na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new will improve farms environmental performance, explore regional fi nancing op ons, and improve educa on and leadership training workshops for treat legacy nutrients, and will benefi t American coordina on of green infrastructure projects at a dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. black duck wintering habitat and eastern brook variety of scales. $249,161 trout recovery. $750,000 $199,787

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69902_CI.indd 83 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Elizabeth River Project The Piedmont Environmental Council Trout Unlimited University of Montana Oyster RestoraƟ on and EducaƟ on on the Elizabeth ReconnecƟ ng and Restoring Brook Trout Habitat (VA) Expanding Brook Trout Patch Size and Improving Targeted ImplementaƟ on in the Chesapeake Bay River (VA) Replace restric ve culverts with improved stream- Water Quality in the North River Watershed (VA) Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership Deploy the latest technologies for crea ng oyster simula on road-stream crossings for full aqua c Restore 1 mile of instream habitat, install 7,000 (mulƟ ple states) habitat in the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River organism passage in Piedmont. Project will improve feet of exclusion fencing, and establish 19 acres of Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests to create 5 acres of robust habitat for the keystone instream habitat by restoring riparian habitat, riparian buff er in spring fed streams in the Mossy with advanced behavior change models and species of the Chesapeake Bay, the na ve oyster. reconnec ng 4 miles of stream, and removing two Creek and Briery Branch subwatersheds of Upper messaging approaches to improve eff ec veness Project will add 86 cubic yards of material ranging barriers to fi sh passage. North River. Project will increase and expand of agricultural conserva on outreach programs from “oyster castles” to a new design for “oyster $199,057 eastern brook trout patches and improve water in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project will discs” that mimic natural reefs along with 50 cubic quality in the Shenandoah Valley while providing leverage watershed-wide data sets and coordina on yards of oyster shell. The Piedmont Environmental Council technical assistance to landowners working to with local nonprofi ts, conserva on organiza ons, $49,968 Restoring Stream ConnecƟ vity for Eastern Brook implement restora on projects on their proper es. and social scien sts to increase adop on of Trout in the Upper Rappahannock Watershed (VA) $178,385 targeted best management prac ces in priority The Elizabeth River Project Improve na ve eastern brook trout habitat in Virginia’s subwatersheds. River Stars: Maturing the Movement (VA) Upper Rappahannock watershed in partnership with Trout Unlimited $999,942 Develop the fi rst protocol in the Chesapeake the Virginia Department of Transporta on by replacing Providing IncenƟ ves to Improve Trout Habitat in the Watershed for verifying residen al best culvert structures with fi sh friendly structures. Project Upper South Branch of the Potomac River (VA) University of Tennessee (AgResearch) management prac ces and construct a living will reconnect 2 miles of intact brook trout habitat and Provide outreach, technical assistance, and Advancing Northern Bobwhite Management in the shoreline showcase on the Norfolk Southern restore 200 linear feet of riparian habitat. incen ves to private landowners in the Upper South Longleaf Pine Range (AL, GA, LA, VA) corporate campus. Project will increase the capacity $65,000 Branch of the Potomac River in Virginia to improve Develop northern bobwhite popula on goals of the River Star Homes and River Star Businesses riparian habitat, connect to large upland blocks of for target sites within the longleaf pine range in programs to reduce pollu on, while developing Town of Colonial Beach managed forest, and reconnect aqua c habitat to Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia to support important protocols and models for residen al and Robin Grove Living Shoreline (VA) benefi t eastern brook trout popula ons. Project will adap ve management. Project will engage local industrial stewardship. Restore eroded shoreline along Monroe Bay by remove three fi sh passage barriers, open 3 miles partners, including state wildlife agencies, to collect $198,472 construc ng a living shoreline with rock sills, sand fi ll, of stream, restore 7 miles of riparian buff ers with habitat and popula on data, and will produce and wetland plan ngs to restore marsh habitat. Project a minimum 35 foot width, and install 10 miles of predic ve sta s cal models that relate popula on The Longleaf Alliance will install oyster shell bag sills to maintain exis ng ca le exclusion fencing. abundance to habitat structure, landscape CoordinaƟ ng Local ImplementaƟ on Team Capacity marsh fringe, partner with the Virginia Ins tute of $181,197 characteris cs, and management ac ons. and Landowner Technical Assistance and Outreach Marine Science, and engage the community through $147,568 IV (mulƟ ple states) volunteer installa ons of oyster bags. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Improve and sustain coordina on and exchange $197,804 Science University of Virginia UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED of informa on among 17 mul -partner local Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the University of Virginia ConservaƟ on Interns and implementa on teams that organize, plan, and deliver Town of Woodstock Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mulƟ ple states) ConservaƟ on Scholars Support IV (VA) conserva on ac ons to restore and enhance the Stormwater Management in Shenandoah Towns Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process Support senior undergraduate and professional longleaf pine ecosystem. Project will support strategic (VA) and product by engaging in new partnerships to school students at the University of Virginia for on-the-ground restora on through conserva on Construct two biofi ltra on projects, incorporate develop ecosystem health indicators for non- dal a ten-week period during the summer of 2019. planning, as well as tracking and communica on of permeable pavers into a retrofi t of court square watershed areas and indicators for social, cultural, Project will pair students with university faculty longleaf pine restora on accomplishments. area, and foster broader adop on and be er and economically relevant values iden fi ed by and Na onal Fish and Wildlife Founda on staff to $150,000 maintenance of stormwater facili es by the stakeholders. Project will refi ne the process of iden fy appropriate summer internship topics with locali es in the Shenandoah River Friendly Towns integra ng new indicators via stakeholder engagement the goal of increasing the professional capacity collabora on through a series of related outreach workshops, which require new regional partnerships of highly educated individuals in the fi eld of and training eff orts. Project will demonstrate the and collabora ons, a vital outcome of this project. conserva on. benefi ts of green infrastructure in Shenandoah $82,678 $100,000 locali es. $200,000

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69902_CI.indd 84 2/28/20 8:42 AM Valley ConservaƟ on Council Confederated Tribes Friends of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges Nooksack Salmon Enhancement AssociaƟ on Land ConservaƟ on and Nutrient Management of the UmaƟ lla Indian ReservaƟ on Establishing an EducaƟ onal Pollinator Garden (WA) The Puget Sound Stewards Program (WA) Planning in the Central Shenandoah Valley (VA) Flow RestoraƟ on Development (OR, WA) Establish a pollinator garden and explora on zones at Restore 15 acres of riparian habitat to improve water Provide technical assistance to ten or more farm Work with The Freshwater Trust, Trout Unlimited, McNary Na onal Wildlife Refuge. Project will engage quality and habitat for Chinook salmon, bull trout landowners with donated conserva on easements and Washington Water Trust to support and develop community members and students in plan ng and and steelhead salmon in Puget Sound and Whatcom through the crea on of nutrient management voluntary water transac ons in the Uma lla, Walla path building and will improve exis ng habitat, and County. Project will engage fi ve local resource or resource management plans. Project will Walla, Grande Ronde, and John Day sub-basins. enhance educa onal opportuni es. management partners and 2,500 volunteers to plant permanently protect property and secure buff ers/ $139,846 $8,400 5,000 trees and remove 6 acres of invasive vegeta on. livestock exclusion on 6-10 miles of streams and $29,946 associated buff ers. Confederated Tribes Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group $199,055 of the UmaƟ lla Indian ReservaƟ on River RestoraƟ on Design to Reduce Flood Risk (WA) North Gulf Oceanic Society Water Rights Accord FY20 (OR, WA) Prepare project designs for integrated fl oodplain Use GeneƟ c Prey IdenƟ fi caƟ on to Understand Virginia Polytechnic InsƟ tute and State University Work with The Freshwater Trust, Trout Unlimited, protec on and restora on along the lower 3 miles CriƟ cal Salmon Stocks for Killer Whale Diet (AK, WA)

Building Soil Health Through CollaboraƟ on, and Washington Water Trust to support and develop of the Big Quilcene River. Project will reduce fl ood Characterize the diet of Southern resident killer whales UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES ImplementaƟ on, and Market OpportuniƟ es (VA) water transac ons. risk and improve salmon and shellfi sh habitat while through gene c prey iden fi ca on from fecal samples Pilot 45 producers with management control of $167,250 enhancing water quality, recrea onal access, and and prey remains and compare these samples to 2,250 acres of cropland to create widespread economic vitality in the local community. the diet of Alaska resident killer whales. Project will adop on of cover crop, no- ll, and enhanced ConservaƟ on Northwest $229,308 provide data to target specifi c salmon stocks and nutrient management prac ces, increasing adop on Increasing ConnecƟ vity for Mule Deer, Canada Lynx understand nutri onal and foraging needs of the to 20,000 acres post-pilot. Project will enhance the and Sharptail Grouse in Okanogan Valley (WA) Long Live the Kings endangered whale popula on. eff orts of Virginia’s Soil Health Coali on to expand Reconnect habitat and increase public safety between Increasing the Size and Survival of Returning Adult $101,923 awareness among both producers and consumers the Cascade and Ke le mountain ranges. Project will Chinook Salmon in North Puget Sound (WA) for the value of healthy soil prac ces and create conduct habitat restora on to benefi t popula on Increase the number of hatchery fall Chinook salmon Pheasants Forever increased partnerships that benefi t soil health and recovery for Canada lynx, mule deer, and sharp-tailed released from Glenwood Springs Hatchery in North ConservaƟ on of Mule Deer Winter Range Habitat (WA) water quality in priority regions in the Shenandoah grouse. Eff orts will con nue to develop a safe passage Puget Sound and study the feasibility of increasing Improve winter range habitat quality and migra on Valley and the lower Eastern Shore. crossing for mule deer in an area where more than the survival and size of returning adult Chinook. corridors for mule deer in eastern Washington by $1,000,000 300 mule deer are struck by vehicles annually. Project will develop a transferable rearing template implemen ng conserva on and restora on projects $220,000 for increasing the size and survival of hatchery that will promote robust and sustainable popula ons Chinook to benefi t Southern Resident killer whales. of mule deer. Project will restore 3,500 acres and WASHINGTON Farallon InsƟ tute $147,000 reconnect 7.5 miles of a migra on corridor. IntegraƟ ng Seabird Data into Fisheries $137,360 CDP North America Management in Alaska II (AK, CA, WA) NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Scaling Green Infrastructure Investments in CiƟ es II Evaluate how data from long-term seabird Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Quinault Indian NaƟ on (mulƟ ple states) monitoring in Alaska may be used in fi sheries (mulƟ ple states) Establish a Derelict Net Removal and Tracking Build capacity of communi es in an addi onal management, with an emphasis on seabirds as Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Program for the Quinault NaƟ on (WA) 15 ci es across the United States to help them samplers of young-of-the-year/juvenile age classes of program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Develop a program to reduce derelict nets from implement sustainable infrastructure for storm commercial groundfi sh (e.g., pollock, sablefi sh, cod) throughout the United States, providing addi onal coastal riparian corridors and properly dispose of them water management, urban wildlife habitats, and that are diffi cult to sample by other means. Project technical assistance and peer learning to complete a to prevent their entry into the Olympic Coast Na onal tree canopy improvement. Project will perform will advance integra on of data from seabird studies local resilience project in each city. Project will make 16 Marine Sanctuary. Project will inform fi shermen and targeted outreach to ci es to increase knowledge of with fi sheries science to improve ecosystem-based staff site visits, complete eight local implementa on or the community of the ecological eff ects of abandoned sustainable infrastructure fi nancing, develop ci es’ fi sheries management and seabird conserva on. demonstra on projects, host a na onal Resilient Ci es and lost derelict gear, conduct clean-ups, and develop use of online tools to document green infrastructure $79,946 Summit, and deliver new educa on and leadership a new gear tracking system to improve management. and habitat benefi ts, and facilitate knowledge training workshops for dozens of addi onal ci es. $69,338 sharing and capacity building across ci es. $249,161 $250,000

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69902_CI.indd 85 2/28/20 8:42 AM San Juan County Public Works The Whale Museum Tulalip Tribes of Washington Washington Water Trust Protect Priority Southern Resident Killer Whale Increase Capacity for Vessel Research and Boater Increase Southern Resident Killer Whales Prey Base Stream Flow RestoraƟ on to Benefi t Salmon, Foraging Habitat in the San Juan Islands (WA) EducaƟ on to Benefi t Killer Whales (WA) by Increasing Chinook Salmon Stocks (WA) Steelhead and Trout in the Columbia Basin (WA) Incorporate broad stakeholder input into Provide increased capacity for collec on of vessel Increase Snohomish River Basin hatchery Restore fi sh cri cal streams in the Columbia River establishing a management approach to reducing density and disturbance data for the Southern produc on and evaluate salmon survivorship based Basin by implemen ng instream fl ow acquisi ons vessel disturbance to Southern resident killer resident killer whale popula on in the Salish on release strategies. Project will manage hatchery to benefi t Endangered Species Act-listed whales in cri cal habitat off the San Juan Islands. Sea. Project will educate boaters and increase interven ons for increased survivorship and size Chinook salmon and steelhead in the Yakima, Project will integrate acous cs and whale behavior compliance with current regula ons and guidelines of Chinook salmon in areas important to Southern Methow, Wenatchee, White Salmon, and Klickitat research with local stakeholder input to reach to reduce vessel disturbance. Resident killer whales, and monitoring for any watersheds. recommended op ons for management. $65,581 gene c and ecological impacts to wild juvenile and $170,000 $95,000 adult salmonid stocks. Trout Unlimited $176,959 Washington Water Trust SeaƩ le Audubon Columbia Cascade Water TransacƟ ons (WA) S tream Flow RestoraƟ on to Benefi t Salmon, Improving Greenspace in Capitol Hill through Iden fy, priori ze and develop projects with willing Washington Department of Ecology Steelhead and Trout in the Columbia Basin- Impairment ReducƟ on (WA) water right holders in the Methow, En at, Yakima, Development and Monitoring of Washington State’s Okanogan (WA) Work toward elimina ng or signifi cantly reducing and Wenatchee sub-basins of Washington to Water Right AcquisiƟ ons Program (WA) Increase access for Endangered Species Act-listed herbicide and toxic roden cide use at Cal Anderson complete signifi cant instream fl ow enhancements to Assist in the selection, assessment, and steelhead to cool water in the late summer as Park. Project will engage and train 50 community priority streams and tributaries. Project will improve coordination of water right acquisitions in well as ensure passage of steelhead into high volunteers as park stewards to maintain the park tributary in-stream habitat to benefi t listed salmon Washington State that will improve stream flows quality tributary habitats during the late spring without herbicides and create a vegeta on plan for a and other na ve fi sh species. to benefit Endangered Species Act-listed species. spawning season. Project will focus on restoring habitat corridor that would link approximately 60 acres $280,125 Project will monitor and manage acquired water fl ows to Salmon Creek and Loup Loup Creek, two of currently isolated pervious greenspace. rights to ensure project completion and long- tributaries that are cri cal to the Upper Columbia $40,000 Trout Unlimited term flow improvement goals. steelhead. Project includes close coordina on with Lake Sammamish Stewardship: Expanding the $81,500 the Colville Tribes. Skagit County Public Works Vision for a Connected Watershed (WA) $40,566 Restore Chinook Salmon Rearing Habitat (WA) Expand and diversify the current U.S. Fish and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Replace a failing culvert under Cedar Grove Avenue Wildlife Service’s Lake Sammamish Urban Wildlife Leque Island Estuarine Marsh Habitat RestoraƟ on Washington Water Trust with a 120-foot pedestrian bridge to restore fi sh Refuge Partnership by leveraging resources and Flood ProtecƟ on (WA) Stream Flow RestoraƟ on to Benefi t Salmon, passage within Ovenell Slough. Project will restore to increase community reach and depth of Remove a 2.4-mile long perimeter levee to restore Steelhead and Trout in the Walla Walla Basin (WA) access to more than 1.5 acres of Chinook salmon engagement. Project will restore 3 acres through dal and riverine infl uence and improve coastal Secure fl ow in priority stream reaches during cri cal rearing habitat to increase survivorship of outgoing invasive species removal and will engage 6,000 resiliency for Stanwood, Washington. Project will seasons for Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED smolts. community members through community restore 250 acres of estuarine marsh and estuary salmonids. Project will place special emphasis on $144,225 work days, outreach events, and educa onal rearing habitat for endangered chinook juvenile the Touchet River, Mill Creek, and fl ow-limited programming. salmonid popula ons of the S llaguamish and por ons of the Walla Walla River, where low Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group $41,634 Skagit rivers while providing fl ood protec ng to the summer fl ows and related high temperatures have Expanded Upper Skagit Knotweed Control (WA) surrounding community. impacted ESA-threatened bull trout and summer Implement a strategic and though ul approach $900,000 steelhead, as well as recently reintroduced spring to controlling invasive knotweed and implement Chinook. early detec on for noxious weeds in the Upper $103,875 Skagit watershed. Project will engage 80 volunteers to restore 5,230 acres through trea ng invasive knotweed and will further survey and map knotweed infesta ons on another 17,215 acres. $26,382

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69902_CI.indd 86 2/28/20 8:42 AM Yellowstone to Yukon ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve Chesapeake Bay FoundaƟ on Chesapeake Stormwater Network Trout Unlimited Reducing Human-Grizzly Bear Confl ict in the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance: A CollaboraƟ ve Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training and Securing and Expanding Brook Trout Habitat Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem (ID, MT, WA) to Increase RotaƟ onal Grazing (MD, PA, VA, WV) Engagement III: (mulƟ ple states) in the Cacapon and Potomac South Branch (WV) Reduce confl icts between humans and grizzly bears Expand and strengthen a network of private Focus stormwater training and engagement eff orts Strengthen and expand stronghold patches of brook in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem by improving waste and public partners to promote the adop on on four cri cal and under-served target popula ons trout by restoring in-stream and riparian habitat, management, providing community educa on, road of rota onal grazing systems that enhance soil in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to accelerate mi ga ng barriers to aqua c organism passage, closure and restora on, and securing grizzly bear health, protect and improve water quality, and the pace of nutrient load reduc ons. Project will and increasing the number of agricultural producers habitat. Project will also restore private land parcels contribute to farm economic viability. Project will promote implementa on of eff ec ve stormwater implemen ng streamside best management in a cri cal linkage zone for two imperiled grizzly include on-farm demonstra ons, peer-to-peer and restora on prac ces across the watershed. prac ces. Project will restore riparian forest buff ers bear popula ons through a partnership with federal dialog, establishment of local grazing groups, and $125,000 and fi sh passage, recruit 200 volunteers to assist in and state agencies and local conserva on groups. development of outreach materials that highlight environmental stewardship projects, and provide $208,871 the economic and soil health benefi ts of grazing. Friends of the Ohio River Islands conserva on planning and technical assistance to 30 $729,468 NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge new landowners.

