NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 2016 CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS On thecover: Ablackskimmer fishes inFlorida. S ERRITORIE T AND U.S. U.S. AND S UNITED STATE UNITED The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to sustaining, restoring and enhancing the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future generations. NFWF will advance its mission through innovative public and private partnerships, and by investing financial resources and intellectual capital into science-based programs designed to address conservation 3 priorities and achieve measurable outcomes. In Fiscal Year 2016, NFWF funded more than 860 conservation projects across the nation, generating an on-the-ground conservation impact of more than $353.8 million. KEY Projects supported by NFWF in fiscal year 2016 Alaska Projects supported by NFWF since founding in 1984 (Not to scale) S ERRITORIE T AND U.S. U.S. AND S UNITED STATE UNITED Hawaii (Not to Scale) NOTE: Projects with multiple locations are represented once and some locations are approximate. NFWF Conservation investments Projects supported by NFWF in fiscal year 2016 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funded Projects supported by NFWF since founding in 1984 morE ThaN 860 coNsErvatioN projEcTs across ThE NatioN IN FIscal year 2016. NFWF has supported morE ThaN 16,000 projEcTs sincE its FouNding in 1984. S ERRITORIE T AND U.S. U.S. AND S UNITED STATE UNITED Puerto Rico (Not to scale) 4 coNTENTs united states and u.s. Territories Fiscal Year 2016 conservation Investments alabama 09 montana 45 alaska 10 Nebraska 46 arizona 12 Nevada 46 arkansas 13 New hampshire 47 california 14 New jersey 48 colorado 19 New mexico 49 connecticut 21 New York 50 delaware 22 North carolina 52 district of columbia 23 North dakota 53 Florida 24 ohio 54 georgia 26 oklahoma 55 hawaii 27 oregon 55 Idaho 29 pennsylvania 57 Illinois 30 rhode Island 61 Indiana 31 south carolina 61 7 Iowa 32 south dakota 62 Kansas 33 Tennessee 63 Kentucky 33 Texas 63 louisiana 34 utah 66 maine 35 vermont 67 maryland 36 virginia 67 massachusetts 39 Washington 70 michigan 41 West virginia 72 minnesota 42 Wisconsin 72 mississippi 43 Wyoming 74 missouri 44 u.s. Territories 74 united states and International Fiscal Year 2016 conservation Investments 76 gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Fiscal Year 2016 project commitments 82 Impact-directed Environmental accounts Fiscal Year 2016 project commitments 86 UniteD states AND U.S. Territories FIscal YEar 2016 coNsErvatioN invEsTments S ERRITORIE T AND U.S. U.S. AND S UNITED STATE UNITED ALABAMA Birmingham-Southern College Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain Long-Eared Bat and Darter Habitat Restoration Best Practices for Effective Land Conservation Alabama Forestry Association and Education at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in the Gulf of Mexico Region Incentives for Planting Shortleaf Pine (AL) (AL, FL, LA, MS, TX) in the Alabama Cumberlands - II remove invasives and replant natives on 9 promote best practices and efficiencies provide financial assistance to private acres of habitat at Turkey creek to support among various practitioners to achieve landowners for site preparation and habitat of the endangered vermilion darter, land conservation goals of emerging state planting shortleaf pine. project will as well as bat populations including the only and federal conservation plans for the gulf. establish 1,136 acres of shortleaf confirmed alabama colony of threatened project will provide capacity building and pine/upland savanna forest in the northern long-eared bats. project will reduce technical assistance to partner organizations, cumberlands of alabama. stormwater runoff and enhance K-12 outdoor identify best practices and efficiencies for $150,000 classroom opportunities through creation of implementing landscape level conservation, a bioswale/native plant demonstration garden and assist in implementation by enhancing American Forest Foundation at the new Turkey creek classroom pavilion. collaboration among public agencies and Longleaf Restoration on Coosa $34,690 nongovernmental organizations. Wildlife Management Area and $247,500 Surrounding Areas (AL) City of Birmingham restore 700 acres of longleaf pine on the Bertram A. Hudson K-8 School Manomet coosa county Wildlife management area Bio-Retention System (AL) Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waterbird Conservation and engage and educate 2,000 adjacent retrofit Bertram a. hudson K-8 school with Framework (AL, FL, LA, MS, TX) family forest owners on sustainable forest a bio-retention basin and pervious pavers. Work with federal and state agency and management practices and longleaf project will include restoration planning nongovernmental organization experts to