Building Capacity of the Friends of Ohio River $192,934 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES WEST VIRGINIA Chesapeake Bay Trust Islands NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (WV) Chesapeake Bay Trust Capacity Building IniƟ aƟ ve Increase capacity and par cipa on through an Trout Unlimited Home Rivers IniƟ aƟ ve Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (mulƟ ple states) educa onal and inspiring outreach event. Project Potomac Brook Trout Patch ReconnecƟ on Strengthening Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves and Increasing Build capacity at the regional and organiza onal will include a set of smaller events designed to from Big Run to Judy Gap (WV) Capacity to Implement Watershed RestoraƟ on level throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. increase organiza on capacity. Restore, reconnect, and meld two stronghold (mulƟ ple states) Project will focus on development and/or support of $6,080 patches of eastern brook trout in the North Fork Assist local watershed groups increase capacity to exis ng collabora ve models necessary to advance of the South Branch of the Potomac River. Project implement restora on projects at more effi cient watershed restora on at scale. Future Harvest will expand exis ng patches to restore adjacent 50 and eff ec ve levels by strengthening networks $1,200,000 SupporƟ ng a CBFN Soil Health Summit Alongside square miles of stream habitat to improve water of individuals, communi es, businesses, and Future Harvest Conference (WV) quality through riparian and in-stream restora on, governments around shared goals of advancing Chesapeake Stormwater Network Deliver a Chesapeake Soil Health Forum to engage aqua c organism passage barrier mi ga on, and watershed protec on and restora on. Project will Chesapeake Stormwater Training and Engagement regional agricultural conserva on partners in the installa on of agricultural prac ces that meet organize nine Watershed Ini a ve tasks to off er II (mulƟ ple states) advancing the use of soil health-promo ng the needs of the fi sh and the farms. informa on sharing ac vi es, overarching objec ves Increase the capacity of four target popula ons to programs and prac ces in Chesapeake Bay $194,418 of peer-to-peer learning, areas of common concern accelerate the adop on of cost-eff ec ve stormwater watershed restora on eff orts. and need, and solu ons to common challenges. prac ces that reduce sediment and nutrient loads to $10,278 University of Maryland $500,000 the Chesapeake Bay. Project will deliver educa on, Center for Environmental Science research guidance, local inspector trainings, and a NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Increasing Stakeholder Engagement in the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay stormwater-focused website to staff at more than Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Chesapeake Bay Report Card (mulƟ ple states) SupporƟ ng Watershed IniƟ aƟ ves, Networks, and 500 small MS4 communi es, stormwater managers (mulƟ ple states) Improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process Local Partners to Restore the Chesapeake Bay in larger Phase 1 communi es, local stormwater Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience and product by engaging in new partnerships to (mulƟ ple states) inspectors, and under-served stormwater managers program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es develop ecosystem health indicators for non- dal Assist in building capacity to implement restora on in the headwater states. throughout the United States, providing addi onal watershed areas and indicators for social, cultural, projects at eff ec ve regional levels. Project will u lize $125,000 technical assistance and peer learning to complete and economically relevant values iden fi ed by six Watershed Ini a ve Tasks that will empower and a local resilience project in each city. Project will stakeholders. Project will refi ne the process of build networks among watershed organiza ons, make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local integra ng new indicators via stakeholder engagement landowners, and local governments, with priori es implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a workshops, which require new regional partnerships including informa on sharing ac vi es with objec ves na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new and collabora ons, a vital outcome of this project. including peer-to-peer learning, iden fying common educa on and leadership training workshops for $82,678 needs, and developing solu ons to challenges. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $469,482 $249,161

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69902_CI.indd 87 2/28/20 8:42 AM University of Montana Door County Soil and Water Ducks Unlimited Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Targeted Implementa on in the Chesapeake Bay ConservaƟ on Department Restoring Priority Wetlands in Green Bay Managing Invasive Species (WI) Watershed through Data Analysis and Partnership Coordina ng and Implemen ng Invasive Species through Invasive Species Control (WI) Manage phragmites and Japanese knotweed in (mul ple states) Control Eff orts throughout Door Country (WI) Manage and maintain eight priority coastal marshes ecologically sensi ve shoreline and coastal wetlands, Couple proprietary databases of farmer interests with Provide fi nancial assistance to partners and in Green Bay, Wisconsin through invasive species inland waterways, and wetlands and roadside ditches advanced behavior change models and messaging landowners in Door County between Green Bay control eff orts, thereby enabling na ve vegeta on in Manitowoc and Sheboygan coun es, Wisconsin. approaches to improve eff ec veness of agricultural and Lake Michigan to manage and remove invasive establishment. Project will treat and restore 300 Project will protect 42 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline conserva on outreach programs in the Chesapeake species such as phragmites and Japanese knotweed acres and manage a larger footprint of 1,000 acres and 93 miles of inland waterways by retrea ng up to Bay Watershed. Project will leverage watershed-wide on their property. Project will use a landscape scale of priority coastal marshes. 519 acres for invasive species and performing ini al data sets and coordina on with local nonprofi ts, approach for invasive species management to provide $308,944 invasive treatments on up to 470 acres. conserva on organiza ons, and social scien sts to con nued protec on of 70 acres of ecologically $375,000 increase adop on of targeted best management important wetland and riparian ecosystems. Friends of the St. Croix prac ces in priority subwatersheds. $139,011 Wetland Management District Mequon Nature Preserve $999,942 Waterfowl Hun ng Blind Enhancement (WI) Controlling Invasive Plant Species to Protect Door County Soil and Water Install an access trail to a hun ng blind to Restored Habitat at Mequon Nature Preserve (WI) Wildlife Management InsƟ tute ConservaƟ on Department expand opportuni es for mobility impaired Control and remove popula ons of non-na ve, plant Long-Term Forest and Habitat Management Plans Implement Best Management Prac ces and handicapped hunters. Project will provide species threatening the establishment of high-quality for Large Industrial Forest Blocks (PA, WV) for Sediment Reduc on (WI) opportuni es to disabled hunters not currently restored wetland, mesic prairie and shrub-carr habitats Develop detailed forest management plans to create Implement best management prac ces to reduce or available in western Wisconsin. in the Mequon Nature Preserve, Wisconsin. Project will landscape scale forest blocks in western Pennsylvania eliminate nonpoint and point-source pollu on from $15,000 reduce the coverage of 19 target invasive plant species and West Virginia that create a mosaic of forest cropland and livestock facili es. Project will reduce to less than 25 percent of the original popula on size successional stages and riparian buff ers that benefi t sediment and nutrient runoff and document stream Groundwork Milwaukee and restore 214 acres of habitat. mul ple focal bird species including golden-winger health within the Keyes Creek and Larson Creek Urban Waters Community Outreach (WI) $112,551 warbler, cerulean warbler, black-throated blue warbler, watersheds through water quality chemistry analysis Engage community members in educa on and wood thrush, and American woodcock. Project will and evalua on of aqua c macroinvertebrates. outdoor ac vi es to improve understanding of Milwaukee Public Library complete management plans for 67,000 acres in $87,089 how li er impacts in local waterways and aff ects Installing Green Infrastructure at Milwaukee Public Pennsylvania and 163,000 acres in West Virginia community health and local economies. Project will Library Branches to Reduce Urban Runoff (WI) recently acquired by Lyme Timber. Ducks Unlimited engage 2,500 community members in outreach and Construct green infrastructure improvements at $74,976 Restoring Hydrology Within Dunes Lake (WI) also through the Green Team job training program. fi ve Milwaukee Public Library loca ons in the Lake Conduct hydraulic dredging of accumulated sediment $35,000 Michigan shoreline city of Milwaukee to mi gate in the 20-acre inner basin of the Dunes Lake hemi- nonpoint source pollu on. Project will treat and UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED WISCONSIN marsh to improve habitat structure and water quality Harbor District manage stormwater runoff from impervious in Door County, Wisconsin. Project will enhance and Installing Green Stormwater Infrastructure (WI) surfaces to help reduce non-point source pollu on City of Superior secure long-term aqua c connec vity to the wetland Install two innova ve green infrastructure prac ces and improve water quality, preven ng nearly one Improving Stormwater Storage and Shoreline for Great Lakes migratory fi sh such as northern pike, adjacent to the Grand Trunk Wetland, a remnant million gallons of stormwater runoff from entering Stability to Reduce Runoff Impacts (WI) restore access to more than 18 miles of streams, and 7.5-acre urban wetland in center of Milwaukee’s the Lake Michigan watershed annually. Install green infrastructure and improve shoreline control invasive ca ails on 36 acres. industrial Harbor District. Project will create 60,000 $514,544 stability to a parking area, small cra launch and $703,412 square feet of stepped treatment pools, which recrea onal areas on Barker’s Island to mi gate runoff provide both water quality and habitat benefi ts to issues to waters draining into Lake Superior. Project the restored wetland and prevent more than 14 will prevent two million gallons of stormwater runoff million gallons of stormwater runoff annually. annually, reduce pollutant loading by decreasing the $429,000 area of impervious surfaces, plant na ve vegeta on and mi gate erosion along the Lake Superior shoreline. $499,701

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69902_CI.indd 88 2/28/20 8:42 AM NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute Waukesha County Land Conservancy Grand Teton NaƟ onal Park FoundaƟ on Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Leadership in Community Resilience Program III Habitat RestoraƟ on, Monitoring and Community Large-scale Sagebrush and Grassland RestoraƟ on in Increasing Landowner ParƟ cipaƟ on in Restoring (mulƟ ple states) ConservaƟ on in the Middle Fox River Watershed Grand Teton NaƟ onal Park, Wyoming Sage-grouse and Sagebush Habitat in NE Wyoming Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience (WI) Apply previously successful restora on prac ces to Build an informed and engaged stakeholder network program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Restore 100 acres of wildlife habitat, in-stream a large-scale sagebrush and grassland restora on to achieve healthy sagebrush habitat and viable throughout the United States, providing addi onal habitat, and river frontage while improving overall in Grand Teton Na onal Park to benefi t elk, bison, sage-obligate bird popula ons, including the greater technical assistance and peer learning to complete management prac ces on 1,100 acres Middle Fox pronghorn, mule deer, grizzly bears, wolves, and sage grouse, on working rangelands in northeast a local resilience project in each city. Project will River watershed. Project will engage 300 volunteers robust nes ng bird popula ons. Project will improve Wyoming. Project will disseminate informa on make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local to improve water quality, habitat, and species visitor experience and restore 290 acres of habitat about healthy sagebrush ecosystems, providing implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a diversity across eight protected preserves. as verifi ed by park biologists through monitoring the technical assistance to landowners willing to na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new $35,000 presence of greater sage-grouse and other species enhance or restore sagebrush habitat and convert educa on and leadership training workshops for dependent on sagebrush habitat. current barriers to wildlife friendly fencing. dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. $45,802 $209,802

$249,161 WYOMING UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES Jackson Hole Land Trust Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Natural Resources FoundaƟ on of Wisconsin Ducks Unlimited Enhancing Mule Deer Habitat ConnecƟ vity through PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout Increase Ecological Health and Community Increasing Wildlife Resiliency and ProducƟ vity of a ConservaƟ on Easement in Wyoming the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow ProtecƟ on from Lake Michigan Dune and Beach Sagebrush Habitat on Working Ranches (CO, WY) Permanently protect key wildlife habitat and (mulƟ ple states) RestoraƟ on (WI) Increase wildlife resilience and produc vity of enhance landscape-scale connec vity between the Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces Develop engineering plans for construc ng mesic and sagebrush habitats on working ranches Upper Green River Basin and the Gros Ventre and for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal submerged sills and living shorelines that will in Colorado and Wyoming to benefi t sage grouse Wyoming Mountain Ranges. Project will purchase a tool developed from data collected across the full increase coastal resiliency, restore terrestrial and popula ons. Project will expand wet meadow 280 acre conserva on easement that will ex nguish migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate aqua c habitats, improve the fi sheries, and reduce restora on into drier mesic landscapes, increase development rights and prohibit subdivision within diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng vulnerability to extreme weather events. Project awareness of opportuni es and partnerships a known migra on corridor and a high-quality eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project will respond to fi ndings from a coastal assessment between landowners and conserva on districts, habitat stopover area for the Suble e mule deer will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on of southeastern Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan and communicate restora on techniques to herd. ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow shoreline which iden fi ed coastal areas of greatest conserva on prac oners from local, state, and $100,000 popula on decline and then communicate these vulnerability and resiliency opportuni es. federal en es. fi ndings with project partners and landowners for $249,644 $165,000 NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute implementa on. Leadership in Community Resilience Program III $60,000 Upper Peninsula Resource ConservaƟ on and Friends of the Teton River (mulƟ ple states) Development Council Monitoring Streamfl ow RestoraƟ on and Ecological Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience Sheridan County Weed and Pest Controlling Phragmites Through Coastal Wetland Response in the Teton Watershed (WY) program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es Herbicide Treatment and Monitoring (WY) RestoraƟ on and Landowner Stewardship (MI, WI) Conduct compliance monitoring in the Upper Teton throughout the United States, providing addi onal Use herbicides to treat invasive ventenata and Restore 120 acres of coastal wetlands in the Upper Watershed for water transac on projects, using technical assistance and peer learning to complete medusahead grasses and monitor the eff ec veness Peninsula of Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin various fl ow monitoring methods, temperature a local resilience project in each city. Project will of treatments in sagebrush habitat in Sheridan by trea ng invasive phragmites regrowth and monitoring, and a watershed-wide Yellowstone make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local County, Wyoming to benefi t a wide range of sage- other secondary invasive species that threaten Cu hroat Trout popula on assessment. Project implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a obligate species. Project will protect 2,000 acres of the quality of previously restored habitats. Project will maintain and strengthen water transac on na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new suitable habitat from future infesta on. will implement a landowner cost share program compliance monitoring eff orts in the watershed, educa on and leadership training workshops for $75,000 to encourage phragmites stewardship by private while determining how hydrologic changes resul ng dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. property owners. from fl ow restora on eff orts impact habitat, water $249,161 $150,000 quality, and ecological response in the trout fi shery. $72,853

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69902_CI.indd 89 2/28/20 8:42 AM SubleƩ e County Weed and Pest District Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust Para la Naturaleza Cheatgrass Removal from Sagebrush Habitat (WY) Ecosystem AssociaƟ on ProtecƟ ng the Agricultural and Wildlife Values in ReforestaƟ on and Habitat Enhancement of Use presence and absence data to treat and remove Community-led ConservaƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve in the SubleƩ e County, Wyoming from FragmentaƟ on Hacienda La Esperanza Nature Reserve (PR) invasive cheatgrass from sagebrush landscapes Powder River-Thunder Basin Grasslands (WY) Implement a conserva on easement on 1,330 acres Strengthen the natural resilience of Hacienda in Suble e County, Wyoming to benefi t greater Develop and implement 17 habitat management of produc ve agricultural lands and important mule La Esperanza Nature Reserve and neighboring sage-grouse, elk, moose, mule deer, and pronghorn. plans that will guide on-the-ground conserva on deer, greater sage-grouse, moose, and elk habitat in communi es in Puerto Rico to protect from future Project will protect na ve perennial grasses and for landowners par cipa ng in the Thunder Suble e County, Wyoming. Project will permanently storm and fl ooding events while enhancing fi sh and restore the natural fi re cycles of the area by Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem Associa on’s conserve a por on of the “Hoback to Red Desert” wildlife habitat. Project will engage in diverse forest developing ten management plans and removing Conserva on Strategy and the Audubon Rockies’s mule deer migra on corridor. restora on ac vi es to promote the enhancement invasive species from 3,750 acres. Conserva on Ranching program. Project will result $206,287 of fl oodplains, wetlands and coastal forests. $75,000 in improved management prac ces on 229,167 $652,444 acres, implementa on of restora on prac ces The Mule Deer FoundaƟ on on 37,500 acres, and modifi ca on of 9.6 miles of U.S. TERRITORIES University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla CoordinaƟ on of Cross-JurisdicƟ onal Habitat exis ng fence to wildlife-friendly standards. Strengthen Resilience from Extreme Weather Improvement in Sagebrush Landscapes (CO, MT, WY) $250,000 PUERTO RICO through Ecological RestoraƟ on of Sand Dunes (PR) Increase coordina on of conserva on partners in Restore high-priority areas of storm-damaged Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado for habitat work in Western Landowners Alliance NaƟ onal League of CiƟ es InsƟ tute coastal dunes along the north and west coasts the sagebrush landscape. Project will work with state Enhancing ConnecƟ vity and Reducing Rancher/ Leadership in Community Resilience Program III of Puerto Rico. Project will use innova ve sand- agencies and other partners to increase awareness Wildlife Confl icts in the Northern Rockies (ID, MT, (mulƟ ple states) trapping devices, exclusion fences, and wooden and opportunity across jurisdic onal boundaries WY) Expand the Leadership in Community Resilience boardwalks to promote the accumula on of sand for habitat improvements such as modifying and Coordinate a network of landowners across program with a cohort of eight addi onal ci es and an increase in the vegeta on cover on breached removing fencing, protec ng mesic habitats, and priority landscapes in the Northern Rockies around throughout the United States, providing addi onal and eroded sites. removing invasive cheatgrass and juniper. sustained eff orts to reduce and mi gate confl icts technical assistance and peer learning to complete $467,571 $200,000 with key wildlife species. Project will reduce human- a local resilience project in each city. Project will carnivore and human-ungulate confl icts, implement make 16 staff site visits, complete eight local The Ocean FoundaƟ on The Mule Deer FoundaƟ on new strategies to improve connec vity, and increase implementa on or demonstra on projects, host a ImplemenƟ ng Electronic Monitoring on Small PreservaƟ on, ProtecƟ on and RestoraƟ on of Mule visibility of collabora ve landowner eff orts on behalf na onal Resilient Ci es Summit, and deliver new Fishing Vessels (PR) Deer Winter Range Habitat in Wyoming of regional wildlife. educa on and leadership training workshops for Test the feasibility of electronic monitoring by Restore and enhance mule deer habitat in Wyoming. $231,660 dozens of addi onal ci es beyond the cohort. installing equipment on up to fi ve small ar sanal Project will implement 25,560 acres of invasive weed $249,161 fi sheries’ vessels in Puerto Rico. Project will monitor treatments, modify 55 miles of fences within big Wyoming Game and Fish Department up to 100 trips on small vessels and provide UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES U.S. AND STATES UNITED game migra on corridors and crucial winter ranges, Pasture Fence Conversion to Facilitate Pronghorn Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries InsƟ tute a poten al opportunity to expand electronic and conduct land restora on on 2,355 acres of public MigraƟ on Routes through Wyoming Managing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Threat in monitoring on small scale fi sheries in the Caribbean. land to benefi t the Pla e Valley and Suble e herds. Convert 12 miles of interior pasture fences in the Caribbean (FL, PR, USVI) $62,832 $913,000 central Wyoming to wildlife-friendly standards to Improve management capacity for disease restore pronghorn migra on routes that have been detec on, monitoring, and communica ons across impacted by fence barriers. Project will use camera the Caribbean. Project will host a workshop for traps and collar data to iden fy crossing points Caribbean Marine Protected Area managers to train used by wildlife and document the frequency and on early response op ons to the disease that is diffi culty of movement prior to and following fence spreading from Florida to across the Caribbean. modifi ca on. $63,800 $80,000

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Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries InsƟ tute Managing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Threat in the Caribbean (FL, PR, USVI) Improve management capacity for disease detec on, monitoring, and communica ons across the Caribbean. Project will host a workshop for Caribbean Marine Protected Area managers to train on early response op ons to the disease that is spreading from Florida to across the Caribbean. $63,800

Manomet Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include comple on of site assessments in North America, improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group to design the health assessment, which will include a method to provide popula on trend es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. $67,737

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69902_CI.indd 92 2/28/20 8:42 AM CANADACANADA RRockyocky Mountain Bird ObservatorObservatoryy TTorontooronto and ReRegiongion ConservaƟ on AuthoritAuthorityy CCollegeollege of William and MarMaryy PPrioririoriƟ zinzingg ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces tthroughouthroughout RRestoringestoring Fish PassaPassagege and Valley Habitat for Brook FFullull Life-cycle ConservaƟ on for Whimbrels on the CollegeCollege of William and MarMaryy the Full MiMigratorygratory RangeRange of the Baird’s Sparrow TTroutrout and AtlanƟ c Salmon (Ontario,(Ontario, CA)CA) WWesternestern AtlanƟ c Flyway (mulƟ ple states) FFullull Life-cycle ConservaƟ on for Whimbrels on the ((mulmulƟ ple states) Remove a fi sh ppassageassage barrier on Centreville Creek CConserveonserve aandnd rrestoreestore hhabitatabitat aandnd wworkork ttoo rreduceeduce WWesternestern AtlanƟ c Flyway (mulƟ ple states) Priori ze on-the-on-the-groundground manamanagementgement ppracrac ces iinn the headwaters of the Humber River to improveimprove hharvestarvest ppressuresressures on whimbrels throuthroughoutghout their CConserveonserve aandnd rrestoreestore hhabitatabitat aandnd wworkork ttoo rreduceeduce forfor the Baird’s sparrowsparrow usinusingg a new analanalyy cal hhabitatabitat qqualityuality and accessibilitaccessibilityy for brook trout and ffullull life-cycle.life-cycle. ProjectProject will improveimprove collabora on hharvestarvest ppressuresressures on whimbrels throuthroughoutghout their tool develodevelopedped from data collected across the full AAtlantlan c salmon in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. ProProjectject aandnd coordina on bbyy establishinestablishingg a whimbrel full life-cycle.life-cycle. ProjectProject will improveimprove collabora on mmigratoryigratory cyclecycle of the Baird’s sparrowsparrow to simulate will restore 3 acres of upstreamupstream habitat, oopenpen 4 workinworkingg group,group, improveimprove adaadapp ve manamanagementgement byby aandnd coordina on byby establishinestablishingg a whimbrel diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul nngg mmilesiles of stream, install woodwoodyy habitat, pplantlant na ve develodevelopingping an aage-structuredge-structured ppopulaopula on model, workinworkingg group,group, improveimprove adaadapp ve manamanagementgement byby eff ects on the Baird’s sparrowsparrow ppopulaopula on. ProProjectject vevegetageta on and bioenbioengineergineer the stream banks and iimprovemprove ppopulaopula on monitorinmonitoringg to serve as a metric develodevelopingping an aage-structuredge-structured ppopulaopula on model, will dedeterminetermine ththee mmostost eff ec vvee coconservanserva oonn fl oodoodplainplain to improveimprove habitat qquality.uality. ooff success, mamapp cri cal whimbrel sites to focus onon-- iimprovemprove ppopulaopula on monitoringmonitoring to serve as a metric aacc ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrowsparrow $88,87$88,8733 the-the-groundground management,management, and improveimprove condi ons ooff success, mapmap cri cal whimbrel sites to focus onon-- ppopulaopula on decline and then communicate these within ccriri cacall ssites.ites. UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL the-the-groundground management,management, and improveimprove condi ons fi ndinndingsgs with pprojectroject ppartnersartners and landowners for $148,76$148,7633 within ccriri cacall ssites.ites. iimplementamplementa on. 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ProProjectject will monitor the Caribbean. ProProjectject will host a workshoworkshopp for the ttypesypes of disturbances that are the ggreatestreatest mmeeteet or exceed measureable and qquanuan fi able aandnd secure over 600 an cicipatedpated nests anandd 50,000 Caribbean Marine Protected Area manamanagersgers to train threat to shorebirds and deliver sound gguidelinesuidelines hhabitatabitat tartargetsgets for six sspeciespecies at risk in southwest hhatchlingsatchlings alonalongg the beaches of Los Cóbanos, Bahía oonn earlearlyy resresponseponse oopp ons to the disease that is for prevenpreven nngg disturbance, chanchangingging human Saskatchewan. ProProjectject will result in 85,000 acres of de JiJiquilisco,quilisco, and Punta AmaAmapalapala in El Salvador spspreadingreading from Florida to across the Caribbean. bbehaviorsehaviors that result in disturbance, and enengaginggaging nnaa ve ggrasslandsrasslands under improvedimproved manamanagement.gement. aandnd conduct LED-equippedLED-equipped ggillnetillnet trials in Punta $63,80$63,8000 ccommuniommuni es. ProProjectject will work to manamanagege ppeopleeople $250,00$250,0000 AAmapalamapala to assess bycatchbycatch reduc on in the lobster aandnd ththeireir intinteracerac oonsns with sshorebirdshorebirds sucsuchh ththatat ggillnetillnet fi shershery.y. GGruporupo de EcoloEcologiagia y Conservacion de Islas sshorebirdshorebirds have access to the habitats theythey TThehe WhWhaleale MMuseumuseum $292,82$292,8299 EEradicaradicaƟ on of Invasive Mammals on Guadalupe rrequireequire at cri cal mes of their life ccycle,ycle, includinincludingg IIncreasencrease Capacity for Vessel Research and Boater IIsland,sland, Mexico - II bbreeding,reeding, mimigragra on stopover,stopover, and overwinterinoverwintering.g. EEducaducaƟ on to Benefi t Killer Whales ((WA)WA) BBirdsCaribbeanirdsCaribbean Con nue imimplementaplementa on of a four-four-yearyear eff ort to UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL AND STATES UNITED $190,00$190,0000 Provide increased cacapacitypacity for collec on of vessel IIncreasingncreasing Public Awareness of the MiMigratorygratory ccontrolontrol invasive mammals on GuadaluGuadalupepe Island, densitdensityy and disturbance data for the Southern SShorebirdshorebirds of GuadeloupeGuadeloupe Mexico. ProProjectject imimplementplement the biosecuritbiosecurityy pplanlan NNatureature ConservancConservancyy of Canada rresidentesident killer whale ppopulaopula on in the Salish Work to achieve a sustainable shorebird harvestharvest,, aandnd social a rac on for LaLaysanysan and black-footed PProtecrotecƟ nngg and RestorinRestoringg SageSage Grouse HabitatHabitat in Sea. ProProjectject will educate boaters and increase while mee nngg the cultural and subsistence needs aalbatrosses,lbatrosses, and will con nue monitorinmonitoringg of AlbeAlbertarta andand SaskatchewanSaskatchewan ccomplianceompliance with current reregulagula ons and gguidelinesuidelines ooff peoplepeople who use the shorebird resource on aalbatrosses,lbatrosses, murrelets, and storm-storm-petrelspetrels while ImImproveprove the qquality,uality, qquanuan tty,y, and connec vitvityy of ttoo rreduceeduce vvesselessel ddisturbance.isturbance. GuadelouGuadeloupe.pe. ProProjectject will include trainintrainingg for ccontribuontribu nngg to establishment of resilient, ppredator-redator- ggreaterreater sasage-grousege-grouse habitat throuthroughoutghout the sspecies’pecies’ $65,58$65,5811 llegalegal shorebird hunters and aagencygency ranrangersgers on ffreeree habitat for nes nngg seabirds. Canadian rangerange bbyy increasinincreasingg the amount of GuadelouGuadeloupe,pe, thus increasinincreasingg their knowledknowledgege and $500,00$500,0000 ggrasslandrassland habitat pprotectedrotected and increasinincreasingg ggrasslandrassland uunderstandingnderstanding of the life historhistoryy and conserva on cconneconnec vitvityy bbyy restorinrestoringg and maintaininmaintainingg larlargege sstatustatus of mimigratorygratory shorebirds, resul nngg in ggreaterreater aareasreas of con gguousuous habitat. ProProjectject will restore ccomplianceompliance to regularegula ons, includinincludingg restric ons 113030 acacresres ooff cucull vvatedated llandand in sousoutheasttheast AlAlbertaberta oonn sspeciespecies harvested, daildailyy oopenings,penings, and daildailyy babagg aandnd pprotectrotect 475 acres of ggrasslandrassland throuthroughgh a llimits.imits. coconservanserva oonn easementeasement in southwestsouthwest SasSaskatchewan.katchewan. $27,50$27,5000 $60,00$60,0000 93

69902_CI.indd 93 2/28/20 8:42 AM Grupo de Ecologia y Conservacion de Islas Manomet The Ocean FoundaƟ on ProtecƟ ng Townsend’s Shearwaters on Socorro Developing an AtlanƟ c Flyway Shorebird Health Monitoring Hawksbill Sea Turtle Recovery Along the Island, Mexico – VII Assessment (mulƟ ple states) Pacifi c Coasts of Central and South America Conduct absence confi rma on using camera traps Provide a fl yway health assessment for the Atlan c Compile data from hawksbill sea turtle nes ng and detec on dogs on Socorro Island, Mexico, to Flyway Shorebird Ini a ve. Project will include beaches in the eastern Pacifi c Ocean to evaluate confi rm the results of a four-year eff ort to eradicate comple on of site assessments in North America, popula on recovery. Project will increase in-water invasive mammals on the island. Project will result improvement of shorebird monitoring at sites monitoring sessions to accelerate data compila on in 33,000 acres of suitable habitat for endemic through the Interna onal Shorebird Survey, and a on young life stage hawksbills in order to advance species on Socorro Island and will hopefully mee ng with the Western Hemisphere Shorebird tag satura on in foraging grounds. contribute to in increased vocal ac vity, occupa on Group to design the health assessment, which $151,927 of burrows and expansion of Townsend’s shearwater will include a method to provide popula on trend colonies on the island. es mates for focal species and other shorebirds. World Wildlife Fund $180,000 $67,737 IdenƟ fying Leatherback Sea Turtle Bycatch PrioriƟ es in Trinidad and the Guianas InternaƟ onal Community FoundaƟ on Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge Assess the threat of bycatch in the Trinidad and InternaƟ onal Community FoundaƟ on Stewardship ConservaƟ on of Pink-footed Shearwater in Chile - II Guianas for the Northwest Atlan c leatherback Project Advance conserva on eff orts for the IUCN-listed sea turtle into a popula on-level context. Project Raise the River coali on members endorse Vulnerable pink-footed shearwater through direct will conduct popula on modeling to determine a statement of commitment to nego a ng a ac ons to protect colonies on all three of their survivorship goals for the region and support a stewardship component of future restora on or known breeding islands. Project will build na onal regional workshop to discuss a strategy for mee ng water purchase grants awarded that will be invested capacity for the Seabird Stranding Network, expand these goals and for addressing this bycatch hotspot. in the Interna onal Community Founda on Fund. analyses of shearwaters and fi shery overlap, $50,000 $640,000 innovate new outreach to fi sherman towards adop on of mi ga on gear in development, Island ConservaƟ on and con nue community-focused educa on and Improving Seabird ConservaƟ on in the Juan Fernan- stewardship eff orts. dez Archipelago, Chile $320,000 Complete fi rst phase of a feral livestock eradica on on Alejandro Selkirk Island in Chile, as well as Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory advanced-stage planning for eradica on of other PrioriƟ zing ConservaƟ on PracƟ ces throughout invasive mammals. Project will develop stakeholder the Full Migratory Range of the Baird’s Sparrow capacity and support for eradica ons in the Juan (mulƟ ple states) Fernández Archipelago, protect single-island Priori ze on-the-ground management prac ces endemics on Alejandro Selkirk, and drive forward for the Baird’s sparrow using a new analy cal stakeholder readiness for conserva on of pink- tool developed from data collected across the full footed shearwater on its breeding grounds on migratory cycle of the Baird’s sparrow to simulate nearby Robinson Crusoe Island. diff erent conserva on ac ons and the resul ng $1,000,000 eff ects on the Baird’s sparrow popula on. Project will determine the most eff ec ve conserva on ac ons that can be taken to lessen Baird’s sparrow popula on decline and then communicate these fi ndings with project partners and landowners for implementa on. $60,000

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In the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP Explora on and Produc on, Inc. and Transocean Deepwater, Inc. each pled guilty to criminal viola ons of federal law. The plea agreements in those cases require BP and Transocean, among other things, to make certain monetary payments to NFWF that are designated to fund projects benefi ng Gulf Coast natural resources injured as a result of the spill. NFWF has established the Gulf Environmental Benefi t Fund to receive and administer these funds. Funding was commi ed to the following projects under the Gulf Environmental Benefi t Fund during Fiscal Year 2019 in accordance with the terms of the plea agreements. Since its incep on in 2013, NFWF has awarded approximately $1.4 billion to projects in the Gulf States.