restoration. project will provide technical and design, stream/site maintenance and develop a framework to achieve long-term assistance and conduct private landowner monitoring, outdoor learning and community conservation and recovery goals for targeted outreach activities including field days. outreach. project also will reduce pollutant species of coastal waterbirds across the gulf. $100,000 loads into village creek, a priority watershed, project will build on existing business plans to help control the volume runoff exiting the create a set of strategies and associated actions American Forest Foundation site, and create educational opportunities and costs to guide coastal shorebird and Shortleaf Pine Restoration on for Birmingham city school students and the waterbird conservation projects throughout Lauderdale and Freedom Hills community about stormwater management. the gulf over the next decade. Wildlife Management Area (AL) $36,781 $203,746 restore 1,100 acres of shortleaf pine on lauderdale and Freedom hill Wildlife City of Montevallo Marine Environmental Sciences management area, which provides habitat Shoal Creek Stream Enhancement (AL) Consortium - Dauphin Island Sea Lab for endangered and threatened species, restore and protect 3 acres of a heavily eroded Establishing a Mobile Conservation and 9 including the red-cockaded woodpeckers and section of shoal creek in montevallo, alabama. Resiliency Corps (AL) northern long-eared bats. project will promote project will engage students and volunteers provide full-time, on-the-job education and shortleaf restoration and sustainable forest in stabilizing creek banks through dredging, training to a target population of 12 urban, management to family forest owners in the invasive plant removal and native replantings, disadvantaged young adults, ages 18 to 25 in surrounding area on the cumberland plateau. and educate the public on watershed health the mobile area. project will put to work two $194,000 and maintenance. a plant identification team leaders and 10 corps members, restoring booklet produced by university students will 3 miles of stream, riparian buffer and wooded Audubon Nature Institute assist volunteers in restoration and educate on wetlands to benefit red belly turtles, yellow Reduced Impacts to Sea Turtles through the importance of native plantings to erosion crowned night herons, wood ducks, alligators Shrimp Industry Engagement (AL, LA, MS) control. and other species. Increase sea turtle protection by expanding $26,318 $250,000 the “Tow the Time” education campaign for shrimp fishermen and implement community- Forest Landowners Association National Wildlife Federation based workshops for the skimmer fleet of the Fostering Large-Scale Working Forest Alabama Longleaf Pine Restoration northern gulf of mexico in alabama, louisiana Landowner Collaboration (Multiple States) on Private Lands - IV and mississippi. project will host industry Target working-forest landowners, as restore and enhance 5,000 acres of workshops to educate fishermen on current well as companies that manage large longleaf and advance longleaf mapping and upcoming proposed regulations, forestland holdings for family owners, to and measurement in alabama. project will the logistics and benefits of turtle excluder identify opportunities for longleaf pine identify priority areas for longleaf restoration, devices, and the importance of carrying restoration and management. project will provide landowners with technical assistance observers on their vessels. foster communication between the Forest to develop conservation plans, and offer $51,695 landowner association’s member network, educational opportunities including longleaf stakeholders and the u.s. Fish and workshops and field days. Wildlife service to help landowners understand $125,000 and address regulatory barriers or disincentives to planting and maintaining longleaf pine. Operation Migration-USA $100,000 Whooping Crane Reintroduction to Southeastern U.S. - IV (Multiple States) support monitoring and outreach efforts in support of conserving the critically endangered whooping crane and building a self-sustaining population in the southeast. project will support two staff positions during the three- season migration period and provide outreach to increase general awareness. $75,000 Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife The Nature Conservancy University of Central Florida Conservation of Shoal and Redeye Bass Accelerate Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Important Sea Turtle Habitat Identification through Native Black Bass Business Plan Restoration on Private Lands on the Fall Line through Genetic Indicators (AL, FL, LA, MS) (AL, FL, GA, SC) (AL, GA) - II sample, satellite tag and track oceanic stage Evaluate, through a gIs threat assessment, accelerate and demonstrate longleaf