69902_CI.indd 96 2/28/20 8:42 AM ALABAMA City of Mobile The Nature Conservancy Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservaƟ on Mobile Bay Shore Habitat ConservaƟ on and Lightning Point AcquisiƟ on and RestoraƟ on - Phase II Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research InsƟ tute Alabama Department of ConservaƟ on and Natural AcquisiƟ on IniƟ aƟ ve - Phase II Protect and restore a key stretch of coastal shoreline Enhancement of Sea Turtle Stranding Response Resources, Marine Resources Division Acquire, protect, and restore high-priority at the mount of Bayou La Batre River. This phase Capacity in Florida Alabama ArƟ fi cial Reef and Habitat Enhancement proper es containing undeveloped inter dal habitat includes construc on of 28 acres of coastal marsh Increase and enhance the collec on of informa on on - Phase II within three dis nct areas of the City of Mobile and 1.5 miles of breakwaters to protect the shoreline. the causes of sea turtle mortality in Florida to inform Enhance and expand the state’s ar fi cial reef (Dog River, Garrows Bend, and Three Mile Creek $16,578,000 the development of future management ac ons program to improve habitats for reef fi sh and other Watersheds). aimed at reducing mortality. The project involves species in Alabama’s coastal waters. Phase II of the $6,923,800 Town of Dauphin Island establishing a dedicated sea turtle necropsy facility project aims to con nue to increase connec vity RestoraƟ on of North Side of Dauphin Island - Phase I with appropriate staff for the 10-year project period. between habitats used by fi sh in early and adult Mobile Bay NaƟ onal Estuary Program / Marine Complete engineering and design plans to fi ll $6,246,200 life through crea on or enhancement of inshore, Environmental Sciences ConsorƟ um borrow pits previously excavated for emergency nearshore, and off shore reef habitats. Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline RestoraƟ on barriers to restore beach and marsh habitat on the Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservaƟ on

$22,499,000 Engineering and Design north side of Dauphin Island to enhance the barrier Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research InsƟ tute GULF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT FUND Engineer and design breakwaters to enhance, island’s resilience to future storms. Florida Gulf Environmental Benefi t Fund Alabama Department of ConservaƟ on and Natural protect, and improve resiliency of marsh and oyster $329,000 RestoraƟ on Strategy – Submerged Habitat Resources, Marine Resources Division habitat adjacent to the Dauphin Island Causeway for Assessment (Amendment) Enhanced Fisheries Monitoring in Alabama’s the purpose of stabilizing the exis ng shoreline and Assess, map, and model natural and human Marine Waters - Phase IV crea ng and enhancing wetland and coastal habitat. FLORIDA stressors and limi ng factors to submered aqua c Complete fi nal year of monitoring recrea onally $250,000 vegeta on recovery in Florida’s Panhandle and Big and commercially important reef and estuarine Atlanta Botanical Garden Bend regions. Amendment will support assessment species of interest in priority Alabama waters Mobile Bay NaƟ onal Estuary Program / Marine RestoraƟ on of Florida’s Coastal Dune Lakes - Phase II of immediate and long-term impacts of Hurricane through fi shery-independent (trawls, bo om long Environmental Sciences ConsorƟ um Complete the restora on of wetland habitats on an Michael on seagrasses in aff ected project areas. lines, ver cal lines) and fi shery-dependent surveys Deer River Shoreline StabilizaƟ on - Phase I addi onal 90 acres within Deer Lake State Park, part $85,645 (recrea onal red snapper harvest, commercial blue Complete engineering and design plans to stabilize and of Florida’s unique coastal dune lakes system. crab harvest rates). Data will be used to improve restore 5,600 feet of shoreline and enhance 275 acres $399,776 NaƟ onal Audubon Society ecosystem-based management capacili es, assess of inter dal salt marsh at the mouth of Deer River. Southwest Florida Wading Bird NesƟ ng Island the recovery of reef fi sh stock in associa on with $750,000 Florida Department of Environmental ProtecƟ on Enhancement other fi sheries restora on eff orts, and improve RestoraƟ on of Florida’s Coastal Dune Lakes - Phase II Engineer, design, and install near-shore breakwaters and expand single-species stock assessments for The ConservaƟ on Fund Complete the restora on of wetland habitats on an at fi ve sites to protect nes ng and foraging habitat managed fi sh species. Project will also incorporate Bon Secour NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge AcquisiƟ ons - addi onal 90 acres within Deer Lake State Park, part for colonial waterbirds. These breakwaters will slow habitat characteriza on through sides-scanning Phase II of Florida’s unique coastal dune lakes system. impacts from erosion. sonar, water quality monitoring, and acous c Acquire and restore 236 acres of estuarine and $2,103,224 $5,592,000 tracking of tagged fi sh species. forested shrub wetlands on Fort Morgan Peninsula $2,800,000 for inclusion within the Bon Secour Na onal Wildlife Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservaƟ on Sea Turtle Conservancy Refuge. Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research InsƟ tute EliminaƟ ng Light PolluƟ on at Sea Turtle NesƟ ng City of Foley $4,423,000 Enhanced Assessment of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries - Beaches - Phase III Bon Secour River Headwater RestoraƟ on - Phase I Phase V (Amendment) Increase sea turtle nes ng success on Florida’s Complete engineering and design plans for The Nature Conservancy Improve marine fi sheries data collec on for southwest Gulf Coast beaches by solving ar fi cial crea ng wetlands to treat urban runoff impac ng Grand Bay AcquisiƟ on (Amendment) enhancement of stock assessments and fi sheries light problems on high priority proper es that are downstream fi sheries and acquire 94 acres on which Expand the acquisi on ac vi es of the original management of important species along the Florida known to disorient thousands of hatchlings per year. to construct the wetlands. project to include an addi onal 400 acres of priority Gulf Coast. Amendment will support an addi onal $5,000,000 $1,528,000 coastal habitat within the Grand Bay Savanna year of fi eldwork and data processing and repor ng Complex (Alabama Forever Wild). associated with the fi nal year of data collec on. $1,700,054 $2,000,000

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69902_CI.indd 97 2/28/20 8:42 AM Sea Turtle Conservancy MISSISSIPPI TEXAS Jeff erson County Long-Term Sea Turtle Preda on Management Hydrologic Restora on of the Salt Bayou Watershed Establish a long-term sea turtle nest preda on Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality City of Port Aransas (Amendment) management program with the goal of increasing Mississippi Coastal Restora on Plan - Phase II Port Aransas Nature Preserve Debris Removal Build two freshwater siphons that will restore nest survivorship and hatchling produc on by Expand Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Restora on Restore essen al coastal wetland habitat at the freshwater fl ow to 18,000 acres of wetlands within reducing preda on rates on high-density nes ng Plan to include addi onal conserva on goals, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center within the Port the Salt Bayou Watershed, the largest con guous beaches. including those for Gulf Coast birds and water Aransas Nature Preserve, which suff ered damage estuarine marsh complex in Texas. Amendment to $4,000,000 quality by collec ng data to assist in improving from Hurricane Harvey. cover higher than an cipated construc on costs. recommenda ons for priority habitat restora on $100,000 $686,400 The Nature Conservancy and protec on projects. Lake Wimico Acquisi on and Management $1,514,100 Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Acquire an approximately 20,146-acre parcel Nueces Bay Rookery Islands Restora on Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area Shoreline for dona on to the State of Florida to secure Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (Amendment) Protec on and Marsh Crea on (Amendment) and protect a substan al por on of the forested Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Restore three rookery islands in Nueces Bay to Protect coastal habitats within the Candy Abshier watershed of coastal Apalachicola Bay. Nearshore Gulf Waters - Phase II provide addi onal nes ng habitat for popula ons Wildlife Management Area by construc ng a $10,724,368 Perform an assessment of reef fi sh in coastal of colonial water birds such as black skimmers, breakwater structure to protect shoreline from futher Mississippi and nearshore Gulf of Mexico waters roseate spoonbills, and egrets. Amendment to cover erosion. Amendment to cover higher than an cipated The Nature Conservancy through biological, environmental, and fi shery- unan cipated expenses for the fi nal restora on construc on costs due to a more substan al design. Pensacola East Bay Oyster Habitat Restora on - dependent components that will provide necessary plan. $800,000 Phase II data resolu on for reducing scien fi c uncertainty $694,613 Construct 33 oyster reefs along approximately 6.5 of factors infl uencing red snapper and reef fi sh Texas Parks and Wildlife Founda on miles of the eastern shore of East and Blackwater popula on structures. Galveston Bay Founda on Powderhorn Ranch Land Acquisi on (Amendment) bays in Santa Rosa County, building from design, $2,340,000 Dollar Bay-Moses Lake Shoreline Enhancement and Acquire, preserve, and manage Powderhorn Ranch. permi ng, and pre-restora on monitoring Restora on - Phase III The property is ecologically important for birds, fi sh, completed during Phase I. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Restore an addi onal 72 acres of inter dal marsh shellfi sh, and plants. Amendment to cover property $15,166,000 U liza on of Dredge Material for Marsh complex and create up to 0.35 acres of habitat closing costs associated with conveying property to Restora on in Coastal Mississippi - Phase II suitable for oyster growth within the Dollar Bay- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Use dredge material in the sustainable restora on Moses Lake complex in Galveston Bay. $160,000 LOUISIANA and crea on of marsh habitat. The eff ort will $2,291,000 enhance overall ecosystem func on and the The Nature Conservancy Louisiana Coastal Protec on and Restora on ecological integrity and sustainability of priority bays Galveston Bay Founda on Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor Acquisi ons – Phase III

GULF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT FUND BENEFIT ENVIRONMENTAL GULF Authority and estuaries of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Follets Island Land Acquisi on and Conserva on Acquire and permanently protect 575 acres of Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach $23,624,000 Program - Phase II coastal habitat, including 3.7 miles of shoreline Nourishment Construc on Acquire and permanently conserve an addi onal along the Vadia Ancha/Bahia Grande estuary in Restore three cri cal barrier islands/headland Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 410 acres of pris ne coastal dune and wetland south Texas. Property will be added to the Laguna within the Terrebonne Basin barrier shoreline Mississippi Off shore Ar fi cial Reef and Habitat landscape on Follets Island, a Texas barrier island Atascosa Na onal Wildlife Refuge. system: West Belle Headland, Timbalier Island, Enhancement Project south of Galveston Island. As part of the Follets $6,100,000 and Trinity Island. The restora on of beach, dune, Create ar fi cial reefs in Mississippi waters to provide Island Conserva on Ini a ve, the property will be and marsh habitat in a highly eroded area of the habitat to marine fi shes in off shore areas to bolster transferred to and managed by the Texas Parks and The Nature Conservancy Louisiana coast will bolster the comprehensive popula ons. Wildlife Department. South Padre Island Land Acquisi ons - Phase II eff orts to protect this fragile landscape. $2,663,000 $2,288,700 Acquire 3,200 acres of pris ne barrier island and $161,442,000 sea turtle nes ng habitat on South Padre Island. Property will be added to the Laguna Atascosa Na onal Wildlife Refuge. $8,100,000

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69902_CI.indd 98 2/28/20 8:42 AM 69902_CI.indd 99 2/28/20 8:42 AM IMPACTͳDIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ΈIDEAΉ FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT COMMITMENTS

NFWF’s IDEA department serves as a manager and trustee for funds arising from legal and regulatory ac ons involving natural resources and the environment. These funds originate primarily from court orders, se lements of legal cases, regulatory permits, licenses, and conserva on and mi ga on plans.

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NNaaƟ onal Wildlife RefuRefugege Coastal Plain Prior to Oil EEcosystemcosystem Studies (AK) willow fl ycatcherycatcher habitat to comcompensatepensate for imimpactspacts to a end mee nngsgs and related costs from 2019 to IDEA aandnd Gas Development (AK) Establish a transdiscitransdisciplinaryplinary research network ooff long-termlong-term ooperapera ons of the Lake Isabella 2022021.1. Measure and inform mi ggaa on of exexpectedpected impactsimpacts to foster develodevelopmentpment of the TeshekTeshekpukpuk Lake rreservoir,eservoir, in coocooperapera on with the U.S. ArmyArmy CorCorpsps $25,000 ooff oil and ggasas develodevelopmentpment on shorebird nest survival OObservatory,bservatory, located on the North SloSlopepe of Alaska, ooff EngineersEngineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FedeFederalral CiviCivill CaseCase iinn the Arc c Na onal Wildlife RefuRefugege coastal pplain.lain. to be er understand climate and land use chanchangege $90,505 UUnitednited States ooff America, et al. v. Berry Petroleum ProProjectject will establish baselines for nest success ppriorrior ppressureressure and helhelpp resource manamanagersgers refi ne their MMiiƟ gagaƟ oonn Company to develodevelopmentpment takintakingg pplacelace so that current natural fi sh and wildlife manamanagementgement pplanslans for the Arc c. ccondiondi ons are ddocumentedocumented anandd mi ggaa on measures $149,919 ccanan be desidesignedgned aappropriatelyppropriately to off set imimpacts.pacts. FedeFederalral CriminCriminalal CaseCase $99,396 UU.S..S. v. BP ExploraƟ on (Alaska) IncInc.. FedeFederalral CriminCriminalal CaseCase UU.S..S. v. BP ExploraƟ on (Alaska) IncInc..

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69902_CI.indd 101 2/28/20 8:42 AM California Department of Parks and Recrea on California State University - Stanislaus Channel Islands Restora on Coastal San Luis Resource Conserva on District McGrath Lake RestoraƟ on AcƟ viƟ es - Year 7 (CA) Tipton Kangaroo Rat Monitoring and Shrub Habitat RestoraƟ on for Grassland-Dependent Birds Nipomo Lupine Dune Protected Area Con nue restora on ac vi es at McGrath Lake. AssociaƟ on Study on Unit 15 of Kern NaƟ onal in the San Marcos Foothills Preserve (CA) Management (CA) Project will fund staff me and materials for dune Wildlife Refuge (CA) Restore up to 45 acres of na ve perennial grassland Perform habitat restora on in a por on of the restora on work and western snowy plover and Conduct Tipton kangaroo rat monitoring and a that supports insects, small, medium, and large Nipomo Lupine Dune Protected Area to maintain California least tern monitoring and management Tipton kangaroo rat shrub associa on study in Unit mammals, rep les, birds of prey, and song birds. viable landscapes; reverse species and ecological ac vi es in 2019. 15 of Kern Na onal Wildlife Refuge to enhance Project will use approximately 350 sheep to graze process declines; recover threatened species and $75,000 management and conserva on strategies for Tipton about 3 acres per day for approximately 15 days. ecological communi es; and control emerging Federal Civil Case kangaroo rat and fulfi ll monitoring obliga ons. $64,539 threats. Project will control perennial veldtgrass United States of America, et al. v. Berry Petroleum $544 State Civil Case and protect and enhance the naturally occurring Company MiƟ gaƟ on popula ons of Nipomo lupine. City of Roseville $466,660 IDEA

California Department of Parks and Recrea on California Trout Reason Farms Project MiƟ gaƟ on Property Usage State Civil Case California State Parks Endowment – Morro Hidden Valley Ranch Fish Screen and Cold Water Rights Purchase OpƟ on Deposit (CA) Shoulderband Snail Habitat Management Exchange Project (CA) Payment of purchase op on deposit for acquisi on Corvus Ecological Consul ng Perform long-term management of mi ga on land Submit a Water Code Sec on 1707 pe on to the of mi ga on property usage rights for a proposed 2019 Raven Studies in Mojave NaƟ onal Preserve, in San Luis Obispo County, California. State Water Board, relocate a fi sh screen to the Na onal Fish and Wildlife Founda on Sacramento Ivanpah CriƟ cal Habitat Unit, and Piute-Fenner $23,180 river, replace a sec on of an earthen conveyance District California In-Lieu Fee Program wetlands CriƟ cal Habitat Unit (CA) MiƟ gaƟ on ditch, and install an exchange pipeline. Project will mi ga on project en tled, “Reason Farms Conduct research on the interac on between benefi t listed coho salmon in the Shasta River. Restora on Project, American River Aqua c desert tortoises and common ravens in the Mojave California State Coastal Conservancy $89,634 Resource Service Area” in Placer County, California Na onal Preserve, Ivanpah Cri cal Habitat Unit, and San Francisco Bay Creosote Piling Removal and MiƟ gaƟ on $945 Piute-Fenner Cri cal Habitat Unit. Pacifi c Herring RestoraƟ on Project (CA) MiƟ gaƟ on $143,526 Complete a sub dal habitat and Pacifi c herring Canon Sta on MiƟ gaƟ on restora on pilot project in the San Francisco Bay Muzzy Ranch ConservaƟ on Bank Credit Purchase Coastal San Luis Resource Conserva on District involving the removal of derelict creosote pilings for the Bay Area Habitat ConservaƟ on Plan (CA) Big Coreopsis Hill Dune Protected Area Desert Tortoise Preserve Commi ee and restora on of na ve eelgrass and oyster habitat Purchase 643.5 credit acres from the Muzzy Ranch Management (CA) Renewable Energy AcƟ on Team Endowment - for the benefi t of Pacifi c herring and other aqua c Conserva on Bank for the benefi t of the Pacifi c Perform habitat restora on in the Coreopsis Hill Dune Manzana Wind (CA) resources. Gas and Electric Company Bay Area Opera ons & Protected Area to maintain viable landscapes; reverse Perform long-term management of mi ga on land $300,000 Maintenance Habitat Conserva on Plan. Project species and ecological process declines; recover in Kern County, California. Federal Criminal Cases (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) will compensate for the loss of: 3.5 acres of threatened species and ecological communi es; $11,227 DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

Conservancy fairy shrimp, delta green ground and control emerging threats. Project will control MiƟ gaƟ on California State University - Stanislaus beetle, vernal pool tadpole shrimp, and California perennial veldtgrass and iceplants and address data Surveys for Tipton Kangaroo Rats and Blunt-Nosed ger salamander breeding habitat; 40 acres of gaps within the Coreopsis Hill Dune Protected Area. Dwayne N. Oberhoff Leopard Lizards on Unit 15 of Kern NaƟ onal Wildlife vernal pool fairy shrimp habitat, delta green ground $100,320 Morro Shoulderband Snail Surveys on BuƩ e Parcel, IMPACT Refuge (CA) beetle; and 600 acres of California ger salamander State Civil Case San Luis Obispo County (CA) Determine the presence of listed species, including upland habitat, and delta green ground beetle. Conduct eight surveys for the endangered Morro Tipton kangaroo rat and blunt-nosed leopard lizard, $6,065,850 shoulderband snail on the Bu e Parcel located in in Unit 15 of Kern Na onal Wildlife Refuge. MiƟ gaƟ on San Luis Obispo County, California. $5,476 $1,840 MiƟ gaƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on

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69902_CI.indd 102 2/28/20 8:42 AM EcoVision Partners Great Basin InsƟ tute J&D Basile Mid Klamath Watershed Council Development of Morro Shoulderband Survey California Condor Recovery and Tracking within the California Department of Fish and Wildlife IniƟ al Horse Creek Wood Loading and Floodplain Relief Methodology and Form (CA) Hopper Mountain Complex and Capital - Cross Creek East ImplementaƟ on Project: Phase I (CA) Develop a survey methodology to es mate Con nue to support U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Perform short-term management of mi ga on land Install a minimum of 15 wood structures within a species presence and rela ve abundance for biologists in the management of the free fl ying in Tulare and Kings Coun es, California. mile and a half reach of Horse Creek. Project will the endangered Morro shoulderband snail on popula on of California condors in the Central $19,120 improve instream summer rearing habitat and conserved lands in Los Osos, an unincorporated District. Project will engage interns in tracking this MiƟ gaƟ on generate be er spawning gravel condi ons for community of San Luis Obispo County, California. popula on of condors throughout its range. Klamath Basin coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Pacifi c $21,455 $69,982 Koopmann Family Trust lamprey, and steelhead. IMPACT MiƟ gaƟ on Federal Criminal Case California Department of Fish and Wildlife $113,623 U.S. v. Wal-Mart, Inc. Endowment - Koopmann Preserve MiƟ gaƟ on Fagundes Agribusiness Perform long-term management of mi ga on land ͳ

California Department of Fish and Wildlife IniƟ al Habitat RestoraƟ on Sciences in Alameda County, California. Mojave Desert Land Trust DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS and Capital - Cross Creek West (CA) San Diego County Endowment - Greenhills Ranch (CA) $12,604 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Perform short-term management of mi ga on land Perform long-term management of mi ga on land MiƟ gaƟ on - Renewable Energy AcƟ on Team Endowment - in Kings County, California. in San Diego County, California. Hidden Valley $13,570 $20,416 Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust Perform long-term management of mi ga on land MiƟ gaƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on Zedler Marsh Enhancement Project (CA) in San Bernardino and Imperial Coun es, California. Improve and enhance the coastal salt marsh $78,086 Fletcher Ranch Road ProperƟ es Habitat RestoraƟ on Sciences ecosystem at Zedler Marsh of the Los Cerritos MiƟ gaƟ on California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wetlands in Long Beach, California, through the Endowment - Mountain House ConservaƟ on Bank Endowment - JAL Preserve plan ng of na ve vegeta on and removal of Mojave Environmental Holdings Perform long-term management of mi ga on land Perform long-term management of mi ga on land nonna ve plant material. Project will be achieved California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Alameda County, California. in San Diego County, California. through the use of community-based restora on Endowment - Cuddeback-Kramer Preserve (RE $7,855 $15,486 programs, with the goal of improving habitat for Cinco and RE Rosamond One and Two) MiƟ gaƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on two special status species, the Belding’s Savannah Perform long-term management of mi ga on land sparrow and the Least Bell’s Vireo, both of which in San Bernardino County, California. Full Frame ProducƟ ons Habitat RestoraƟ on Sciences use Zedler Marsh as breeding and nes ng habitat. $44,752 California Endangered Species and Habitats San Diego County Endowment - Jacumba Solar Open $96,965 MiƟ gaƟ on EducaƟ onal Video Projects Space Preserve (CA) State Civil Case Produce a series of educa onal and outreach Perform long-term management of mi ga on land NaƟ onal Audubon Society Έ

videos that feature collabora ve eff orts to protect in San Diego County, California. Mendocino County Resource ConservaƟ on District Eelgrass and Waterbird Survey of Richardson Bay - IDEA California endangered species and habitats. Project $7,606 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Informing ConservaƟ on Planning (CA) will focus on the California ger salamander, MiƟ gaƟ on Endowment - Willits Bypass Conduct an eelgrass survey of Richardson Bay and Ή Western snowy plover, San Joaquin kit fox, and coho Perform long-term management of mi ga on land drone-based aerial surveys of ra ing waterbirds. salmon. InsƟ tute for Wildlife Studies in Mendocino County, California. Project will support a mooring feasibility study $1,573 Non-lead AmmuniƟ on Outreach and EducaƟ on (CA) $540,069 which aims to balance the needs of the community Federal Criminal Case Implement a program to provide non-lead outreach MiƟ gaƟ on with the natural resources of the bay, in par cular, U.S. v. Wildlife Management, LLC and educa on to hunters within the southern eelgrass and the Pacifi c herring, and waterbirds that California region, focusing on the Tehachapi and depend on it. Transverse Ranges. Project will help reduce the $37,323 amount of poisonous lead fragments available to Federal Criminal Cases (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) California condors. $84,000 MiƟ gaƟ on

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69902_CI.indd 103 2/28/20 8:42 AM NaƟ onal Park Service Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company Point Millerton Ranch Salmon River RestoraƟ on Council California Department of Fish and Wildlife San Bruno Mountain West Peak RestoraƟ on and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Salmon River Coho Rearing Habitat - Renewable Energy AcƟ on Team Endowment - Monitoring (CA) Endowment - Point Millerton aka Tract 4870 Enhancement Project (CA) Mojave Milkweed Restore 5 acres of na ve grasslands at San Bruno Perform long-term management of mi ga on land Improve cri cal coho salmon rearing habitat by Perform long-term management of mi ga on land Mountain State and County Park. Project will in Madera County, California. increasing cover, pool depth, and habitat complexity in San Bernardino County, California. support the Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company $12,018 through manual modifi ca ons and addi on of $2,702 Bay Area Opera ons and Maintenance Habitat MiƟ gaƟ on small and large wood and brush bundles. Project MiƟ gaƟ on Conserva on Plan goal for the Mission blue will increase in-stream cover within priori zed off - bu erfl y. Prunuske Chatham, Inc. channel pools and ponds, as well as in and at the Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company $130,073 Herndon and Reedley College Tree ReplanƟ ng - San confl uence of coldwater tributaries. Ή AcquisiƟ on of Gabany Preserve Property - Sonoma MiƟ gaƟ on Joaquin Valley Habitat ConservaƟ on Plan (CA) $16,799 County, CA Plant over 3,000 trees for the fulfi llment of the MiƟ gaƟ on IDEA

Έ Acquire 53.31 acres of conserva on lands in Peter C. and Anita C. FruseƩ a Revocable Living Master Streambed Altera on Agreement in the San Sonoma County, California to compensate for the Trust / Robert and Jamie FruseƩ a Joaquin Valley Habitat Conserva on Plan. San Francisco State University loss of 49.97 acres of California ger salamander Mendota Wetland RestoraƟ on Project Right of $94,701 PopulaƟ on GeneƟ cs of Suisun Thistle Used habitat and 49.97 acres of Santa Rosa sunshine Entry and ConservaƟ on Easement Purchase OpƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on to Inform Best Management PracƟ ces of an habitat. Deposit (CA) Endangered Resource From the San Francisco Bay $4,987,179 Payment of purchase op on deposit for right of Riverside Corona Resource ConservaƟ on District Estuary (CA) MiƟ gaƟ on entry and conserva on easement for a proposed Coldwater Post-Fire RestoraƟ on Project (CA) Inves gate the gene c diversity of the endangered Na onal Fish and Wildlife Founda on Sacramento Hold and maintain a unique popula on of Suisun thistle and the poten al of hybridiza on Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company District California In-Lieu Fee Program wetlands rescued wild coastal rainbow trout at a California with the introduced European invasive bull thistle King Ranch MiƟ gaƟ on (CA) mi ga on project en tled, “Mendota Wetland Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery un l post- in marshes of the San Francisco Bay estuary. Project Pay conserva on easement, long-term endowment, Restora on Project, Kings River Aqua c Resource fi re condi ons in Coldwater Creek are stable enough will analize DNA and gene cs and result in two escrow costs, and interim management costs Service Area” in Fresno County, California. for re-introduc on. Project will develop a long-term peer-reviewed publica ons that will directly inform associated with the fulfi llment of mi ga on $50,000 management plan that will focus on tasks needed impending restora on eff orts. requirements under Pacifi c Gas and Electric MiƟ gaƟ on to recover the habitat from the Holy fi re, as well as $32,656 Company Bay Area Opera ons and Maintenance perform adap ve management ac ons in the creek, Federal Criminal Case Habitat Conserva on Plan. Placer Land Trust such as replan ng of trees, removal of debris dams (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) $4,766,360 MiƟ gaƟ on Services for Reason Farms RestoraƟ on from burned trees, and water quality monitorning. MiƟ gaƟ on Project (CA) $39,145 Santa Paula Creek MiƟ gaƟ on Bank Provide technical assistance in the development of State Civil Case California Department of Fish and Wildlife DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

ͳ Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company a Project Development Plan for a proposed Na onal Endowment - Santa Paula Creek MiƟ gaƟ on Bank Gabany Preserve Bank Development (CA) Fish and Wildlife Founda on Sacramento District Robert L. Sloan Perform long-term management of mi ga on land Pay development fees to pursue California California In-Lieu Fee Program wetlands mi ga on Morro Shoulderband Snail Surveys on Four Parcels, in Ventura County, California. conserva on bank cer fi ca on of the Gabany project en tled, “Reason Farms Restora on Project, San Luis Obispo (CA) $4,056 IMPACT Preserve property. American River Service Area” in Placer County, Conduct 20 surveys for the endangered Morro MiƟ gaƟ on $11,203 California. shoulderband snail at four loca ons in San Luis MiƟ gaƟ on $20,000 Obispo County, California. MiƟ gaƟ on $4,600 MiƟ gaƟ on

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69902_CI.indd 104 2/28/20 8:42 AM ScoƩ River Water Trust Sundance Biology Sundance Biology The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County Spencer Ranch Permanent Water Dedica on 2019 Raven Monitoring, Removal, and 2019 Raven Monitoring, Removal, and Evalua ng Eff ec veness of Nipomo Lupine Recovery Project (CA) Management in Chemehuevi Cri cal Habitat Unit Management in Superior-Cronese Cri cal Habitat Management within the Phillips 66 Refi nery and Finalize a permanent water dedica on agreement (CA) Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conserva on Area State Parks Lease Occurrences (CA) with the Spencer Ranch of Etna, California. Project Conduct research on the interac on between desert (CA) Monitor subpopula ons of federally endangered will enhance stream condi ons within the French tortoises and common ravens in the Chemehuevi Conduct research on the interac on between desert Nipomo lupine to evaluate current management Creek system and mainstem Sco River for the Cri cal Habitat Unit. tortoises and common ravens in the Superior- methods. Project will provide crucial informa on to benefi t of coho salmon, Chinook salmon, and $106,678 Cronese Cri cal Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s implement adap ve management framework for steelhead trout. MiƟ gaƟ on Southeast Conserva on Area. the future management needs of Nipomo lupine. IMPACT $189,132 $162,920 $39,521 MiƟ gaƟ on Sundance Biology MiƟ gaƟ on State Civil Case 2019 Raven Monitoring, Removal, and ͳ

ScoƩ River Watershed Council Management in Fremont-Kramer Cri cal Habitat The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS Addressing a Limi ng Factor For Coho Salmon By Unit (CA) Dune Protected Area Black Lake Ecological Area Wetland Habitat Restora on Within the Guadalupe- Improving Spawning Condi ons in a Key Tributary Conduct research on the interac on between desert (CA) Nipomo Dunes Na onal Wildlife Refuge (CA) of the Sco Watershed (CA) tortoises and common ravens in the Fremont- Restore habitat in the Black Lake Ecological Area Restore 4.66 acres of na ve coastal scrub and Improve coho salmon spawning and rearing in a Kramer Cri cal Habitat Unit. Dune Protected Area. Project will control perennial wetland habitat surrounding two ponds on the key tributary of the Sco River, Siskiyou County, $197,979 veldtgrass, reintroduce Nipomo lupine, control Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Na onal Wildlife Refuge characterized by poor spawning substrate. Project MiƟ gaƟ on European beachgrass, and monitor the foregoing for the benefi t of the federal endangered and will provide immediate benefi t to the Sco salmonid control and eradica on of invasive species. state threatened La Graciosa thistle and federal popula on, specifi cally coho salmon, and will Sundance Biology $422,967 threatened and state species of special concern monitor salmonid u liza on of the restora on 2019 Raven Monitoring, Removal, and State Civil Case California red-legged frog. Project will include features and evaluate gravel placement longevity. Management in Joshua Tree Na onal Park and invasive species removal and outplan ngs of La $74,255 Pinto Mountains Cri cal Habitat Unit (CA) The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County Graciosa thistle from neighboring occurrences. MiƟ gaƟ on Conduct research on the interac on between Dune Protected Area Management Guadalupe $24,412 desert tortoises and common ravens in Joshua Nipomo Dunes Na onal Wildlife Refuge/Chevron State Civil Case Solano County, Parks and RecreaƟ on Division Tree Na onal Park and the Pinto Mountains Cri cal Successional Dune (CA) Enhancing Public Use and Restoring Habitats at Habitat Unit. Restore habitat in the Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County Belden’s Landing, the Gateway to Suisun Marsh $131,220 Na onal Wildlife Refuge/Chevron Successional Kathleen’s Canyon Overlook Interpre ve (CA) MiƟ gaƟ on Dune Protected Area. Project will control European Opportuni es and Visitor Service Ameni es (CA) Improve Belden’s Landing to be a more diversifi ed, beachgrass, enhance Myrtle Pond, control highway Construct and install a conserva on park at Έ

family-friendly des na on by restoring the marsh, Sundance Biology iceplant and sea fi g, conduct feral pig control, and Kathleen’s Canyon Overlook in the Lower Black Lake IDEA ini a ng development of a boardwalk interpre ve 2019 Raven Monitoring, Removal, and monitor the foregoing control and eradica on of Canyon Wetland Preserve, San Luis Obispo County, trail, and improving exis ng facili es. Project will Management in Ord-Rodman Cri cal Habitat Unit invasive species. California. Project will provide free public access to Ή include par cipa on of local students to encourage (CA) $400,750 the underserved communi es of the Santa Maria stewardship of the area wetlands. Conduct research on the interac on between desert State Civil Case River Valley for educa onal, social, and health $92,915 tortoises and common ravens in the Ord-Rodman purposes while showcasing the special natural Federal Criminal Case Cri cal Habitat Unit. The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County resources unique to the conserva on property and (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) $155,118 Dune Protected Area Management Point Sal (CA) Central Coast region. MiƟ gaƟ on Restore habitat in the Point Sal Dune Protected $100,000 Area. Project will eradicate jubatagrass, stabilize State Civil Case erosion on the Point Sal Reserve Trail system, and monitor the foregoing tasks. $173,775 State Civil Case

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69902_CI.indd 105 2/28/20 8:42 AM The Living Desert Travis Belt United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Ventura County Watershed ProtecƟ on District Raven Relief Outreach Program to Benefi t Desert Morro Shoulderband Snail Surveys (CA) and Plant Health InspecƟ on Service, Wildlife Arundo Free Watershed Campaign Project (CA) Tortoises (CA) Conduct surveys for Morro shoulderband snail at Services, NaƟ onal Wildlife Research Center Re-treat non-na ve vegeta on to help restore Conduct public educa on and outreach to reduce two loca ons in San Luis Obispo County, California. Raven Management for Desert Tortoise ProtecƟ on a riparian corridor and benefi t all life stages of trash and water subsidies to ravens. Project will Project will characterize Morro shoulderband (CA) steelhead in the San Antonio Creek watershed in engage key public user groups in restora on, snail presence and use of already conserved lands Conduct wildlife damage management ac vi es to Ventura County, California. outreach, educa on, and ci zen science with the within the range of the species to assist in achieving control ravens for the protec on of the federally- $36,414 goal of changing human behavior to reduce raven goals iden fi ed in the recovery plan for Morro listed desert tortoise in the Mojave and Colorado Federal Criminal Case subsidies. shoulderband snail and four plants from western Deserts located within California. U.S. v. Wal-Mart, Inc. $118,588 San Luis Obispo County, California. $81,700 Ή MiƟ gaƟ on $3,025 MiƟ gaƟ on West Virginia University Research CorporaƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on California Condor Flight Response in a Variable IDEA

Έ The RestoraƟ on Trust United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Kern Meteorological and Topographic Environment: Wetland Management of Bordoni Ranch (CA) Truckee Donner Land Trust NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Phase I Perform long-term land management of Bordoni Long-Term Land Management Fund for the Truckee Kern NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Unit 15 Supply Record movements of California condors to Ranch Mi ga on Area in Solano County, California. Meadows RestoraƟ on Project (CA) Procurement (CA) understand how their fl ight behavior responds to $9,736 Establish a long-term land management fund to be Procure supplies for endangered species monitoring varia ons in topography and weather. MiƟ gaƟ on held by the Truckee Donner Land Trust in trust for and habitat improvement in Unit 15 at Kern $60,000 the perpetual management and protec on of the Na onal Wildlife Refuge. MiƟ gaƟ on Thomas K. Moss Na onal Fish and Wildlife Founda on’s Sacramento $7,528 California Department of Fish and Wildlife District California In-Lieu Fee Program wetlands MiƟ gaƟ on Westervelt Ecological Services Endowment - Pletz Residence mi ga on project site for the “Truckee Meadows California Department of Fish and Wildlife Perform long-term management of mi ga on land Restora on Project” in Nevada County, California. United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Region 2 Endowment - Dutchman Creek ConservaƟ on Bank in Monterey County, California. $31,415 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Perform long-term management of mi ga on land $3,140 MiƟ gaƟ on Region 2 Endowment - Houston Toad CapƟ ve in Merced County, California. MiƟ gaƟ on Breeding Long-Term Support (CA) $14,405 Truckee River Watershed Council Perform cap ve breeding program ac vi es for the MiƟ gaƟ on TransiƟ on Habitat Conservancy Dry Creek Meadow and Stream RestoraƟ on (CA) federally endangered Houston toad. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Restore and enhance 30 acres of mountain meadow $30,000 Westervelt Ecological Services –Renewable Energy AcƟ on Team Endowment - habitat, 3,900 feet of perennial stream, and 500 MiƟ gaƟ on California Department of Fish and Wildlife IniƟ al Fremont-Kramer feet of intermi ent and ephemeral streams in an and Capital - Alkali Flats MiƟ gaƟ on Site DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

ͳ Perform long-term management of mi ga on land important headwater system. Project will address Ventana Wildlife Society Perform short-term management of mi ga on land in San Bernardino County, California. degrada on at four meadow and stream loca ons. California Condor Central - An Online Database to in Kern County, California. $107,538 $80,696 Enhance Condor Recovery $14,385 MiƟ gaƟ on State Civil Case Complete the development of a centralized MiƟ gaƟ on IMPACT database to enhance California condor recovery Ducks Unlimited eff orts. Project will expand the database to Westervelt Ecological Services Lower Cosumnes River Floodplain RestoraƟ on (CA) encompass the southern California condor fl ock California Department of Fish and Wildlife IniƟ al Restore wetlands as mi ga on for losses of seasonal and will facilitate condor monitoring as well as fi eld and Capital - CD Hillman wetland habitat authorized by the United States site data collec on consistency to benefi t condor Perform short-term management of mi ga on land Army Corps of Engineers in the hydrologic unit code research. in Kern County, California. of 180400. $40,200 $30,180 $180,837 Federal Criminal Case MiƟ gaƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on U.S. v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

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69902_CI.indd 106 2/28/20 8:42 AM Westervelt Ecological Services Westervelt Ecological Services Yurok Tribe Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use California Department of Fish and Wildlife IniƟ al Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company’s Giant Garter Lower Bear Creek Stream and Floodplain Habitat Management and Capital - CoƩ onwood Creek Snake Credit Purchase from Grasslands MiƟ gaƟ on Enhancement Project: Phase I (CA) VOC and Other Air Quality AircraŌ Measurements Perform short-term management of mi ga on land Bank (CA) Construct wood jams in lower Bear Creek to provide over ConnecƟ cut and Long Island Sound (CT) in Tulare County, California. Purchase Giant Garter Snake credits from the immediate and long-term benefi ts to natal and Conduct aircra fl ights over Long Island Sound $24,365 Westervelt Ecological Services Grasslands Mi ga on non-natal coho salmon popula ons. Project will and coastal Connec cut to collect atmospheric MiƟ gaƟ on Bank in Merced County, California. enhance rearing habitat in key mainstem corridor measurements of vola le organic compounds $16,500 sites and directly benefi t coho salmon by facilita ng (VOCs), including formaldehyde and other air toxics, Westervelt Ecological Services MiƟ gaƟ on forma on and maintenance of produc ve winter aff ec ng Connec cut. Project will gather improved IMPACT California Department of Fish and Wildlife rearing habitats. informa on on VOCs entering Connec cut and will Endowment - Maxwell Planned Unit Development Westervelt Ecological Services $98,643 aid state air quality planners in designing eff ec ve Perform long-term management of mi ga on land United States Fish and Wildlife Service Endowment MiƟ gaƟ on programs to reduce the environmental and public ͳ

in Colusa County, California. - Ferrari Ranch (CA) health harms associated with VOC pollu on, DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS $7,852.28 Perform long-term management of mi ga on land including ground-level ozone forma on, organic MiƟ gaƟ on in Solano County, California. COLORADO par culate ma er, and air toxics. $33,010.47 $12,750 Westervelt Ecological Services MiƟ gaƟ on Ecosystems Research InsƟ tute Federal Criminal Case Cosumnes Floodplain MiƟ gaƟ on Bank 0.11 Credit San Juan River Habitat Assessment (CO) U.S. v. SCP Management, LLC Purchase (CA) Westervelt Ecological Services Assess and monitor habitats in the San Juan River to Purchase 0.11 Floodplain Mosaic Wetland Credit United States Fish and Wildlife Service Endowment help meet the goals and objec ves of the San Juan from the Westervelt Ecological Services Cosumnes - Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company Palermo (CA) River Basin Recovery Implementa on Program. FLORIDA Floodplain Mi ga on Bank. Perform long-term management of mi ga on land $6,114 $16,258 in Bu e, Yuba and Su er Coun es, California. MiƟ gaƟ on Callaway Marine Technologies MiƟ gaƟ on $6,113.73 Florida Disease Response Coral Rescue MiƟ gaƟ on Integrated Aqua Systems Support fi eld work and collect up to 3,000 corals Westervelt Ecological Services Palisade High School Fish Hatchery - Payment 1 as part of a comprehensive eff ort to rescue healthy Reason Farms RestoraƟ on Project Planning and WRA (CO) corals ahead of the disease boundary. Project will Design (CA) Ahwahnee Meadow RestoraƟ on Project Technical Payment of expenses of Integrated Aqua Systems place corals in land base aquaria to preserve gene c Provide technical assistance in the development Studies (CA) suppor ng the Palisade High School Fish Hatchery diversity and later serve as a source for propaga on of a Project Development Plan for the Na onal Provide technical assistance in the development of a project. for future restora on ac vi es. Fish and Wildlife Founda on’s Sacramento District Project Development Plan for the Na onal Fish and $7,591.46 $353,670 Έ

California In-Lieu Fee Program wetlands mi ga on Wildlife Founda on’s Sacramento District California MiƟ gaƟ on Federal Criminal Case IDEA project en tled, “Reason Farms Restora on Project, In-Lieu Fee Program wetlands mi ga on project U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. American River Aqua c Resource Service Area” in en tled, “Ahwahnee Meadow Restora on Project, Ή Placer County, California. Merced/Tuolumne Rivers Aqua c Resource Service CONNECTICUT ConservaƟ on Fisheries $138,640 Area” in Mariposa County, California. Okaloosa Darter CollecƟ on, PropagaƟ on, and MiƟ gaƟ on $11,729 ConnecƟ cut Fund for the Environment ReintroducƟ on (FL) MiƟ gaƟ on Long Island Sound Ecosystem Health Report Card Conduct ac vi es for the collec on, propaga on, (CT) and reintroduc on of the federally threatened Coordinate, distribute, and publicize the regional Okaloosa darter. Long Island Sound Report Card over a three-year $19,000 budget cycle. MiƟ gaƟ on $9,000 Federal Criminal Case US v. ODFJELL ASIA II

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69902_CI.indd 107 2/28/20 8:42 AM Environmental Resource Management SoluƟ ons Mote Marine Laboratory University of Miami Hallux Ecosystem RestoraƟ on College Pond Conceptual Design (FL) Florida Disease Response Coral Rescue Florida Disease Response Coral Rescue Interim Cat Predator Control for Honopu Seabird Create an alterna ve conceptual design for an off - Provide one year of housing and care to coral Provide one year of housing and care at the IniƟ aƟ ve (HI) channel impoundment as part of a larger project for colonies collected from the Lower Keys. Project will University of Miami for up to 750 coral colonies. Purchase equipment in support of the Honopu Okaloosa darter conserva on. prepare the tanks for receipt of corals, provide water Project will prepare the tanks for receipt of corals, Seabird Ini a ve on the island of Kauai. $9,000 quality and light control, and provide general care. provide water quality and light control, and provide $24,117 Mi ga on $27,873 general care. Mi ga on Federal Criminal Case $106,175 Environmental Resource Management SoluƟ ons U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. Federal Criminal Case Pulama Lanai RestoraƟ on Phase of State Road 123 Enforcement U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. Kaheawa Wind Power MiƟ gaƟ on Lanai Hawaiian Ή AcƟ on (FL) Nova Southeastern University Petrel ProtecƟ on Project II Conduct restora on of State Road 123 enforcement Florida Disease Response Coral Rescue Expand ecosystem-level Hawaiian petrel colony IDEA

Έ ac on for Okaloosa darter conserva on. U lize a land-based system to provide housing and HAWAII management on the island of Lanai to improve $149,500 care for up to 700 rescue corals, depending upon reproduc ve success in areas that are currently Mi ga on size and species. Project will maintain these corals ConservaƟ on Metrics under-protected from mammalian predators. for one year, a er which they may be u lized for 2018 Automated AcousƟ c Surveys for Hawaiian $46,019 Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservaƟ on restora on ac vi es, transferred to a long-term Seabirds on Lanai, Hawaii Mi ga on Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research InsƟ tute maintenance facility, or remain in current housing. Conduct the 2018 analysis of remote acous c Florida Coral Rescue Project Phase II $125,161 monitoring for the threatened Newell’s shearwater, University of Hawaii Rescue healthy corals ahead of an advancing disease Federal Criminal Case endangered Hawaiian petrel, and endangered band- Derelict Fishing Gear Removal from Shallow Coral boundary in the Lower Florida Keys and Marquesas U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. rumped storm petrel on the island of Lanai. Reef Environments within Papahanaumokuakea and place them into land-based aquaria to prevent $10,728 Execute a large-scale derelict fi shing gear removal them from becoming diseased. Project will preserve Socialize With EducaƟ on Empowerment Trust Mi ga on eff ort from the remote islands and atolls within the gene c diversity and serve as source stock for Yourself Papahanaumokuakea Marine Na onal Monument. propaga on and future restora on ac vi es. Community RestoraƟ on of Deadman’s Island (FL) ConservaƟ on Metrics Project will reduce the impacts of derelict fi shing $294,246 Purchase plants and transpira on costs required for 2019 Automated AcousƟ c Surveys for Hawaiian gear to cri cal habitats for more than 7,000 marine Federal Criminal Case the con nued maintenance and repair eff orts on Seabirds on Lanai (HI) and avian species and dispose over 80 metric tons U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. Deadman’s Island. Conduct the 2019 analysis of remote acous c of removed derelict fi shing gear. $6,400 monitoring for the threatened Newell’s shearwater, $199,892 Loyola University Federal Criminal Case endangered Hawaiian petrel, and endangered band- Federal Criminal Case Okaloosa Darter Research Project (FL) U.S. v. Briese Schiff ahrts GmbH & Co. KG rumped storm petrel on the island of Lanai. U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

ͳ Relocate imperiled Okaloosa darters from a site $11,529 scheduled for bridge construc on. Project will The Florida Aquarium Mi ga on University of Hawaii monitor their movement back into the site following Florida Disease Response Coral Rescue 2019 Monitoring of Endangered Seabirds on Lanai comple on of construc on. Construct an aquarium culture system and provide Hallux Ecosystem RestoraƟ on Monitor and manage work on the Seabird Recovery. IMPACT $25,647 skilled husbandry for up to 100 coral colonies Equipment Purchase for Hono o Na Pali Seabird Project will support the Lanai Hawaiian petrel colony Mi ga on rescued from the Lower Keys in a bio-secure facility Project (HI) in coordina on with the landowners’ eff orts to do located in Apollo Beach, Florida for a period of Purchase equipment in support of the Hono o Na landscape-level predator control. one year. Project will provide coral with refi ned Pali Seabird Project on the island of Kauai. $52,574 temperature control, excellent water quality, $31,692 Mi ga on op mal ligh ng condi ons that replicate natural Mi ga on seasonal cycles, and access to veterinary care. $53,392 Federal Criminal Case U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

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69902_CI.indd 108 2/28/20 8:42 AM LOUISIANA Center for Coastal Studies NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW MEXICO Personnel and Equipment Support for Response Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to Entangled Whales and Sea Turtles Off Southern Center for Coastal Studies Aquaneering BTEX and H2S Emission Eff ects on Water and Soil New England (MA) Personnel and Equipment Support for Response Z-Habitats (NM) Environment Enhance emergency response to entangled whales, to Entangled Whales and Sea Turtles Off Southern Assess eff ects of temperature on endangered larval Document level of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, including North Atlan c right, humpback, fi n and New England fi sh survival and development in the San Juan River. xylenes, and hydrogen sulfi de in soils and waterways minke whales, and sea turtles off southern New Enhance emergency response to entangled whales, $51,065 in southwest Louisiana. England. Project will augment on-call response including North Atlan c right, humpback, fi n and MiƟ gaƟ on $19,001 personnel and upgrade response and safety minke whales, and sea turtles off southern New IMPACT Federal Criminal Case equipment for disentangling whales and sea turtles England. Project will augment on-call response Ecosystems Research InsƟ tute U.S. v. Pelican Refi ning Company, LLC in several cri cal habitats, including Cape Cod Bay, personnel and upgrade response and safety San Juan River Habitat Assessment (NM) Stellwagen Bank, and the Great South Channel. equipment for disentangling whales and sea turtles Assess and monitor habitats in the San Juan River to ͳ

$80,799 in several cri cal habitats, including Cape Cod Bay, help meet the goals and objec ves of the San Juan DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS MARYLAND Federal Criminal Case Stellwagen Bank, and the Great South Channel. River Basin Recovery Implementa on Program. U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. $80,799 $6,114 St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic CongregaƟ on Federal Criminal Case MiƟ gaƟ on Micro-Bioreten on at St. Vincent de Paul Roman U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. Catholic Church (MD) MONTANA Ecosystems Research InsƟ tute Construct three micro-bioreten on facili es in St. San Juan River Habitat Assessment – II (NM) Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church’s parking River Design Group NEW JERSEY Assess important habitats for endangered fi shes in lot. Project will capture and treat stormwater and McGregor Meadows Waterfowl Produc on the San Juan River. pollutants that run off from the parking lot into Area Post-construc on Monitoring and Wetland Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use $139,637 Jones Falls River and Bal more Harbor. Delinea on (MT) Management MiƟ gaƟ on $128,587 Conduct post-construc on monitoring and wetland VOC and Other Air Quality Aircra Measurements Federal Criminal Case delinea on in McGregor Meadows Waterfowl over Connec cut and Long Island Sound (NJ) Keller-Bliesner Engineering U.S. v. Hachiuma Steamship, Co. LTD Produc on Area, as part of Kerr Mi ga on Project. Conduct aircra fl ights over Long Island Sound Secondary Channel Habitat Maintenance for Na ve $17,302 and coastal Connec cut to collect atmospheric Fishes in the San Juan River (NM) MiƟ gaƟ on measurements of vola le organic compounds, Perform habitat maintenance on secondary MASSACHUSETTS including formaldehyde and other air toxics, channels in the San Juan River for na ve fi shes. River Design Group aff ec ng Connec cut. Project will gather improved $7,337 Center for Coastal Studies Swan River Na onal Wildlife Refuge Wetland informa on on vola le organic compounds entering MiƟ gaƟ on Έ

Removal and Intercep on of Derelict Fishing Gear Restora on Connec cut and will aid state air quality planners IDEA from Cape Cod Bay Right Whale Cri cal Habitat (MA) Restore the Swan River Na onal Wildlife Refuge in designing eff ec ve programs to reduce the Public Service Company of New Mexico Conduct side-scan sonar surveys to iden fy targets and wetlands. environmental and public health harms associated Hogback Fish Weir Maintenance (NM) Ή work with lobstermen and other fi shermen to recover, $13,395 with vola le organic compounds pollu on, including Maintain the Hogback fi sh weir on behalf of the San inventory, and dispose properly of derelict fi shing in MiƟ gaƟ on ground-level ozone forma on, organic par culate Juan River Recovery Implementa on Program. the Cape Cod Bay Right Whale Cri cal Habitat. Project ma er, and air toxics. $24,647 will con nue the successful partnership with the $12,750 MiƟ gaƟ on lobster industry and will augment collabora on with Federal Criminal Case commercial shellfi shermen and mobile gear fi shing U.S. v. SCP Management, LLC vessels to intercept ghost gear before the gear can nega vely impact marine resources and habitat. $223,027 Federal Criminal Case U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

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69902_CI.indd 109 2/28/20 8:42 AM Reid Enterprises Bronx River Alliance City Parks FoundaƟ on Council on the Environment d/b/a GrowNYC Endangered Fishes Transport - San Juan River (NM) Project WASTE (Waterway and Street Trash Greening Greenpoint: An Urban Forestry Plan (NY) Public Training to Install New York City Rain Barrels Purchase fl at bed trailer for use at the United States Elimina on) (NY) Implement a full inventory of trees and associated and Rainwater Harves ng to Improve Community Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwestern Na ve Involve the community in ongoing trash cleanup, canopy cover, develop a comprehensive urban Water Quality Aqua c Resources Recovery Center to transport iden fying types of trash, and working with forestry plan on the neighborhood scale, and Deliver workshops to teach the public about how endangered fi shes for stocking into the San Juan River. students to develop and conduct awareness implement the plan, which will plant new trees to install and maintain rain barrels provided by $10,773 campaigns around the problem of fl oatable trash and protect exis ng trees to maintain and increase the New York City Department of Environmental MiƟ gaƟ on pollu on in the Bronx River, Bronx, New York. canopy cover and reduce the amount of impervious Protec on at rain barrel giveaways and install Project will increase understanding and personal surface. Project will plant 500 new trees that will rainwater harves ng systems in public greenspace U.S. Department of the Interior, and community ac on to reduce the persistent and capture 787,500 gallons of stormwater annually, in West Harlem, New York. Project will increase Ή U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service growing problem of trash along the 23 miles of the sequester 13,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, install successful public use of rain barrels and Staff Biologist for San Juan River Recovery Ac ons (NM) Bronx River. 325 tree guards around exis ng trees, remove up demonstrate the value of rainwater harves ng to IDEA

Έ Contribute towards a San Juan River Recovery $35,456 to 25,000 square feet of impervious concrete, and reduce stormwater from streets, sidewalks, and Implementa on Program staff biologist to conduct Other reduce local air pollu on. roofs into local waterways. Recovery Ac ons. $98,350 $56,000 $133,384 Brooklyn Public Library Other Other MiƟ gaƟ on Greenpoint Library Environmental Educa on Center (NY) ConnecƟ cut Fund for the Environment Council on the Environment d/b/a GrowNYC Rebuild the Greenpoint Library to be a state-of-the- Adding the Bronx River to the Unifi ed Water Study Lentol Garden Renova on (NY) NEW YORK art “green” building and to create an Environmental (NY) Renovate Lentol Garden, a community garden in Educa on Center in Greenpoint, New York. Project Facilitate adding a 37th embayment and 21st Greenpoint, in order to restore a declining garden Bike New York will be a hub for community-based environmental monitoring group to the Unifi ed Water Study: Long to a vibrant neighborhood gathering spot, spur Recycle-A-Bicycle Community Educa on and programs, exhibits, and informa on. Island Sound Embayment Research project. Project neighborhood involvement, par cipa on from Stewardship Program (NY) $14,400 will follow standard opera ng procedures to collect community-based organiza ons, and the growth Conduct the Recycle-a-Bike program hos ng a series Other comparable data on the environmental health of of a wide variety of plants. Project will reac vate of integrated transporta on and environmental each loca on, to be published and disseminated to several dark and shady areas of the garden, replace programs and community service projects in Long City Parks FoundaƟ on stakeholders and decision-makers in order to drive mature plants inadvertently destroyed by pest Island City, Western Queens, and North Brooklyn, City Parks Founda on’s Coastal Classroom Program improvements to the health of the Sound. control eff orts several years ago, and will create New York. Project will facilitate the public’s access at Coney Island Creek (NY) $51,187 several new and fl exible areas for groups of outside to and enjoyment of natural resources on bikes and Implement coastal ecology program at Coney Island Other visitors, work with young people, community improve the cycling community’s understanding of Creek for 70 youth. Project will result in 2,900 mee ngs, and other events. DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

ͳ transporta on and water pollu on. pounds of fl oatables being collected, as well as 70 ConnecƟ cut Fund for the Environment $30,000 $37,182 youth and 360 community members increasing Long Island Sound Ecosystem Health Report Card Other Other understanding and apprecia on of Coney Island (NY) Creek. Coordinate, distribute, and the publicize the Electric Power Research InsƟ tute IMPACT Bronx River Alliance $30,000 regional Long Island Sound Report Card over a three Eel Passage Research Center – II (NY) Comba ng Invasive Plants: Restoring the Bronx Other year budget cycle. Con nue to develop and manage the Eel Passage River’s Na ve Habitat (NY) $9,000 Research Center to help determine eff ec ve ways Combat invasive plants and replant na ve plants Federal Criminal Case to help migra ng adult eels pass hydroelectric engaging volunteers from a newly created Riparian US v. ODFJELL ASIA II facili es. Invasive Plant Patrol along the shoreline of the $1,250,000 lower Bronx River, Bronx, New York. Project will MiƟ gaƟ on restore healthy, func oning riparian habitat. $76,725 Other

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69902_CI.indd 110 2/28/20 8:42 AM Friends of WHEELS Lenape/Bloemendael District Management NaƟ onal Wildlife FederaƟ on New York City Audubon Society A Clean Green Air Corridor for Washington Heights AssociaƟ on Greenpoint Eco-Schools: CreaƟ ng a Legacy of Community Wildlife ConservaƟ on in New York City (NY) PlanƟ ng and Stewarding Street Trees to Improve Sustainability (NY) (NY) Create a clean air corridor in and around the Environmental Quality in the ManhaƩ an Valley Reduce water use, energy use, and solid waste at Work with community partners to create diverse Washington Heights Expedi onary Learning Neighborhood (NY) four public schools using the Eco-Schools USA model teams to conduct wildlife monitoring and coastal School, Manha an, New York. Project will model Plant 25 new trees in empty street treepits and train to build environmental awareness, leadership, and habitat enhancement projects in Jamaica Bay, the elements and impact of clean air corridors for 50 community stewards to care for the trees in the stewardship among more than 1,800 students, Pelham Bay Park, Calvert Vaux Park, and Manha an, wider-use in the neighborhood. Manha an Valley neighborhood, Manha an, New 125 staff , and thousands of community residents. New York. Project will enhance the capacity for $35,000 York. Project will reduce solid waste by 25 percent, water environmental stewardship at a local level by IMPACT Other $76,000 use by at least 5 percent, and energy use by at least engaging New York City residents, including minority Other 10 percent, providing measurable environmental and immigrant community members, directly in Gowanus Canal Conservancy benefi ts to the community. hands-on conserva on. ͳ

Improving Canal Water Quality through Green NaƟ onal Audubon Society $109,250 $60,120 DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS Infrastructure RestoraƟ on (NY) Audubon New York’s For the Birds! Environmental Other Other Manage 96,000 square feet of green infrastructure EducaƟ on Program in the Gowanus Watershed. Project will engage Deliver hands-on environmental educa on Natural Areas Conservancy New York City Department of Parks and 720 volunteers and 720 students in stewardship programing to students grades 6 through 8 at Planning and CoordinaƟ on for Coastal Forest RecreaƟ on ac vi es and 4-6 high school appren ces in green I.S 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg School. Project will Habitat Management in Bronx Park (NY) Expansion of Coney Island Creek Shorekeepers, job training in order to increase awareness about cul vate new audiences by delivering fi ve bird Develop a management plan for 170 acres of Brooklyn (NY) water quality and other environmental issues in watching classes to students and off ering three coastal mari me forest in the Bronx Park in New Expand current coali on of volunteers who receive Gowanus. community bird walks to I.S. 303 students, faculty, York. Project will contribute to targeted restora on specialized training and resources to care for street $102,328 and their families. and management of coastal mari me forest in an trees and natural areas. Project will involve the Federal Criminal Case $76,560 important urban Long Island Sound watershed. public in debris clean-up and monitoring projects U.S. v. A&L Cesspool Service CorporaƟ on Other $99,810 in the salt marsh and upland coastal mari me Other community. HorƟ cultural Society of New York NaƟ onal Audubon Society $60,000 Community Stewardship and EducaƟ on at a New For the Birds! An Environmental EducaƟ on Program Neighbors Allied for Good Growth Other NaƟ ve Pollinator and Bird Garden (NY) (NY) Strengthening Our Common Ground: Lead in Soils Build a na ve plant garden and install trees at the Deliver youth and adult environmental in Greenpoint (NY) Newtown Creek Alliance Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manha an, New educa on programs and hands-on stewardship Provide Greenpoint residents with educa on on Newtown Creek Urban Ecology EducaƟ on NC U³ York. Project will transform an unused strip of park ac vi es for 350 people to learn about birds lead in soil. Project will promote and facilitate Project (NY) Έ

and plant new trees crea ng .06 acres of pollinator, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Project will prac ces for avoiding lead exposure, thus expanding Deliver an urban environmental educa on IDEA bird-friendly greenspace for community educa on provide an opportunity for residents to interact the network of environmental stewards and curriculum focused on the ecology of Newtown and stewardship. with natural resources in local parks and create improving public health. Creek to students and support local stewardship Ή $80,003 direct connec ons to the natural world in their $10,000 projects in concert with schools in Long Island City, Other community. Other Queens, New York. Project will increase knowledge $63,892 and awareness of Newtown Creek, a nearby HorƟ cultural Society of New York Other community waterway, and its natural resources. McGolrick Park Environmental EducaƟ on $32,924 Stewardship Project (NY) Other Enhance and maintain two na ve plant areas of McGolrick Park, the Urban Oasis Garden and the Na ve Pollinator Sanctuary, in the primary garden area. $17,500 Other

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69902_CI.indd 111 2/28/20 8:42 AM Newtown Creek Alliance Open Space Alliance For North Brooklyn PS 110K PTA The Bronx is Blooming Gateway to Greenpoint (NY) Greenpoint CiƟ zens Club (NY) PS110 Garden RenovaƟ on (NY) Youth Leadership for Community Stewardship in Create a community-driven plan for the Increase outreach and educa on programming Renovate the playground on Monitor Street next Bronx Parks (NY) development of a 13,000 square foot city-owned at 61 Franklin St. Community Garden. Project will to PS110 by adding several planters containing Train local youth to lead park restora on projects parcel at the corner of Greenpoint and Kingsland engage elementary aged students 5-9 years old in na ve trees and vines, raised beds for agricultural in the Bronx, New York. Project will catalyze youth Avenues in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Project will an in-depth program called Greenpoint Ci zens development, and special sea ng on which students leadership to engage their communites in a culture result in a site plan that generates public space and Club and adult community members in educa on can gather and play. Project will improve the of las ng civic engagement through stewardship of environmental benefi t and will allow New York City workshops, a speaker and fi lm series, as well as quality of life and educa on for the students and natural resources in public parks in order to improve Department of Environmental Protec on to move community service ac on days with the goal of teachers of PS110, create a public garden for the public health and the local environment. forward in developing the parcel. mul plying the posi ve impact of the garden’s Greenpoint community, and create natural habitat $36,661 Ή $4,253 current sustainability prac ces through an educated for pollinators. Other Other body of neighbors. $8,003 IDEA

Έ $27,000 Other The Research FoundaƟ on for the State University Newtown Creek Alliance Other of New York Newtown Creek SAMPLES Project – II (NY) Rockaway Waterfront Alliance RestoraƟ on of the Upper St. Lawrence River Collect a season’s worth of water quality sampling, Open Space Alliance For North Brooklyn Marine ConservaƟ on Corps Youth Service-Learning Muskellunge PopulaƟ on (NY) which will provide vital informa on about the The Kosciuszko Bridge Design Project (NY) Program for a Healthy and Trash Free Jamaica Bay Update and expand the current capacity for culture condi ons of surface waters in Greenpoint’s Newtown Develop a design plan to turn a four-acre former and Rockaway Peninsula (NY) at the Aqua c Research Lab at the Thousand Islands Creek. Project will share and dis ll informa on with industrial site into a mul -use parkland and develop Deliver an educa on and service learning program Biological Sta on in support of the Muskellunge the Greenpoint community through social media and a sustainability strategy for leveraging private and for youth ages 14 to 18 focused on marine popula on recovery eff ort. a series of educa onal canoe trips on Newtown Creek public resources to create a fi nancially sustainable conserva on projects and involve community $106,043 and create a project booklet to summarize key fi ndings business model for the park. Project will inform members in environmental stewardship in and MiƟ gaƟ on and outline ways in which Greenpoint residents can future development of the former industrial space around Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Peninsula, help improve local water quality condi ons. into a public park to increase access to open space, New York. Project will restore 11.5 acres of The Trust for Public Land $6,324 improve air quality and biodiversity, and enhance degraded shoreline and collect 1,500 pounds of A Green New York City Playground for Public School Other overall quality of life in Greenpoint, New York. marine debris while increasing awareness and 58 and the Maspeth Community (NY) $166,775 apprecia on of coastal resources in the community. Deploy green infrastructure on a school playground Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Other $35,035 at Public School 58 in Maspeth, Queens, New York. Management Other Project will enhance outdoor recrea onal space and VOC and Other Air Quality AircraŌ Measurements Open Space Alliance For North Brooklyn capture 800,000 gallons of stormwater annually over ConnecƟ cut and Long Island Sound (NY) Ziemia: McGolrick Park RestoraƟ on (NY) Sustainable South Bronx before it fl ows into Newtown Creek. DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

ͳ Conduct aircra fl ights over Long Island Sound Revitalize McGolrick Park by restoring a sec on of Improving Stormwater Management through Green $46,000 and coastal Connec cut to collect atmospheric the park by turning it into a na ve plant meadow Infrastructure at Concrete Plant Park (NY) Other measurements of vola le organic compounds, and a woodland fl oor. Project will plant na ve Deliver green infrastructure improvements, off er including formaldehyde and other air toxics, aff ec ng species that will become a natural ecological green employment, and educate and engage the Trout Unlimited IMPACT Connec cut. This project will gather improved extension of previously funded projects in the park. local community in park greening at Concrete Trout in the Classroom Journey of Water to the informa on on vola le organic compounds entering $30,000 Plant Park, Bronx, New York. Project will reduce Hudson River for West Harlem Schools (NY) Connec cut and will aid state air quality planners Other the amount of stormwater fl owing into the Bronx Deliver environmental program for 180 students in designing eff ec ve programs to reduce the River and involve community members in hands-on in three schools surrounding the North River environmental and public health harms associated ac vi es to improve their local environment. Wastewater Treatment Plant in West Harlem, New with pollu on, including ground-level ozone $53,538 York. Project will involve students in the classroom forma on, organic par culate ma er, and air toxics. Other and fi eld in a year-long study of the role they play as $12,750 stewards of New York City waterways. Federal Criminal Case $15,273 U.S. v. SCP Management, LLC Other

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69902_CI.indd 112 2/28/20 8:42 AM United States Fish and Wildlife Service - New York Various Recipients NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Field Offi ce RestoraƟ on of the Upper St. Lawrence River Long Ridge Tract AcquisiƟ on St. Lawrence Fish Enhancement, MiƟ gaƟ on and Muskellunge PopulaƟ on: Equipment Purchase (NY) Cape Fear River Watch Aquire the Long Ridge Tract in Pender County, Research Fund Miscellaneous Expenses (NY) Update and expand the current capacity for culture Improving Access to Historical Spawning Habitat in North Carolina. Project will protect 812 acres of Support fi sh enhancement, mi ga on, and research at the Aqua c Research Lab at the Thousand Islands the Cape Fear River: Lock and Dam 1 (NC) woodlands within the Cape Fear River drainage projects in the St. Lawrence River. Biological Sta on in support of the Muskellunge Implement modifi ca ons to the exis ng lock and basin. $249,500 popula on recovery eff ort through the purchase of dam fi sh passage to increase passage of striped bass $374,879 MiƟ gaƟ on equipment. to historical spawning areas and help accomplish Federal Criminal Case $17,695 Fishery Management Plan goals of a sustainable U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy IMPACT Various Recipients MiƟ gaƟ on harvest and a self-sustaining striped bass popula on Progress BarneƩ Marsh Wetland RestoraƟ on Project (NY) in the Cape Fear River. Pay expenses of the Barne Marsh Wetland Village Community Boathouse $200,000 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Restora on Project. Improving Water-Access at the Public Dock on Pier Federal Criminal Case Yadkin River ConservaƟ on Corridor DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS $49,505 40 Hudson River Park (NY) U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy Purchase fee simple of approximately 4,730 acres MiƟ gaƟ on Hire a marine contractor to remove and replace Progress along the Yadkin River in North Carolina. Project will anchoring pipes to re-secure a public dock at Pier protect part or all of 11 Signifi cant Natural Heritage Various Recipients 40, Hudson River Park, Manha an, New York. Carolina Marine Structures areas and nearly 76 miles of shoreline, and prevent Chippewa Creek Wetland RestoraƟ on Project (NY) Project will support con nued on-the-water public Great Dismal Swamp NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge incompa ble uses by maintaining the property in Pay expenses of the Chippewa Creek Wetland access to the Hudson River. Water Control Structures (NC) the Game Land program. Restora on Project. $18,000 Install water control structures on the Great Dismal $1,550,000 $53,214 Other Swamp Na onal Wildlife Refuge. Federal Criminal Case MiƟ gaƟ on $48,000 U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy Wildlife Conserva on Society Other Progress Various Recipients New York Aquarium Urban Naturalist IniƟ aƟ ve Goose Bay Wetland Enhancement Project (NY) Train high school students as researchers and Conserving Carolina Pine View Forestry Pay expenses of the Goose Bay Wetlands advocates to engage 650 community members Mountain Bogs NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge and Great Dismal Swamp NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Pine Enhancement Project in scien fi c data collec on, clean-up eff orts, and Management (NC) Thinning (NC) $110 recrea on along Coney Island Creek. Project will Bring 115 acres of bog property into conserva on Cu ng of trees and woody vegeta on and MiƟ gaƟ on provide 10 students from Rachel Carson High School and improve wetland hydrology on at least 15 lopping and sca ering of the resul ng slashing on with a seven-month Youth Naturalist internship acres. Proper es will ul mately become part of approximately 409 acres at Great Dismal Swamp Various Recipients with the Wildlife Conserva on Society’s New York the Mountain Bogs Na onal Wildlife Refuge and Na onal Wildlife Refuge.

OƩ er Creek Wetland Enhancement Project (NY) Aquarium, in which youth will work with science will support the recovery of four federally-listed $18,183 IDEA Crea on of channeling/spawning pool to enhance and educa on experts from the New York Seascape species – mountain sweet pitcher plant, bunched Other Northern pike spawning and nursery habitat. research program to generate original scien fi c arrowhead, swamp pink, and bog turtle. $110 research on species habitats in the Creek, design $273,873 MiƟ gaƟ on an installa on to present their data at their school, Federal Criminal Case par cipate in a citywide youth science symposium U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy at the New York Aquarium, and engage 650 local Progress community members in public engagement events at the Creek and the New York Aquarium. $99,940 Other

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69902_CI.indd 113 2/28/20 8:42 AM OHIO Curry County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Siuslaw Watershed Council PUERTO RICO Elk River Coho Salmon Recovery Comprehensive Siuslaw Coho Partnership Eff ec veness Monitoring Cleveland Museum of Natural History Monitoring Plan (OR) (OR) The Ocean FoundaƟ on Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership Fund Biodiversity Collect baseline monitoring informa on to enhance Monitor the eff ec veness of the 2019-2021 habitat Derelict Fishing Trap Removal and Eff ec ve Vision Project (OH) understanding of coho salmon popula on dynamics restora on projects using juvenile Coho Rapid Bio- Management Planning in Puerto Rico Pay expenses for graphic design, photography, and limi ng factors aff ec ng popula on growth. assessments to assess distribu on and abundance Conduct a comprehensive removal eff ort of website programming, and prin ng to support the Project will inform future project implementa on and the Aqua c Habitat Inventory method for abandoned fi shing traps in Puerto Rico and document Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership Fund Biodiversity and adap ve management techniques to physical habitat surveys. Project will examine if the scale of unauthorized trap fi shing in the territory. Vision Project. successfully aid in the recovery of the wild Elk River strage c investments in the restora on of key Project will couple a large-scale derelict gear removal $10,308 coho salmon popula on. habitat-forming watershed processes will further eff ort with an assessment of illegal trap fi shing in Ή Other $49,620 improve the Oregon Coast coho salmon popula on. collabora on with local and federal agencies and the Federal Criminal Case $32,223 fi shing sector to improve compliance with trap fi shing IDEA

Έ (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) Federal Criminal Case regula ons and help transi on to legal gear. OREGON (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) $100,000 Curry County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Federal Criminal Case Curry County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District Puhl Ranch Watershed Enhancement (OR) Siuslaw Watershed Council U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. Bagley Creek Restora on Conceptual Design (OR) Work with landowners to develop, design, and Upper Indian Helicopter Large Wood Aqua c Develop alterna ve project scopes for the implement a suite of restora on ac vi es that Habitat Enhancement (OR) restora on of lower Bagley Creek using geographic enhance riparian and instream habitat along Place large wood in key loca ons along approximately RHODE ISLAND informa on systems, aerial imagery, and fi eld 8,825 feet of the Elk River mainstem and create 10 miles of stream within the Siuslaw watershed. reconnaissance. Project will aid in the recovery of 3.7 acres of backwater winter rearing habitat for Project will create refuges for juvenile salmon. Center for Coastal Studies coho salmon within the Elk River watershed. coho salmon. Project will include the development $168,410 Personnel and Equipment Support for Response $11,744 of conceptual designs and plans; topographic Federal Criminal Case to Entangled Whales and Sea Turtles Off Southern Federal Criminal Case surveying; fi nalizing the designs and plans with (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) New England (RI) (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) the landowner, agency, and archaeological Enhance emergency response to entangled whales, feedback; preparing removal-fi ll permits; project including North Atlan c right, humpback, fi n and Curry County Soil and Water ConservaƟ on District implementa on; and monitoring and maintenance. PENNSYLVANIA minke whales, and sea turtles off southern New Elk Mainstem Streambank Restora on Design (OR) $85,273 England. Project will augment on-call response Restore 1,300 feet of eroding streambank and Federal Criminal Case Magnolia MiƟ gaƟ on personnel and upgrade response and safety riparian habitat on the Elk River mainstem channel (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) Enhancement and Protec on of Bog Turtle and Bat equipment for disentangling whales and sea turtles and protect valuable agricultural land. Project will Habitats (PA) in several cri cal habitats, including Cape Cod Bay, DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

ͳ develop alterna ve conceptual designs for diff erent Lower Nehalem Watershed Council Enhance and protect bog turtle and bat habitats in Stellwagen Bank, and the Great South Channel. ownership scenarios and proceed to a construc on Punchbowl Creek Large Wood Enhancement Oley Township. $80,799 design based on the outcome of the sale of the Project (OR) $141,500 Federal Criminal Case property and Stakeholder input. Place 15 complex, large wood structures along MiƟ gaƟ on U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. IMPACT $16,604 a one-mile channel reach. Project will improve Federal Criminal Case channel condi ons and increase fi sh abundance, Various Recipients (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) biomass, species diversity and richness, and survival Pennsylvania Wetlands Replacement for juvenile salmonids. Conduct wetland restora ons on private lands, $55,000 par cularly in the Pocono Mountains region. Federal Criminal Case $58,328 (mulƟ ple prosecuƟ ons) MiƟ gaƟ on

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69902_CI.indd 114 2/28/20 8:42 AM Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Allstar Ecology WYOMING Management Mercury and Selenium Monitoring in Colorado Spruce Mountain Vernal Pool CreaƟ on (WV) VOC and Other Air Quality AircraŌ Measurements Pikeminnow in the San Juan River (UT) Pay expenses related to conserva on plan ConservaƟ on Science Global over ConnecƟ cut and Long Island Sound (RI) Monitor mercury and selenium concentra ons in implementa on on Spruce Mountain, West Virginia. Assessing Risk to Golden Eagles From Turbine Conduct aircra fl ights over Long Island Sound rela on to the total length of Colorado Pikeminnow $8,480 Development (WY) and coastal Connec cut to collect atmospheric in the San Juan River. Project will, in concert with MiƟ gaƟ on Conduct modeling risk of wind energy development measurements of vola le organic compounds, laboratory studies elsewhere, be used to evaluate to Golden Eagles to develop site-specifi c models including formaldehyde and other air toxics, the risks mercury and selenium pose for Colorado The Nature Conservancy that can predict risk to Golden Eagles and other aff ec ng Connec cut. This project will gather Pikeminnow in the San Juan River. This sampling Columbia Pipeline Endowment for MulƟ -Species raptors from turbines. Project will u lize telemetry IMPACT improved informa on on vola le organic will occur as part of the Four Corners Power Plant Habitat ConservaƟ on Plan (WV) data from Golden Eagles trapped in Wyoming compounds entering Connec cut and will aid state Biological Opinion. Pay expenses related to implementa on of as input to spa ally explicit risk models built on air quality planners in designing eff ec ve programs $204,587 Columbia Pipeline’s Mul -Species Habitat resource selec on func ons. ͳ

to reduce the environmental and public health MiƟ gaƟ on Conserva on Plan. $27,600 DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS harms associated with vola le organic compounds $120,000 Federal Criminal Case pollu on, including ground-level ozone forma on, MiƟ gaƟ on U.S. v. Pacifi Corp Energy organic par culate ma er, and air toxics. VIRGINIA $12,750 The Wetland Trust HawkWatch InternaƟ onal Federal Criminal Case Carolina Marine Structures Columbia Pipeline ConservaƟ on Easement Payment HawkWatch InternaƟ onal Eagle Vehicle Strike U.S. v. SCP Management, LLC Great Dismal Swamp NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge (WV) MiƟ gaƟ on Project (WY) Water Control Structures (VA) Pay expenses related to Columbia Pipeline Conduct demonstra on of mammal roadkill Install water control structures on the Great Dismal conserva on easement under Mul -Species Habitat reloca on as a golden eagle mortality reduc on TEXAS Swamp Na onal Wildlife Refuge. Conserva on Plan. strategy in western Wyoming through intensive $48,000 $53,008 quan fi ca on of factors driving mortality events and Tom Smith Land AcquisiƟ on ConsulƟ ng Other MiƟ gaƟ on before-a er-control impact experimental design. Land AcquisiƟ on Support for Columbia BoƩ omlands Project will achieve short-term conserva on of at (TX) Pine View Forestry least 11 eagles and may conceivably lead to long- Provide support in developing land acquisi on Great Dismal Swamp NaƟ onal Wildlife Refuge Pine WISCONSIN term conserva on of 50-100 eagles per year. opportuni es for bo omland hardwood habitat in Thinning (VA) $195,243 the Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex. Cu ng of trees and woody vegeta on and University of Wisconsin - Madison MiƟ gaƟ on $81,010 lopping and sca ering of the resul ng slashing on Signal Processing and Deep Learning Digital Images MiƟ gaƟ on approximately 409 acres at Great Dismal Swamp for Wood Species IdenƟ fi caƟ on (WI) Rocky Mountain Elk FoundaƟ on Έ

Na onal Wildlife Refuge. Conduct research that will advance the accuracy Terry Creek ConservaƟ on Easement (WY) IDEA $18,183 and algorithmic underpinnings of the machine Protect 480 acres of essen al golden eagle habitat UTAH Other vision wood iden fi ca on system called the at the intersec on of the Laramie Plains with Sheep Ή Xylotron. Project will include fi eld tes ng as part of Mountain and the Snowy Range Mountains through Ecosystems Research InsƟ tute the evalua on of the enhanced system. a conserva on easement. Project will protect key San Juan River Habitat Assessment (UT) WEST VIRGINIA $18,459 forage habitat in close proximity to a known nest Assess and monitor habitats in the San Juan River to Federal Criminal Case loca on for golden eagles and along a known help meet the goals and objec ves of the San Juan Allstar Ecology U.S. v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc. migra on corridor for golden eagles. River Basin Recovery Implementa on Program. Spruce Mountain Bat MiƟ gaƟ on (WV) $125,500 $6,114 Pay expenses related to bat mi ga on on Spruce MiƟ gaƟ on MiƟ gaƟ on Mountain, West Virginia. $40,446 MiƟ gaƟ on

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69902_CI.indd 115 2/28/20 8:42 AM Teton Raptor Center NATIONWIDE INTERNATIONAL ͳ PERU Enhancing Wyoming Golden Eagle Rescue and RehabilitaƟ on Network Northeast Environmental Enforcement Project Amazon ConservaƟ on AssociaƟ on Ensure the con nued success of the Wyoming Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program - ProtecƟ ng and Restoring Rosewood in Amazonian Golden Eagle Rescue and Rehabilita on Network Northeast Environmental Enforcement Project Peru through adding addi onal partners, refresher Develop and administer advanced environmental Plant 5,000 seedlings of Rosewood trees at the Los courses, and con nued educa on. Project will crimes training program courses that provide Amigos Conserva on Concession and Biological leverage established protocols and contribute classroom and prac cal instruc on for advanced Sta on in Amazonian Peru and maintain them for what has been learned over the past three years to inves ga on techniques applicable to the two years to the point of self-suffi ciency. enhance the success of the program. inves ga on of environmental crimes. $5,000 Ή $35,498 $81,300 Federal Criminal Case MiƟ gaƟ on Federal Criminal Case U.S. v. Young Living EssenƟ al Oils IDEA

Έ U.S. v. Wal-Mart Inc. University of Wyoming Wyoming Golden Eagle Monitoring Plan Expansion The Midwest Environmental Enforcement INTERNATIONAL ͳ RUSSIA Support aerial nest inventories to double the AssociaƟ on size of the study area for a collabora ve raptor Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program - Wildlife ConservaƟ on Society monitoring plan to include the full range of Midwest Environmental Enforcement AssociaƟ on ConservaƟ on of Wild Amur Tigers and Leopards in the golden eagle in Wyoming. Project will add Develop and administer advanced environmental Russia substan al value to an ongoing, inter-agency eff ort crimes training program courses that provide Address ger and leopard conserva on in the to design a monitoring program that can provide classroom and prac cal instruc on for advanced Russian Far East through a suite of complementary robust data on trends and drivers of popula on inves ga on techniques applicable to the ac vi es. Project will result in improved an - change for golden eagles and ferruginous hawks at inves ga on of environmental crimes. poaching systems and a poten al increase in ger a statewide scale in Wyoming. $323,500 and leopard numbers associated with lowered $160,271 Federal Criminal Case mortality rates, and improve local a tudes toward MiƟ gaƟ on U.S. v. Wal-Mart Inc. gers and leopards in Russia. $12,000 WildFish Engineering Western States Hazardous Waste Project Federal Criminal Case Green River Canal Fish Screen (WY) Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program - U.S. v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc. Install fi sh screen in the Green River Canal. Western States Hazardous Waste Project $59,692 Develop and administer advanced environmental DIRECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTED

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69902_CI.indd 116 2/28/20 8:42 AM ON THE COVERS: Reddish egret along the Gulf of Mexico (front) and California sea lions in Monterey Bay, California (back)

PHOTO CREDITS: Peter Brannon (cover, reddish egret), Jeff Waldorff (p. 2, black skimmers), Tony Bynum (inside cover, dall sheep; p. 3, mountain goat), Ralph Pace (back cover, sea lions)

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